Whoa..Photography in Exodus Viewer
I was checking email this morn and found a message from James OReilly linking a rave about the Exodus viewer for virtual worlds. I’d already downloaded a copy, but hadn’t gotten around to checking it out. Since I was avoiding getting down to work, I decided to install and have a look. And whoa, is it loaded with photography features. I’m going to have to pull out some photography manuals to figure out what they all do, but right off the top I was impressed with the results I got. Texture and shadow rendering is amazing. The above picture was reduced in size by 50% which creates a loss, but…
- Dystipian Sims, Dystopia, Insilico, Midian City, Nara Malone, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Prey. Role Play, second life, Snatch Me, Survival, Virtual Reality, Wastelands
Distopian Prey
The Oh Get A Grip bloggers invited me to blog about Dystopias today. I talk about why I love Dystopian Role Play and taking the role of prey: I arrive in the city via computer, spit out by a server rack. It looks deserted. Dystopias always do. But I’m not alone here. I don’t need my scanner to tell me there are others. You know that feeling you get, fine hairs lifting on the back of your neck, a hyper-awareness–as if your skin has thousands of invisible antennae? I have that feeling and know I’m watched. Read More…
- book trailer, capture role-play, Hard Alley, Hard Rust, Nara Malone, second life, Snatch Me, Virtual Worlds
Snatch Me: Capture Role-Play Romance
When I talk about capture role-play or virtual world romance, most people give me a blank look. When I explain further, sharing some of the adventures I had in virtual worlds like Second Life while researching capture-roleplay to write Snatch Me, and in making this video, then they’re intrigued–leaning in to hear more, asking how they can visit such a world. Well, one way is to read Snatch Me. Another is to click that Nara’s Worlds tab in the navigation bar above and visit the links for the Quarterz City, Quarterz Swamp, and Quarterz Wasteland. But the quickest way to get a taste of what capture role-play and the novel…