Hello All.
I have been enjoying the guest speakers throughout the past weeks. It is fascinating that something so complex is inside of us all. The human body is a fantastic place...
Recently, my mother was diagnosed with stage two cancer. This is the 3 type of cancer she has had in 6 years. For the first two times, i was able to be around for her. Unfortunately, this time I am far away, and unable to be there at a moments notice.
With that, I wanted to make a memory avatar for my mother. This avatar would remind her that i am there for her, and that her incredible strength will get her through it all. Additionally, it would help remind her that her family can be her strength, when she doesn't feel up to it.
To do this, I wanted to create the avatar in my image that contains several outfits with images of my family. Additionally, this avatar would send messages to my mother daily, providing words of encouragement and love.
This week, I started to create this in second life. However, I have run into some issues with the software and usage.... I am having difficulty making lindens to upload skins. I was filling out surveys, but for some reason, couldn't get more than 10 lindens total... I am not sure if I wasn't filling them out properly. I also attempted to "camp" but again, couldn't figure out how to accomplish this...
Maybe someone can give me some tips on this?
See you all in class...
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Your concept about creating avatars to reassure your mother and express love and presence during her challenge with Stage 2 cancer is incredibly moving and resonant. I really look forward to looking at your avatars in class again and talking about the emotional function of presence and how to accomplish this through an avatar. About the lindens -- I understand your problems collecting lindens and I wonder - wouldn't it be easier just to buy the lindens (the price is not high)? You can see this as an art supply and frankly one that is probably cheaper than your average pencil. If the issue is pay pal or a credit card, that's interesting to talk about in class -- how to create a "cashier" or something type avatar, to help distribute lindens to those of us who don't have credit cards.
Anyway, a very moving concept - we need to discuss ways of facilitating your creation.
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