Comments on: [VIDEO] A Day in the Second Life http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life I amplify your awesome. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:23:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Torley http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life#comment-1878 Torley Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:52:42 +0000 http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life/#comment-1878 <strong>@Orchid:</strong> I don't know what you mean by "ripping", but I really like the term "helpy helperton"! First time I've ever heard that. <strong>@Shockwave:</strong> Looks like that's a feline with an eye for vintage! <strong>@Alexander:</strong> Belated you're welcomes! @Orchid: I don't know what you mean by "ripping", but I really like the term "helpy helperton"! First time I've ever heard that.

@Shockwave: Looks like that's a feline with an eye for vintage!

@Alexander: Belated you're welcomes!

]]> By: Orchid Glitterbuck http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life#comment-1696 Orchid Glitterbuck Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:40:46 +0000 http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life/#comment-1696 I had mean to comment on this a while back (and honestly thought I had) so today I took another gander (goose and cow). Please don't think I'm ripping on your fun - I always offer up-sides to all the fumbles I see :) I just want to be a helpy helperton is all. I had mean to comment on this a while back (and honestly thought I had) so today I took another gander (goose and cow).

Please don't think I'm ripping on your fun - I always offer up-sides to all the fumbles I see :) I just want to be a helpy helperton is all.

]]> By: Shockwave Plasma http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life#comment-885 Shockwave Plasma Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:00:59 +0000 http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life/#comment-885 Arrgghh, it didn't take my comment...Lets start again. It's a few days old, but hey...why not. IM in UR Camera Stealin UR Framez http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/9902/cat-camera.jpg Arrgghh, it didn't take my comment…Lets start again. It's a few days old, but hey…why not.

IM in UR Camera Stealin UR Framez

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]]> By: Alexander Lapointe http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life#comment-849 Alexander Lapointe Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:05:16 +0000 http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life/#comment-849 Ok, awesome! Thanks! Ok, awesome! Thanks!

]]> By: Torley http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life#comment-816 Torley Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:47:32 +0000 http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life/#comment-816 Ah, I like QuicKeys (stems from my Mac days), AutoHotKey (FREE), and PhraseExpress (also FREE for personal use) for this and more SL-related things. There are lots! I bet <a href="http://lifehacker.com/" rel="nofollow">Lifehacker</a> has more options. Specifically for taking photos, anything which will trigger a keystroke at timer intervals will do. It's that simple. If you make some kewl movies, lemme know! Ah, I like QuicKeys (stems from my Mac days), AutoHotKey (FREE), and PhraseExpress (also FREE for personal use) for this and more SL-related things. There are lots! I bet Lifehacker has more options. Specifically for taking photos, anything which will trigger a keystroke at timer intervals will do. It's that simple.

If you make some kewl movies, lemme know!

]]> By: Alexander Lapointe http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life#comment-815 Alexander Lapointe Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:03:16 +0000 http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life/#comment-815 Ok, cool. So, being a complete idiot about certain computer things, what would be a good macro program to use for this? Ok, cool. So, being a complete idiot about certain computer things, what would be a good macro program to use for this?

]]> By: Torley http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life#comment-801 Torley Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:22:16 +0000 http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life/#comment-801 Thankyou-thankyou for watching! :D Basically, I leave my tester alt, and... any external macro program capable of repetitive, timed keystrokes in an app can do this: generally, I set it to take a picture every X seconds within Second Life. Alas, we don't have LSL support for taking pictures more integratedly, but it's something I've heard brought up before — I think Koz Farina did — and it sure would be ace. The surveillance style appeals to me because... I see a lot of machinima that's very glossy and produced, like MTV productions. I love the contrast and those saturated tones, but at the same time, I like "candid"-style, amateur footage. Like the cameras in <em>Big Brother</em>. Moving in two harmonious directions: SL videos often look bland (intentionally) because video artifacting degrades the already-somewhat-dull tonal palette. It's why I add saturation in post-production. I've been looking at more plugins and whatnot to give "grit" — what if we could have those sort of visuals realtime in Second Life? I know I've seen it in other games; <em>Deus Ex: Invisible War</em>'s botvision sort of comes to mind. There was another game, <em>Stubbs the Zombie</em>, where you can detach your hand, and the handcam is <em>soooo</em> kewl. And of course, classic <em>Metal Gear Solid</em> is an inspiration too. <strong>Erbo</strong>, precisely! That's exactly why I selected that piece. It's "<a href="http://www.archive.org/download/Torley_Wong_-_The_Final_Selection/Torley_Wong-the_aspergian_theme.mp3" rel="nofollow">the aspergian theme</a>". I'm sure you've also noticed that the steady beat occasionally gets splintered apart and varied, like ball bearings dropping. Thankyou-thankyou for watching! :D

Basically, I leave my tester alt, and… any external macro program capable of repetitive, timed keystrokes in an app can do this: generally, I set it to take a picture every X seconds within Second Life.

Alas, we don't have LSL support for taking pictures more integratedly, but it's something I've heard brought up before — I think Koz Farina did — and it sure would be ace.

The surveillance style appeals to me because… I see a lot of machinima that's very glossy and produced, like MTV productions. I love the contrast and those saturated tones, but at the same time, I like "candid"-style, amateur footage. Like the cameras in Big Brother.

Moving in two harmonious directions: SL videos often look bland (intentionally) because video artifacting degrades the already-somewhat-dull tonal palette. It's why I add saturation in post-production.

I've been looking at more plugins and whatnot to give "grit" — what if we could have those sort of visuals realtime in Second Life? I know I've seen it in other games; Deus Ex: Invisible War's botvision sort of comes to mind. There was another game, Stubbs the Zombie, where you can detach your hand, and the handcam is soooo kewl. And of course, classic Metal Gear Solid is an inspiration too.

Erbo, precisely! That's exactly why I selected that piece. It's "the aspergian theme". I'm sure you've also noticed that the steady beat occasionally gets splintered apart and varied, like ball bearings dropping.

]]> By: Erbo Evans http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life#comment-755 Erbo Evans Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:44:47 +0000 http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life/#comment-755 Yes, "surveillance camera" was exactly the effect I thought of with that initial sequence...a broken one, gradually coming into focus, then fading away to the true-life rendering. The music is also well-picked...it has a very multilayered, motoric rhythm that keeps the pace moving along, and cycles back just like the day-night cycle does. Yes, "surveillance camera" was exactly the effect I thought of with that initial sequence…a broken one, gradually coming into focus, then fading away to the true-life rendering.

The music is also well-picked…it has a very multilayered, motoric rhythm that keeps the pace moving along, and cycles back just like the day-night cycle does.

]]> By: Alexander Lapointe http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life#comment-753 Alexander Lapointe Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:29:08 +0000 http://torley.com/video-a-day-in-the-second-life/#comment-753 So, I'm trying to figure this out. How did you get this footage? Was it a script you put in a prim or something or did you leave an alt there and have it run a script to take the photos? In any case what's the script for this because I would love to give it a shot sometime. So, I'm trying to figure this out. How did you get this footage? Was it a script you put in a prim or something or did you leave an alt there and have it run a script to take the photos? In any case what's the script for this because I would love to give it a shot sometime.

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