AmeliaJ08 Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 5 hours ago, Paul Hexem said: How about "finish at all", or is that way too far outside their standard workflow? The unfinished continents bug the hell out of me. How can they just leave them like that!? just finish them! 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliJo Aldrin Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 13 minutes ago, Quistess Alpha said: Actually, bits made for specific bodies can line up quite well, but it seems impossible to make some of the materials match 100% (bits are more/less shiny than body even when trying your best to adjust sliders on both) A more concerning issue for anyone who isn't aware of it is the dreaded "dark parts" where sometimes the SL lighting just doesn't work correctly down there. (I'm pretty sure it's still a problem in PBR, but I don't have a reproducible setup to A/B test with.) A good understanding of environment settings and how to make attachable lights (and knowing that some partners' viewers may not have lights attached to other avatars turned on by default!) can greatly improve your experience if you're 'visuals focused'. I've heard of face lights... but crotch lights? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone Emerald Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 4 hours ago, Sid Nagy said: Texas is huge, but is it big enough to block the progress for the rest of the world? And besides that, adult content isn't exactly new to Second Life, so if it is allowed now, I guess it will be allowed then too. Texas is big, but California has more people. 4 hours ago, animats said: I'm amazed to see that from Texas. Dallas has strip clubs the size of supermarkets. Everything's bigger in Texas. 3 hours ago, Innula Zenovka said: They're limiting access in the sense that they're requiring age verification for sites that are primarily devoted to explicit sexual content. You'd need to ask a US lawyer, of course, but the Texas law refers to "an Internet website (including a social media platform)" of which more than one third of its content is sexual material likely to be harmful to minors, and that doesn't seem to me obviously to catch SL. It might do, but sites like PornHub are the more obvious target. So as long as SL Adult content stays under one third of the total content, SL can grab the folks in Texas who can't get onto Pornhub. If they like Anime-porn, SL might be a good match for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalificent Corvinus Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Side Note: When I hear about LL doing "Adult content" for some reason the idea of LL Adult Content" makes me think of a couple of lines from a Vampire movie called "Love at first bite" staring George Hamilton IVth as Dracula. Renfield has hitched up the horses to the carriage, loaded the Master's coffin, and Vlad's about to board, when he turns to adress the mob of pitchfork waving villagers. Vlad Dracula: "Have your fun... But remember, without me, Transylvania will be as exciting as... Bucharest... On a Monday night..." The Mob: "😳" LL made A rated content... As exciting as 1980's Communist Bucharest, on a Monday night. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Maybe....Fembots! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 47 minutes ago, Quistess Alpha said: A more concerning issue for anyone who isn't aware of it is the dreaded "dark parts" ..not to be confused with the dreaded "Dark Arts". Harry Potter would blush! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevlinMcDermott Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Back in 2008, when I first logged onto SL. You needed to show your ID or License to access the Adult Areas of Second Life anyway. So the age verification laws popping up across the country won't affect adult area's SL will just switch back to requiring ID. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 (edited) So, the notion of a "Sexy Bellisseria" -- you know, a Pleasantville-type suburbia but with sex toy parties rather than tupperware -- has really potential. So I'm setting up to take advantage. There's money in them thar hills! I'm sure there are lots of Ward Cleavers out there who wished they had been a bit harder on the Beaver. Please feel free to distribute my business card, attached below. "Coffee, Tea, or . . . a fun game of 'What Have I Hidden in My Fishnets'?" Edited June 27 by Scylla Rhiadra 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaomiLocket Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 5 hours ago, Innula Zenovka said: The full quote was It seems perfectly reasonable to me that, some 12 or so years after Zindra was built, LL would want to embark on something new, reflecting both what they've learned from Zindra and Horizons and latest building techniques and styles, rather than expand what many people (well, I did,certainly) thought at the time was a dreadful idea, poorly executed. Personally I do loathe Zindra's roads, yeah. 😁 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 7 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: So, the notion of a "Sexy Bellisseria" -- you know, a Pleasantville-type suburbia but with sex toy parties rather than tupperware -- has really potential. I see an art show in your future! 7 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: I'm sure there are lots of Ward Cleavers out there who wished they had been a bit harder on the Beaver. I was going to make the joke, but I see you already made it! Good job! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Marques Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 3 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: 12 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: So, the notion of a "Sexy Bellisseria" -- you know, a Pleasantville-type suburbia but with sex toy parties rather than tupperware -- has really potential. I see an art show in your future! I second that. This is a cool concept. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelliBliss Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 15 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: "Coffee, Tea, or . . . a fun game of 'What Have I Hidden in My Fishnets'?" I'm all for a more blissful Belli. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 On the other hand, if we go for a more "Trashy" Bellisseria, there's "Belli Bins"! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevlinMcDermott Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Second Life may be fun to play around with in free time. And it is fun to build. But honestly. AI is the wave of the future. I specialize in Goth, Occult, Witchy Art and tasteful erotic art. Believe it or not now. There are free AI programs that produce full-length movies. Based on nothing more than the story outline and description of your characters,. No wonder actors and writers are screaming in hollywood. 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elleevelyn Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 23 minutes ago, DevlinMcDermott said: Second Life may be fun to play around with in free time. And it is fun to build. But honestly. AI is the wave of the future. I specialize in Goth, Occult, Witchy Art and tasteful erotic art. Believe it or not now. There are free AI programs that produce full-length movies. Based on nothing more than the story outline and description of your characters,. No wonder actors and writers are screaming in hollywood. where the output is fuzzy (open to human interpretation) then AI is a useful tool. When the required output is to be non-fuzzy (not open to interpretation) then AI still has a long way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Bunny Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 So basically they're trying get all the adult content into its own zone away from everything else, as they already failed to do with Zindra, except this time they have to make it work or mobile will be dead in the water. Good luck with that. The obvious solution is to redesignate the original Linden Homes continents as Adult, since they aren't connected to the rest of mainland and the non-empty houses are mostly poseball dungeons anyway. Then they can give everyone who age-verifies a free 512 in which they can hang out and refine their naked avatar until it is fit to be seen by fellow adults, and convert the infohubs to orgy rooms. (OK, so the builds are a bit janky, but if they're fretting about the wallpaper mid-bang they're doing it wrong.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 48 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: I see an art show in your future! 44 minutes ago, Clem Marques said: I second that. This is a cool concept. Unfortunately, I suspect my take would be more Stepford Wives than Betty Page. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Misfit Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 6 hours ago, Ingrid Ingersoll said: I just hope "streamlining the onboarding process for new Second Life residents interested in adult content" doesn't lead those users to think that everyone in world is there for the same reason. That might be disappointing for them and possibly a bit of a nuisance to those who aren't in sl for that. There are already plenty of newcomers who think that SL is just there for adult activities. The number of new avatars over the years who have approached me inappropriately when I was just minding my own business on some M-rated land is a testament to that. Maybe this new onboarding process will help keep them away from those who aren't interested by directing them to places where their behaviour is more acceptable. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Sparkle Bunny said: The obvious solution is to redesignate the original Linden Homes continents as Adult Edit: sorry, I misunderstood! You mean the OLD Linden Homes! Yeah, who would care? Edited June 27 by Scylla Rhiadra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayashe Ninetails Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 1 hour ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: So, the notion of a "Sexy Bellisseria" -- you know, a Pleasantville-type suburbia but with sex toy parties rather than tupperware -- has really potential. I see that lasting all of a week (less, prob) before things get out of control. I can't wait to see how this turns out. In SL especially, things can go from "spicy" to "nightmare fuel" real quick, even in the tamest of adult sims. They're gonna need some good rules... If it were me, I'd farm that project out to residents and pretend to know nothing about it. 😂 Oh, we don't sponsor adult content I dunno what you mean. Surely you're mistaken... Dooo beee doooo beee doooo 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahadin Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 3 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Wait. Are we talking "sex"? Or "horror"? Why not both? 😈 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 3 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Wait. Are we talking "sex"? Or "horror"? Bad sex is indistinguishable from horror. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madi Melodious Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 4 hours ago, Zalificent Corvinus said: So segregate the tiny, noisy minority who should be confined to G rated regions anyway. A better option would be to remove all adult content from Second Life all together. There is plenty to do in SL without it. A sizable proportion of the user base, including yours truly, has nothing to do with it. So, there would be plenty to do in SL after removing the minority of users that only log in for that type of content. Just about everything that is causing problems in SL can be traced back to the inclusion of adult content. The issues with the credit card, paypal, and other payment processors. The removal of adult content would alleviate all that. New laws that require invasive age verification be implemented. Remove adult content and that all goes away. Without adult content on the platform both Apple and Google wouldn't have any issues with including a mobile app. Getting rid of adult content would solve most, if not all of SL publicity problems. Let's look at the business opportunities that removing the adult content would open up. Second Life is restricted to being an adult platform because of the inclusion of adult material. By removing it the age of participation in the platform could be be lowered to 13 or lower. It is common knowledge that preteens and teenagers have more disposable income to spend on games and other trivial entertainment. An influx of users in this age bracket would be a gold mine to both creators and the Lab in general. There simply is no downside to removing adult content from the platform. 9 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Nova Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 2 hours ago, DevlinMcDermott said: Back in 2008, when I first logged onto SL. You needed to show your ID or License to access the Adult Areas of Second Life anyway. So the age verification laws popping up across the country won't affect adult area's SL will just switch back to requiring ID. I also started in 08 and maybe it's my memory but I don't remember ever having to show any form of identification. *shrugs* 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Amore Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 I preferred SL being presented as an arts, education and enterprise space (where you might also stumble into adult content). As opposed to an adult service (where you might also stumble into exhibitions, education and enterprise). This proposal stirs up the puritan in me and I cannot decipher a single redeeming factor for directing newcomers straight to avatar porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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