There is great interest in Second Life in respect of something called ‘Steamp
unk.’ Basically it describes an era driven much by steam, steam engines, steamships, also airships, bicycles and any other pre-electric means of transport and gadgets. Sims such as Caledon, Victoriana and Babbage have a huge following by people who go to a lot of trouble to dress in the appropriate clothes and follow the manners and social skills used in those times.
Saffia Widdershins, owner of Prim Perfect Magazine, brought out a sister publication to Prim Perfect last year called ‘The Primgraph.’ She describes the magazin
e as being ‘Aimed at Residents interested in post-Renaissance historical and steampunk sims.’ The Primgraph has been a big success and I was invited to the launch of the 6th edition on Sunday, 7 June at Piermont Landing, New Babbage. Piermont Landing and the Lotus club (where we partied at the end of the evening), is owned and created by Breezy Carver, and proved to be the ideal setting for the launch. It was filled with people dressed head to foot in Victorian clothing and there was an air of great excitement as Saffia and her team took the floor. We were also treated to an unusual spectacle
half way through the evening, a dance routine featuring mermaids and a merman who swam gracefully in and out of a large tank of water.
As well as the new edition of the Primgraph, Saffia told us of three new publications. The first one, ‘The Quest for the Golden Prim’, is a little bit different, it’s a ‘webcomic’. It’s a new adventure story featuring characters who pursue a mysterious Prim that holds the secret of grid stability. And this is where it gets interesting, Saffia wants to audition people to take the parts of all the characters in the story. So if you are
a budding actor or actress and can get into your role-playing part at the drop of a hat to your adoring fans, this might be for you!! I believe you even have to ‘Twitter’ in character too, so quite a challenge for the right people.
The second publication is ‘The Primgraph’s Aetheric Log. It will consist of regular posts by the residents throughout the Primgraph territory. And thirdly ‘The Quest for the Golden Prim blog’ with updates on all your favourite characters (yet to be chosen pending the auditions!).
There tends to be a fascination bot
h in real life and SL for ‘times gone past’ for a lot of people and Saffia and her team are certainly filling the gap in-world with news of these wonderful steampunk sims. If you are interested in becoming a character for the webcomic send a note card to Saffia Widdershins in-world, you could become an SL star!!
Saffia’s team include Wren Carling - Primgraph Designer, Elegia Underwood – Client and Advertising Manager and Viv Trafalgar – Aetheric Engineer.
http://www.primgraph.com/
http://www.goldenprim.blogspot.com/
unk.’ Basically it describes an era driven much by steam, steam engines, steamships, also airships, bicycles and any other pre-electric means of transport and gadgets. Sims such as Caledon, Victoriana and Babbage have a huge following by people who go to a lot of trouble to dress in the appropriate clothes and follow the manners and social skills used in those times.Saffia Widdershins, owner of Prim Perfect Magazine, brought out a sister publication to Prim Perfect last year called ‘The Primgraph.’ She describes the magazin
e as being ‘Aimed at Residents interested in post-Renaissance historical and steampunk sims.’ The Primgraph has been a big success and I was invited to the launch of the 6th edition on Sunday, 7 June at Piermont Landing, New Babbage. Piermont Landing and the Lotus club (where we partied at the end of the evening), is owned and created by Breezy Carver, and proved to be the ideal setting for the launch. It was filled with people dressed head to foot in Victorian clothing and there was an air of great excitement as Saffia and her team took the floor. We were also treated to an unusual spectacle
half way through the evening, a dance routine featuring mermaids and a merman who swam gracefully in and out of a large tank of water.As well as the new edition of the Primgraph, Saffia told us of three new publications. The first one, ‘The Quest for the Golden Prim’, is a little bit different, it’s a ‘webcomic’. It’s a new adventure story featuring characters who pursue a mysterious Prim that holds the secret of grid stability. And this is where it gets interesting, Saffia wants to audition people to take the parts of all the characters in the story. So if you are
a budding actor or actress and can get into your role-playing part at the drop of a hat to your adoring fans, this might be for you!! I believe you even have to ‘Twitter’ in character too, so quite a challenge for the right people.The second publication is ‘The Primgraph’s Aetheric Log. It will consist of regular posts by the residents throughout the Primgraph territory. And thirdly ‘The Quest for the Golden Prim blog’ with updates on all your favourite characters (yet to be chosen pending the auditions!).
There tends to be a fascination bot
h in real life and SL for ‘times gone past’ for a lot of people and Saffia and her team are certainly filling the gap in-world with news of these wonderful steampunk sims. If you are interested in becoming a character for the webcomic send a note card to Saffia Widdershins in-world, you could become an SL star!!
Saffia’s team include Wren Carling - Primgraph Designer, Elegia Underwood – Client and Advertising Manager and Viv Trafalgar – Aetheric Engineer.
http://www.primgraph.com/
http://www.goldenprim.blogspot.com/
Janey Bracken
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