Getting Ready for the big Nara’s Nook Contest
I was out in Nara’s Nook (the first virtual world we’ll visit in the contest) today hiding the objects you’ll be looking for. I had a great time and learned a ton about building and scripting and at the end of it all I flew over to the cabin, sat down on a old crate at the end of the boat dock and watched the sun set. What you see here is the movie clip I recorded sitting there. That’s just what the world looks like. The sun rises in the morning and sets at night. You hear birds singing and water lapping at the shore. I like watching the…
Missing Muse
From August 28, 2011 I don’t sleep much. Lately, I don’t sleep. Have you ever felt like something was creeping up on you? I don’t mean a physical thing, but a change, something that will turn your life inside out. That’s how I feel now. I wish I had a magic mirror or crystal ball that would give me a glimpse of what’s coming. I feel like I have this countdown clock ticking away in the background of my life and I don’t know if it’s counting down to something bright and beautiful or if it will blow this rickety built little world of mine into so much straw. The…
The Rulz: Nara’s Nook Contest
Above is another preview of where you’ll be going in my Nara’s Nook contest. The grand prize is a NookColor and the first place we’ll be playing to win prizes is at my Nara’s Nook world at Kitely. More on how to get there later. First we have to get the game details out of the way. Rules I hate rules. As an author I’m either bending them or breaking them. Now, I find myself in the unusual circumstance of having to make a few. I’m going to be asking all of you to try stepping outside your comfort zones, so I guess it’s only fair that I should have…