InnerWorld Magazine # 3 in English

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Editor´s Note

Think when you make something bypassion and every time you see theresult you feel more inspired and wish togo beyond. It has been our experienceto reach challenges and find ways toimprove each new issue.

The recognition we’ve received is ourbest incentive and, humbly, we willfollow this path. It was so nice tointerview so special people,who are part of seriouscampaigns such as Relayfor Life (donate)… and itconfirms we are right toshow that Second Life canbe a very fertile field tohelp people, to findsupport and learn a lot.

This Issue is full of talent. Ipresent our special article,the Education using SL asa tool to spreadknowledge. There aremany RL institutionsthat believe in newways of teaching and training.

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And, when we talk about teaching, there is our SL “teacher”, who has taughtin a very creative way… The only and fascinating Torley Linden!

You will be enchanted by great personalities and their histories of whoreached success and recognition through their quality and ethics: MinnuPalen and Ina Centaur tell us about their thoughts, wishes and more.

The Teleport of this month is playful and very useful for you to learn how toimprove your Second Life. The amazing island of Torley Linden will amazeyou – visit Here Island.

As we don’t have only our intellect, we also show beauty for the eyes in ahomage for men who want a touch of charm. The elegant fashion for themis amazing! And more… Would you dare to wear hats and caps? Top 5 givesnice tips.

We created the pages, prepared the mag and you, reader, can enjoy it now.

Kisses,

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Cover Challenge

Friendly Greetings!

Education is not a simple subject. By

the way, we want to improve each

new Issue and make them deeper.

Our metaverse has enough

“trivialities” already.

That’s why our biggest target is

showing important subjects to

our readers and being

recognized per this is our

satisfaction. We showed

subjects such as art in our

premiere edition and the main

article in our previews issue

was about health in Second

Life, goodness and the

important campaign Relay

for Life.

Helping people, clarifying,

s h o w i n g

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important actions and educating is more important than having fun here.

Educators who use Second Life as a tool to spread knowledge would be the

highlighted of our cover for this issue. And this time this cover was a real

challenge. What or who would catch your attention to read this?

Torley Linden was our ideal for the cover. While Ananda and I were deciding

the guideline of this issue (last November), we saw him on the cover. Torley

Linden certainly is a very important person in Second Life, not only because

of his kindness, but his gift as educator, his tutorials and the way he helps

people in SL. Torley is one of the highlights of our main article and his Sim

“Here Island”, an amazing green and pink universe is our TP to…

So, our cover wouldn’t be another, but this talented guy!!!

I already knew his favorite colors and his passion per watermelon he got

since he was a kid, which became his trademark. Those colors are certainly

the ones on our cover!

Kisses


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I t is known that education is one

powerful key to reach freedom. It is not

a preparation for life, but the life itself,

as you can do a lot for yourself when

you get the opportunity to study, to

learn and open your mind to an

endless world of possibilities. Virtual

Worlds, universities and school

systems have found a very interesting

way to spread knowledge through the

Internet and education online.

T he countless possibilities virtual

worlds can offer in the area of

education show us the potential of

new ways of learning and spread a very

powerful tool.

T his subject is so important that

in the end of March there was the

Virtual Worlds Best Practices in

Education conference. One of the

wonderful advantages was the

possibility that everybody could go to

this International event inside the

Second Life.

T he question they made, which

converges to this article about

education is: “Are the virtual worlds

the classrooms of the Future? The

target of this conference was the

discussion about how the Virtual

World Environments can help the

students of today to become all they

can be, by creating work strength in

the future.

S econd Life has been a valuable

professional development tool for

educators. Hundreds of educational

programs and projects have been

released by many universities and

schools from all over the world by

showing their proposals in Second Life.


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I t is fascinating how education organizations can benefit us even using virtual

worlds. We have many choices and can attend to seminars, courses, symposia,

conferences, be part of discussions, presentations, and debates about amazing

subjects on learning and how to improve creativity.

S ome Universities and institutes already have their lands and installed

gorgeous campus in-world to be part of this revolution we’ve been living.

E ven many important companies such as IBM have their training center in SL,

where they promote meetings with their teams from all over the world, to discuss

new projects and other subjects. It is easier and faster to have your “digital body,

as an avatar” and meet your team in-world.

T here are also some projects at Ohio University involving science education

for grades K-12 and many other Universities and schools offering classes in-world.

Education in SL is a success and Linden Lab has been encouraging educators to

take advantage of the multimedia and social-networking possibilities within its

grid. Second Life is the improvement in interaction and expression when

compared with programs such as distance-education courses. The environments

where classes happen are more attractive and, with the event of voice and video

conference in-world, we can really enjoy it.


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Libraries, Museums and find so many

other sources of knowledge in Second

Life, that if you want, you probably will

find a way to learn about more than

what you imagine. You can meet

students and educators working on

class and real-life education projects.

S econd Life has new and exciting

possibilities for educators and their

students. Sometimes you can try to

understand how it would be possible

to learn through a Virtual World? Well,

there are many options you can

choose among Science education (yes

you read correctly), Multimedia

presentation or Language Learning

practice, for example.) It is possible to

attend a class with other people and

their avatars in front of a screen where

you can follow your teacher, while

his/her voice and videos or images are

shared with everybody. Imagine how

many disciplines you can find in SL,

T his subject is such an important

way to reach thousands around the

world, that there are some lists

created to help educators interested in

offering their knowledge in-world. It is

not a matter of language, as we can

find Universities, Institutes, famous or

small schools from many countries. So,

if you don’t speak English, which is

one language spoken here, as the

company that created this program is

in the USA, California, don’t worry as

you surely will find education in many

languages, such as French, Italian,

Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, and

many more. Imagine the amazing

opportunity you can experience and

find people from many countries and

cultures to share your experiences and

get theirs using Second Life for

education.

Y ou can meet Educators working

with countless subjects and also visit


and you will certainly be surprised.

T he more you keep in touch with

people interested in teaching or

learning, the higher level of

knowledge you will reach. As an

example you can join a Group in

Second Life called 'Real Life Education

in Second Life', which has members

who are interested in the educational

possibilities of Second Life. You can be

an educator or even a Researcher and

if so, you can join the Slur -- Second

Life Research Listserv.

O ne of so many “gifts” Second

Life has brought to us is the possibility

to discover new skills, which you

didn’t even imagine you had. It is

known that thousands have learned a

lot in their virtual lives and it is

wonderful to improve your talents or

to learn new things such as new

languages, philosophy, art, science

and much more...

O f course it is important to

mention that it doesn't replace the

real contact, but it enables working

with people all over the world and

also make it much easier for people

who can’t leave their houses or have

short time to do all they want.

S ome experts in many areas have

been teaching in SL.

D eMarco Galthie a very talented

Professional who started his “second

Life” almost two years ago and has

taught in-world tells us about his

experience as an educator in SL.

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D eMarco heard about SL when

he was part of a Project called Gates of

Universe of a German games producer

called Earthwave studios. Then, he

thought he could make money in the

Virtual World, by using his knowledge

in the modeling and 3D area, as he is

a modeler, texturizer and animator in

RL. The first experience was frustrating

as he found out he couldn’t modeling

in SL until he discovered he could do

it outside of the metaverse; it was

something pretty new called Sculpt

and he learned how to bring his

creations to SL.

B esides creating he decided to

teach also as a more enjoyable way to

use his knowledge, knowing it could

help Brazilian people to improve their

image as creators in-world.

A very interesting point DeMarco


mentioned is that one of the qualities related to distance courses is the immersion;

therefore beyond using voice, he has a 3D representation, which is nicer.

I t is fascinating to see his

enthusiasm, the development of his

trajectory in SL and how he plans his

courses and offer them. Since the start

his didactics has been always different

than the ones used by most of all

schools, which already existed in SL, as

he doesn’t follow models.

D eMarco opted to offer just a

few or no furniture or any extra in

classroom; nothing that could cause

lag or catch attention of the student.

He also opted to teach for a few

students, as it doesn’t matter the

quantity; despite he does not have anything against this.

H is dedication to improve new methods and always searching for the best

to make his classes easier are some of the qualities of his courses, after more than

a year he started his school. He has used a new program, which show in real time

Despite DeMarcoadmits that Second

Life presentslimitations and

perhaps always willhave them, it is still

possible to teachthrough the metaverse

by using sound,images and videos;

and all this can makeclasses playful.

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what is happening on his real screen.

The main advantage of this is that his

students don’t need to install any

software to follow the modeling

process.

H is expectations regarding the

future of Second Life show his belief

about the convergence of media and

how sure he is that what he teaches

can inspire big steps and realizations.

H is message is positive and he

knows how to reach goal – “There are

explorer people, which build their

path, they are entrepreneurs and,

there are some who just walk

on the asphalt. My students

will sell the asphalt to them.” SL

is still a jungle full of risks, but

imagine some years ahead, when we

Will have more speed, how it will be

the convergence of media?


K now more about DeMarco Galthie creations at:

http://www.earthwave-studios.com/GoE/races.html

Visit the website of the producer:

http://www.earthwave-studios.com

S ome Universities, schools and institutes you can visit and even get more

information about:

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http://slurl.com/secondlife/EduFinland/100/213/25


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Among so many fantastic professionals and creators we find in

the metaverse, which share what they know in a so generous and

competent way and in so different areas, a name is a must and I

shall mention him because of his amazing skills, Torley Linden.

A legend of SL and on the Internet in general Torley Linden is

a fantastic example of teaching through the Internet. Torley is a

multi task media guru, blogger, graphic designer, virtuoso concert

pianist and much more. He made 220+ video tutorials and promos,

which have gotten almost 4 million total views on YouTube.

W ell, I admit it is not easy to contact him and that I’ve tried

a lot to interview him. But, what was amazing and surprising, and

I can tell “inexplicable”, was a day I went to SL in a different time

just to talk with another person I interviewed and didn’t even

remember where I logged out the last time. I was shocked when I

“fell” on the head of “somebody”, imagine who? Torley and his

infallible Pink and Green avatar. I was so surprised by this

coincidence (or not), that it took sometime for me to say at least a

simple “hi” on the Arenas Rosadas bridge. And he was there, still…

and said nothing… and I was there, almost touching him to know

if I would finally get or not my answers to the interview I sent some

days ago by e-mail


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B ut, while I don’t get it, let me

talk about this special person…

H ow can’t we admire a person

who uses its creativity in a so

brilliant way in everything He does?

And the most incredible thing is his

generosity in sharing all with us. He

also challenges all, calling us to his

creative world and believes that life

can be much better through the

creativity. We can, we have talents,

which are just sleeping sometimes.

This is his message.

E ven his music is amazing and

impressive. It is impossible to not

get touched by his piano.

T he colors Pink and Green are

his stamp inspired by something at

least “exotic”, the watermelon that

he loves. The colors he uses are

strong and vibrants, just like Torley.

It reminds a cybernetic Andy

Warhol. But, don’t be wrong, he

didn’t come to the world just to take

a simple walk. Of course his life is

also an amusement park, but he

knows exactly how to manage the

“toys”.

T orley inspires us to look for

content and uses so many sources

to teach; that He became an

example of how wonderful can be

the education through the Internet

and Second Life, our Virtual World.

A “freesoul” as he calls himself, who

also found a way to motivate people

positively and touch their lives.

It is fantastic!!

W e closed this Issue and... it

happened! He answered the

interview and here it is for you to

enjoy!!!

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Inner: How do you manage yourtime and the great gift such asthis amazing creativity you have?

Torley Linden: This is a muchbigger question than I can answer ina single go! But, I'd like to sharesomething useful, and that's: cheap,lightweight experiments. Everydayin my processes, I look for littlethings I can improve, 5-10 min.tweaks that can add up to saving mehours, even days over the long run.For instance, I'm always searchingfor better ways to compile info; I'vebeen using Evernote to keep track ofmany Second Life-related pieces,such as cool places to visit in-world.It can even clip images and syncs onboth Mac and Windows, so I'mcovered visually and across myplatforms.

This, in turn, gives me more time tobe creative. I love to intensify focus,and that requires enough space tothink to myself. It's true the busyworld around us can inspire art, but

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I prefer to have a time of "digestion" and a time to actually make stuff fromwhat I've absorbed. Some of my best work has come from that dynamicbalance. Sometimes I need to sleep on it too; SL is like a waking dream.

Also severely important is reducing unnecessary conflict and waste — I callit "Chop the slop!" — from your first and Second Lives. Don't spend timearound people who aren't supportive and nurturing of your creativity; thatdoes nothing good and just drains your inner richness. Rather, focus on whatbenefits you the most, and one of the biggest questions I ask daily is: "ISwhat I am doing useful AND fun?" That keeps me going.

Inner: As you are a social media guru, blogger, graphic designer,virtuoso concert pianist and so many other amazing things, what wouldyou like to do more, that you haven’t tried yet?

Torley Linden: There are some things I gave up on earlier in life due to notenough time, motivation, or interest — hindsight has shifted my views. Forinstance, I wanted to pursue 3D modeling more, but focused on musicinstead. I think this would be a great skill to excel at, and I have such a softspot for sculpties in SL and the organization they've brought to us.

Also artistically, and this relates to video production, I'd like to get moreinvolved with motion graphics. I see so many amazing show reels where type(fonts) is spinning in space, being layered, glitched, and edited to extremedegrees — Andrew Kramer's Video Copilot is notable, as he worked on theFringe titles. More machinima could benefit from this, too: I believe VERYmuch in cross-disciplinary excellence.

Public speaking's another interest of mine where I haven't done a lot of it


yet, but could seemyself having a lotof fun. Ze Frank isa big inspirationin that regard...some say he lookslike PhilipRosedale! (I'minclined to agree.)

In the real world,maybe someday Icould cook. For now,I leave that to mywife, and she's great.

Inner: Virtual worlds suchas Second Life can be a wayto live better lives. Why did youdecide to join it?

Torley Linden: To have a better life. In 2004, I wasdepressed and lonely! I found Second Life with its 7-day-trial at the time, and thought, "10 bucks for a Basic account after that?Sounds good to me." Second Life's given so much to me and I'm passionateabout giving back: I've found so much support here, got a job, found love,etc.

It sounds like one of those "But wait, there's more!" infomercials, yet it's all

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true. In numerous ways, I've benefited from so many facets and aspects ofSL. Second Life has made my first life a much more enriching, happy one.

Inner: Education is a must to get freedom and we can get it from manyoptions, even Second Life. Why did you become a SL guru, who makesour lives so great by your wonderful tutorials?

Torley Linden: I detailed more of the story in my first post on the SecondLife Tips & Tricks Blog (http://tr.im/sltnt); it was really about not having easyresources to learn from, so in a gradual evolution of "practice what youpreach", I made a case to my bosses at the time that this — easy educationfor Second Life skills — is essential yet underdone.


Second Life is so visual and manypeople don't want to read longparagraphs of text (I'm sometimesone of them), so the next best thingto me looking over your shoulder isshowing Second Life AS IT IS.

Like all Residents, I began as acomplete noob, and learned fromso many oldbies, veterans who wereall too happy to share with me whatthey know, for they felt that theyweren't being listened enough to,either. Over the ages, I've continuedto distill the very best highlights ofcollective community knowledge,because I simply love helpingpeople have a wonderful time here!

Inner: Are there tools andcreations you would like to seemore in SL?

Torley Linden: Yes, this could fill abook. Or several. I'd specifically liketo see more products and serviceswhich have a complete, cohesiveexperience, meaning: the box art

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looks good, the build quality is robust, and all the tiny details are taken careof. For example, SeaWolf 's dragons (on the region of Aggro) have succeededwith their combo of many SL features strengthening each other: they have asuperb HUD, comprehensive documentation, clever use of deformanimations for wing extensions, and even a cheeky Easter Egg if youaccidentally remove attachments. My words do no justice, but it's the pure"WOW!" of excitement you get upon immersing in such a product.

Pending better UI improvements from the Linden side, I want to see moreproducts use left-click actions (found under the General tab of the buildtools). They make it so much easier to sit, buy, etc. Little tweaks like thatreally add up, and shows the maker has a personality and cares about thecustomer experience. Which is such a fascinating part of SL because all Resisare our customers, and many of them have customers in turn — which isexactly why it's so important to keep teaching, learning, and amplifying theawesome.

Thank you so much for your attention, Torley!


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Inner: Why did you getinterested in a Virtual life? Doyou separate your RL of SL?

Minnu Palen: I was not interestedtill I read an article and figured I'dgive it a try, once I took that firststep, there was no going back. I wasamazed and fascinated by thisvirtual world. I do separate SL fromRL in a way, but I express the realMinnu through my virtual

character. I am into fashion inRL, art, and being creative.Those are the things I do notseparate.

Inner: You recently offeredus a wonderful new fancystore. Please, tell us aboutyour activities, skills andinterests in SL and yournewest project.

Minnu Palen: I can't take all thecredit for something that is nolonger just mine. LeLutka is ateam of creative people, a groupof friends, more like a virtualfamily. My sister, Thora, my good

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friends, Valena and Miabella(whom is now doing jewelry forus) and our general manager,also known as my right hand,Aradia are all a part of it.Without them, none of whatwe've accomplished withthis release would have beenpossible.

When I am not working,(which is pretty much all thetime) I am spending time withfriends, or taking time off tospend time with my significantother in RL. I love photography andI have been able to express my visionand ideas on SL quite well through myphotography, which is one skill I take pridein. We are currently working on a new haircollection and a new skin line for theladies. We will soon start working ona next collection, butthat won't happenfor a little while,although weu s u a l l yp l a n


months in advance

Inner: In your opinion what are the strong and weak points aboutcreating in a Virtual World and the copyrights situation?

Minnu Palen: The strong point is that one can reach millions all over theworld; it makes my day hearing from a happy customer. I'm flattered thatsomeone would call our creations amazing, or that they love it so muchthey'd like to feature it on a fashion show. We take pride in our work andthat is probably the best feeling, knowing you can reach millions and evenaffect someone’s life.

We took part in a Relay for Life event last year and I was so happy to be ableto help Cancer survivors feel good about themselves, to some this is just avirtual game, but to many, this is their way to escape a painful reality, I amjust glad I could help, even if just a little.

The weak points to me are, the constant changes with Windlight settingsand the horrible mesh we're given. I wish I could create more realisticlooking avatars, however, it is out of my hands and we won't be able to doanything about that till LL decides to offer a better mesh for us to work with.

I feel we do what we can when it comes to copyright laws, there have beentimes when I have submitted a claim and it goes unnoticed or sent backbecause we missed a simple word, it is a lengthy process, and sometimes

it does not even count in our favor. I have been on both sides of thefence, and I feel copyright claims are a serious matter and it

should be dealt with by the parties involved, not the public.

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Inner: You are very talented andyour art and creations areamazing and unique. How do youmanage this success and wheredo you find inspiration?

Minnu Palen: Well thank you, butagain I cannot take all the credit foreverything created at LeLutka. Wenever expected to have the successwe've had. At first it started as ahobby, something to do in ourspare time, and also, I wanted skinsthat I couldn't find anywhere in SL.Then we grew bigger and biggerand here we are; I am glad ourcustomers enjoy our work and thatis what I am most thankful for. Ourinspiration comes from all over, apainting, a magazine ad, an oldvintage piece... it can be anything.

Inner: Do you find the resourcesyou need to express your talentsin-world? If not, which tools doyou miss here?


Minnu Palen: It's never enough,sometimes I wish for a little extrathis, a little more of that, and Idon't think we'll ever be fullyhappy with what we have towork with on SL. However, I feelwe have come a long way and Iam happy with what we have forthe time being, although bettermesh would make things easieron ALL of us who create, I thinkthat is what I'd like most.

Inner: Do you believe SecondLife can surprise us and offernew challenges this year?What would you like to seehere in our Second life nowand in two years?

Minnu Palen: Second Life neverceases to amaze me; when I firstbecame a member of thiscommunity, it was all dull, wehad barely any lighting, andeveryone wore horrible face

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lights that lit up an entire hall. Now we have Windlight and better lightning,which makes the avatar look a bit more realistic; although the latest versionhas a problem with lighting and prim attachments. Other than that, I amquite happy with it.

I would like to see Windlight finally fixed, I'd like to see a viewer withshadows, which makes my life easier when I need to edit a photo inPhotoshop, and last but not least... better mesh, have I said that enough?hehe, I think you get my point.

I'd like to take this time to thank Inner World Magazine for thinking of meand our company. I am flattered and I look forward to this issue of themagazine. Thank you again on behalf of the entire LeLutka team.


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She does everything,and does everything

well. Know more aboutthis fascinating

scientist, who is aworkaholic and loves

art. The best thing is thatshe expresses so many

gifts in RL and SL.

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science consultant.), I put a sitetogether for them, including acustomized backend for themagazine and adbook(h t tp : / / adbook . s L i t e r a r y . com) .Things were going really well, until(those whom I still think inhindsight were) the most importantmembers of the staff lost interest inSL. I ended up funding themagazine myself after taking onseveral custom build jobs in SL.(These were the golden days ofcommerce in SL. The average price Icharged for a custom commercialbuild of a single building was aboutL$250,000. In August 2007, I had to establish aregular stream of in-world fundingto pay for the sLiterary island simthat I opened IC-Skins. And then, itbecame an addiction.

Ever since I was a kid, I was forced tobelieve that it's not possible tomake a living through art (I did notreally see the buildings I create asart -- they were mostly justgeometrical applications of basicarchitectural techniques; though I

Inner: When were you born in SLand why did you get interested ina Virtual life?

Inna Centaur: I first signed up for SLin 2003, but I was still studyingphysics at the time, so did not havemuch time for SL. (Soon, I'dforgotten about both SL and myusername/password!) I signed up formy Ina Centaur account onHalloween, 2006. I was following theSL hype on Slashdot, and decided tomore actively participate.

The first people I met on SL were agroup of people who thought thatSecond Life was a "world by itself,"enough to foster literary fiction in;they would eventually be foundersof sLiterary Magazine. I found theidea interesting, but I did not seethe potential in SL. They were tryingto form a literary journal, so I naivelyagreed to help them with theart/layout. I didn't sign back on SLuntil three months later.

In my spare time (I was writing anovel, while serving as a part time

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try to use a new idea each time, eachbuilding, on the whole waspredictable. Art, on the other hand,is not predictable; even just theprocess itself is enlightening.)I then spent a lot of time readingbooks (secretly: novels), since I wasnot allowed to draw. When I createsomething, I am always overcomewith the arrogance that my creationmay exceed me -- but it became clearto me how fragile and delicate artreally is. I used that as an excuse tobecome good at mathematics andscience, forcing myself to believethat my creations would receivegreater longevity in those fields.)

Inner: Tell us about youractivities, skills and interests inSL and your newest project.

Ina Centaur: his is perhaps the mostdifficult thing to explain to peoplewho do not know me: I doeverything, and I do everythingdecently well ;-) My weak point isthat since I can do everything,sometimes I run out of time to do


everything (I also try to assign to people both paying and volunteer jobs --most of the time, I misjudge people and assume too much of them). Forexample, I built from scratch (partially from the opening cityscape photo withMarv running across a building top in Sin City, the movie -- but mostly frommy imagination) my Skin City sim/mall project, but did not have enough timeto continuously promote it. The purpose of the Skin City project was primarilyto raise funds for Primtings, Shakespeare, and sLiterary, my three other sims,which were devoted to art and did not have much commercial potential.

My newest project is a fashion-networking device presented in the form ofan in-world networked "paperdoll" HUD. (OK, I think you probably want meto talk about Shakespeare. When I'm directing a play by myself, I usuallyspend at least a few weeks just analyzing the play. Sometimes, it's daysspread over several months or years apart. As I'm analyzing, I imagine howthe sets and characters might look. Once I have a good idea of how the playmight go, I make a casting call. For an SL production where actors only workpart time, when everyone's casted, we typically spend a month, with 1 to 2hours a day on weekdays and 3 to 6 hours on weekends rehearsing. It isbasically like the RL theatre production process, except we often waste a lotof time when SL is broken. Nevertheless, I think it's wonderful that so manyadults who would never get to see a Shakespearean play live in RL get to seeit in SL -- so, even though we have not yet raised enough funds to pay backtier, the project is worthwhile for both its artistic and social aspects.)

Inner: In your opinion what are the strong and weak points aboutcreating in a Virtual World and the copyrights?

Ina Centaur: Well, this is where I need to explain that Second Life is *not* theonly virtual world. The permissions system that SL uses is perhaps, the"easiest" to understand in that it is based on RL commerce limitations. For

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example, if you are a fruit seller in RL, you sell your apple, and it's gone: it'sa no-copy apple. This analogy applies to SL's no-copy permission. It's a verynaive system because there are no supply limitations in virtual worlds: youcan sell an infinite number of apples even if you run out of land to grow iton!Also, I think SL naturally promotes creativity -- the buyer of the virtual applemight customize it, perhaps combine it as part of a feast plate. On SL, evenif the buyer creates everything else herself, the entire plate becomes no-copy, once the rotten apple is attached. But, in other virtual worlds, thepermission system is actually smart enough that you can have "virtual nocopy" limitations on an object.

For example, Virtual Merchant A sells a pair of shoes as "virtual no copy", thebuyer (call her Virtual Merchant B) can then customize the shoes and sell anindefinite number of this modified version by paying Virtual Merchant A foranother copy, each time her modified copy is sold. This is perhaps betterknown as implicit licensing. What I mean to say is that the strong point increating in an *ideal* virtual world (not SL) is that there are no supply limits-- assuming that you don't have data failure (where a hard disk drive failsand your creation instantly disappears!). But, that is also the weak point;there is really no such thing as a true "one of a kind" item in virtual worlds.(Basically, once someone else has a copy of something you created, they canpotentially have an infinite number of copies of that item -- albeit, "illegally."Thus, I don't think it is realistic to impose permission settings assuming theywill not be broken; this does not mean that I don't support them, though. Ifa creator wants their creation to have the permissions they set, then that istheir right, even if it is impossible to enforce them.)

Inner: You are very talented and your art is amazing and unique. Doyou find in-world the resources you need to express your talents?


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Ina Centaur: For my SL creations, Iactually spend most of my creativetime away from SL, and only go in-world when necessary. Wheneverpossible, I'm sketching things out onpen/paper, and then making theasset parts using external software -- sculpt texture and texture inPhotoshop and modo. When I'm in-world, I often end up wasting mostof my creation time (assuming I canget away from IM hell) when textureuploads become broken or when myinventory randomly deletes items --or, when the SL client softwaresimply does not have the right toolsthat any other 3d modeling programwould have. For examples of somebasic and intuitive building toolsthat could improve the SL creatingexperience, check out SketchUp, thefree (and *very* easy to use – Iactually found out about that whenmy 8 year old cousin showed me thehouse she built using SketchUp!), a3d modeling program from Google.

Some basic examples I'd like to seein SL would be the ability to non-

destructively create "subgroups" or"sublinks". On SL, if you link a multi-prim piano to a house build, theoriginal linkgroup is destroyed: tounlink the piano, you have to selecteach of its prims (which can be verytime-consuming). In SketchUp, youwould just make the piano its owngroup or component, and thencreate an inclusivegroup/component for both thehouse (which would be its owncomponent/group) and piano.

But, there are also other timesavingtools available in SketchUp -- suchas alignment and placementshortcuts. I think all of these toolscan be incorporated in SL on theclientside-only. Example -- thesublink data structures can bestored locally, with the serverreceiving only the usual informationof the two objects being linked intoa greater object; when you have toedit the sublink, the client softwarewould check your local store for anysigns of sublink data structures.


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Inner: What would you like to see more in our Second life now andin two years?

Ina Centaur: I would like to see more creative and efficient uses of SL.But, there may be limits to that. Just as I mentioned earlier that SecondLife naively imposes limitations on supply, their system seems to also


fatally impose the limitations on audience -- it is pain to hold anylive event with more than a few audience members... and notbecause the audience members are naughty, but because theSL software cannot support so many of them. Iam not sure if Second Life will bearound in two years.Though I, and

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many others are in love with Second Life, there are several promisingalternatives that are quickly becoming viable. I'm very interested in AvatarReality's Blue Mars, which basically creates a virtual world that would becompatible with Poser models. If people prefer data similar to Second Life,there's also OpenSim. The problem with most OpenSim startup's is thatpeople on SL -- most of whom do not have RL connections to secure realisticventure capital funds, start them. That is why most of them are floundering,but I'm sure one of them will figure out the way to do it is to go out and talkto the VC's, and then things there will get going.

But, the fun thing is that *anything can happen*. We will just have to findout what happens in two years!


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http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Island/128/128/20

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Island/128/128/20

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Surya/132/126/21

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Parallel%20Universe/214/89/25


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A, B, C, DLights, videos, creations, amazing tutorialsPink and green, creativity or a dream?It is where you can find a way to live amuch better and richer Second Life…


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Would you dare?Would you visit it?Would you explore it with the eyes of a child?We are hungry to learn, to create…

There you go to the wonderland of beauty and learningTorley Linden is an amazing artist and offers this Sim


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to inspire you to create and learn a lotabout endless possibilities

He loves watermelon, pink and greenand teaching by fantastic tutorials


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Be curious, explore each part and certainly you’ll be surprised!!!

Is it possible to see so gorgeous shapes and colors? My eyes are not enough to see allLet’s watch it with the freesoul´s eyes, right now, right HERE!


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LANDMARK: Here (127, 128, 33)

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http://slurl.com/secondlife/Here/81/29/33

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Paris%20New%20York/128/128/2

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Paris%20New%20York/128/128/2


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http://slurl.com/secondlife/sLiterary/31/31/22

http://slurl.com/secondlife/sLiterary/31/31/22

1 0 2 | I n n e r Wo r l d M a g a z i n e : : I s s u e 3 : : A p r i l 2 0 0 9

He knows what he wantsHe shows sensibility, but never looses his strengthHe decides whenever and wherever to goHe knows what to wear and feels comfortable in any situation

Doesn’t matter whoDoesn’t matter whatHis choices will always celebrate life, elegance and charmClothes are just the frame to his success and power!

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Skin: ABSOLUTE - Pale Hair Face B 01 by Lelutka

Hair: Faux-Hawk (part of Dante - Ebony Skin by Naughty)

Suit: Suit - BB Dark Red by Made Men

Shoes: KR Democrat Black by Kal Rau


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Shirt: Septic - Bordeaux by King

Pants: Classic Pant - Black by King



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Shirt: Patron Blue by King




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Shirt: Cambridge Cuffed Shirt - Ajan Blue by Gisaci




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Hair: Faux-Hawk (parte de Dante - Ebony Skin by Naughty)

Outfit: p.c: European Stripes bt Paper Couture



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http://slurl.com/secondlife/Venom/94/134/28

Advertisers of this issue by order of appearance:

LeLutka – LeLutka (255/129/25)DgN Designina - Bricolage (173/160/21)SexMachine - Sex Machine (226/15/451)

Bossa Nova - Pc. Geppex McCaw (133/97/21)KR Kal Rau - La Fortuna 2 (88/156/23)

Aden - Jewel5 (140/183/25)Second Island - Second Island (128/128/20)

Surya Isle – Surya (214/207/20)R&D - Chic Store - Parallel Universe (200, 41, 246)Paris New York - Paris New York (128/128/20)

Insolence - Venom (94/133/28)

Highlighted Landmarks of this Issue:

IBM - IBM (83, 7, 23)Ohio University Second Life Camp - Ohio University (20, 38, 24)

Pontifícia Universidade Católica - PUC Rio (154, 187, 24)Korea University - Korea University 1 (193, 12, 28)

University of Helsinki – Educati - EduFinland (100, 213, 25)Here Island - Here (127, 128, 33)

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http://slurl.com/secondlife/Venom/94/134/28

Documents

InnerWorld Magazine # 3 in English