One night in the Second life virtual library

Final design

 

View from the outside 

Three friends

Library-Day 5

More scripting in second life

I experimented with basic scripting when I was at school. I  have used auto script for iterative flash and  i also know some css for website design.  So our team decided that I should be in charge of the scripting for the library.  I could not write a complicated script myself, but what I'm good at is modifying the scripts.
Usually I found a script that does similar things to what I want to do and  I then read them, make sure I understand  the script then I modify the script

I found this particle system script that allows me to create a water fountain then I modify the scripts so the particles behave as I wanted.

 

With the same script I  found online, I created two very different type of fountains

 

First one - looks like  hot spring

 Second one -glows

First thing I did is to make the alpha channel to blink

Then I used the same script to create blink lights

I realised that sometimes my avatar can not sit on a chair properly, sometimes his feet are on the chair 
so I add a script so the avatars can sit on the chairs properly

  

My avatar is sitting on the chair and  reading from the computer...or maybe sleeping 

Library-Day Four

Scripting in second life

I wanted to be able to go to view the online version of the journals when I chick the journals on the co called " bookshelf"

 

Journals on the " bookself"

  

I found a script online , and added the address of the website I want to deliver on  the line

 string URL =""

I also added a message on the line 

string Massage =""

So when i click the one of  the journals, a massage will pop up to ask my  permission to go to the website. 

 

The massage tells the basic information of the website 

After that I tried to add a simple elevator to let allows avatars to go up and down.  Alicia, Gloria and I think that stairs are very inefficient because not every avatars can get onto the stairs easily. For example Alicia's car and Gloria's ship. Also the library would have more interior space.

I found a script online. Then i modify the script so the elevator will behave as I wanted . At end i decided to put two elevators in the library, one goes from first level to second and the another goes from second to third

Interior of the library

Today we add furniture and decorations into the library

 

Blogs were added to the free standing panels 

 

Subtle brush stroke texture on the wall  and paintingswere added onto the walls

  

Library- Day Three

Today, Alicia changed my wooden floor texture to a texture called WoodFloor ,  I felt bit sad that my texture had been changed ,but both Gloria and I agreed with Alicia. WoodFloor goes very well with the white walls because it has a lighter colour and the texture of the wood is much subtle and very pleasing to the eye.

 

"Wooden Floor" VS "WoodFloor"

Offset filter

Today I used offset filter to create a seamless texture for the floors

Firstly I found a high res wooden floor texture. Then I changed colour and lighting by using colour balance and lighting effect to make the texture of the wood more stand out.

 

After  offset the image two times i could  see the seams so i used clone tool and lasso tool to copy the texture onto the seams. By doing this i was able create a seamless picture. :D

 

   

The texture looks pretty good in second life

 

Virtual library day two

Working on our virtual library

 

The rock stairs on the outside is finished.

 

 

 The rock stairs are also added into the interior, to emphasis the relationship between exterior and interior

Construct the library-day one

Start to build the library

Communication between  teammates are very important 

Virtual library ideas

The following images summary our ideas  

 

Rectangular 

 

Materiaility: wooden, like a sushi mat

  Water feature

 A bridge on the river

Outdoor space- relationship with the landscape