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Steve Mahfouz

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01-13-2008 12:13

When I say sim developer, I mean someone who comes in and does all the terraforming and building of structures, etc. Everything from soups to nuts

Who do you think it is ?

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Snowman Jiminy

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01-13-2008 12:16

Linden Labs of course !

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Crunch Underwood

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01-13-2008 12:56

i'd like to say me

but rezzable i think has made the most sims that really make me go "wow! thats frekkin cool"

-Crunch

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Dekka Raymaker

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01-13-2008 13:01

I'd like to say me too, in the future…

…but there is no way I could spend the time here to become that good. I would say there isn't a single developer who should get accredited but maybe there are brilliant teams of people out there

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Raymond Figtree

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01-13-2008 13:15

Well, I have to think of Caledon and Nerdagara Falls first.

If you go by how they do business, how much they are respected and how much they add to SL and the community, I have to go with Desmond Shang and Sarah Nerd. But I have the utmost respect for you, Steve, as well as Wildefire, Darien, Stephen, Incanus, Rockwell, Kandee, Sammy, Cristalle, and Lindal even though she's only on property #1. They are all making SL a better place. Hate to make lists like these because I always forget someone.

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Steve Mahfouz

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01-13-2008 13:19

From: Raymond Figtree

Well, I have to think of Caledon and Nerdagara Falls first.

If you go by how they do business, how much they are respected and how much they add to SL and the community, I have to go with Desmond Shang and Sarah Nerd. But I have the utmost respect for you, Steve, as well as Wildefire, Darien, Stephen, Incanus, Rockwell, Kandee, Sammy, Cristalle, and Lindal even though she's only on property #1. They are all making SL a better place. Hate to make lists like these because I always forget someone.

thanks raymond, very kind of you. I'm ok with people bragging about their favorite person

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Wheezie Jefferson

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01-13-2008 13:59

Anshe Chung hands down, but then again maybe she has people working for her

Cristalle Karami

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01-13-2008 14:22

That's really humbling, Ray. Especially considering how lovely Liome is.

Honestly, the answer probably is Electric Sheep Co.

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3Ring Binder

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01-13-2008 14:24

well, i haven't seen them all yet. but i kind of like wut Greenies did, and Chaos has a cool palce, controversial as he may be. Made is great. the Reflections sims are beautiful.... i have so much more to see, and talk about. too many to remember.

Rita Hainsworth

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01-13-2008 15:44

If you can get in touch with Veronica Duval....she hands down has one of the most beautiful sims here on SL.....landscaped to perfection with beautiful constructions...really is something to see...Her sim is private but she does take clients. Worth the trouble getting in touch with her

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Bradley Bracken

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01-13-2008 15:46

I toss my hat in for Caledon. Sometimes I go there just to walk around and walk around in awe. Amazing work. Desmond has created the best of what SL should be.

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Ordinal Malaprop

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01-13-2008 16:18

From: Bradley Bracken

I toss my hat in for Caledon. Sometimes I go there just to walk around and walk around in awe. Amazing work. Desmond has created the best of what SL should be.

It isn't Desmond who builds the structures, though. Sims designed for letting, as far as I can see, don't really fall under the auspices of this thread. We would be talking about the Greenies, Straylight etc.

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Scott Tureaud

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01-13-2008 16:30

the person who did the places at grendels chilren, the unused sky areas and the ground below.

plain impressive scenery that doesn't start to slow down even after you add in a few hand fulls of avatars.

Raymond Figtree

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01-13-2008 17:40

Whoever did the Isle of Wyrms...

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Cherry Czervik

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01-13-2008 18:51

Probably a tie between Kaiya Manbi and Kestrel Sakai.

Bradley Bracken

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01-13-2008 19:18

From: Ordinal Malaprop

It isn't Desmond who builds the structures, though. Sims designed for letting, as far as I can see, don't really fall under the auspices of this thread. We would be talking about the Greenies, Straylight etc.

i Agree and debated whether to state Caledon for that reason. I chose to include it however because I think it's actually more impressive to have the leadership to have so many sims developed beautifully and within standards than to build a few by yourself. That's not to discount Greenies in any way though. I love Greenies. I've never been to Straylight, but I'll have to check it out.

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Rene Erlanger

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01-13-2008 21:07

Those are just the usual well known SIMs opened to the public, there are a lot of quality sims you'll never get to see because they are not listed in Search and they want to remain private.

For example !The City of Lond Ernil, Romenna (178, 147, 27) which was closed to public for a long time, but i think is now open for people to see......you'd be hard push to find much better if you appreciate archictecture!

Desmond Shang

Guvnah of Caledon

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01-13-2008 21:44

Aw gee shucks guys... thanks

Though yeah, it's really the residents that pulled off Caledon.

I remember taking a month to texture a 350 prim house I made once. Caledon's got a third of a million prims. So it would have taken me 80 years just to texture the place, if left to my own devices

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If I had to put in a vote... I'd say Neobokrug Elytis. Ever check out "The Wastelands" sims? Check out the Fissure &c. Some incredible salvage RP too.

We're talking the Nexus Prime crew here. Now involved with everything from "The Wastelands" sims to the I Am Legend stuff and beyond.

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Zog Ozsvar

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01-14-2008 09:30

From: Cherry Czervik

Probably a tie between Kaiya Manbi and Kestrel Sakai.

Id second the vote for Kaiya Manbi if you want landscaping and terraforming. She does some of the best naturalistic environments Ive seen in SL.

As far as structures go whoever did Kowloon gets a big vote from me, also the teams behind Nexus Prime and the Wastelands sims.

Ive commissioned quite a few sims over the last 18 months and Ive found that its best to get a team in - those who do terraforming/landscaping are often not the best to do structures.

Zog

in your opinion, who is the best sim developer ?
Steve Mahfouz Ecstasy Realty Join date: 1 Oct 2005 Posts: 1,373	01-13-2008 12:13 When I say sim developer, I mean someone who comes in and does all the terraforming and building of structures, etc. Everything from soups to nuts Who do you think it is ? _____________________ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ecstasy/128/129/31 Ecstasy: high quality residential living
Snowman Jiminy Registered User Join date: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 424	01-13-2008 12:16 Linden Labs of course ! _____________________
Crunch Underwood Mr. Grown up, Go away sir Join date: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 624	01-13-2008 12:56 i'd like to say me but rezzable i think has made the most sims that really make me go "wow! thats frekkin cool" -Crunch _____________________ ---------------------------------------------- So your final Nimbus Score is 8.15, a quite remarkable achievement for a biped. Congratulations Crunch, you should be very proud.
Dekka Raymaker thinking very hard Join date: 4 Feb 2007 Posts: 3,898	01-13-2008 13:01 I'd like to say me too, in the future… …but there is no way I could spend the time here to become that good. I would say there isn't a single developer who should get accredited but maybe there are brilliant teams of people out there _____________________
Raymond Figtree Gone, avi, gone Join date: 17 May 2006 Posts: 6,256	01-13-2008 13:15 Well, I have to think of Caledon and Nerdagara Falls first. If you go by how they do business, how much they are respected and how much they add to SL and the community, I have to go with Desmond Shang and Sarah Nerd. But I have the utmost respect for you, Steve, as well as Wildefire, Darien, Stephen, Incanus, Rockwell, Kandee, Sammy, Cristalle, and Lindal even though she's only on property #1. They are all making SL a better place. Hate to make lists like these because I always forget someone. _____________________ Read or listen to some Eckhart Tolle. You won't regret it.
Steve Mahfouz Ecstasy Realty Join date: 1 Oct 2005 Posts: 1,373	01-13-2008 13:19 From: Raymond Figtree Well, I have to think of Caledon and Nerdagara Falls first. If you go by how they do business, how much they are respected and how much they add to SL and the community, I have to go with Desmond Shang and Sarah Nerd. But I have the utmost respect for you, Steve, as well as Wildefire, Darien, Stephen, Incanus, Rockwell, Kandee, Sammy, Cristalle, and Lindal even though she's only on property #1. They are all making SL a better place. Hate to make lists like these because I always forget someone. thanks raymond, very kind of you. I'm ok with people bragging about their favorite person _____________________ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ecstasy/128/129/31 Ecstasy: high quality residential living
Wheezie Jefferson is movin' on up Join date: 9 Jan 2008 Posts: 33	01-13-2008 13:59 Anshe Chung hands down, but then again maybe she has people working for her
Cristalle Karami Lady of the House Join date: 4 Dec 2006 Posts: 6,222	01-13-2008 14:22 That's really humbling, Ray. Especially considering how lovely Liome is. Honestly, the answer probably is Electric Sheep Co. _____________________ Affordable & beautiful apartments & homes starting at 150L/wk! Waterfront homes, 575L/wk & 300 prims! House of Cristalle low prim prefabs: secondlife://Cristalle/111/60 http://cristalleproperties.info http://careeningcristalle.blogspot.com - Careening, A SL Sailing Blog
3Ring Binder always smile Join date: 8 Mar 2007 Posts: 15,028	01-13-2008 14:24 well, i haven't seen them all yet. but i kind of like wut Greenies did, and Chaos has a cool palce, controversial as he may be. Made is great. the Reflections sims are beautiful.... i have so much more to see, and talk about. too many to remember.
Rita Hainsworth Registered User Join date: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 93	01-13-2008 15:44 If you can get in touch with Veronica Duval....she hands down has one of the most beautiful sims here on SL.....landscaped to perfection with beautiful constructions...really is something to see...Her sim is private but she does take clients. Worth the trouble getting in touch with her _____________________ mysocalled2ndlife.com
Bradley Bracken Goodbye, Farewell, Amen Join date: 2 Apr 2007 Posts: 3,856	01-13-2008 15:46 I toss my hat in for Caledon. Sometimes I go there just to walk around and walk around in awe. Amazing work. Desmond has created the best of what SL should be. _____________________ My interest in SL has simply died. Thanks for all the laughs
Ordinal Malaprop really very ordinary Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 4,607	01-13-2008 16:18 From: Bradley Bracken I toss my hat in for Caledon. Sometimes I go there just to walk around and walk around in awe. Amazing work. Desmond has created the best of what SL should be. It isn't Desmond who builds the structures, though. Sims designed for letting, as far as I can see, don't really fall under the auspices of this thread. We would be talking about the Greenies, Straylight etc. _____________________ http://ordinalmalaprop.com/forum/ - visit Ordinal's Scripting Colloquium for scripting discussion with actual working BBCode! http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/ - An Engine Fit For My Proceeding, my Aethernet Journal http://www.flickr.com/groups/slgriefbuild/ - Second Life Griefbuild Digest, pictures of horrible ad griefing and land spam, and the naming of names
Scott Tureaud market base? Join date: 7 Jun 2007 Posts: 224	01-13-2008 16:30 the person who did the places at grendels chilren, the unused sky areas and the ground below. plain impressive scenery that doesn't start to slow down even after you add in a few hand fulls of avatars.
Raymond Figtree Gone, avi, gone Join date: 17 May 2006 Posts: 6,256	01-13-2008 17:40 Whoever did the Isle of Wyrms... _____________________ Read or listen to some Eckhart Tolle. You won't regret it.
Cherry Czervik Came To Her Senses Join date: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 3,680	01-13-2008 18:51 Probably a tie between Kaiya Manbi and Kestrel Sakai.
Bradley Bracken Goodbye, Farewell, Amen Join date: 2 Apr 2007 Posts: 3,856	01-13-2008 19:18 From: Ordinal Malaprop It isn't Desmond who builds the structures, though. Sims designed for letting, as far as I can see, don't really fall under the auspices of this thread. We would be talking about the Greenies, Straylight etc. i Agree and debated whether to state Caledon for that reason. I chose to include it however because I think it's actually more impressive to have the leadership to have so many sims developed beautifully and within standards than to build a few by yourself. That's not to discount Greenies in any way though. I love Greenies. I've never been to Straylight, but I'll have to check it out. _____________________ My interest in SL has simply died. Thanks for all the laughs
Rene Erlanger Scuderia Shapes & Skins G Join date: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2,008	01-13-2008 21:07 Those are just the usual well known SIMs opened to the public, there are a lot of quality sims you'll never get to see because they are not listed in Search and they want to remain private. For example !The City of Lond Ernil, Romenna (178, 147, 27) which was closed to public for a long time, but i think is now open for people to see......you'd be hard push to find much better if you appreciate archictecture!
Desmond Shang Guvnah of Caledon Join date: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 5,250	01-13-2008 21:44 Aw gee shucks guys... thanks Though yeah, it's really the residents that pulled off Caledon. I remember taking a month to texture a 350 prim house I made once. Caledon's got a third of a million prims. So it would have taken me 80 years just to texture the place, if left to my own devices * * * * * If I had to put in a vote... I'd say Neobokrug Elytis. Ever check out "The Wastelands" sims? Check out the Fissure &c. Some incredible salvage RP too. We're talking the Nexus Prime crew here. Now involved with everything from "The Wastelands" sims to the I Am Legend stuff and beyond. _____________________ Steampunk Victorian, Well-Mannered Caledon!
Zog Ozsvar Corporate flack Join date: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 86	01-14-2008 09:30 From: Cherry Czervik Probably a tie between Kaiya Manbi and Kestrel Sakai. Id second the vote for Kaiya Manbi if you want landscaping and terraforming. She does some of the best naturalistic environments Ive seen in SL. As far as structures go whoever did Kowloon gets a big vote from me, also the teams behind Nexus Prime and the Wastelands sims. Ive commissioned quite a few sims over the last 18 months and Ive found that its best to get a team in - those who do terraforming/landscaping are often not the best to do structures. Zog

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