Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Christmas Challenge and Winners

Thursday 15th, December, I made again a special class for Christmas. This time, it was a challenge and as such was announced:

REDHEAD CHRISTMAS: ARE YOU READY FOR A TEST FROM AURYN BEORN?
Everybody is welcome to stay and watch! But...

PREREQUISITES: (Hold your breath!)
  • Building LVL 2
  • Basic Scripting for Builders
  • QAvimator (poses)
  • Sit Target Helper
  • Animated Textures
  • Particles
  • Music!
  • Rokuro & Tokoroten
  • SculptCrafter (the demo will be enough if you don't own a full version)
  • ... and your imagination!

(Students from "Speaking LSL" might have an extra challenge)

Christmas is here! And the naughty elves from North Pole have stolen ALL the supplies from this class! Help Auryn Beorn to recreate all the supplies and remember which were the parameters for her prims!

She only remembers some riddles and is trying to tread a story to recover her memories.

Can you help Auryn in this?
Then join this multidisciplinary class, where you'll learn how to put together all your skills when it comes to develop a real project.

Those who will complete the whole project without assistance and being lag-wise will get a special prize.


The challenge was to build this:


and yes, students had to make everything: the sculpties, the poses, the effects, the scripts (and modify other). Everything.

Students started building the snowglobe. Some sculpted the base, others used regular prims for it.


Then, they started building the log cabin that later had to be sculpted and shrunk, to fit within the snowglobe.


Different tools were used here, from the proposed SculptCrafter to Prim Generator... And even Blender! (first winner used Blender to make it sculpted and still she made the prim version.)




Houses! Many got this done and didn't continue.


Then the fountain, the effects... Last part finally arrived, when students had to create the six poses I was showing.


Few students got to the last part, creating and setting the poses!


It was an exhausting challenge that lasted more than five hours! That's one more reason to be proud of those who endured until the end.

My ISP kicking me for hours from this, 15 minutes before the time was over, didn't prevent that I could evaluate the builds from those who achieved to make it all.

And these are the winners, in order:

eithne Blaylock


(her scripting was minimal and her house is awesome!, only five prims, way to go!)

Elisaveta Vasser



Well done!

I'm very proud of the two of you by having finished it, accomplishing all the goals that were said at class. Low prim, low script, full of details and effects.

Then I've received one more submission, and although the creator didn't meet all the prerequisites, she for sure struggled to do her best with the knowledge she currently has. It's for this reason, for she not giving up and doing her best, why I'm also giving credit to the work from Lita Christenson. Good work!


And, as it was promised, they have received a gift!

I got ready this:


Choose among three poses, and the ballerina will mirror you.

I think I might continue working in this item, adding more poses to it, in the future. This one won't be for sale: it's an exclusive gift for my students, able of finishing the whole challenge, or struggling to do their best with the knowledge they have. Thank you for having made this possible.

And now they want more challenges! This can be FUN!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Second Libations - Revisited

As I was telling here, "Second Libations" is the sim exhibition at LEA from Haveit Neox, an artist that I've had the privilege to meet while teaching.

I've had time for a second visit, and now I have more pictures from it! \o/

View from one of the main builds:


Neat effect to make appear a reflection in a mirror as you approach and move:


The siren, reflected:


In the Lybrarinth:


Centaur waiting for us going down the water:


The sirens show you the way:


And under the water, this is what is waiting for you:






This second visit inspired me to write a little story that I sent to Haveit and is now also a part of this exhibit, wow!



Really, don't miss it! December will be gone before we realize, and you'll hate having missed this one!





An interview with Haveit in PrimPerfect

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Second Libations

"Second Libations" is the sim exhibition at LEA from Haveit Neox, an artist that I've had the privilege to meet while teaching.

During this month we have the chance to get immersed in a futuristic story where robots try to bring life back to the humans that controlled them.

These are two pictures I could take during the opening, conducted by Haveit, when he explained the story behind his exhibition. I can't wait for another chance to explore again the whole exhibit, it's an amazing job that makes you feel immersed in this world he built.





Don't miss it!

It truly is an astonishing work, worth it a visit... or more.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Life is all about change

And here's an impending one...



That's not all.

Tomorrow, 9 AM SLT, SL Christmas Expo is open to the public. I'm proud to announce that my store will be there. I've just finished setting all a couple of hours ago. See you there!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Quick Update

This is crazy, I know, but together with the rush of having my store ready for the SL Christmas Expo, I'm also moving my store to a new location... including building the new commercial block.

Very soon I'll say goodbye to Trevelyan, where I've stayed for more than a year. I've already closed the small store and left only the main one. It's going to be crazy to update EVERYTHING in the boxes with the new landmark, but I think, I hope, the change is going to be worth it.

Also, getting ready for the SL Christmas Expo has made me finish items that were kind of in an oubliette, so I'll announce more news in the store than usual, most likely, this weekend.

Once more, stay tuned!