Well, we shall have to see then. My computer can probably run secondlife with no
problem, the fun part is going to be installing it. Thank you windows XP and me
not having access to an admin account on here...might have to convince someone
to let me install it. Geez, the name selector is ew. If I get onto it at some
point soon, I'll be using the name of Eimosu Dyrssen.

Starting off on a smaller scale is of course the best way of starting off
anything, execially if it is anything that includes any note of 'money' at any
point. Take a little time and practise to get used to things I am sure, as with
anything of the sort. I generally have time, well some time anyway, around these
costumes that I have to really quickly finish. Either way, it still sounds like
a fun idea to at least have a try at. Even just a simple Gelfling avatar would
be a fun thing to have a try at...even though I'm not a Gelfling fan ^^; Well,
see what one can do on this thing then.

Stephen Baker <dc1983me@...> wrote: Hi
Einon

What I was previously describing for DC roleplay opportunities was a full
scale simulation, but you or anyone else could do things on a much smaller level
relatively easily. For example: You could still build DC avatars in one of the
public sandboxes or other buildable areas for a pocket change investment in L$
upload fees. You could use publicly available, often open source tools to make
the DC avatar and accessory builds. Then because you get to keep the
intellectual property rights to your creations, you also get to sell them to
others in the in world economy. You can sell your stuff in a yardsale or rented
mall stall. The sales funds you can then use to rent a mainland sim to build and
setup your DC sim on a small scale. The L$ can be exchanged back and forth for
real US$. Since you can start this with a basic account which is completely
free, all you really need is the will, time and effort to learn how to use the
building tools offered and then apply them. I myself
don't have the time to learn the skills and apply them to such a involved
personal project, but I cash in and buy things there all the time. If you made
DC items and if you advertised your stuff on their search engine for small fee,
I and others would most likely find them and buy them. Its the kind of thing
that could snowball, if you could generate some interest. So, eventually you
might get enough people into a bigger investment of a full scale simulation and
DC club group in SecondLife. That's how most of the fantasy roleplay groups and
their simulations got started there. If you or anyone else in the group are
interested in trying a go at this, Instant Message my Avatar - Horus Vale - and
I can arrange to meet you in world to give you a little show and tell tour to
discuss the matter. My IMs get dumped to email so I'll get messages sent me,
even when I am offline. Fair warning though, you really need a gaming class
computer and fast internet connection to use the
service properly, otherwise speed lag and crashes will poison your experience,
and mostly likely you will give up in frustration. The learning curve can also
be a bit steep, so some patience and determination is required as well. But if
you can get past those issues, you can literally simulate and roleplay almost
any of your dreams there. Customizing one's brand new avatar in world is usually
the first step after setting up an account. You could start by making a simple
Gelfling avatar from an edited human shape for yourself, if you wanted, and work
forward from there. I might just do that myself. A simple Aughra avatar would be
almost as easy to make the same way. Clothing and hair for those characters is a
bit harder to make but quite do-able or even modable from existing purchasable
items. The other characters would require more complex build methods, but I have
seen much harder fantasy RP avatars created in wonderful detail there.

Good Luck,

Stephen (?/¿)








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