Sight-seeing Guide
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Cadroe Murphy
Assistant to Mr. Shatner
Join date: 31 Jul 2003
Posts: 689
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09-03-2003 08:00
I wanted to let people know about my Sight-Seeing Guide in Tan (32, 77). To use it you click on one of the sims on the large map. Sights from that sim will then appear on a row of displays. Clicking on a sight gives you an enlarged view and a text blurb about it. In the future it will dispense landmarks. The emphasis is on pretty things to look at. I'm adding things to it bit by bit as I fly around sight-seeing. I'm thinking of putting one near a welcome area, because it seems like newer folks and trial users might benefit from it. Any suggestions? Here is a list of (almost) everyone whose work is featured on the Guide so far. Feel free to let me know if you'd like your blurb changed. Artemis Tesla Buck Weaver Bausch Bunderfeld Aurican Sunchaser Neil Protagonist Chip Midnight Lordfly Digeridoo Lynnix Muse Bill Linden feniks Stone Nephilaine Protagonist Kenzington Fairlight and Damiana Domino Mithryl Yamamoto Ironchef Cook Madox Kobayashi Maerl Underthorn Rathe Underthorn (? Mayan Pyramid) Stew Cook Bosozoku Kato Ethereal Birghtwillow LePoseur Skidoo Athos Murphy Mark Michelson Hiro Yamamoto Jake Cellardoor Arpie Perkins Thanks to all the above for making cool stuff  |
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Zana Feaver
Arkie
Join date: 17 Jul 2003
Posts: 396
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09-03-2003 08:42
I saw this yesterday and I think it's a great idea!! Keep up the good work . Zana |
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Madox Kobayashi
Madox Labs R&D
Join date: 28 Jun 2003
Posts: 402
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09-03-2003 08:52
Wow I'm on the list I'll have to go see this. I want to know what my blurb is now. hehe. My next task is major landscaping so it should get better.
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Cadroe Murphy
Assistant to Mr. Shatner
Join date: 31 Jul 2003
Posts: 689
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09-03-2003 10:31
Madox - Actually you're place is a little exceptional in that I mainly added it because of the gadgets (like the elevator). Not that your place isn't nice, but you've made such cool toys. Thanks, Zana! |
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Madox Kobayashi
Madox Labs R&D
Join date: 28 Jun 2003
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09-03-2003 12:31
Yay! I expected / was hopeing that was the case. I'll have to make sure my place always has fresh coolness now 
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Damiana Domino
Pyromaniac Lovebunny
Join date: 12 Jun 2003
Posts: 222
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09-03-2003 13:30
i saw that the other night Cadroe and it looked great! what a good idea. btw..Kenzington Fairlight and i are probly going to move tonight so i'll try to get you a new landmark if you plan to keep your guide up to date. i can't wait to see what you make next. |
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Cadroe Murphy
Assistant to Mr. Shatner
Join date: 31 Jul 2003
Posts: 689
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09-03-2003 15:53
Damiana - I'm glad you liked it! You had the cool three-wing glass house, right? If you don't mind, please just IM me the new coords or drop me a landmark and I'll come by to get a new snapshot.
BTW, does anyone here know if Bill Linden's house in Ritch is modeled on a particular house by Frank Lloyd Wright or just in the same style? I IMed him but (quite understandably) didn't hear back.
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James Miller
Village Idiot
Join date: 9 Jan 2003
Posts: 1,500
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09-03-2003 16:25
Heh, Bill Linden is almost never online. In fact, that house has been there for as long as I can remember. Best bet is to pray he or another Linden sees this thread.
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Ezhar Fairlight
professional slacker
Join date: 30 Jun 2003
Posts: 310
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09-04-2003 08:57
From: someone Originally posted by Cadroe Murphy
BTW, does anyone here know if Bill Linden's house in Ritch is modeled on a particular house by Frank Lloyd Wright or just in the same style? I IMed him but (quite understandably) didn't hear back. It's modeled in Wrights cantilever-style, used in his most famous building - Fallingwater. I recently attempted to build something in that style too, but got distracted (as usual) by other things. In the process I gained much respect for Mr. Wright :) I can post some better links (to larger sized pix) when I'm at home. |
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Nergal Fallingbridge
meep.
Join date: 26 Jun 2003
Posts: 677
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09-04-2003 09:18
Cadroe, saw your kiosk last night, and spent a good few minutes playing with it. Very cool job!
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Ironchef Cook
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Join date: 23 Jun 2003
Posts: 574
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09-04-2003 13:58
Very cool indeed. I found it by accident while flying by. I was amazed I was even on there. |
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Cadroe Murphy
Assistant to Mr. Shatner
Join date: 31 Jul 2003
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09-04-2003 14:29
Ezhar - Thanks for the info. I went to an exhibit of original FLW glass recently and it was very cool. Maybe I'll get to see Fallingwater in First Life some day. Ironchef - Giant Kool-aid Man was a natural And thanks for the kind words, everyone. |
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Ezhar Fairlight
professional slacker
Join date: 30 Jun 2003
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09-04-2003 14:54
As promised, some links: - high-res pix
- 3D model
- it's current (not so good) state
Oh, and I too like your sight-seeing guide. It'd be even better if the sim thats currently displayed and the thumbnail thats being viewed would be slightly tinted, to show which one the building is in. |
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Cadroe Murphy
Assistant to Mr. Shatner
Join date: 31 Jul 2003
Posts: 689
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Landmarks
09-16-2003 09:36
I wanted to let anyone interested know that the Sight-seeing Guide now dispenses landmarks for the sights featured in it.
Also, I moved it toward the center of Tan from the edge and remodeled it - it's now the thing with two floating hemispheres. It now shows which sim you're looking at, as suggested.
If you have a store you'd like to advertise, I'd suggest Water Rogers' information booths which list businesses. I'm just focusing on sight-seeing stuff with my project.
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Sapphire Bombay
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Join date: 8 Oct 2003
Posts: 341
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10-13-2003 08:56
I ran across the guide and found it extremely cool! Great job.
Sapphire
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