Shiny LifeShiny Life http://www.shiny-life.com Art, videos, tutorials, news, and bits of digital candy from the Second Life® virtual world. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:16:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en http://www.shiny-life.comhttp://www.shiny-life.com/pics/shinylifelogo-4feed.jpgShiny Life ~ Second Life art, videos, and tutorials. Easier SL Scripting: Scratch http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShinyLife/~3/335252680/ http://www.shiny-life.com/2008/07/14/easier-sl-scripting-scratch/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:01:22 +0000 Vlad Bjornson http://www.shiny-life.com/?p=232

Here’s a shiny tool that makes writing SL scripts as easy as dragging and dropping colored blocks! It’s a program called Scratch for Second Life created by Eric Rosenbaum. Instead of typing out confusing commands and symbols, you just drag a block into your program and change a number of text field. Check out the video above for examples or this short tutorial for more info. It doesn’t include every command or feature that you’ll find in LSL, but there’s plenty of commands and features to create useful, and fun, scripts.

I just found out about this program, via Massively, and haven’t had a chance to try it out yet - but it looks wonderful. Perfect for anyone intimidated by LSL or even more advanced coders who want to quickly snap together a script. I’ll report back when I’ve had time to experiment with Scratch.

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I’ll just point you to Gwyneth Llewelyn’s post about the subject. As usual she has a well thought out, fact filled, spot-on analysis of the situation.

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]]> http://www.shiny-life.com/2008/07/09/gwyneth-talks-lively/feed/ http://www.shiny-life.com/2008/07/09/gwyneth-talks-lively/ Particle Script Generator http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShinyLife/~3/327795528/ http://www.shiny-life.com/2008/07/05/particle-script-generator/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:27:21 +0000 Vlad Bjornson http://www.shiny-life.com/?p=224

I stumbled up this nifty SL scripting tool. It’s a web-based form that makes it easy to create a fully functioning particle system in LSL. Just fill in the (well documented) variables and settings and you’ll receive the code you need to cut and paste into your new script. This is a great way to experiment with particles, or save some time with a new particle effect.

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]]> http://www.shiny-life.com/2008/07/05/particle-script-generator/feed/ http://www.shiny-life.com/2008/07/05/particle-script-generator/ LaBicyclette Tutorial: Making a Skull in zBrush http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShinyLife/~3/326176862/ http://www.shiny-life.com/2008/07/03/labicyclette-tutorial-making-a-skull-in-zbrush/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:58:15 +0000 Vlad Bjornson http://www.shiny-life.com/?p=222

VIrrginia Tombola, fellow zBrush adventurer, has posted another great tutorial on LaBicyclette. This time around she demonstrates several tools and techniques that you can use to create a sculpted prim skull.  You’ll learn how to:

  • Use a reference image to assist with modeling
  • Use different levels of division to create an organized sculpting workflow
  • Use the subtool menu to group objects together, and be able to manipulate them and edit them individually
  • Understand the difference between texture and color, and color individual subtools
  • Use symmetry when sculpting
  • Use the various sculpting brushes for their various purposes
  • Make a cute skull

Great step-by-step instructions and detailed info. Thanks Virrginia!

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Alexandra Mensing is a woman after my own heart - combining organic, symmetrical artworks with a beautiful natural surrounding in her Kaleidoscope Walk installation at Bliss Gardens. Alexandra create wonderfully mesmerizing works that include shifting, animated patterns swirling through detailed 3D shapes arranged in symmetrical patterns. Easy on the eyes and soothing to the mind. :)

The pieces are interactive as well. You can touch to change the texutres, animation speed, and other features of the works. You must see them in person to enjoy the full effect.

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