Category: 2014-08 August Edition

Avatars Reload

In this article, I take you step-by-step through the process of swapping avatars as well as experimenting with the variety of clothing and body parts (eyes, skin, hair) available in your account Library.  The library is a repository of legacy…

Page 3 Girls

Page 3 Girl by Renee Caxton

During the nineteenth century, in Victorian England, the hemlines of ladies’ dresses reached the ground as a rule, covering the ankles. A lady was only permitted in specific circumstances to show her ankle – when walking up the stairs or crossing…

Hall-elujah

In the last edition of the gazette, we hinted that the Deans have planned a renovation so wonderful  that you couldn’t miss its installation. Hallelujah! A new version of the Lecture Hall, the site of our popular classes, is installed…

Steampunk Fashion

“Very Fetching, my Dear!” If you’ve never heard that phrase before, don’t run away – even if the gentleman who made that remark is bizarrely attired. He is merely a role-playing Steampunk. And he is paying you a compliment –…

Don’t Peek at my Avatar

Mannequins and androids at a Warehouse - still from Blade Runner (1982)

One late night in July, I was busy constructing a carillon when I received an IM from Caledon Oxbridge University tutor Miss Jemima. “Dean Kondor, can I call on you to help please? There are very few other staffers with…