Caro in the Clouds

Nico Kaliani: I'm prepared. 

I had a lobotomy to reduce my complexity 

Nebula, on OSGrid, is a classic art venue that is well-loved all over opensim. All the Caro Fayray regions on the grid are showcases of variety, explosive and expansive beauty, and a great sense of humor, along with a keen delight in the natural world. We met on the beach at Nebula, where towels were laid out around the camp fire, and palm trees doubled as pole dance positions. HG address as always at the end of the post.

Caro Fayray: I'm  so  nervous:)

Jim Bean: Hi Caro :) mmm, laaaag and someone stole all my clothes while I was tping :) heeello happy bunch

James.Atlloud: I'm feeling so nice and toasty near the fire.

Caro Fayray: is that everyone? Hello everyone and welcome to Nebula. I have no idea how the region will perform and am not a techie so maybe take the notecard from the board. Then you can always return if you want in case we all poof. Maybe take the notecard from the board. Then you can always return if you want in case we all poof. I  spend a  lot of time  here :)

Thirza Ember: yay thanks for hosting us! how long you been in osgrid, Caro?

Caro Fayray: I came  here in 2009, but didn't  have  land  here, I spent a year or two on a standalone with my then partner.   No HG or shopping, so had to learn to make everything we needed. After  my start  in sl, I started my journey into virtual worlds in 2007 in SL.  My time there was spent at the Ivory Tower and the Particle Lab.  I'm not a very social person:)  So my love of prim torture was born and i became an addicted  builder and even more of a hermit. I'm a very old fashioned builder. No mesh. Love torturing prims.

Alex Salamander: :-)

Star Ravenhurst: I agree 100% with prim twisting!

Forest Azure: /me is pondering on how to torture prims

Star Ravenhurst: Forest if you want to learn, we have a beginning class on our grid

Caro Fayray: i  have some pre-tortured   on Echo sandbox:)

Nico Kaliani: I still remember the tool that would rezz a tortured prim of your choice for you

Caro Fayray

Caro Fayray: I was in heaven after the frustration of learning to build in  SL and the limitations of a small plot on the mainland.   I discovered my love of terraforming, painting with the land, so during the next 2 or 3  years i went mad and built around 10 regions. Extreme environments. The Nebulas and the Echoes.  All  places i build are echoes of memories  mixed with fantasy. And very interactive. Not for hoverers and cammers

Forest Azure: I'd rather torture ehm pixels

Jim Bean: you need a whip for prims, Forest

Lucy Afarensis: I love the way they squeal when you torture them

Caro Fayray: but  hope  ppl  will  continue to learn:) All my places  here are all single regions but Echoes are connected . They are very diverse in landscape and textures so VARs wouldn't work

Thirza Ember: you also are well involved with OSGrid - helping organize things like the Auction, isn't that right?

Caro Fayray: yes, I  don't  build  regions  any more, I'm  busy  doing art stuff and  helping with the  decoration  of  plazas  for  events

Forest Azure: auction?

Caro Fayray: in september, I  run  an  auction during the  osgrid fundraiser, then we  hold  auctions, people  make stuff and give to  me -3  this  year - they are unique pieces.

Jim Bean: yep, the yearly auction, to raise funds

Forest Azure: i guess by that time i will know what it is

Nico Kaliani: I tried selling my soul at the auction, but no one wanted anything so battered and bruised

Forest Azure: and tortured?

Caro Fayray: you'd  be  suprised what  ppl want:)

Thirza Ember: lol I'm afraid to ask

Caro Fayray: haha, not telling

Caro Fayray: This was the first region I built on my arrival in OSGrid in 2012 but has changed and evolved over the years. I guess I was still influenced by SL as i kind of crammed a bit of everything  into it. The Cloud rides were first conceived in SL but with some script tweaking by my partner made the move  ok.  The  Yellow Cloud here is a good way for an  overview  of the region.  The Bubblefish is good  for  an  underwater tour.  The other Clouds ride though the sky. Other spots  to visit are The Housetree, a kind of snakes and ladders.  The Castle, Underwater and the Caves.  Click or sit on stuff to interact.  There is a lot to be discovered by walking but I understand  time is short so  use the direct LMs  maybe

Thirza Ember: tell us about your obsession/fascination with the sky Caro,so many of your creations seem to be sky-themed

Caro Fayray: I already had the clouds  and the ride form  SL, so  it was  one  of the first things to  be  put here - was  more about  making something  u could  ride  on  in  unusual  places, the  bubblefish  underwater  is the same...just  not a cloud:)

Ard Rhys admires the art

Caro Fayray: wow  just  looked, so many  ppl, are  u able to  move  ok?

whirli placebo: caro, a few complications for me...but it's an enjoyable learning experience :)

Ange Menges: Mal is stuck under the ground lol

Thirza Ember: lots of us, see? we do not always break sims

James Atlloud: as long as we stay put

Thirza Ember: how many sims here? three?

Caro and James poledancing

Caro Fayray: I have about  10...the  ECHOES  and the  NEBULAS, with a few  others, sims  I've  built for  auction  etc

Nico Kaliani: Did an area search and found 14 Clouds within 3500m, I look forward to checking them out sometime

Forest Azure: so we do a bit of exploring on our own? someone try to  tp  to bubblefish?

Thirza Ember: idk if we can separate James from that pole, though

Caro Fayray: I'm  thinking  about employing  him, he's good

James Atlloud: You mentioned the sky - is this sky an EEP environment?

Caro Fayray: no, its just shared environment,  but  if  you  ride the  clouds  set  it to  midnight

Star Ravenhurst: It is beautiful

James Atlloud: OK - I'm still very new to learning EEP so I appreciate knowing.

Caro Fayray: shouldn't  say  that... does walking  or flying  make  more stress  on server?

Thirza Ember: walking seems a bit risky lol but i'm going to head for the big bubble over the bridge, once you get going, it is not too bad... in this landing area you can see Caro has been involved in loads of community projects

Angelic Kisses in the bubbledome welcome area

The rides are indeed a lot of fun and despite 15 plus people on the sim, the scripts did really well, a tribute to Jeff |Hall on whose servers these regions reside. Thanks to his preparations, apart from some lagginess in movement, we did really well among the myriad textures within draw distance. 

Alex Salamander experiences the nebula

While most of the group stayed by the campfire, others ventured out into the night, I caught a ride with Forest...

CYAN CLOUD: Welcome  thirza ember, hold tight we're off!!

Forest Azure: hi dark passenger :)

Thirza Ember:  hahahaha ... sorry, I'm not sure that was meant to happen

Forest Azure: well, i had a passenger under water too, so i guess yes

Thirza Ember: well, pproves the scripts work ok here

Forest Azure: ooh fireworks! or 2001

Next up the castle, with its spooky sounds - here is Forest relaxing (?) in one of the chambers. Pretty sure she will get some nightmares from those noises.

These contiguous regions are fun to fly, ride or walk about in, and the atmospherics give constantly fluctuating nuances to the colors and moods of the architectural elements. When she returned to the camp fire, Forest complimented Caro on the great use of sounds.

Caro Fayray: I  love  using sound    in my  places, people should  use  more  i think

Lavia Lavine: that can make or break a build Caro, it makes it more immersive.

Star Ravenhurst: I love using sound too

Caro Fayray: yes  I agree. It adds so much to the  experience. I  make  my sounds

James Atlloud: sound is so often neglected so it's a real treat when it's present

Star Ravenhurst: Too bad we can't bring in taste and scent but it will probably happen one day

Caro Fayray: hope everyone could hear them, i did  tweak them all  just  before

Forest Azure: is that you panting?

Caro Fayray: no  lol but  i could

Lavia Lavine: I think it's James panting ::nodnodnodnod::

James Atlloud: lol - I still have sound volume up after visiting Cutelala

Lavia Lavine: That was a lot of fun James.

Mal Burns: do we need medics to uncouple James from tree?

Caro Fayray: he can take  it with  him  if  he  wants   lol

Mal Burns: so long as he removes before next show lol

James Atlloud: I'm sticking here for safety.

Thirza Ember: the rides are such fun, taking you up into the sky and into the sea who is your scripting guru? Jeff?

Caro Fayray: no, it was  my  old  partner form  SL for those, but yes  jeff  does  it all  now:) he  makes  my strange stuff work. I can't write scripts,  but I can  adjust  etc

whirli placebo: awwwww...lovely

Caro Fayray: this was so  much fun, and i was so scared :)

thirza ember: the colors here are so vibrant, it all comes to life

Lavia Lavine: I always have enjoyed visiting here.

Caro Fayray: All  places i build are echoes of memories  mixed with fantasy.

whirli placebo: caro, how long did it take from the inception  of your original idea to the state that matched your vision?

Caro Fayray: well, I was  manic at that time, so  over excited, so  did  it fast, but am still  tweaking  12  years  later

Lavia Lavine: Building is so therapeutic

whirli placebo: wonderful....love these kinds of projects/visions that quickly come to live, and then you expand on them as the 12! years go by :)

Caro Fayray: yes whirli, nothing  is ever  finished for  me,  

Lavia Lavine: I hear ya.

Caro Fayray: ECHO  ROCK still needs more stuff, but is a bit specialised so takes time

thirza ember: so what is your upcoming project Caro?

Caro Fayray: ive  just  finished   an exhibit for  VWBPE at   InterstellART, not sure when  it  opens

Mal Burns: 20th i think (to public) - SLBPE that is

Caro Fayray: well  we are   under the  title  of  Experiences  or  interactive  exhibits and will  be after the  main event  i think

Ard Rhys: Thanks for letting us visit Caro

Caro Fayray: I can't usually make  your  Safaris... I rearranged RL for this:) Thank you all for coming to visit. I really enjoyed it after all my apprehension before. Please feel free to explore any of my places any time.

Mal Burns: tks - bye Caro

Lucy Afarensis: Thanks Caro I will to come back to look around

Star Ravenhurst: It was a fantastic visit. I could stay here all day, I'll be back for sure.

Roffellos.Kisses: Thank you Caro its lovely here

whirli placebo: thx Caro :)

Caro Fayray: ty  ty  ty all   of  you

Jim Bean: :) thank you Caro :)

Forest Azure: ty Caro! if I have nightmares I'll come spook you :)

HG Address: hg.osgrid.org:80:Nebula