Prim Perfect Issue 19 – Summer 2009 – out now!

Prim Perfect 19 is out now – and we think you are going to love it!

Over the life of this magazine, we have looked at a variety of sims and cultures – many realistic, some fantastic. But by and large we have looked at designers whose ethos has been drawn from Western culture. This month, all that changes as we have a special Oriental issue.

Our Sim of the Month is the glorious Hosoi region – owned by Amiryu Hosoi, Kalderi Tomsen, and Nani Yifu. Ceejay Writer introduces us to this lovely place and talks to Amiryu, whose vision and designs have shaped the area, while Jvstin Tomorrow has singled out some key areas of interest to visit, and Viv Trafalgar explores some of the spectacular paths of the four areas that make up Hosoi.

Hosoi is primarily a role playing sim, and this has prompted Viv Trafalgar and Annechen Lowey to examine the ways in which role playing areas might be developed in Virtual Worlds to create vivid and interesting experiences, while Annechen addresses the issue from the other side too, and looks at how a newcomer might go about joining a role playing group.

We also have the first part of an exciting new series. Lumiere Noir, the man behind the fantastic learning tool The Tower of Prims, starts a series for Prim Perfect readers on Modular Building with an article that should inspire new builders – and also teach some older ones a few new tricks!

Keeping our Oriental theme, Isle Lunasea and Raven Haalan explore a very different vision of the Orient in our Landscape of the month – the neon-lit, dark urban environment of Neo Kowloon. And Scotti Lyle describes the theories and ideas that lie behind the creations of Japanese gardens, while Kaye Robbiani describes how she created a Japanese garden of her own. In her article for newcomers, Qwis Greenwood explains how you can create an attractive wall hanging for your home to add an Oriental touch while Nika Dreamscape has visited a store with a distinctly oriental flavour for her article this month.

And Moodyloner Korobase has given our fun quiz a decidedly Oriental flavour, too … or has she?

In addition, we have reviews of *Second Life* 6th Birthday (where we had a wonderful display, courtesy of Dellybean North, with gifts and images from many of our editions and shows), and of Relay for Life where Designing Worlds had a TV studio (also designed by the wonderfully inventive Dellybean!). Both occasions gave us an opportunity to meet some amazing people and some wonderful creatives – we hope that you enjoy seeing a few of the things they produced!

This month, our Pathfinders have been mentored by Zasa Rossini of La Belle Vie (which is, alas, no more – although you can read why she is opening a new furniture store) who has provided some fascinating advice on marketing. Read her interview with Viv Trafalgar – and also the key advice she gives our Pathfinders. And two of our Pathfinders, Aarcher Zenovka and Cinders Vale, reflect on what the advice means to them.

Gwen Carillon reviews the new ideas on Content Management put forward by Linden Lab, while Coughran Mayo meets the woman behind a fascinating nonprofit.

And our team of talented photographers – including PJ Trenton, Twisted Lemon, Vera Canning and our designer Perry Applemoor – bring you some of the most gorgeous design eye candy in Second Life!

All this – with News from the Grid … and more!

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 19 here – and please do leave a comment!

But, if you like to download your magazines to read as you commute to work, or in the bath, or wherever, you can also obtain a standard pdf for downloading and printing.

It is also available through XStreet (just search on the site for Prim Perfect). This will deliver you a copy in the form of a Thinc book that you can rez and read inworld.

We also have subscribe-o-matic kiosks throughout Second Life (these are taking over from our older vendors) – 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!

Another inworld option is to buy from our inworld vendors (located at various stores). Sometimes we have had problems with these, but you can help! If you see a vendor still selling an earlier issue, contact primperfect@gmail.com, and we’ll send someone to update it.

Or you can have it delivered to you each month as a Thinc Book, 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 Thinc Book 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.

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!