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Artist Highlight

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Ways to Wear

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Proust Spotlight

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Motion in Time

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Trending Now

ECLIPSE interviews Mitsuko Kytori and showcases her beautiful creations.

From the Whispering Sands Live Promotions group, we feature AleyKat.

Through The Lens

The talented model and photographer Calima Dufaux shows us her take on Gothic Renaissance, just in time for Halloween!

Fashion Week Preview This fashion spread features our extraodrinary models showcasing some of the amazing brands to expect during .PENUMBRA. AW16FW!

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Style is unique, and the models battle to find out who wore it best.

ECLIPSE interviews the talented photographer Lessthen Zero.

ECLIPSE shines the light on the extraordinarily talented Lawrence D. Pryce.

The ECLIPSE Men delve into the fall fashion of checker patterns and sky blue.

ECLIPSE Magazine is dedicated to not only offering an aesthetically pleasing publication, but to also be considered a platform that offers rich and relevant content. Each month, we showcase resident’s and groups that have taken the concept of “your world, your imagination” to such great heights that they have impacted the culture and lifestyle of the Second Life community.

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Cover Story .PENUMBRA. Autumn/Winter 2016 Fashion Week Cover Photographer Lessthen Zero

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Touch Everything!

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Voices from the Grid

Writer: Cajsa Lilliehook

ECLIPSE investigates the eclectic and wonderful brand NOMAD!

The ECLIPSE Women show us their take on the autumn trends of gold and fur.

ECLIPSE takes it to the streets and asks residents to tell us their scary stories.

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Do you ever feel like you have so much to do, but there is never enough hours in the day to do it all? This has definitely been the story of my life for the past few weeks. Between family obligation and responsibilities, classes and coursework, .PENUMBRA. Autumn/Winter 2016 Fashion Week, ECLIPSE Magazine and a couple other projects I have coming up, I find myself wishing for more hours.

Thankfully, .PENUMBRA. has a strong team that really came together to make the fashion show production event absolute amazing, and we have twelve out of eighteen more shows to g Be sure to check our show schedule here, and visit our retail ar here!

The cover story for this issue is our fashion week, and our cover features the ladies behind .PENUMBRA. In addition to our regu fashion spreads, we have a preview spread of some of the excellent brands that will take to our runway this week, and we have brought back our “Ways to Wear� spread. Besides all thing fashion, this issue shines the spotlight on my extraodrinarily talented cover photographer, Lessthen Zero, the fabulous landscaping creator behind Hayabusa and the electic and fun brand known as NoMad! October is definitely jam packed with twelve features, and I do hope you enjoy it. A major thank you to all our writers, photographers and models who made this edition possible. Also, a very special thank you to Tempest Rosc our fashion editor, who without her hard work and effort, this issue would not have been possible. Happy Readings!

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Anderian Sugarplum Daffodil Crimson Leah McCullough Lessthen Zero Miele Tarantal Taylor Wassep Tempest Rosca Wicca Merlin ZzoieZee Dethly

Ahn Avion AnnaG Pfeffer Boniefacio Caesar Langer Cubito Smit Desireme Fallen DiamondGem Destiny Ivyana Szondi Leah McCullough Locuala Madruga Lorelei Maggs Lua Vendetta Miele Tarantal Payton Heron Ruby Ornamental Scarlet Lenoirre Shena Neox Sienna Bellies Silly Avro Steele Sirnah Tempest Rosca Tivi Inglewood Wicca Merlin Xiomara Lavendel Yashi Audion

guest stylist & photographer Calima Dufaux

interested in advertising with eclipse? have an idea for a great story? looking to start a new career in second life? email trouble@penumbra-eclipse.com

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Through the lens

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Hair: LeLutka.A-NV-0002 Collar: assitude & ennui Viola Sweater: Emery Scorpio Lace Skirt: ISON - pleated midi skirt Cape: *COCO*_FurShoulder Gloves: Crystal Gauntlet Smoke by Tracei Page 28 | ECLIPSE October 2016

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behind the scenes at fashion w

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As Old As Us People often dismiss fashion as a frivolous concern of little importance to the world even though 58 million people are employed in apparel and textile manufacturing worldwide.

There is nothing frivolous about a 3 trillion dollar industry that supports families around the world even if its most significant byproduct is pleasure.

Since the time we began to protect and shelter our bodies with furs and grasses, we have tailored and embellished our clothing. The Paleolithic Sungir burial mound in Siberia held the body of a man who was buried wearing twenty-five ivory bracelets and clothing adorned with nearly three thousand beads, some painted and decorated with colors that are still visible. They had no metal tools when those ivory beads and bracelets were made some 30,000 years ago. An older find revealed a calcite bracelet that is 40,000 years old. Think of what you know of Siberia, think of what you know of the late Stone Age, then consider that those prehistoric people spent unimaginable hours carving and designing closely tailored and lavishly decorated clothing. Fashion matters.

Fashion is not separate from us, it is of us.

Fashion reflects our social mores and historical movements. As women won more freedom in their lives, their clothing became more revealing. Hemlines rose with Wall Street and war rationing. New technologies brought new fabrics and new forms. Fashion influences and is influenced by world events. One of the most important institutions in fashion, New York Fashion Week began in 1943. The Nazis occupied Paris and New York Fashion Week was an effort to promote American designers and their apparel while Paris was out of bounds.

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While there are nearly two hundred “fashion weeks” around the world, the big four are New York (1943), Paris (1973), Milan (1958), and London (1984). As Asia rises as a counterpoint to Western hegemony, Tokyo Fashion Week (2004) may make that a top five.

Fashion Week is equal parts showmanship, celebrity, and commerce. Successful shows establish reputations, promote brands and inspire desire, creating the need to own, wear and flaunt showcased designs. Fashion Week matters.

In Second Life®, fashion is big business, so much so that Linden Lab™ CEO Ebbe Altberg boasts of successful creators when talking to the press and investors. As in real life, Penumbra Fashion Week in SL® is a mix of showmanship, celebrity, and commerce and is very important in establishing reputations, promoting brands and creating the desire that feeds the fashion industry.

Penumbra Autumn/Winter Fashion Week will open on October 22nd and continue through the 30th. This weeklong event will highlight the best of Second Life fashion with eighteen runway shows, retail showcases and entertainment. Bringing this all together is a small crew of Penumbra staff that include Novaleigh Freng, Miele Tarantal, Carley Benazzi, Linda Reddevil, and Tivi Inglewood. While the models stride down the runway, reveling in the applause and huzzahs of the audience, the behind the scenes work of these five create the architecture of success.

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Take a Deep Breath It all begins with a plan and the plan begins with Novaleigh Freng, Penumbra’s Fashion Week Coordinator, who says it all begins with a deep breath. Freng believes “the biggest hurdle when undertaking something like this is just giving yourself a moment once you realize what needs to be done, to take a very deep breath, give yourself a moment to process everything, and get as organized as possible. Organization, I think, gives you a solid foundation, and makes everything on the whole seem more doable.”

Freng was responsible for doing the outreach to designers. This is not just going out and hollering “Hey Designers!” A successful Fashion Week involves inviting a diverse group of respected designers who can complete a collection on time.

It means inviting designers with good reputations in the fashion community, whose work is original and fresh.

Of course, that’s the tip of the iceberg, the early stages. There is so much more. As Freng describes the work ahead, “Now that the whirlwind that is registrations is over, everything else is a matter of staying organized—keeping track of dates, staying in contact, answering questions, and making sure...the designers participating are happy and the audience has a good time. There’s entertainment to book, deadlines to keep. I think a big part of this process is trying to stay ahead of the curve a little bit and anticipate any bends in the road.”

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Relying on Google Docs™, Freng uses spreadsheets and Google Calendar™ and lots of color-coding to keep track of everything.

“My Google Calendar looks a little intimidating right now, but it’s been a life-saving element in helping me keep track of everything so far!” she exclaims. She gives a lot of credit to Tivi Inglewood, the Public Relations and Marketing Director for Penumbra Fashion Week for preaching the Gospel of Google Docs.

Of course, that list varied in specificity from precise to vague, but as she put it, “he had a plan and a direction he wanted to go in, marketing-wise, and that is ESSENTIAL if you’re going to be successful. I can’t take your event where you want it to go if I don’t know where you want it to go.”

There is no such thing as an extemporaneous runway show. They are planned to the last second and the ultimate detail. From the order of walking, the script, the poses, the Inglewood agrees that planning is moves, the poses, the music, the timing, everything. “A plan. Dear god, you have to everything is scripted. The Producer, Miele have a plan.” She enthuses about being handed Tarantal, is in charge of that exacting job. She a list when she was hired. ”The one thing that decides what show are at what time on what Trouble blessed me with when he brought me days and what outfits walk in what order. on board for Autumn/Winter Fashion Week.

He basically handed me a list and said, “This is This is not done willy-nilly. Even something what I want. And these are the dates I want it that sounds so simple as the order in by.” which the outfits are presented requires forethought, expertise and care. “When

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deciding the order of outfits for a show, I like to think of what time of day and for what purpose the items will be worn. It all depends on what I am presenting. Most often, if there is a range of styles, casual to resort wear to gowns, or perhaps lingerie. It’s kind of like planning a meal of several courses! Each culture has different dishes: appetizers and amusesbouche, antipasti, soup, main course, cheese course, and dessert.” In food or fashion, the enjoyment of each course is dependent on the courses that precede and follow it.

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It’s a challenging job to create fresh looking styles that enchant the eye and tempt the pocket book and Penumbra’s Carley Benazzi and Linda Reddevil have mastered their art.

For Reddevil, the secret is approaching it as a story, “Each outfit has it’s own story to tell so I think of myself as the storyteller. I think of the best way to get my story read and appreciated.”

For Benazzi, looking to the designer’s aesthetic is crucial. “I conceptualize an outfit for a show in a very different manner than Each outfit is also planned in every detail when I am blogging. For shows I first look at the from skin, hair, and makeup to clothes, designer’s style and play off that. I like to bring jewels, and accessories. Sometimes designers my own unique twist to a look and not just are heavily involved in the planning, even copy a vendor ad. I hope that a designer will creating the hair, the makeup, and the notice this and appreciate that I took the time accessories to accompany their clothing. to research their fashions and use it in a manner Some designers send a bundle of separates that not only reflects their style but brings and expect the stylists to scramble them my own look to create a unique harmonious together in interesting combinations to visualization for the audience.” highlight the clothing’s adaptability and ECLIPSE October 2016 | Page 45

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I Wish People Knew Events are hard work. They require relentless attention to detail, steely calm in a crisis, and warm, professional communication. Those are not widely distributed character traits. Combining them in not one, but several individuals is like finding five needles in a hundred haystacks. But Penumbra’s Fashion Week is blessed with statistical anomalies.

For Freng, talking to people is both the easiest and hardest part of coordinating an event. She enjoys talking to people, but as she put it, “sometimes you feel like you’re ‘that guy,’ if that makes sense.” It does. We all know that deadline mean different things to different people. For some, a deadline is a contract. For others, it’s an aspiration. For some, though, deadlines seem more like postmodern abstractions that derive their meaning and power based on the personal history and cultural experience of the observer.

This can be very frustrating for the staff. It can even be baffling, after all designers invest time and money in presenting at Fashion Week, so it is in their interest to be communicative and timely.

Tarantal said that for her, the trickiest part of producing a runway show was getting designers to respond and meet deadlines. “It’s amazing to me, when our job is to present the designer at their best, the extent some will go to to avoid communication and also not provide the correct number of items needed for shows in time for the models to have enough time to style and be checked.

There always seems to be at least one designer in a fashion week that we are chasing down. We only want to give them what they paid for.”

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basically I style all my outfits first. By then I’ve probably done a rehearsal or two so I know the look of the runway and the theme and I choose my poses accordingly.”

There are many moving parts in a runway show, and you can multiply that by twenty for Fashion Week. For Freng, she wishes people knew how much goes into preparing for an event like Fashion Week. “Now that I can tangibly see just how much is involved in getting an event like this up and running, I want to stand and shout it from the rooftops. I wish all designers could see the nuts and bolts behind these sorts of things. It was eye-opening for me as a designer, and a little intimidating, to be honest!”

Why Do They Do What They Do? For Stylist Benazzi, it all comes down to love of fashion. “I have always loved fashion in RL. And when I found SL fashion I was overjoyed.

This is such a wonderful opportunity to not just wear couture but to experiment and create your own unique signature style.” Reddevil, on the other hand was inspired by a stranger.

“It really was as simple as seeing someone in SL wearing this fantastic skirt set from MEB Fashion back in 2010. I had not seen anything in SL close to a style I’d wear in RL up to that point so it stirred quite a bit of excitement for me. I went to the store and as I looked at the vendor photos, I decided right then and there, that was the direction I wanted my SL to take.”

Remember this story when you are out and about, you too could inspire someone’s career direction.

Tarantal did not start out as a producer, but her experiences as a model are formative.

She has always been interested in fashion.

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training when I was around fifteen, a wardrobe selected by an image consultant, as well as basic training in makeup application, and I have followed what I learned from her almost religiously. I have also been involved in performance of different kinds in first life, and have made my own costumes and lookbooks for shows.”

Still, it was fashion in SL that deepened her interest, “I didn’t begin to explore the “deep end” until I came to SL, where I have been guided by some of the best, learning about different genres and RL designers… To be honest, the more I learn the more I realize I haven’t really gotten into the deep end, only scratched the surface! This is a very rewarding subject - the more research one does the more possibilities one discovers.”

She used to fantasize about the shows she wanted to see until someone wisely suggested she go into production. “Since then I have been on production teams for shows for Penumbra, and recently Siren. I still have ideas for shows that I would like to produce!” And we can’t wait to see them and are eager to see the shows coming up in just a few days at Fashion Week.

Freng, the Fashion Week Coordinator, started in the audience and now she is coordinating Fashion Week. She was a designer and debuted a small summer collection. She fell in love with the entire experience. “It couldn’t have been more perfect, and I was just so proud to see how it all came together— and then I realized that all I did was design the clothes.” Ninety-nine percent of the public would say that was the most important contribution, but for Freng, it was the spectacle. “I realized then that it wasn’t ME that made all of that wonderfulness happen that day. It was the .PENUMBRA. team— the models and the people behind the scenes, who really brought that collection to life that day on the runway...I wanted to be part of something like that.

It really brought a bit of fashion magic into my SL.”

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What Is Success?

Fashion Week Producer Tarantal has a very specific vision of what a successful show looks like. “I feel a show has been successful when everyone has styled their outfits and prepared their poses in a way that shows the designers’ work at its best; when the models are focused and follow their cues smoothly; that those cues are given at a pace that is brisk enough to keep the interest of the audience but also allows the outfits to rez; when the script supports the visual element in a way that excites the imagination of the audience; when any obstacles that arise are managed in a way that the audience (and hopefully the designers!) aren’t aware that anything went awry. And of course, hearing that the designer was delighted with the show is a definite sign that the show was successful. But the most important element is the desire of the audience to own the pieces they see.”

For Inglewood, it’s in generating word of mouth excitement for the right reasons. “Word of mouth is your best friend or your greatest enemy. Not everyone will look at a blog post, not everyone will read a group notice as it drops before they close it… but everybody talks—ESPECIALLY in SL. If they have even the smallest opinion on something, they are going to talk about it. Give them something good to talk about, and you will spread like wildfire. But give them something bad to talk about? That wildfire will burn down your entire forest.”

For the entire team, success is grounded on doing their roles to their best capacity, creating an experience that the audience, models, and designers enjoy. They want to deliver the fundamentals of Fashion Week, establishing reputations, promoting brands and inspiring desire. They hope that designers reputations will be established and enhanced, as well as the reputation of Penumbra and the team who organize Fashion Week. The want to promote the designers’ brands and inspire desire for the pieces that stride down the runway on professional, beautifully styled, perfectly posed models.

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Style Is Not Fashion Coco Chanel famously said “Fashion fades, style remains.” For the stylists whose job it is to prepare all the looks for the entire week, that distinction is important. Reddevil notes that anyone can get dressed, but styling, on the other hand, makes an outfit memorable. “You’ve got to own what you’re wearing and add your own flair.” For Benazzi, it’s more philosophical. “Being fashionable is dressing in the latest trends and what is considered fashionable at that time. Style however is personal and about being yourself. Style is permanent and timeless; I believe people with style dress in harmony with their inner, most authentic selves. Style is an extension of fashion with a strong sense of self.”

Because style is personal, it can be developed, but not taught. Reddevil explains, “I can’t teach style to someone because then it becomes my style on them and not their own. The only suggestion I can make is to experiment with different styles. Google Search™ the newest fashion trends and if you find a trend that you really like, start incorporating some of that look into a look of your own. This is how your own style starts to evolve. I shouldn’t have to state here that you should never copy someone’s style or looks because you think you’ll be just as successful as they are by doing so, but I’ll state it anyway.” Since style is personal, appropriated style is always false, and there is nothing less fashionable than being false.

Benazzi also sees style as the result of experimentation and growth. She suggestions people look for what suits their personality and body shape first. “Do not be afraid to experiment with new and different clothing and shapes. Style is something that comes from within and is uniquely personal. But once you find your signature look you will know.”

Style is art, not craft. You can be taught the basics, but not that ineffable quality called “style.” It is too personal for that. It can only come from you.

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It’s About Fashion and Community Fashion Week is a celebration of design, clothing, fashion, beauty, designers, models, organizers, music, art, and life.

It is a coming together of people with common interests to celebrate and support each other. This is true of the large Penumbra group. It is not just commerce; it is community.

Fashion may be the beating heart, but people are the oxygen. Freng says “It can get a little crazy sometimes. There’s always something to do and someone to talk to, or something new to explore. You definitely meet some amazing people, and being a part of a group like this is a real motivator to want to do your best. Sometimes it’s stressful, but above all, it’s rewarding.” Inglewood sees it more as a family, being part of the Penumbra team is summed up for her in one word; “Amazing. It sounds so cliche, but Penumbra is the first fashion community I’ve found and been closely-involved in that has found a way to be a tight-knit family without turning into a clique. In Penumbra, it’s not about, “We’re better than you.”

Instead, it’s about, “How can we make each other better?” and “How can we make the grid better?” It is the greatest family to be involved in”.

For Tarantal, the Penumbra community builds each other up. “It is a true team of collaborators. Trouble and Zzoie have a knack for bringing out and supporting the team members’ talents and skills, and it’s wonderful to be a part of this functional creative family. I feel as if I have been given a number of opportunities to try and fail without fear of being ejected, but instead picked up, dusted off, and allowed to try again, if I am willing. I am still with many of the same people I have been with for a few years now, and we’ve been through quite a bit! It feels good; there is trust.”

Benazzi echoes their assessment. “Penumbra has allowed me to experience both the modeling side as far as runway and print. But also given me the chance to help other models as a stylist and friend.” Reddevil makes it unanimous.

“Penumbra is such a different agency...extremely supportive of accomplishments or endeavors of each of us whether it’s Penumbra related or not. Often times, you’ll find Trouble posting a notice that a Penumbra model is walking in a show or vying in some contest. There is no fear of competition here and they stress working together with all agencies and agency heads. You don’t find that sort of attitude at many other agencies in SL so it’s refreshing.”

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Whither the Runway Show There are those who do not understand runway shows, modeling, or Fashion Week. They think they are relics of the past. They can go to an event, pick up a demo or page through Flickr® or SeraphimSL’s catalog and have a good idea of what is for sale.

They miss the point of runway shows. They are not just a medium to showcase designs, they are an interactive experience to incite enthusiasm and that precious commodity, word of mouth.

There are deep misconceptions about runway modeling. Modeling is not just walking down a runway. It is timing, posing, and attitude. Yes, models use a combination a walk animation and static poses, but they can’t use just any walk and pose. They must choose a walk that avoids intersections while reflecting attitude and empowerment. They must choose static poses with attitude that not only embodies qualities of the clothing but also avoids intersections. This is about the model’s look and walk reflecting the character of the clothing. It is about being unique, having a recognizable persona no matter what you wear. It is fundamentally about personality and style.

Runways shows are about the audience, the huzzahs, the bravas, and the ASCII applause. There is interaction and commentary.

Good runways shows have a script that highlight design elements and inspirations. Sometimes they tell a story. Designers are there and the audience has a chance to show their appreciation for specific designs with their applause and public chatter. It is above all a celebration.

Inglewood noted that runway shows are less common than they used to be. “Large-scale sales events are all the rage in Second Life, right now. But there is still something to be said for a good, oldfashioned, high-quality runway show. Runway shows are still wellattended when they’re done well, as can be noted by the usually-full audiences that Fashion Week’s shows bring in show after show. But have showcase events begun to phase out the runway scene? Who can know for sure. We’ll have to see what the future holds.”

Yes, we will. Let us hope the future holds more Fashion Weeks.

Check our the .PENUMBRA. A/W16FW Schedule here.

Teleport to .PENUMBRA. A/W16FW.

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.PENUMBRA. Autumn/Winter 2016 Fashion Week Preview Talented photographer Tempest Rosca pairs with .PENUMBRA. Models Leah McCullough, Lorelei Maggs, Lua Vendetta and Tivi Inglewood to feature the brands Amara Skins and Virtual Diva Couture

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Model: Leah McCullough (Left) Amara Skins: Esla - Honey Model: Tivi Inglewood (Right) Amara Skins: Zoe - Alabaster

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Model: Leah McCullough (Left) Amara Skins: Priya – Amber Model: Tivi Inglewood (Right) Amara Skins: Tori – Peach

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Model: Lorelei Maggs Virtual Diva Couture - Endless

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Model: Lorelei Maggs Virtual Diva Couture - Divide

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Model: Lua Vendetta Virtual Diva - Fusion

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Model: Lua Vendetta Virtual Diva - Eternity

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the wicca perspective

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.PENUMBRA. Autumn/Winter 2016 Fashion Week Preview Talented photographer Wicca Merlin pairs with .PENUMBRA. Models Miele Tarantal, Payton Heron, Silly Avro, Tempest Rosca and Yashi Audion to showcase the brands Emerald Couture, Mirror Mirror, Virtual Diva Couture and Zanze.

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Model: Silly Avro Zanze - Carley Dress

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Model: Yashi Audion Zanze - Cattee Dress

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Model: Miele Tarantal Emerald Couture - Leather N Lacey

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Model: Payton Heron Emerald Couture - Loni Brown Leather Dress

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Model: Payton Heron Emerald Couture: Kasual Kate Teal Abstract

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Model: Payton Heron Emerald Couture - Kozee Tiger Sweater Dress

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Model: Tempest Rosca Mirror Mirror - True Colors Cardigan/Jeans

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Model: Tempest Rosca Virtual Diva Couture - Motion

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Model: Yashi Audion Virtual Diva Couture - Royalty

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THE TAYLOR PERSPECTIVE

photography by TAYLO

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OR WASSEP.

.PENUMBRA. Autumn/Winter 2016 Fashion Week Preview Talented photographer Taylor Wassep pairs with .PENUMBRA. Models desireme Fallen, Locuala Madruga and Shena Neox to showcase the brands Mirror Mirror and Zanze.

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Model: Shena Neox Zanze - Cassie Dress

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Model: Shena Neox Zanze - Paula Gown

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Model: Desireme Fallen Mirror Mirror - All Eyes on You

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Model: Desireme Fallen Mirror Mirror - Shake it Off Outfit

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Model: Locuala Madruga Mirror Mirror - Sins of My Youth

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Model: Locuala Madruga Mirror Mirror - Gust of Wind

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the mathematics of na

written by isadora fiddlesticks & photography by zzoiez

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If you’ve been around Second Life® longer than a couple of years, you would appreciate the leaps and strides content creators have made in creating digital trees and plants. We now enjoy trees that move with the wind, claim control of the seasons by the click on a HUD, and so on. From the dull, static trees and greenery of old, digital environments in games and virtual worlds like Second Life are enlivened by the expertise of Habayusa that brings nature’s realism to virtual life.

Mitsuko Kytori who hails from Japan opened Hayabusa (which is Japanese for peregrine falcon) with the purpose of sharing her passion for “digital nature,” as they call it. By creating lush, verdant trees and alluring flora, Hayabusa’s Kytori explores beyond her real life degree in medicine to be a creative force behind one of the grid’s best incarnation of nature and her beauty.

Kytori, a seven-year old avatar, is the main designer for Hayabusa.

She rezzed into Second Life in 2009, having come from another 3D environment called Open Croquet. In the years after ‘Open Croquet’, Mitsuko Kytori “followed what it was new about 3D real time environment”.

“In year 2004, if my memory is good, I discovered Second Life. But I came really in 2009 after a quick turn in 2006. I think 2008-2009 was the moment when Second Life began really efficient and reliable enough. I found Second Life very attractive in 2009 and I decided to stay.” she says.

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tree with sculpts. The experience left her “little bit disappointed”, but she persisted, only going deeper into her craft until SL® incorporated mesh.

“I was already using mesh at this time for another 3D environment.” Kytori says, “Fortunately, mesh appeared quickly enough and finally I was able to design as I knew in other platforms and it was really great to have this opportunity on Second Life as well.”

Her love for drawing in 2D and creating “digital nature” in 3D allowed her to go beyond the usual and dive into content creation. Even with deep experience in 3D design, she feels the need and desire to learn more.

“It is endless, but really interesting in the same time. And we have always some new functions in our software, so it is always stimulating.”

Kytori is not alone in her endeavor to create and bring the best of nature into Second Life. Hayabusa also includes of Hiroshi Seoung (Research & Development Engineer), Motoko Oanomochi (Developer of the software 3D&Dreams & designer of 3D models), Wild Bedrosian (Marketing), and Tamara Artis (Photographer).

Mitsuko Kytori’s role in the group is head designer. Together, they innovate and use a software, aptly named, 3D&Dreams Software. This also enables Hayabusa to create items for other virtual worlds and games.

“All our plants can go easily on the three targets we have: game platform as Second Life, professional real time render engine or photo realistic render engine. Of course, the plants definition is more or less detailed, but the main scheme is the same.”

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Hayabusa’s concept and inspiration for their 3D&Dreams Software were numbers. Just as nature conforms to the Golden Ratio which closely aligns to the Fibonacci Sequence, the software has a “mathematical interpreter” that brings nature’s numbering system to the virtual space.

“For now, I never encountered a big issue. Even when an issue appears, Second Life team is quick to answer and at this time was always helpful. I go on some other massive multi-player games too, and at this time, I rarely see the same level of reliability as I find on Second Life.”

Kytori attests.

The result is beautiful, symmetrical, and intimate.

“Of course, like many people,” she adds, “I like the freedom on Second Life. It is unique at this time.”

Mitusko Kytori takes a “very classical approach” approach to creating with Hayabusa.

“I am mainly inspired by real nature herself and real photography too, not a lot by picture or drawing. I have some books about plants too; I refer to them when I need information or simply to retrieve inspiration too.”

What she likes about Second Life is that it is reliable and very easy to use. She says she “trusts the server technology a lot”.

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Meanwhile, for Mitsuko, Marketplace™ leaves much to be desired.

“Marketplace is my personal black point about Second Life. It is not Second Life itself, but I think Marketplace is something not in line with Second Life general quality. And I have difficulties working with Marketplace, but I must acknowledge, with pleasure, that it progresses in the right direction recently.”

As a creator and contributor in Second Life, she often has frustrations with the official viewer as well, often too technical for the typical user, but ultimately, important for people like her who tends to create in the virtual world a lot.

“We are very busy to create new foliages, new leaf and petals. It is the base and I begin always a tree or a flower by the leaf or petal,” she replies.

“Why official viewer doesn’t have copy and paste coordinate function in edit mode? Why doesn’t it have edit axe as root too?” she bemoans.

In addition to those, they also make special orders, a task that may be slow at times, but it is something that they do with pleasure. This pleasure is consistent throughout their sims, with their passion for digital nature a deep source of their sincere joy.

Hopefully, Linden Lab will hear the Hayabusa team’s call.

You may visit and purchase Hayabusa’s items inworld or in Marketplace.

As for Hayabusa’s plans? For now, the store is dedicated to “digital nature, and nothing else,” so expect more large collection of trees, bushes and flowers, and some landscaping, too. Their sim is a lush and serene showcase of beautiful flora that brings in the calm of nature.

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ways to wear

photography by Leah M

In April 2015, we introduced a segment called, “Ways to Wear” to highlight how style is unique to the individual by providing two models the same items while resulting in two different looks.

We took this concept a step further with a friendly competition between our models, by empowering our readers with the opportunity to “vote” on who they feel styled it best.

This issue we have brought back the feature to showcase six fabulous designers from .PENUMBRA. Autumn/Winter 2016 Fashion Week!

Mccullough

As always, vote for your favorites!

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Amanda in Floral

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Emerald Couture - Kas

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sual Kate Outfit in Blue

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Mirror Mirror - Once Upo

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Vetements SL - Black Chanda

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Zanze - Caleah Harn

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motions in time

written by catriona macbain & photography by less

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Don’t let her name mislead you.

LessThen Zero is not as her name implies. She is an accomplished and established portraitist in Second Life® whose mission statement as Art Manager of Dream Edition Digital Art reads “We at Dream Edition understand a very important detail about the photography business: It’s not only about getting a great shot. It’s an experience. That is our value, that is our approach with every customer.”

Speaking to her, it initially seems she is the consummate professional-which she is. She requests and gives, in return, respect to her clients by asking all parties to observe good manners.

But her appeal that sets her apart from other photographers soon becomes apparent when she says she strives to create portraits where “it is like motion fixed in time.” In order to do that, she concentrates on the details referred to in her mission statement. Her works represent that mission marvelously well.

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As she says, she sees each of the subjects of her portraits not as just an avatar, but as a representation of a human being, and it doesn’t stop there. That means more than taking a snapshot in her interpretation of her subject.

There is a demand for attention to details that dictates her process. She interacts with her clients to get a feeling for what is hidden behind the avatar and strives to create a certain familiarity between her and her subject showing each one respect while making each feel at ease with her to be willing to share an inner self with Zero. The session is definitely a collaboration between artist and subject both. She gives them her full attention in order to achieve the level of detail she desires and to allow her client to describe what he or she wants and/or wishes

to express with the portrait. It is an honor to her to reach the level where she can look at th portrait long after it is finished and posted and remember “exactly who they are from the image She feels honored, also, to be part of the outcome often as a result of being able to mak them feel at ease while working with her.

Many times, she continues contact with her subjects over the years and enjoys an “open door” with them as a result of the rapport she has established with her clients that endures.

She personally enjoys the editing part and recalling her use of poetry, music, emotion, an history integrated into imagining and finishing the final image.

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outstanding portfolio on Flickr® years of commissioned works she ted since 2013 and in her work with atar since 2007 updated frequently s she is sometimes called, particularly ecial finished work she describes as cky” project depicting a mirror image of jeans and a top, a casual outfit, leaning with an alternate reflection of the an dressed in elegant attire as a beauty facing her and engaging with her other ooking at the image can conjure up bject must be thinking at the moment was snapped. It is a stunning image e artistry required to achieve the effect er nearly a day working to achieve it.

Edition, she has done a robust business

photographing profile pictures; group photos, done so that all avatars don’t have to be present for the session; wedding photos; poses; and much more.

LTZ is not just a portraitist, either, dabbling in all types of digital projects, animation, and blogging, to name a few. She considered it a “big step to improve my work” two years ago when she decided to draw hair. She has done work of this sort for Red Mint Fashion for years and also created Submissive Poses she now peddles rather successfully on Marketplace. The animation overriders she created were to meet market demand at the time and orders keep trickling in. She has done other work when she finds it necessary and it has all become part of her process, allowing her to learn and practice more to improve her craftsmanship.

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Blogging is another arena she has experienced and she is proud to be an “Official Blogger” for Genesis Labs, photographing and promoting various fashion products the group offers and wishes to highlight. Her profile in Second Life provides more information about other projects, as well, such as her work with mesh fashions, jewelry, accessories, and tattoos utilizing the skills she has acquired over many years.

She was taught art and how to use Photoshop® at a college in Canada and does photography in real life along with illustration and artisan art. She applies that knowledge, seeing the link between both worlds, to creating animations and poses to help enhance her portrait work.

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She approaches each image as an opportunity to explore more and learn more technique so she grows creatively and constantly is improving her work “with a good rhythm.” She fairly recently created a website highlighting her work and allowing those from outside Second Life the opportunity to view her work and enables future clients to contact her to hire her. She also posts regularly on Facebook and Twitter for exposure.

“Three or four years ago,” she explains, she discovered mesh and has slowly learned how to work with it when she has time. She plans to expand her work creating mesh avatars and animating once Project Bento is complete, hoping to be able to animate her subjects’ hands and fingers for poses. Project Bento, according to the Second Life wiki, is one of the biggest projects undertaken by Linden Labs to improve the skeletons for mesh avatars adding many attachment points while still remaining backwards compatible with the tools used to create mesh avatars since the beginning. LTZ anxiously awaits assimilation of the project to be used universally by all Second Life users to have “more fun!” “I can’t wait [to] make animation wiggle fingers,” she exclaims. When that happens, she plans to develop and release a whole new set of animations.

For now, she creates animations only when she needs to do something “special” or for special requests.

When asked to tell about her first job in Second Life, LTZ’s response was, “I never had a job in SL. I never look at what I do like it is a job.” So, there you go.

LessThen Zero approached her work, from the first day, as never less than anything else. Her work has value, to both herself and each and every client who has had the pleasure to meet and work with her.

Check out Lessthen Zero on Flickr.

Contact her in-world to schedule your photoshoot.

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artist highlight

photography by temp

est rosca.

AleyKat is both a new addition to the Whispering Sands Live Promotions collective and to the Second Life music scene. Her style of singing is inspired by artists like Norah Jones, Melody Gardot and Katie Melua, and her voice is rich while both gentle and jazzy. She is a performer you certainly won’t want to miss, as her unique mix of modern and timeless is both unique and beautiful to listen to.

Check out her Facebook here.

Check out her song list here.

Check out her calendar here.

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the proust spotli

photography by Lawrenc

The Proust Spotlight is our monthly feature where we highlight one of the many creative residents of Second LifeÂŽ. Utilizing the Proust Questionnaire, whose namesake comes from the late 19th century French writer, we will offer a glimpse into what makes them tick.

Lawrence D. Pryce is a talented photographer and avid blogger.

Currently, he blogs for ::K::, 22769 Casual Couture, GIZZA Creations, Hoorenbeek, ILLI, Kalback, [kunst], Bauwerk and many more.

Be sure to follow his blog and flickr to stay up to date on all his fantastic work!

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What is your ideal of perfect happiness?

Aye, perfect happiness is never ideal. Sure the notion is promising and often aspired but the execution is ever flawed. For if there is no trial, tribulation then how does one truly appreciate the prevail from it? I believe the choosing of happiness is more of what one should achieve or find ideal. Each of us are flawed and life is full of hardships. Some of which is meant to humble, teach or in part...our own fault. Yet, given all the variables, happiness is a choice. In the most tumultuous time in your life, that horrible imperfect relationship, or miserable job, you can find a peace in happiness; by choosing to consider a different perspective to a situation. Now that to me is ideal. The knowing that I can choose to be happy, no matter the circumstance, social status, appearance or reason? It’s all up to me? Aye, that is the happiness I seek.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Not sure this question can be answered considering each virtue is graced by God. They all play a vital part in shaping our character and blessing the lives of others when we exercise them. Therefore to lack or shun one would leave a person incomplete and receiving less than the fullness of favor over their life.

What do you most value in your friends?

For me a sense of humor is most valued. Sounds strange? Aye, let me tell you why.

Laughter is good medicine for the soul. It’s a comfort when you’re having a bad day, an ice breaker when you first meet someone or a reason to laugh when something embarrassing happens to you. If you can befriend someone who loves to laugh, you’ve found a treasure. Individuals, such as these, tend to have a joy about them.

Sure, I’m not implying they don’t face their own hardships or overly kind but their presence is welcoming. No matter if they have a dorky, witty, dark or a bit sarcastic humor, they tend to often be in company of others that love the energy they offer.

Conversation always has a direction and there is an ease to getting to know this person or spending time with them. I’ve not called a single person friend that doesn’t possess this quality, first. It’s a gift that opens the door to building a lasting relationship of friendship and I haven’t struck out yet.

What is your motto?

In answering this question, I would say, “Silence is a virtue”. Yes, I created my own as it’s usually patience, however I believe they both go hand in hand. If you can choose your words wisely, only speak when necessary, share your opinion only when asked and keep your thoughts to yourself, you’re living a wise life. Not everything spoken from your lips is warranted. In Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV), it states, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Does this mean I’m perfect or a master of this truth? No, however I live it daily and in doing so, I find a peace. Too often words are used frivolously with the belief that you can simply apologize or retract without repercussions of what’s said and this is not so. Words should be endeared, for the quality of words expressed will always represent the quality of your person.

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Who is your favorite hero of fiction?

Aye, this is a tough one as Batman has always been my favorite hero but as of late, I’ve come to favor Captain American. I’ve never been a huge comic book reader but as of late with DC and Marvel movie releases, my inner dork is surfacing. Aye, I know what you are thinking but who cares, no one can ignore their inner child while watching these movies. Your imagination runs wild and for those two hours you can escape reality, only to be reminded later that’s not really your life...loll. Though, back to the question, I will stick with these two gents as they are men of integrity, strength, will power and great leaders.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

This is a good question and I would have to say “aye” or “boss”.

Both have their necessity for me and both seem to draw question, laughter or concern when used. However, I have no intention in stopping, so get used to it boss.

Check out his blog and follow him on flickr.

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Trending now

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pest rosca.

Ahn Avion in Checkers Hair: no.match_ ~ YES Necklace: EarthStones Perfect Fit Vest/Shirt: GizzA - Padded Vest Pants: A&D Pants -Larry- Leather Tartan Shoes: ::Gabriel::WingT_high cut_mossgreen

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Caesar Langer in Checkers Jacket: Deadwool - Peak Suit with Clip add-on Pants: Deadwool - Peak Suit Trousers Shoes: Balkanik 2.0 - Zanocci Sneakers Bag: OVH - Leda Bag Glasses: Kumaki - Sousa Left ring: kunst - Wire ring Right ring: Do Lubitsch Man - Signet Ring The Man ECLIPSE October 2016 | Page 207

Cubito Smit in Checkers TOP: David Heather - Haider Coat & Shirt PANTS: Deadwool - Peak Suit Trousers “Tartan” SHOES: David Heather: Prado HAIR: Action - Paul PIPE: Kunst - Pipe #9

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Boniefacio in Sky Blue Pants : INVICTUS - Light Jeans Sweater : not so bad . mesh . KISHI pullover Shoes : [VALE KOER] THERMAL VASIFORMS Hair : *Dura-B&G*70 HAIR Glasses : * S O R G O - BELL Shades Rings : **RE** Elegance Male Rings Facial Hair : punkd - FACIAL HAIR Style 7

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nomad: Touch everyt

a shopping experience in the extraordinary. written by novaleigh freng & photography by anderia

hing!

an sugarplum

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NOMAD Games and Novelties carries everything from unique home decor to games and highly-detailed avatar accessories.

Many of the pieces that NOMAD has released feature antique stylings and intricate details that you’re unlikely to find anywhere else on the grid. If you’re looking for one-of-a-kind items with a vintage flair, NOMAD is the place to go.

box that fits. Simply put, it is a shopping experience that, in many ways, transcends most. Pira doesn’t just make furniture and decor. She doesn’t just make intricately detailed avatar accessories. You should see it for yourself, it’s an interesting store full of fascinating items that are bound to hold your attention for as long as you desire to stay and explore what it has to offer.

Piraiyah Novikov has been involved with Second Life® practically since its birth, and has always been building things. Prior to her adventures with NOMAD, Pira created full perm meshes and sold them to other creators for use throughout the grid. Pira says NOMAD, which she has heard described as both a “geeky gadget store” and a “steampunk store” was born when she finally decided to start making things for herself.

Pira encourages new NOMAD customers not only to stop by and take a look around, but to interact with the items you find there. “Touch everything!” She told ECLIPSE. “Because something happens when you do!”

Perhaps customers have trouble fitting NOMAD into a box because there isn’t a

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When she opened NOMAD, Pira combined two of the things that she loved the most into all of her creations—antiques, and games.

In talking to Pira, it was obvious that she has passion, pride, and unsurpassed dedication to the work that she does.

“I always had an interest in antiques in particular. I visited many antiques stores and auctions growing up, and later on, I studied game design graphics. […] It comes naturally for me to mix the two concepts.”

NOMAD Games and Novelties has been making its mark in Second Life since 2014. Pira’s favorite thing about it is that she was able to combine her hobbies into a full-time job and share those things with the rest of the grid.

“Second Life is such a great platform to make ideas come to life. We can imagine anything and create it here, and NOMAD is very much a result of that.”

While Pira faces many of the same struggles that creators across the grid must overcome (time management, event deadlines, etc) she says that

she is “happy and grateful” that so far, the response to the unique items she releases at NOMAD has been overwhelmingly positive. Pira is a creator who not only understands the demand for the extraordinary in Second Life, but seems to strive to create a welcoming, fun environment for her customers, and it shows in everything that she does.

Of course, we had to ask. In a store full of things from unicorn taxidermy to a sixteen-block tic-tac-toe set, it would be hard to choose a favorite. Pira’s first marketplace release for NOMAD was a tentacle wall art set that came with four different color options and five interesting poses, but her favorite release thus far has been the remote controlled airplane from the Aviator gacha. Like everything else that NOMAD offers, it’s interactive.

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When Pira suggested that new NOMAD customers touch everything, she wasn’t joking. Her favorite item is key-frame animated.

And there’s something else about this fun toy that sets it apart from others you might find on the grid. It drops bombs on you!

While much of Pira’s time nowadays is tied up with dreaming up her next fantastic NOMAD release, this multi-faceted designer told ECLIPSE that in her free time, she also likes to build sims.

“It’s a secondary SL hobby,” she told ECLIPSE. “The concepts and purpose of them have varied a bit through the years, and I usually don’t keep them very long. If I didn’t run a store, I would probably spend more time building sims!”

NOMAD may take up most of Pira’s time now, but it has become a successful business venture with a flair for the vintage, one-ofa-kind games and novelties that so many Second Life residents seek out to enhance their in-world experience. Pira prides herself on building NOMAD into what it is today, and delights in her ability to combine the love for the things she does in real life into something truly special in Second Life.

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Pira even had a little bit of advice for aspiring designers and creators across the grid.

“I often get contacted by aspiring creators, and the advice I give them is to always take everything one extra step! To put in that one extra thought. Can I improve this concept further? Can I add another feature? Can I make this even more crazy? I believe in always taking that extra step! Hard work and putting your mind into what you do always pays off in the end.”

It seems that deciding to build things for herself has really paid off for Pira and for NOMAD. Everything that NOMAD offers is a step above “ordinary.”

If you’re interested in finding out what NOMAD might have to offer you, check out the marketplace store or the in-world location linked below. Just remember, NOMAD is not a “hands-off” place. Touch everything and experience it for yourself.

Check out NOMAD on the Marketplace.

Check out NOMAD in-world.

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The ladies showcase autumn with gold metallics & fur. photography by anderian s

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DiamondGem Destiny in Gold Metallic Top: Emery - Knit Roll Neck Canberra Skirt: Baiastice - Metallic Plisse Shoes: REIGN - Slay Plats Hair: EMO-tions - Frida Necklace: Baiastice Opulent Earrings: MANDALA - Odyssey Zeus Ring: MANDALA - TENSEI Bag: Baiastice - Lace Hand Bag

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DiamondGem Destiny in Gold Metallics Top: Si Si - Sequin Corset Jacket: Zafair - Toreador Skirt: Tres Blah - Bella Sequin Shoes: VALE KOER - Cruel Heels Hair: Vanity Hair - Jumper Earrings: PurpleMoon - Gitana Rings: MANDALA - SINRA Head accessory: Modern Couture - Hera Tiara

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Ivyana Szondi in Gold Metallic Hair: Rowne - Sasha Eyeshadow: Nuuna - Nyx Liner: Madrid Solo - London Lips: Fiore - Viena Nails: Pekka - Xtreme Metallic Earrings: Kunglers - Mariri Necklace: Revoul - Choker Bracelet: Swallow - Cuff Dress: Lybra - Trista Shoes: Jumo - Delilah

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Ivyana Szondi in Gold Metallic Hair: Kokolores - Mills Glasses: Faun - Vintage Farren Frames Eyeshadow: Deche - Urban Statement Gloss: Blacklace - Pout Nails: Snow - French Natural Ring: Ieqed - In Bed Clutch: RealEvil Industries - Monroe Top: United Colors - Sleeveless Top Bottom: Tres Blah - Vinyl Pants Heels: Loouvs - Gortina

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Leah McCullough in Gold Metallic Skirt: Baiastice - Metallic Plisse Top: 1992 - Versice Top Hair: Truth - Azalea Shoes: Ison - Kippen Wedge Cuff: Epoque - Triple Threat Necklace: Paper Couture Treasures - Bib

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Leah McCullough in Fur Pants: Baiastice - Fall Mesh Leggings Top: Jeune - Meike Halter Top Hair: Lamb - Tigre Shoes: Lindy - Heidy Bag: Mons - Cute Hand Bag Coat: Teefy - Faux Fur Coat Earrings: Glow Studio - Dynamo Triangle Page 252 | ECLIPSE October 2016

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Ruby Ornamental in Fur Pants: By Addams – Scottish Suit Pants Fur: By Plastix Fur coat Necklace: By Minimal Fantine necklace Gold Shoes: By Glamistry Azalea heels Glasses: By Zoom lince Eye glasses Hair: By Argrace Nao blond hair Bag: By Shey Kentucky Handbag Makeup : By Zibska Pout lips

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Ruby Ornamental in Fur Fur Jacket: By ZIBSKA- Stasia Skirt: By Jumo – Rivoli skirt in teal Glasses: By Forte – Monseiur sunglasses Hair: By enVOGUE - Thalia Bracelet: By Minimal - Marta in Gold Page 256 | ECLIPSE October 2016

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Wicca Merlin in Fur Coat: gO - Wild Fur Coat Sleeves: Cashmere - Fur Sleeves Shirt: Maitreya - RB-Tank Pants: GizzA - Ronee Boyfriend Jeans Shoes - Glamistry : Lantana Necklace: Asteria - Capretto Hair: KoKoLoReS - Leighton Eyeshadow: Zibska - Aless Eyeliner 1: NOA - Eyeline Eyeliner 2: sYs - Kohl eyes Lipstick: L.Fauna - Lipstick

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Wicca Merlin in Fur Coat: Plastix - Fur Coat Top: Salt & Pepper - Aly Top Shirt: LeeZu - Noir Efraims Daughter Pants: GizzA - Holly Leggings Shoes: Remarkable Oblivion - Hobnails Collar: Kibitz - Strap Collar Hair: No.Match - No.Border Eyeliner: BuY Me - Lashes & Eyeliner Lipstick: Zibska - Blacktop Page 260 | ECLIPSE October 2016

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Voices from the g

Voices From the Grid is a monthly survey of opinions and ideas of Second LifeÂŽ residents on the salient issues of the day.

For this month, we did a very special edition of Voices from the Grid in honor of Halloween, where we asked resident’s to share their scariest creative writing!

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Aarya Phantomhive As a country kid, my Halloweens were not spent in costumes trick or treating from farm to farm.

Instead, my best friend’s dad filled a horsedrawn wagon with some hay bales and loose hay and took about twenty of us on a slow ride down narrow, wooded lanes while we sat in the back and scared each other to death with horror stories. Coming up with a good story was always a challenge, but it was always so much fun. This month, we thought it might be a fresh, scary, and spooky change to let some Second Life® folks write some scary fiction. So, here it is, Voice From the Grid Halloween Special Fiction Edition.

Aarya Phantomhive is a Second Life resident blogger that features Gothic and fantasy fashions in story-telling format. She usually looks outside of the mainstream with her pictures and storyline. If you would like immerse in her stories, check out her Flickr stream or her blogspot.

She also offers her photography and retouching service for other Second Life residents, to contact her, search AaryaKiseki in the in-world search.

The lady who kidnaps children Story by Aarya Phantomhive Edited by DevinVaughn There is a legend usually told to deter young children from sneaking out at night. A story where if you wander in between the alleys and parks, you might come upon a lady standing under a street light or lamp, illuminating her figure. And she will start…, singing. Or rather, reciting the “Ring Around the Rosey” rhyme, softly, just enough for the children to hear. Some would sing along to the classic nursery rhyme, and link their hands together to play along. That is until the lady turned around to look at the children. Her face was disfigured, skin melting and showing the layers underneath with strips of blood dripping down. Of course the children would run away screaming in fear, but there Page 264 | ECLIPSE October 2016

was always one child missing once the frighten children regrouped a safe distance away. After weeks of searching, that child would remain missing.

Legend holds that the woman was once a happy wife expecting her first child. But the plague came and infected the mother-to-be. The baby did not survive. To save the woman, her womb was removed. Ever after, the grieving mother often dwelled in the room prepared for her baby. The father tried his best to console her but she slowly succumbed to madness. One night, she returned with a bundle in her arms.

She told her husband she had found their child.

But the man knew there were only two possible ways she could suddenly have a baby: she either kidnapped it, or somehow bought it. The husband wanted to return the child immediately but the woman drunk with her madness panicked. She killed her husband who dared to take her “child” away with many vengeful stabs to his stomach with a dull kitchen knife. The next day, she resumed her routine with the baby as if nothing had happened. She stepped over her dead husband’s body on the floor as if it were nothing more than bloody rolled up carpet in her way.

Later the baby’s rightful mother came to reclaim the infant. Yes, she had been desperate for money when she sold the baby, but she quickly regretted her decision. No one answered the door when she knocked. There was a foul stench in the air that made her heart race. She quickly fetched the local authorities.

What they found inside was a sickening. Lying on the ground was a rotting man’s body crawling with maggots. Rocking in a chair next to him was a disheveled woman holding a darkly stained bundle in her arms. The infant had died, perhaps of starvation or neglect. They tried to take the baby away, but the mad woman wailed and scratched at every person who tried. The news traveled quickly throughout the town. Horrified villagers threw torches at the house. The woman screamed as the house burnt to the ground.

Photography by Araya Phantomhive

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Aposiopesis Fullstop Aposiopesis Fullstop is a seething mass of words temporarily trapped within a human-shaped shell.

A Second Life resident for 9 years, she’s spent 8.9 of them almost exclusively in The Wastelands, where she’s gradually become an author, DJ, community liaison, and person. She’s also the Wordsmith for the Chronicles of Mystica breedable pet project. Under the pen name of Bartleby Ricantaur, her wandering storyteller alt, she has written Tales of The Wastelands, a collection of post-apocalyptic folk tales, available here. Apo inflicts pictures on Flickr, inflicts noise on The Wastelands at 5:00pm every Saturday, and will gladly answer any questions you wish to inflict on her anytime you like. Feel free to come visit her at The N.

Four fair sisters grew in grace, Lithe of limb and fine of face.

Crown of head to sole of feet, All were gentle, soft, and sweet.

Hope was lost, but she held hate.

In the dark she lay in wait.

When her slaver came to call, She stood passive as a doll.

Bright their smiles, bright their eyes Bright the coin that paid their price.

Black their hair that fell in waves.

Black the hole where they were slaves.

Sweet her smile, soft her eyes, Gentle, loving was her guise.

Thinking he had broke her will, The captor came in for the kill.

Held in silence, held apart, Held by men who held no heart, Held in irons, held in rope, Held in hell, they held no hope.

Wrath unmatched, she broke her chains And lashed him, dashing out his brains.

Sole of feet to crown of head, One fair sister soaked in red.

One fair sister died by gun: Neither could she duck nor run.

Through the caves she ran and raged And paid the men their final wage.

Slavers slain, she sought her kin.

She found the pit, and she jumped in.

One fair sister died by knife: Two quick stabs to steal her life.

One fair sister died by bane: Poisoned, writhing, wracked with pain.

One fair sister would not fall.

One fair sister paid for all.

Long, still bodies lay there, cold, Limbs entwined and rimed with mold, But stirred the first Revival morn: For from such woe are monsters born.

From the pit it slowly crept.

From its dark heart’s pit it wept For vengeance that remained undone: Four foul sisters joined as one.

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Eight its legs and eight its eyes Black its fangs and vast its size.

Its hated need, its drive perverse, To slay the kin who held the purse.

Gathering towering, tempting hoards Of scrit and scrap and sweet rewards, It laid a trail of luring bait And laid within the sand to wait.

When he came, with itchy hands, The beast would barge forth from the sands.

For his greed and for his vice, Blood would pay the final price.

Fangs like knives would stab him deep.

Poison through his veins would creep.

Webs would bind like chain and rope.

Slowed and sick, he’d have no hope.

Days, then moons, and then a span, It waited for the hated man.

Fate denied the monster’s aim: The sisters’ seller never came.

Unredeemed and unavenged, Mind and meat it came unhinged.

Unprepared to hold such hate, One foul sister split to eight.

They, too, split, and too their brood.

And with each split, they grew subdued.

Hate spread even through each spawn.

Barely sane, they carried on.

Now they lurk within the sand To tempt, to trap each itchy hand To touch the web upon its bait: A stone within an empty crate.

Stay your hand; let go your gall: All who fight alone will fall.

Stay your folly; stow your greed: The Many Sisters come to feed.

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Monroe Jigsaw Amateur pose maker, some time post store owner, and silly snapshot taker, Monroe Jigsaw can usually be found hiding on a build platform being an awkward nerd. He can also be found spending time with his friends and Sl families and watching game grumps and markiplier videos...and dreaming about being a cosplayer.

He enjoys reading, writing, video games, comic books and long walks in the holodeck. Check out his Flickr, Plurk, Creative Tumblr Archive and Marketplace.

Things have not been going well for me lately. I’ve been strapped for cash and my prospects for getting a new job and keeping my apartment are pretty slim. That is until last week. I picked up the local papers as I usually do searching for any help wanted ads and last Monday I found one. It was for a local pizza parlor...one of those with the animatronic singing animals to entertain the kids at their birthday parties while they stuff pizza in their faces. I remember a friend having a birthday party here when we were kids and how much they creeped me out...even as I just passed by them on my way to the office to apply I shuddered with fear upon looking at them... especially that bear. I felt quite uneasy that day, but I told myself I would have to overcome my fears because I needed the money. Luckily, they asked me to start tonight at midnight. I was elated and frightened at the same time.

Astoundingly they gave me the job on the spot! They even wanted me to start that night! I was there promptly for my first shift. My duties were pretty straightforward; keep an eye on the animatronics via the security cameras...and keep them out of the security room...at least that was the idea....

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They....they were relentless....that fox scared the shit out of me....I managed to keep him at bay though.... and...and that bird with the cupcake and the rabbit....they just stood there in front of the windows....staring at me with their cold dead glowing eyes....I kept them all out ....except for....where was the bear? Fuck this...nothing’s worth working in this hell...I’m quitting tonight...as I write my resignation letter I absentmindedly start humming the Toreador March.....I stop writing and realize why... uncomprehending terror races through my body as I slowly turned to the door....the open door....in the dark security room...my eyes race to the generator’s power gauge....it was empty. I see his flickering eyes and toothy grin staring back at me. I wasn’t worried though....everything is going to be okay.

Early the next morning, two detectives investigate a gruesome scene at a local business.

“Is this the guy?” asked the younger detective.

“Yeah that’s him....some sick fucker shove this poor bastard into one of these robot suits...skewered him like a kebab.

Haven’t seen this much blood since that incident back in ‘87.” said the older detective with a somber tone in his voice.

“Damn...” said the younger detective choking back vomit, “what’s that?”

Reaching past the body, the younger detective picks up a partially bloody piece of paper with a latex glove “looks like he wrote a note.”

“What does it say?” said the older detective squatting down to look into the corpse’s eyes. “ I quit.

These things are trying to kill me.

Someone needs to stop them.

Many people will die.

E...”

“The rest was blotted out by the puddle of blood the note landed in” said the younger detective.

“Uh....are his eyes glowing?”

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