Giselle Aeghin

On May 26th, Thinis is opening with a post-apoc theme. However - unlike most of the other post-apoc builds on the grid, the roleplay on the sim will be extremely low-tech. It will make most modern clothing seem out of place due to the simple inability to produce goods that fine in the "world" that the sim takes place in. For ideas, think "Mad Max", "Book of Eli". The picture here: Do you believe in Zombies? A post-apocalypse fantasy, movies & video-games, and why I care. « Dr. Ottematic is another good example of the genre. We are hoping to encourage SL clothing makers to create some new, ragged-looking clothing sets with a contest. The rules are simply this: 1) Two prizes of 20kL will be awarded - one for best male outfit and one for best female outfit. 2) The outfits entered must be "new" and not currently offered for sale. 3) Anything that looks too well crafted and crisp is not likely to win. 4) All accepted entries will be given a free link on the Thinis website with a picture and a SLUR to their shop (or link to Marketplace if none exists). You are encouraged to sell your creations at the contest end. That's the point. :) 5) Contest officially ends May 25th. The sim opens May 26th. Send a notecard to Silua Mills in-world if you'd like to enter.

Until a few months ago I had very little problem filling my residential rental sims with people. But, since the beginning of this year, I've struggled to even come close to making tier. Of my three sims - one is almost empty and I've been trying to decide whether to sell it or turn it into an RP venue. I've worked with in-world advertising, advertising on Marketplace and even buying a banner on the new mysecondlife homepage. But, even though I've stuck it out for several years now, its a losing proposition. I have a feeling that I'm not alone in my concerns. I had hoped to just come close to breaking even while the economy was still having trouble, but I suspect I'll be abandoning (or selling for cheap considering what people are paying these days) a sim or two within the next month.