Question of generally accepted Value of a Creation within SL

I think you can make a cube and give it a fantastic texture that took you many hours to perfect, or you can spend many hours making a complex build or sculpted shape and then apply a very basic texture to it. What about scripts and animations even?

I think the "primary value" is in the eye of the beholder, and if you're asking "does the real value come from the texture, or geometry, ect", I'd say "the real value comes from the overall product looking good, or (if scripted) working well"

Yes and maybe

To the original question which was

"When you create a building or an object, which single factor do you consider to be the primary value of that creation?"

The design. Simply that.

And for people who potentially use other's designs like photo art, textures etc to complete their finished product - I can't see why that would devalue a design as it's how you applied it and brought the finished work to life.

Always depends on your licences though, some textures say from Getty Images if you don't have extended licences, you might be due to pay royalties from your *design*. Just as a side item.

The only value for me is "how much fun did I have making it and how much fun will I have using it?"

If I sell it later on, that's a bonus, but the fun of creating/using it myself is its main value to me.

The answer is 'yes'.

Or rather, the answer is that the question is unanswerable on the face of it. It depends on too many variables.

For a building which is essentially a box with gorgeous textures, the textures are the primary value.

For a building which is complex, with many structural elements, clever texture use and re-use, and scripted facilities (like lights or doors), then the primary value may be the scripts, or the building work, or the texturing work....

So 'it depends'.




That that was not the deal offered me at the time of purchase.

However, I would offer to return the texture in exchange for the original money, and go find a different texture from a sane texture artist to use on the product.


Unless stated otherwise, I presume that textures sold for use within SL are sold on the understanding that I cannot re-sell the texture as a texture, but can sell products made with the texture as a component part of the object. Including, if I so wish, something as simple as dumping a rug texture on a rectangular prism prim.

There is no other indication of value in a free economy besides what others are willing to pay for it. To set a price take a look at the prices of similar objects. However if your object is unique in some way you can go for a higher price.

In SL the way objects are measured in price is not related to time and effort, not even to skill. It is much easier to build a simple house than building hair, and yet hair is being sold for around 200 a color pack while simple houses might reach prices of several thousands - for no reason other than houses being more expensive *in RL* than a session at the hairdresser.

Another factor seems to be sex. Add a sex animation to *any* build and you can sell it for ten times the price.



Skins ARE "single textures" and yet they are among the priciest items in SL. (Why? see my above statement about sex.)

I use the value of the time sort of, but much much value based on how much others are charging. Of course, there is always a freebie, just add stuff to make yours better somehow. There are always things to do with market changes, but I base it on what other charge and then how much I think I can get for it. I think about this, many times, before a project. But I do no market research other than looking at what I have seen parked and at tracks. So I really don't advice this way. If you make the best stuff and still want to give it away for free, well there is nothing that will really convince you and you may have happy customers.