andjack’s blog

I think I am getting a grasp on how to maneuvar through Second life and how to utilize the creation aspect of it.  While the process for me has been a little slow and tideous, I am really beginning to enjoy using Second Life.  There are some aspects that I wish i could change, such as camera angles and scaling options, I have been able to cope with it though and find alternative routes. I really hope I can make something outstanding this semester and have it added to my protfolio.

I watched the Mies Van der Rohe youtube video, I thought it was an amazing replica of the building.  I also thought that the reflexive architecture was astounding. To build something interactive like that would be awesome.

Construction has slowed down a little bit. I seem to be struggling after the first week. I started out strong, now I don’t know which direction I want to take it.

I do like the spiral staircase I added, just not sure what I want to do with it yet.  I also like the transparency of all my walls and the images on each side, not sure if there is a relative them going though.  Also, at first, I enjoyed the roof created, but now I am having second thoughts about it.

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I have been messing around on Second life for the past 2 hours.  Set up was easy, I enjoyed creating my avatar, and the customization that went into creating him.  There are still some areas I am confused about, such as customizing clothing. Orientation Island was a little helpful. It helped me figure out how to create objects, which I had a great time doing. I think the online tutorials were of more help then the island.  I have not interacted with any one yet. I’ve been in an area with a bunch of people talking on mics but I just passed on through. I still don’t understand where I am supposed to go however.

The tutorial videos helped quite a bit. I was able to gain an better understanding of some of the aspects of Second Life, but at the same time I feel as though some of the videos were insulting my intelligence.  Granted I am a beginner and don’t know alot about second life yet, but I think I know that “sit” will make my avatar sit down. The profile video helped quite a bit as well.

I am really looking forward to modeling in this class. I would like to gain a good understanding of modeling and animation because I enjoy Maya alot and my major is Digital Art.