{"id":6270,"date":"2021-02-14T16:57:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T22:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=6270"},"modified":"2021-02-14T16:57:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T22:57:22","slug":"love-made-in-second-life-avatarlove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/love-made-in-second-life-avatarlove\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Made in Second Life: AvatarLove"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"ipsPadding ipsType_normal\">\n<div class=\"ipsType_richText ipsType_break ipsContained\">\n<div data-controller=\"core.front.core.lightboxedImages\">\n<p>This week we are taking a look at the innovative niche of maternity roleplaying in Second Life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mmFrameId_0.008769933045365885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UFMfbyL3I2s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For those who are curious, the <a href=\"https:\/\/secondlife.com\/destinations\/roleplay\/family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Family Roleplaying<\/a> section of the Destination Guide is a great place to start exploring options for your potential virtual family. Babies of all skin tones and ethnicities can be found at inworld adoption agencies, and vendors can help you find a bundle of joy that looks like you or even a combination of you and your partner. Once your love bug has arrived, feel free to go all out with tiny clothing and accessories! Chat away the new parent jitters with others at various family-themed regions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/content.invisioncic.com\/Mseclife\/monthly_2021_02\/AVLoveRender01.thumb.png.7d006f5b7596feb4aff10f4f845cefd1.png\" alt=\"AVLoveRender01.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"466\" data-fileid=\"129361\" data-ratio=\"43.08\" data-unique=\"8dbtzbxed\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.secondlife.com\/carrie.tatsu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carrie Tatsu<\/a> has been one of the leading contributors to inworld maternity products for several years, with her first product line, Zooby Babies. This week her new product line, AvatarLove, is releasing the Love Momma: the first avatar capable of a live birth in Second Life. The body is streamlined to make it easier to use for Residents, with only one mesh layer. One of the key features is a HUD for both parents that aids in the baby\u2019s growth and provides a mood meter for her partner. The partner and\/or friends can do sweet things to boost the pregnant avatar\u2019s mood or help her feel more comfortable. The layers of interactivity that have been woven into the creation of the Love Momma culminate in a meaningful shared experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to say real and not real, I\u2019ll say physical and virtual, because everything is real,\u201d says Carrie.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/content.invisioncic.com\/Mseclife\/monthly_2021_02\/AVLoveMommaDressed.thumb.png.581cadbeb476a93498778adef236ac4b.png\" alt=\"AVLoveMommaDressed.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"691\" data-fileid=\"129362\" data-ratio=\"69.08\" data-unique=\"ml19syftm\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The roleplaying of relationships that Residents find in Second Life can mean many different things to people. Carrie points out that people often \u201creveal more about themselves in a virtual space than they necessarily reveal about themselves in real life,\u201d and says that she creates these products to provide a segway into a unique type of emotional intimacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunicating with each other is the ultimate connection,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Just as we often say it takes a village to raise a child, it took over a year for Carrie and her extraordinary team to bring this latest model to life. Piscine Mackenzie is one of the Lead Developers, and Brias Stardust is the Senior 3D Artist. Other 3D and texture artists that contributed are chobii Resident, ming lu, NODNOL Jameson, Astralia Resident, blaiseowl Resident, Aurore Clarity, benjaminlucas Resident, Katarzyncia Resident, Hoshi Kimono. She would also like to thank YouTuber\/Blogger Mousy &#8220;The Ultimate Clout Chaser\u201d and Customer Service and Product Testers Anne Whimsy, cindy kiyori, RoseSilverShadow Resident, and lilymai1 Resident.<\/p>\n<p>The real life couple you see in today&#8217;s video illustrating the live birth is <a href=\"https:\/\/my.secondlife.com\/ayambi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ayambi<\/a>, a contributing 3D artist and owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LoviesMaternitylPediatrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lovies Maternity Clinic<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/my.secondlife.com\/lordrathegoat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lord Ra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Carrie invites other creators to play around with the <a href=\"https:\/\/zoobylife.com\/momma\/kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mesh kit<\/a> on Blender, and join the AvatarLove Group (secondlife:\/\/\/app\/group\/fce15a14-4747-977d-e06d-65fc502547b7\/about).<\/p>\n<p><em>Video Production Credits:<br \/>Draxtor Despres<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have A Great Week From all of us at Zoha Islands and Fruit Islands\/Eden<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are taking a look at the innovative niche of maternity roleplaying in Second Life. For those who are curious, the Family Roleplaying section of the Destination Guide is a great place to start exploring options for your potential virtual family. 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