We have looked off grid before in Prim Perfect (with the Science Grid), with Designing Worlds (visiting the Science Grid, the Reaction Grid and—most recently—Heritage Key). And in The Primgraph, we have talked to Desmond Shang about his Caledonia project in Blue Mars and visited Rezzable’s Steamfish project.
But now, for the first time, the bulk of this month’s magazine looks outside Second Life at a variety of fascinating new possibilities.
I have written about why we are looking at these new locations—and the different possibilities that they seem to offer. And to get you started on your own travels, Qwis Greenwood supplies details of how to access three key locations: Blue Mars, Heritage Key and the Reaction Grid.
There are interviews with the people building these grids—with Jim Sink of Blue Mars, and with Jon Himoff of Rezzable, the group who are developing Heritage Key. And I also talk to Ener Hax who has gone from owning and managing a community in Second Life to managing a community in the Reaction Grid.
And our intrepid reporters have gone out to explore these vast new lands: Riven Homewood reports on the development of the Caledonia community in Blue Mars, Tricia Aferdita has explored Heritage Key—and has recommended some fascinating places to visit, and Elrik Merlin has returned to the Reaction Grid (which he first visited for Designing Worlds).
Our Landscape of the Month is the region of the Reaction Grid containing the amazing mathematical models of Wizard Gynoid. Raven Haalan has talked to Wizzy about her amazing creations, while Viv Trafalgar has located other places to explore on the Reaction Grid.
Our Pathfinders have also been visiting different grids. For this month, two of them travelled to Blue Mars to meet Maxwell Graf and to learn the very different building techniques that are needed there. You can read his advice, and also their reactions—while Qwis Greenwood (the mentor supremo for the Pathfinders) talked to Maxwell about what led him first to Second life and now to the Reaction Grid.
And finally, to round off, Gwen Carillon looks at the issues concerning intellectual property violations that may cause problems on other grids.
Returning to the Second Life grid for our regular feature on Linden Homes, Ceejay Writer was invited to explore the home created by True North Designs’ owner Dellybean North. Delly furnished a Tahoe mountain style home—and you will be astonished by just how many stylish rooms she was able to create—while still staying within her tight prim budget. And Ceejay talks to her about her varied career within Second Life—creating not just furniture but gorgeous jewellery and animations—among other things! We have a Reader’s Home of the Month, too, as Nika Dreamscape talks us through how she furnished her contemporary Linden home with items from many of her favourite creators.
There’s news from Relay for Life® too, while Rowan Derryth tells the story of the wonderful Virtual Ability Island.
Then Spruce Up Your Space, the new and rapidly growing initiative to bring the work of top designers within the reach of everyone by adopting fun monthly themes for items to be sold at bargain prices, tell us about their plans for June. And Ethan Westland meets a new advertiser for a special newcomer feature.
Then there’s all the latest from the Designing Worlds show, while our team of talented photographers bring you some of the most romantic and 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 26 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 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!
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