Studio09

I was looking for another video for this thread when I came across this one:

I like several of those you mentioned. Ones I'm not familiar with I'll be checking them out. I also like LeLutka hairstyles.

Interesting article. I-messages are also encouraged in Parent Effectiveness Training, which can be used for all kinds of conflicts not just between parent and child. It is a way to take ownership of a problem so the person whose behavior you are trying to modify doesn't get defensive.

Are you trying to view avatars on their own property when they have their security/privacy set to not allow that?

Perrie Juran wrote: Studio09 wrote: How about a dictionary as an authority? It boils down to the definition of "game". Now different dictionaries will have different interpretations but here is one: "1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: ... 2. a. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules:" You seem to be using the second definition. The OP seems to be using the first one. I agree with that because the origin of the word is: "Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement" First off, this need citation. Primarily yes, I am thinking in terms of the second definition, but not totally. However, you make a mistake in your application or interpretation of the first definition. While all games are ACTIVITIES, not all ACTIVITIES are games. For instance, in RL there were many times I found my work (employment) entertaining or amusing. I did work in the entertainment field. That however did not make it a game. OK. The definition came from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gamehttp:// The origin of the word came from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamehttp:// (I didn't use their definition cause it agreed with yours :matte-motes-smile: ) I agree that all entertaining and amusing activities are not necessarily games but I don't think that games are limited to competitions.

Freya Mokusei wrote: Studio09 wrote: "1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: ... Sneaky, but you omitted a couple words there. The line ends with two examples: "party games; word games." The one that comes to mind for me is "mind games", ever since I read "Games People Play". This definition doesn't apply since it's talking about a sub-set of activities ... I'm not applying it to a subset of activities but to SL itself. Is SL a pastime? Yes, so meets the definition. Is it an activity that provides entertainment and amusement? Yes, so meets the definition. Don't let that stop anyone though. Everyone knows where this thread is headed already. Actually until this thread I probably would not have classified SL as a game but didn't really care one way or the other. Still don't care that much but the OP had some interesting ideas that made me examine my ideas about it. And even if we know the outcome it is kind of fun to play around.

How about a dictionary as an authority? It boils down to the definition of "game". Now different dictionaries will have different interpretations but here is one: "1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: ... 2. a. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules:" You seem to be using the second definition. The OP seems to be using the first one. I agree with that because the origin of the word is: "Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement"

LepreKhaun wrote: ... we are playing a game. You may choose to play to win (by whatever definition you have of "winning", which might not agree with mine), or to meet and interact with others (using the game interface) or maybe you're attempting to "make a living" or "become known as this century's Ld'Vinci within the constraits of the game's rules (which may change at any moment, possibly not in your favor). ... OK, so SL is a game. What I want to know is what game are you playing by starting this thread? You know this topic divides players into two camps, with fanatics on both sides, and probably no way of changing people's minds about their stance. Could you be playing a game of "forum troll"? Or maybe lets get everyone posting about something less gossip raggy (OK that's a stretch but you know what I mean)? Before I play any more I'd like to know what game we're playing.

This reminds me of a psychology experiment conducted using volunteer college students some time ago. There were 2 groups - one got paid nothing (the control) and in the second group each got paid a dollar. The researchers noticed there was a small statistical difference in the responses. Those that got paid tended to give responses that they thought the researchers wanted. They felt obligated because of the money they received, no matter that is was so little. I would think that any valid researcher would be aware of the effect. Edited for spelling and to point out grammar error/typo with the original post. "Your identity will not be identified in anyway." Should be: Your identity will not be identified in any way. Doesn't give me a feeling of confidence in this whole research.

I can definitely see the brow is thinner, like it has been plucked or waxed, although the general shape looks the same. The main difference between the before and after seems to be the skin color or shade. The after looks slightly darker, with a bit more yellow and the highlights and shadows evened out and less noticeable. I don't think the actual shape of the cheeks, chin and jaw have changed, but because the highlights are more evened out their shape appears to be less pronounced. Although I can see the differences I'm not sure why it happened or how to fix it. Maybe someone with more experience can help. Good luck solving your problem.

Pictures of before and after would help.

SodaGnome wrote: You could learn to do it old school..... just make up a voice with your voice. I use voice altering stuff in my youtube movies here: http://www.youtube.com/user/SodaGnome but then I've met a lot of people. well animals/elves etc who just make a new voice on their own. I've met a few people who do cartoon voices for tv and it's amazing what you can do with your own voice if you pratice or try. Watched the video you posted in the "fox" thread; then watched all of yours I could find. I really enjoyed them - some where laugh-out-loud funny. Your voice is half the fun. Hope you make some more.

Here is how teens reacted:

Thanks everyone. Love them. That's just what I needed.

Phil Deakins wrote: ... The plate was S10LEN and the owner had put a dark screw or bolt at each aside of the top of the 1. So it read:- ST0LEN I thought that was brilliant I like it :matte-motes-grin: I wonder if it would deter car thieves from stealing it?

I was out running errands this morning when I saw this bumper sticker: Don't Postpone Joy It made me smile since I am a procrastinator. I have been feeling a bit overwhelmed recently and could still use some cheering up. Anyone else have any?

Aislin Ceawlin wrote: I can thoroughly sympathize. While I didn't seem to develop to ridiculous proportions, I did develop before anyone else. It was, to say the least, humiliating at times. Thanks. I can understand that. The teen years were difficult for many, both male and female. Glad to be finished with them but I see where some may want to use SL as a chance to experience a different version of them.

KarenMichelle Lane wrote: ... LOL - Well I didn't mean to give the males in the audience another tool for deceiving others. It just happened. P.S. Even with Voice Morphing Software it's pretty easy to identify its use in SL. The converted voice just doesn't sound right to my ear. From my little experience I agree. I once went shopping for voice morphing software on an island here in SL with a male friend of mind who was getting a female voice for his teen avi. He would try each voice and ask me how it sounded. Most sounded ridiculous - some too squeaky and some so deep they sounded like men or very old dowagers. We finally settled on one that didn't sound too bad. A lot better than the one he originally had.

Sephina Frostbite wrote: Responding to bold as well. I was one of those young well endowed children. Its a curse I tell you. 14 and a DDD @ 16 and a 36FF.. and if got worse (bigger). I was hit on my so many adult men. Maybe its why I feel so strongly about child avi's. Bad memories. Im not sure if I am old enough to be a case of the growth hormones or if I took after my Aunt Gigdet.. Either way its a curse Id surely love to give up. I also had to deal with very large breasts as a teen. At 15 I started my junior year in a public high school (I was a year ahead). I had been in an all-girls school before that but now there were boys in the classes and they all seemed to stare at my chest and "accidentally" brush up against me. I started going around hunched over with my chest caved in so I wouldn't stick out so much. I didn't even realize it until my first serious boyfriend when I was a sophomore in college convinced me I had a beautiful body and to stand up straight and show it off. (He was a breast man.) But even though I had come to accept and appreciate my body there were some things I regretted. I couldn't dance as wild and free as I wanted without my boobs bobbing up and down so learned to dance in a more lady-like manner. Same problem with running and sports. It was really bad with horseback riding, but I learned to ride with a very still upper body using my long legs as shock-absorbers. As a result I had very soft hands that horses would accept and ride up to the bit. Since I no longer regret my large breasts I saw no need to make my avi have smaller ones (which I probably would have done if I still had the attitude I had as a teen). Besides in SL I can dance as wild as I want and no bounce unless I use physics.

My funniest mistake can not be discussed here. I'd need to write about it in the adult forums. My first mistake was when I was TPed to a starting sim when I first got my account. I followed directions to step off the TP point so I wouldn't block others but since I really didn't know how to walk very well I ended up blocked by a tree. I couldn't figure out how to move around the tree so ended up clicking on the home button which took me to a nice lodge. I eventually found my way to another beginner location and read up on how to walk, fly and touch things. Another incident involved my sister, who I had talked into trying SL. I had shown her some of the free shops where she had gotten a pair of shoes that made a clip-clop sound when she walked. Problem was they continued to clip-clop even when she was standing still. It was so irritating she removed them but decided to go shoe shopping. She somehow ended up in a dance club and sent me the TP. We had fun there for awhile ... until we tried to stop dancing and couldn't figure out how. We had clicked on the floor to start dancing but when we tried to walk out we just kept dancing. I tried to stop the animation but no luck. We finally dance-walked our way out the door hoping we could stop once we were outside. We probably looked really weird but out in the plaza we were still dancing. Finally we gave up on shoe shopping and just TPed back to my house where the stop animation worked.

Dhuanolil wrote: Hello, my name is Dhuanolil. I am a Drow / dark elf with a superiority complex. I live underground in dark caves along with other narcisstic Drow. I sometimes come to the Surface to bless humans, elves, fae, and other people with my gloomy presence. ... Drowesses (female Drow) are both terrifying and sexy. It is a shame many want to sacrifice myself and other males to our goddess. Nice to meet you. The first time I saw a picture of your avi it reminded me a little of the Wraith in Stargate Atlantis, although the Wraith are a lot more scarry. I had to lookup what a Drow was. Since they have been part of D&D for some time now I wonder if they influenced the creation of the Wraith.

Kelli May wrote: ... The only other one I can think of is the Haitian tonton macoute ("Uncle Knapsack") who was said to take away bad children in his bag. His reputation was used by the Papa Doc regime as the name of their secret police. ... When I was pre-school growing up in Huston, Tx there was a homeless man who supposedly lived under one of the bridges. He carried a sack when he rummaged through the garbage cans at the garage apartment complex where we lived and the nearby trailer park. Local mothers threatened their kids with the "sack man".

Tex Monday wrote: Love this, but here is how I feel today:

iCade wrote: Strange, as the shape is very womanly. The skin is light on make up and heavy on the gloss. There really is no feature that makes her truly a teen other than what people perceive based on the color of her clothes and perhaps the flowers in her hair. The skin is not intended to be a teen skin either. To show you the difference clothing can make, here's her in a wholly different outfit: The only difference is the outfit, the mini devil horns and the septum ring as well as a change of glasses. Everything else is the same. Does she still look like a teen? I wouldn't say so, her skin is as smooth as many other avatars, I could probably give her squinty eyes and a frowny mouth like it's a fad among bloggers and she'd look even less like a teen but that's not how I roll lol. She looks like a teen in this picture because her eyes are so large for the size of her face. Either a teen or a caricature.

Coby Foden wrote: These are Icarus wings. They have an option to be totally white too. Really like the picture; the reflection and the shadow are cool.