Wagner James Au / New World Notes
Author, strategist, virtual world reporter
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Category: NWN Partner News and Announcements
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Here's a fun and chatty new YouTube channel from Del and Kess, co-founders of Seraphim SL, by far the most read Second Life fashion blog on the interwebs. (Which like I mentioned, has more readers than many top real life fashion blogs.) Stepping out of the website shadows, Del and Kess' weekly Seracast — highlighted…
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Here's a fun new update to the Really Useful Mega Weather Maker from The Really Useful Scripts Corner launching this weekend from The Really Useful Scripts Corner (a proud NWN sponsor) — a mesh-based rain system that drenches your avatar in real time! Even cooler, it’s compatible with select items from top SL brands Izzie’s,…
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Just in time for Halloween and Squid Game roleplay in Second Life, the Really Dangerous Explosives Pack is a fun new addition to the Really Needy HUD (a proud sponsoring partner), which turns SL into a Sims-like game experience. Now, with the help of major style brand Izzie’s, any damage from nearby explosions will cause…
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Here’s a huge and fun new update (SLurl to check it out) from The Really Useful Scripts Corner, a proud sponsoring partner of New World Notes — a major expansion to its Really Needy roleplay HUD (created in collaboration with top SL cosmetics brand Izzie’s): Visible, physical changes to your avatar body based on how…
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Here’s a fun new feature to the Really Needy HUD roleplay system from The Really Useful Scripts Corner, a proud sponsoring media partner to New World Notes: Jobs for avatars! (Watch above.) If you’re a Really Needy player (or want to try it out), you can play with the job system on the Really Needy…
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The Really Olympic Swimming Pool is a new product from New World Notes sponsor Really Needy HUD, which turns activity in Second Life into a fun Sims-like roleplaying game. As you probably guessed, any swimming in the pool is tracked as exercise on the Really Needy HUD. As creator Grace7 Ling explains, you just need…
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Click here to visit the 725th Street Bar, a ship-based food and drink establishment perfect for dates and other social get-togethers in SL — and which now serves food and drink compatible with the Really Needy HUD (a sponsoring partner to New World Notes), so that a meal consumed there fills the Hunger and Thirst…
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Here’s two new items from proud New World Notes sponsoring partner Really Useful Scripts Corner which effectively turn its Really Needy HUD roleplay tool into a combat system: The Injuries add-on for the HUD The new release of a sci-fi themed submachine gun that’s compatible with the HUD. Ably demonstrated by Really Useful’s lead developer…
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The Really Needy HUD system (a proud sponsoring media partner to New World Notes) just launched Season Two of its fitness contest, with the top three winners collecting L$2000 total in cash prizes, along with a free Really Luxurious Shower Cabin — go here to get started. A fun new way to explore Second Life…
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Verbose, sassy, and surprisingly spry, Mr. Bones is an animesh skeleton on the Marketplace here from The Really Useful Scripts Corner (a proud sponsoring partner to this blog) powered by the Corner’s unique chatbot system. (Click here to chat with Mr. Bones in SL — touch the pumpkin to rezz him.) As you can see…