Gaia Clary, of Machinimatrix, has an excellent post in the Project Bento feedback thread.
See: Gaia – Project Bento Feedback Thread.
…OK, this is probably my shortest post…
Category Archives: Blender
Second Life: NEW BONES, New AvaStar 2.0
This is a big deal. I’ll get into what it means and what some of the possibilities are.
For years Second Life™ users have been asking for more bones. That would let users make avatars with tails that are easily animated. Or with more than 4 arm-leg appendages. We will be able to have a centaur with 4 legs, two arms, and a tail, something that is way complicated now and pretty lame. Or a spider with 8 legs. Continue reading
What is AVASTAR doing?
If you are an AvaStar user, you paid about US$22 for the program. It was supposed to come with lifetime updates. The developer had no idea what they were promising when they set that financial model. They are finding to stay in business they are going to have to make some changes. They announced those changes a couple of days ago.
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See: Avastar new Product Definitions
We now have two products; Avastar-1 (Infinite support) & Avastar-2 (Annual renewal). Sounds like AvaStar-1 is the way to go. But, realize that AvaStar-1 is what people have purchased up to this point. It is this product that is sort of coming to an end. Continue reading
Second Life AvaStar Users: Win L$5,000
Machinimatrix is offering ten prizes of L$5,000 for those helping improve the documentation for AvaStar 1.6. They seem to be taking a new tack with new documentation. Read the deals of the prize offer.
lisabellia photos
- AvaStar 1.6 Documentation
- Avastar Download Page – Look in ARCHIVE for 1.6
- Create a Feedback Ticket
Spelling mistakes and minor corrections are not what they are looking for and are unlikely to win a prize.
There are still pay-to-watch tutorial classes. But, the manual appears to provide all the basics of AvaStar.
Blender 2.76 Released
On the 9th a new version of Blender was released: 2.76. Watch the video for an overview of changes in this version.
This is only the first of a series of videos. If you watch on YouTube, you can watch the series. Or pick and choose from this page: Blender 2.76 Overview. Continue reading
Blender Interesting – Sansar
This is just a fun video showing what one person made in Blender.
I wonder about making a comparison between Blender and Project Sansar. It is obviously more technically complicated to make a yard, house, and environment in Blender than it is in Second Life™. The learning curve in SL is high but Blender has a much higher learning curve.
So, will Sansar be a Blender-like creative tool with an intuitive user interface and presets for worlds? We will have to wait to find out.
Did you notice how the facial expressions used? I expect this level of facial control in the Sansar avatars.
Blender Modeling Topology Tip
I think most Second LifeTM modelers are looking for ways to reduce polygon count and still have good deformation for animations. his tip should help.
AvaStar Passwords
Don’t lose your AvaStar purchase information. Gaia has announced that starting now they will not be assisting people to recover their purchase ID’s. Apparently too many people were losing their keys and using up too much time.
Kaelyn’s B-day party
Gaia has provided various ways to recover your purchase ID. So, one really has to spaced out not to be able to recover their information. You have to have forgotten which email you used, which avatar name, and the purchase date. Continue reading