Comments on Virtual Suburbia: Juro Kothari Homes

I totally agree this is an excellent solution to t...

2005-11-11T07:24:00.000-08:00

I totally agree this is an excellent solution to the problem of the corners-without-meaning in SL. Road signals to people "commerce" even though there are almost never any vehicles or avs coming by because everyone flies, or teleports in with a vector. I'm wondering about the bigness and whiteness of the signage. Would the opaque blue have been a more subtle solution? Still, in the very raucious and competing world of SL, you often have to have a sign that bright, and even put on "light" or "bright" to boot.

Well, I'll be reading every post, if you keep up t...

2005-09-16T13:49:00.000-07:00

Well, I'll be reading every post, if you keep up this quality. :)

The idea is to explore some of these ideas through...

2005-09-16T11:29:00.000-07:00

The idea is to explore some of these ideas through examples as they come along. In this case the build really seems like more of a calling card, as the information could just as easily have been conveyed in an open plaza. One could suggest it is moreover an experiential demonstration of what the builder is capable of providing to potential clients.

I notice that this building - and many others in S...

2005-09-16T09:07:00.000-07:00

I notice that this building - and many others in SL - doesn't have a "door". You don't need shelter in SL (weather being so forgiving), and there are easier ways to have security than a locked door.

Do you think you'll be doing any writing on these kinds of differences, and perhaps what purposes buildings are evolving to serve? I think that would be interesting both to scholars and to SL architects. Maybe even real architects.