I finally finished working on new versions of [MAGIC NOOK] games: Tell Me More! (both Friends and Hot Edition) and HotCube!







Just to remind you, these are multi-player social games that let people get to know each other better:

• Tell Me More! Friends Edition has neutral questions (PG)
• Tell Me More! Hot Edition is similar to Friends Edition, but contains one more question category: 'Hot', which is adult themed (M)
• And HotCube only has hot (mature) questions (no categories)
  

You can test Tell Me More! Friends Edition at the store and you are more than welcome to do so ^^ The other games work exactly the same, but they have different kinds of questions, as described above. If you click the vendors in store, you will get notecards with more detailed descriptions of the games. They're fun to play! Also, if you own previous version of any of these games, please IM me - you can exchange the old game for new version for FREE.

What's new to HotCube:

• Additional items in package: blanket, pillows and prop cards
• New colours of particles (to match the game box design better)
• Minor changes to game engine

What's new to Tell Me More!:

• New game box design (and new colours to emphasize the difference between Hot and Friends version, and to make them easily recognizable by players)
• The games now designate players in order they logged in (not randomly) to make sure everyone have fun playing
• Additional items in package: blanket, pillows and prop cards

Come to [MAGIC NOOK], try the game with your friends, here's taxi for you.

I made a new colour of Moon River jewellery: pearl!



You can get the set at [MAGIC NOOK] main store, but for the next two weeks I recommend going to The Dressing Room, where you will find this set for 70L$ only!

Here's taxi to The Dressing Room (click).
Or come to main store once the promo time is over (click).

Valentine's Day is almost here, so I made some love mugs!





Mmm... delicious hot drinks with a single easy click in mug menu. You can choose tea, espresso, cappuccino, cocoa or steamed milk. The mugs are 25L$ each, or 95L$ in a fatpack of five, but for two weeks you can get the fatpack cheaper, for 50L$ only, at The Dressing Room, how cool is that? :) With the fatpack you also get a cute one-prim sculpted shabby mug rack for FREE!

There are two types of mugs - with drinks, and just empty one-prim mugs for decorating purposes! You get both types with your purchase.

I also released a winter skybox some time ago, but forgot to write about it on the blog (yay, me! :P). It's still so cold here in Poland, but I feel the spring is coming soon! But until then let's enjoy the snow :)



Beautiful frost patterns on a window, soft snow falling outside and a warm cozy place to stay - what more would you need in winter? Perhaps just a cup of hot chocolate at hand and a comfortable armchair too. Winter Skybox is inspired by snowy but sunny winter days, that make winter worth having :)

The skybox is sized about 10m x 10m x 5m and it should fit even small plots of land. It is packaged in a rezzer for easy set up. Skybox window is controlled through a scripted menu, which allows you to change inner and outer window opacity. There's also a particle snow emitter included with three options: light snow, heavy snow or no snow at all, and finally there are icicles and sunlight beams, wee!

Happy living! <3

TAXI to The Dressing Room (click)!
TAXI to [MAGIC NOOK] Main store (click)!

Outfit details:

• Vest: *Airflow* (Down vest with fur hood) / FREE! (limited edition group gift, not available anymore)
• Sweater: [MAGIC NOOK] (Afternoon Sweater / in Black)
  
• Pants: *Fishy Strawberry* (part of Traveller outfit / Via Margutta Pleated Pants / in Military) / past TDR item
• Beret: *deviant girls* (sidepocket beret) / FREE! (Lucky Board gift)
• Scarf: ::[ Mr.Poet ]:: (Wide Scarf) / FREE! (gift in store)
• Gloves: League (Gloves) / FREE! (old LE.LOOK! la femme gift)
• Ring: LaGyo (Anne floral ring) / FREE! (The Seasons Hunt gift)
• Fanny pack: (Yummy) (Fanny Pack EXTREEEME!!! / in Mysterious Black)
• Belt: ::Twisted & Spoiled:: (Leather Belt)
• Saddle belt: SiniStyle (Saddle Bags Belt / in Black)
• Shoes: amaama+ (Indian shoes / in Black) / FREE! (old Lucky Board gift, not available anymore)
• Mouth Twig: [KUE!] (part of Little Acorn Set / Acorn Twig) / FREE! (old Lucky Board gift, not available anymore)
• Suitcase: Baiastice (Grandma 2010 Holiday) / FREE! (old gift, not available anymore, I think)
• Eyeliner: [glow] Studio (part of 2.0 Face decorations / v2.0 - eyeliner 02 deep) / FREE! (old gift, not available anymore, I think)
• Lashes: [glow] Studio (Fancy Eyelashes / Hairy)
• Hair: >TRUTH< (Sasha / in Chocolate / edited to fit the beret)
• Pose: (marukin) (Sacharrine set - Summer sailor)
• Location: Pripyat - Shattered Skies

I've never done any predictions like this, but this year I decided to give it a try. These are just a few thoughts of possible future of Second Life in the upcoming months.



Here's what I think:

• Teens on main grid will speed up economic growth
  They're young, talented, creative. It's only natural to expect they will focus on exploring SL's versatility and creative potential, and push the boundaries of what's possible in SL. I expect new milestones, comparable to the ones in the 'old times' that changed SL experience for better, like invention of AOs, skins painted on tattoo layers, and sculpted clothing.

• Viewer 3 will be introduced
  Either that, or by the end of 2011 there will still be a lot of people using Viewer 1.23 (if it is still supported, that is). Viewer 2 was a mistake, a very easy one to make though - with all the focus on new users and their ease of use, Linden Lab forgot about current users and their needs. I think LL realized this and most likely they are already working on a new viewer, but this time much more carefully - and hopefully there will be a lot of discussion with residents before releasing it. I also think a light viewer might be released for less computer-knowledgeable residents.

• Browser viewer will be open for everyone
  Open access to browser viewer and possibility of logging in with your own non-guest avatar, plus embedding locations on websites, will increase SL's popularity, the number of new registrations, user hours, user concurrency numbers and probably grid instability as well.

• SL will become more mainstream
  I think this year we will see a lot of movies inspired by Second Life, about Second Life or based on the idea of a virtual world. That, plus advertising (Facebook, YouTube etc.) will cause more attention from potential SL users, and investors perhaps. And with new residents entering SL community daily, press interest in Second Life will grow as well.

• A better IP protection system will be introduced.
  Content creators certified by Linden Lab, maybe? Easier reporting hopefully. Less paperwork. More cooperation from LL on this matter (no need to go with DMCA every single time, please!)

• New CEO will prove to be a good leader for Linden Lab and Second Life
  With the professional background he's got, I think Rod Humble will manage to gain residents' respect through his decisions. He seems to have a lot of passion for what he does and I think this year we might see a lot of decisions made with consideration of customers' point of view. Most likely he will still be compared to Philip, though.

• Gambling in SL will be back
  Oh no! But yes, I think it is going to happen, considering a few articles that appeared recently over the Internet. I just hope it will be done a different way than in the past, I don't want mainland to become a medley of casinos again. A gambling continent would be OK, I guess.

• New tools for managing inventory
  I expect new inventory management tools, possibly to come with Viewer 3: for textures browsing, for organizing stuff, for sculpties preview and so on.

• Anton Bogdanovych will release his motion capture equipment on the consumer market
  Pretty please :)

In summary I think SL will evolve a lot and change in many aspects we got used to, but it will eventually overcome problems and grow stronger on the virtual worlds market.

Outfit details:

• Jacket: Poison (ElPoblao Jacket / in Brown)
• Sweater: [MAGIC NOOK] (Afternoon Sweater / in Beige)
  
• Shorts: {Gisaci} (part of Buone Vacanze outfit / in Vecchio Crema)
• Tights: xbordeaux (Hungry Hearts Stockings) / FREE! (gift in store)
• Socks: Maitreya Gold (Scrunched Prim Socks / in Brown-Dark / tinted to better match colour tone of the outfit)
• Scarf: Addict (Minnu Scarf / in Soot / tinted brown)
• Belt: COCO (WideBelt(Embossing) / in Black / tinted brownish)
• Bag: Bare Rose (Tina / in Brown)
• Shoes: Maitreya Gold (Shearling Boots / in Choco)
• Glasses: Masciano Vaschwitzugenplatz (Mathias' Vintage Brown 'Masciano' Wayfarers) / FREE! (Vaschwitzugenplatz freebie, not available anymore, I think)
• Coffee: LEO-NT (Coffee To Go) / FREE! (gift in store)
• Lashes: [glow] Studio (Fancy Eyelashes / Hairy)
• Hair: !lamb (Wild Nothing / in Kit Kat)
• Pose: (marukin) (Camera Set - Here we go)
• Location: Itutu sim

Yay, winter edition of The Seasons Hunt has just started! There are fantastic gifts from so many talented designers! You can refer to hunt blog for full list of participating stores.



My gift for the hunt is Sleeping Basket - always ready when you need a quick nap. And dreaming is so sweet when snow is falling outside the window!





The basket comes with sleeping animator, which will make your avatar 'sleep' - together with snoring and zZz... particles if needed. And I also included an AFK sign to be worn when seated at the basket, to make sure no one disturbs your dreams ;)

The basket is hidden in a cute snowman, somewhere inside the store (you don't need to search the garden or the porch, it's definitely inside). And here's a little clue for you: "It's going to be a warm afternoon!" :) Good luck and happy hunting! ^^