Prim Perfect Jigsaw: A chance to solve the mysteries of The Blackened Mirror

The Blackened Mirror

You’ve probably see the trailer by now – at least we hope you have! But tomorrow, as part of the Happy Hunting! show, the first episode of The Blackened Mirror will finally be released.

Why, you may wonder, is a film noir style series (with elements of Steampunk and classic Lovecraftian horror) airing as part of a show all about Hunts and Hunters in Second Life?

Well, that’s because as well as a TV mini-series (and watchable purely on that level), The Blackened Mirror comes filled with games, hunts and puzzles to be solved. Prizes (and rewards) range from genuine 1930s cocktail recipes to inworld gifts to secret information that will unlock mysteries within the show.  You can follow the show from clues on the web to hunts inworld – with odd, quirlky little side contests – for example, if you find a link between one certain piece of information and a broadway musical, you will win a chance for your name to figure as a character in The Blackened Mirror – and you get to choose whether you’d rather be a hero/ine or a villain/ess!

So have a go at the jigsaw now – and make sure you catch the show tomorrow!

Meet the three main characters from The Blackened Mirror

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Catch up with your Prim Perfect jigsaws (showing images of Second Life and other virtual worlds).

If you’d like to submit a photo of your own to feature as a jigsaw, send it to the Prim Perfect Flickr Group. It should be sized 800w x 600h, or else it will need to be re-sized.

A new hunt reporter: Rosamoo Mendelsohn joins the team for Happy Hunting!

Rosamoo

We’re delighted to announce a new member for the Happy Hunting! team.

Sadly, our intrepid hunt reporter Frequency Picnic had to step down at the end of last season, but we’re delighted to report that Rosamoo Mendelsohn will be joining us – and she has already found a fantastic amount of hunts and hunt goodies to share with you in tomorrow’s show (3pm SLT on Friday 31st August).

Rosamoo is – with her partner, Xia Nishi, one of the people behind the amazing Hunt SL – the group that promotes information about hunts in SL through its website and through its special HUD and displays – including some very practical hints and gifts!

Hunt SL sign

We are looking forward to Rosamoo joining us for the shows and sharing her finds with us!

And don’t forget – you’ll also be able to see the first episode of our new mini-series The Blackened Mirror on Happy Hunting! tomorrow – make sure you don’t miss it!

Round Three of LEA AIRs Announced!

Eupalinos Ugajin’s [Kou!] will return to the LEA in an expanded version with new collaborations.

The LEA is pleased to announce the third round of Artists-in-Residence, who will receive a full sim for six months on which to create and display their proposed projects:

Arrehn Oberlander  

Artistide Despres

Chic Aeon

Cica Ghost

Daco Monday

Emily Darrow

Eupalinos Ugajin

Fae Varriale

Giovanna Cerise

Gracie Kendal

Ian Pahute
jjccc coronet

Lorin Tone

Nessuno Myoo and Kicca Igaly

Nino Vichan

Noke Yuitza

pixels sideways

Rose Borchovski

Seraph Kegel

Tony Resident

The LEA received nearly 50 high-quality applications, and it was a difficult decision, but those selected submitted truly outstanding proposals that represent a diverse range of virtual art. While a handful are artists returning for a second round, the majority will be exhibiting at the LEA for the first time. Projects range from full-sim immersions, to augmented reality installations, to innovative builds geared specifically for multimedia works such as sound and machinima projects.

Artists will have up to four months to build their projects (though many have suggested they will be completed sooner), leaving a full two months for public exploration of the completed works. Keep an eye on this blog for announcements of exhibit openings and related special events.

The previous two rounds of LEA land grant artists-in-residence have resulted in some truly exceptional works, and we anticipate this next group to be just as fantastic. Congratulations to all the artists, we can’t wait to see your vision!

American Precisionists Art at First Bank Gallery in Seraph City

EXHIBITION: AUGUST 28 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1

An Exhibition curated by Gstone Turas

Artists Charles Demuth and Charles Sheeler share much more than a first name and birth year. Contemporaries, both were born in Pennsylvania; the center of American steel production in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was Pennsylvania steel that built the Empire State Building, the gates of the Panama Canal, railroads, and heavy machinery of this dynamic era.

The works in this exhibition are reminders of a time when America took pride in and celebrated its accomplishments as the builder of the modern age. Mass production was the engine of progress.

This exhibition is purely for FAIR USE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

DONATIONS ARE WELCOME

First City Bank Building, Seraph City

ABOUT FIRST BANK BUILDING GALLERY IN SERAPH CITY

First Bank Gallery in Seraph City is devoted to American Art from the first 1/2 of the 20th Century. In addition to First Bank Gallery, many Second Life residents and visitors have enjoyed the other art exhibits curated by Gstone Turas in the 1920s Berlin Project Sim at her Galerie Glitzern und Schicksal, and Swing Street Gallery in Swing Times Sim.

Gstone’s mission is to use historical art as an opportunity to not just entertain, but to educate people about world history during the period 1920 to 1950. “It’s a way to foster understanding across international borders using virtual world tools”, she says.

Relay for Life launches in Inworldz!

Report and images by Wildstar Beaumont

At the Kickoff in Inworldz

Saturday the 25th of August was another little step in the young history of virtual worlds.

The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is having its first season in a second virtual world : InWorldz.

The kickoff took place in an amazing asteroid field, with  the attendance of the committee, team members and volunteers made up of a mix of InWorldz residents and veterans of RFL of SL.

The Chair of the Committe , Hairy Thor , gave the opening speech, followed by TIGGS Beaumont and by Sting Raymaker, the ACS Representative. The soundtrack of the event was taken care of by KyFire Oaklef.

At the Kickoff in Inworldz

At the end of the opening speeches there were dances and the first kiosk was rezzed where donations totalling 50,000 IWZ$ (100 USD) were deposited in just a few minutes.

For more information about RFLofIW see the the related blog at 
http://rflofiw.blogspot.com/

SUYS mews.

Welcome to the August SUYS event! This month’s theme is ‘Cat’s Meow’ – rawr!!

Our designers for this week’s SUYS are:

Boathouse [SLurl]
La’Licious Designs [SLurl]
MudHoney [SLurl]
New Trails [SLurl]
Starstruck [SLurl]
Trompe Loeil [SLurl]

Remember – everything released for SUYS is just $150L or less, but only for this weekend!

You can see pics of all the SUYS items over on our Flickr page and be sure to join the in-world Spruce Up Your Space group to get the SUYS notices, LMs, etc!

This is our second and final SUYS weekend for August; it starts at 9AM SLT on Aug 25 and ends midnight SLT on Aug 26!

Tiny Take Over for the new issue of Prim Perfect

Prim Perfect: Issue 42 – Summer 2012: Cover

Here is the new issue of Prim Perfect—rather later than planned! Unfortunately, events conspired to gobble up key members of staff—such as a certain Birthday Party that managed to grab up my time rather more than I had been expecting!

But here now is our Summer Issue, packed with information about the smaller members of our Second Life community, with a look at Tinies, Petites, and even a few Micros!

Our Region Of The Month is the fascinating Raglan Shire—heart of the Tiny community.

Honour McMillan has been exploring there while Java Jetcity has picked out ten places that you will surely want to visit, especially if you are doing our Tiny Quest!

Prim Perfect: Issue 42 – Summer 2012: Region of the Month

To complete the Tiny Quest you will need to find thirty numbered tokens, which will lead one lucky person to win L$5,000—and an amazing box of Tiny-themed treasures too!

Prim Perfect: Issue 42 – Summer 2012: Tiny Quest!

Ten of the tokens are hidden in the ten special places in Raglan Shire described in Java Jetcity’s article, some more are at the Prim Perfect headquarters, some are hidden at the Designing Worlds studio… but no fewer than ten tokens are hidden in the pages of this magazine! For details on how to find them, see Page 10.

We also have interviews with Zayn Till, the owner of Raglan Shire, and with Wynx Whiplash, who is the creator of the wonderful Tiny avatars—Wildstar Beaumont and Tricia Aferdita have been finding out all about them!

Rowan Derryth has been looking at the biggest and smallest avatars she could find, meeting the creators of the Giants and of the Micros, while Beq Janus looks at how a Linden Home can be turned into a snug retreat for Petites with the aid of designers Angie Mornington and Dellybean North.

Prim Perfect: Issue 42 – Summer 2012: Size Matters

This issue also reflects on some of the key events of the summer. We have a report by Cain Maven on the fabulous Home and Garden Expo back in May, a look at the celebrations for Second Life’s Ninth Birthday in June, and a report by Beq Janus on the climax to Relay for Life 2012—the Relay Weekend in July.

Prim Perfect: Issue 42 – Summer 2012: RFL – prize winning build by Troy Vogel

Winona Wiefel is on hand with Advice for Newcomers on making a beach blanket—so you will be able to soak up the sunshine! And there’s more news about the most recent bargains from Spruce Up Your Space, as well as a feature article by Lacey Muircastle on the Homestuff initiative from the people behind Menstuff and Womenstuff.

There’s exciting news from our TV shows, Designing Worlds and Happy Hunting!, available on Treet TV.

And of course we have free Prim Perfect gifts for you. Gifts are only available in Second Life through our inworld Intellibook version. And, of course, amongst the gifts you will find the tokens that will help you win the Quest.

Prim Perfect: Issue 42 – Summer 2012: Designer of the Month

Our team of talented photographers, led by PJ Trenton, Judith Lefevre, GM Nikolaidis, Tricia Aferdita, Winona Wiefel, Wildstar Beaumont, and Honour McMillan bring you some of the most artistic eye candy from across the metaverse.

All this with News From the Grid and more!

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So how can I get Prim Perfect?

If you prefer to read the magazine online but not inworld, there are choices. Firstly, there’s the wonderful Calaméo system, which allows you to moves smoothly through the pages, giving you the feeling of reading a real magazine. You’ll find Issue 42 here – and please do leave a comment!

Prim Perfect: Issue 42 – Summer 2012: Home and Garden Expo

But, if you like to download your magazines to read as you commute to work, or in the bath, or wherever, you can also download a pdf of the magazine from Calameo – or print it out!.

It is available through SL Marketplace (just search on the site for Prim Perfect). This will deliver you a copy in the form of an Intellibook that you can rez and read inworld.

We also have subscribe-o-matic kiosks throughout Second Life – so you can just click to subscribe. You’ll be sent a copy of the latest issue, and then you’ll receive your issues regularly!

Prim Perfect: Issue 42 – Summer 2012: Petites

You can get the latest issue – and copies of all our earlier issues too – at our headquarters in Costa Rica.  It’s got a great cafe to relax in while you’re reading the latest issue too!

Or you can have it delivered to you each month as an IntelliBook, by joining the Prim Perfect Readers group inworld. It costs nothing to join and, apart from delivering the magazine each month, we won’t overload you with chat or messages!

In addition to delivering the Intellibook version of the magazine, you’ll also get a link to the online Calaméo version of the magazine, so you’ll be able to access that too.

Prim Perfect: Issue 42 – Summer 2012: SL9B

How to Join Prim Perfect Readers

• Inworld, open Search.
• Search Groups for Prim Perfect Readers.
• Click to join

So … enjoy! And let us know what you think of our new edition!