Pick of the Day: Abby’s & Monkey’s Things

Abby’s & Monkey’s Things is Sansar’s first coffee shop. Set in a clearing surrounded by trees, it’s a small, inviting rustic structure. Abby's and Monkey's Things 14 August 2017

You stroll inside, and you are greeted by the strains of an old-time tune, When The Mockingbirds Are Singing in the Wildwood, by Frank C. Stanley. The tables are set with various sorts of food, and apple-shaped chalkboard menus adorn the walls.

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You can just picture a singer-songwriter performing on an acoustic guitar in the corner. Hopefully, soon we will get Shoutcast streaming so this can become a reality!

Pick of the Day: The Abandon Complex

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Today my Pick of the Day is The Abandon Complex, by Sansar user Ravioli, who describes it as “old school fps inspired experience” (fps stands for first-person shooter, a kind of videogame centered around weapons-based combat in a first-person perspective). Doom and Quake are considered classic first-person shooter games. Ravioli says, “I used the old school method of making levels with Quake to start with Sansar as well with one of my experiences.” The experience has a wonderful retro feel to it.

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Pick of the Day: Digital Arts Gallery

Virtual worlds are a natural showcase for art, and successful art gallery exhibits have already been staged in such social virtual reality worlds as VRChat. This video was taken while I was in my Oculus Rift headset and walking around in the Sansar experience Digital Arts Gallery, created by Mad Max. The works of a number of esteemed digital artists are represented: Adam Martinakis, Zoran Cvetkovik and Zdravko Girov, Martina Stipan, Grégoire A. Meyer, Natalie Shau, Ben Heine, and Keith Webber Jr. There is also a small exhibit of psychedelic 1960s record album art and even some Rolling Stones art!

This is a very enjoyable experience and I urge you to visit for yourself and experience some great art. Then go visit the artists’ web sites using the links in this blogpost!

Pick of the Day: Diminished 9th

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My Pick of the Day is Diminished 9th, a Sansar experience created by Dimi. Diminished 9th has an outer space theme, complete with tumbling asteroids and gigantic planets, all set to an appropriately atmospheric soundtrack.

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