It’s official – Paradox Tectonic is entering the world of life simulation games with a new title called Life by You. Life by You will be officially unveiled on March 20, 2023. Mark your calendars and make sure to watch the event on Paradox Tectonic’s YouTube channel!
Can you play Life by You with other people? The trailer hasn’t answered this question yet but I’m sure that more details are going to be revealed at the unveiling. If Life by You offers an online multiplayer mode, I’m sure it’s going to be a hit. Nothing beats playing a life simulation game with your friends.
I’m counting down the days to the Life by You unveiling. If you’re a fan of The Sims and Second Life, you may find yourself immersed in a new world at Life by You. I’m excited to see what Paradox Tectonic has cooked up and can’t wait to start building my own town.
Are you interested in Life by You from watching the teaser? Let me know in the comments!
♫ We’re a thousand miles from comfort, we have traveled land and sea But as long as you are with me, there’s no place I’d rather be I would wait forever, exalted in the scene As long as I am with you, my heart continues to beat ♪
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel Skin
LeLutka – Jerry Hair (S) Marilyn
Monso – My Leather Romper (Red)
JD – Mochi (for SLink)
Shi – Evra Pendant (Femme) resized
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Art Dummy – On the Coast (outdoor daybed)
This Kenya II Playsuit from Ricielli is fabulous! Nothing says beachy more than coral, so I added a big splash of coral to my outfit today. I crashed after taking the first picture, and for some reason my hair detached itself, and all the colors reverted to default. This explains why the band on my hat is two different colors, cos I forgot I had originally colored it white. You probably don’t even notice, and I didn’t either until I went to crop the photos.
Do you ever notice tiny “fails” in SL photos? Sometimes I don’t even fix mistakes like hair going into clothing cos I think imperfections make SL interesting. Back in the day…… we were lucky when our hair didn’t randomly attach to our butts.
What I’m Wearing:
Truth Hair – Taren / Hat
Ricielli – Kenya II Playsuit
Gizza – Nautical Set
Ingenue – Velma Wedges (Coral)
I'm excited to show you these soon-to-be released Audrey skins from 5th & Oxford. As you can see, the blush is adorable on these two fresh makeups shown above in Medium and Tan skin tone. Here's the official info notecard with all the details:
CJ Carnot and Roslin Petion are excited to share with you the first release under their new brand, 5th & Oxford. The Audrey line is a smooth & sophisticated skin bringing back the concept of skin as an accesssory that made our award winning Vivant line so successful. With competitive pricing of just 600 lindens per skin, you can afford to buy a new outfit AND a matching makeup look for just the cost of most skins alone. Audrey is available in 3 skin tones and 24 makeups .
Other features of the Audrey skin line are mod colour brows and a variety of pubic hair styles that are color mod. We also offer store cards that enable you to choose your own discounted multipacks – 6 skins for 2400, as well as give as gifts.
5th & Oxford will be about more than just skins. In the coming months we hope to bring you a diverse range of products which draw from the most current trends in fashion and design.
Please join our group, 5th & Oxford, to receive notices and gifts. Estimated date and time of opening is Sunday, July 12, 2pm PDT.
The Juicy Slingbacks comes with a color-changing buckle and heel cap. Each item changes individually on click, for a truly unique and personalized look. All Slingbacks include silver, gold and black.
Colors in the Pinks Pack also include pink.
ALSO…. Until Midnight SLT today (May 26th), all Juicy Classic Pumps are 50% off!
Happy Memorial Day!
Tp to Juicy Main Store to see all these fabulous pumps in-world!
Do you have an iPad? Do you use it for SL? My friend showed me a screen shot of her iPad last year, and it was able to run SL pretty well, to accept inventory, chat with friends list, and walk around, etc.
I use my iPad to watch movies, play games, and surf the web, but I haven’t downloaded the SL app yet!
What’s your favorite iPad app? Mine is the Magic Piano app by Smule. I’m obsessed with playing my favorite songs on here, and trying to get a perfect score!
It’s Galentine’s Day, and two of my favorite girls in Second Life just released the cutest stuff. The kind of things you gift to yourself and conveniently “accidentally” buy for your friends too.
First up is the Versailles Love Cup from Flair, which is definitely Gogo-approved. I love holdables, and I love them even more when there are options so I can match it to my outfit.
Sparkle Skye also just released the Fiona Collection for Gacha Arcana, so if gacha’s your thing, go play. The best part is you can mix and match all the pieces, which is dangerous for me because I’ll absolutely convince myself I need every variation.
I’m currently obsessed with the Fiona ring, which is a Vault item, but don’t ask me to explain how to play Gacha Arcana because I genuinely don’t know. Sparkle tried to explain it to me, and I nodded like I understood, but I wasn’t retaining any of it. I think it has something to do with getting rewarded for playing a lot. That’s all I’ve got.
After I put together today’s outfit, I realized it was giving equestrian vibe. Which is funny because I don’t plan outfits based on themes. I wear things based on whatever pops up on my radar.
Like this Stella top from Tres Blah, which popped up again because it’s on sale. I already owned it, so I just grabbed a redelivery for LaraX and suddenly it felt like I bought something new without spending money. I love when brands update older items for previous customers. It’s one of the few things in SL that still feels genuinely nice.
This new hat hairstyle is from Wings, and you can customize the logo area with your own text. I made it my name because the template was easy to use with clear instructions. I normally don’t customize anything because I’m lazy, but this one was worth the effort.
While Gacha Arcana from MadPea is fresh on my mind, I want to say something as a resident and customer. I think there are way too many events in Second Life, and I’m saying that as someone whose main hobby in SL is literally shopping.
Even I only go to maybe one or two events a week, and when I go, I mean I teleport in, hit the brands I already know, buy what I came for, and leave. I’m not wandering. I’m not browsing. I’m in and out.
Meanwhile, every month, I watch event companies create even more events, and all it does is spread the same sales thinner and thinner for everyone.
And to be clear, I’m not personally calling out Gacha Arcana here. This applies to pretty much every event company over the past year that has not only created more monthly events on top of their existing ones, but also added marketplace counterparts, weekend sales counterparts, one-off holiday events, and even brought gacha back into the mix. At some point, all of this stops helping creators and starts hurting them.
Recently I heard that some creators participating in Gacha Arcana noticed the low traffic and lack of sales, so they brought it up with the organizer. The organizer blamed it on the real life economy affecting sales in SL. And yes, that’s true. The economy is weird right now. People are cautious. Disposable income is tighter.
But event organizers in SL also need to take some responsibility for the mess they’ve helped create. When you keep stacking events on top of events, you create an economic downward spiral. The user base isn’t big enough to support an endless stream of new events popping up just because organizers want to squeeze even more event fees out of creators for their own benefit.
