Month: May 2018

Win a Penthouse Apartment in Virtual Universe!

FULL DISCLOSURE: I am choosing to participate in the Virtual Universe (VU) Initial Coin Offering Partner Program. Why? Two reasons:

  1. After my recent guided tour of VU, I feel very strongly that this is going to be a successful and popular virtual world/MMO hybrid platform, and I want to be a part of it when VU launches their beta this summer. This is the very first blockchain-based virtual world that I actually feel excited about!
  2. As a Canadian citizen, I reside in one of the three countries where I am currently legally forbidden from purchasing VU tokens (the other two are the United States and China). This means that the only way I can legitimately earn VU tokens to use in this social VR space before the beta launch is via the VU ICO Partner Program.

I want you to know this up front: this blogpost is a promotion for VU, in exchange for VU tokens.  You can follow on this webpage to see how many VU tokens I have earned by completing tasks in this Partner Program if you wish (right now, I am at number two on the VU Token Leaderboard). There’s nothing stopping you from participating in this Partner Program yourself, and earning some VU tokens!

IMPORTANT: VU Tokens are not a real currency. They are ERC-20 based blockchain tokens intended to permit players of Virtual Universe exclusive access to digital assets within a VR game known as Virtual Universe (VU). They are a form of in-game virtual currency.  Virtual value attributed to the VU Token will be as a result of in-game efforts by players, and no future value is represented or guaranteed.

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Virtual Universe, the new social VR space/MMO hybrid platform to be launched this summer, is holding a contest. The grand prize is your own penthouse apartment in the city of Uruk in Virtual Universe:

Enter to Win a Virtual Penthouse Worth $4,999!

This exclusive top floor apartment will feature the best views of the city and will come fully stocked with all the amenities a player will need to enjoy a lifestyle of luxury in Uruk.

To enter this contest on the Pryze website, you need to have a private Ethereum wallet set up. If you don’t have one, you can easily create a wallet using MetaMask, using these instructions. Be sure to enter your Ethereum wallet address into the contest entry form!

Good luck!

Second Life Fashion: New Golden Age Baroque Outfits for Women and Men from Silvan Moon Designs

Once again, the owners of Silvan Moon Designs (SL Store, SL Marketplace, Flickr), Bee Dumpling and Solas NaGealai, have outdone themselves with a beautiful Golden Age Baroque gown:

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Vanity Fair is wearing:

Gown: Golden Age Baroque gown (L$450 at Silvan Moon Designs)

Hair: Aria by D!va (free group gift; group is free to join; the roses are included and are colour-changeable, or can be turned off)

Jewelry: Antigone necklace and earrings in silver ice (no longer available in SL)

Shoes (not seen): Amy flats by KC Couture

Vanity is also wearing:

And Silvan Moon has not forgotten the men! There is also a Golden Age Baroque frockcoat outfit for them:

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This avatar is wearing:

Complete Outfit: Golden Age Baroque frock coat set with hat (L$450 at Silvan Moon Designs)

Mesh Head and Body: Max Altamura avatar (free from UniHispana Crea)

Hair: silver Casanova hair by Alli & Ali (free from the SL Marketplace)

Cody Goes Shopping

Yesterday I introduced you to Cody LaScala. Today we met up in Second Life, and Cody told me he wanted to go do a little shopping, so I took him to one of the best menswear stores I know, called Gabriel:

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Cody (left) and me at Gabriel

Following Cody as he strolled around the store looking at clothing, chatting about the prices, we had a great time today! It made me realize that even the simple task of shopping in a store is probably something that is more difficult for Cody than most people, because of his differing abilities. For one thing, Cody’s cerebral palsy can make it difficult for him to be understood. He has to speak very slowly and enunciate every word so that I could understand him, and even then I often had to ask him to repeat himself. I suppose over time I will get better at understanding what he has to say, as other people do who communicate with him on a regular basis.

It’s also somewhat of a novelty for me to speak using voice in Second Life! I almost always use text chat only in SL. Among other reasons, it kind of destroys the illusion that I am a beautiful female supermodel, when I open my mouth and a man’s voice comes out! 😉

Second Life Fashion: Psalms Outfit by Virtue at the 68 Main Shopping Event

Classic never goes out of style. The beautiful Psalms ensemble created by Abiela of Virtue consists of a dressy skirt with a slit on each side, a matching jacket, and a blouse. It is currently available as an exclusive design at the 68 Main shopping event. (Here’s a SLURL to take you directly to Virtue’s booth at the 68 Main event.)

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The Psalms outfit comes in six colours: blue, red, green, pink, purple, and noir (black).

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Each colour is available for L$190 at the Virtue booth at the 68 Main event.

Vanity Fair is wearing:

Outfit: Psalms outfit by Virtue

Hair: Dasha hair by Truth

Earrings: pearl knot earrings from a long-ago hunt (the store is no longer in SL)

Necklace: vintage pearls from Dark Mouse (this store is no longer in Second Life)

Shoes: Jai classic pumps by Rowne (group gift)

Vanity Fair is also wearing:

These pictures were all taken at the beautifully landscaped sim where the Virtue store is located.

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