• Exodus Viewer,  Exodus Viewer review.,  photography viewers,  second life,  Virtual Worlds

    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…

  • 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…

  • capture roleplay,  capture romance,  Erotic Romance,  french,  friday flash,  human hybrid research,  popsicle,  second life,  Virtual Worlds,  writer life

    Research Gone Wrong cont.

    Last week I shared a little incident that occurred while I was doing research for Snatch Me at one of Second Life’s capture roleplay sims. Virtual worlds are complex to navigate, Second Life especially, and let’s keep in mind I was only six months out from my rez date–not sure how old that is in real years–which means I looked and acted like a complete dork most of the time. At risk of ruining my image as a glamorous, sophisticated writer of romance, I will bow to reader requests and tell you what happened next. What would you do if a giant,nearly-naked man hooked a leash around your neck?I took…