Saturday, thus far

[rolanni]

kinzel and the cats let me sleep in. It was wonderful.

I'm reading Gunshy prior to leaping into the revisions/expansion, which is pretty much what I'll be doing for the rest of the day. Tomorrow should see me down in the guts of the thing, wrench, hammer, and tomahawk to hand.

In the meantime, a couple of pointers to Fun Things to do.

First: If you consider yourself a member of the Friends of Liad, a fan of the Liaden Universe(R) or other work by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, or a Fellow Traveler, please feel free to make yourself a pushpin on this Frappr Map.

Second: The Science Fiction Rangers and the Friends of Liad groups in Second Life have announced an in-world science fiction photography contest in celebration of Second Life's Third Birthday. This contest will showcase the width, breadth, and depth of innovation in images that are possible using Second Life.

Interested? The

The theme of the contest is "The Worlds Within Your World." Participants will submit original in-world snapshot photography that take full advantage of the lighting, backgrounds, costuming, avatars, and camera angles that Second Life offers to capture a stunning science fiction-themed image.

Submissions will be accepted from June 13th until the 20th. The judging will be conducted by award-winning Science Fiction authors and art scouts Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, and the winners will be announced on Sunday, June 22nd at 6:00 p.m. SL time at the Event Gallery, located in Indigo.

There will be one prize awarded for each of the following categories:

Literary Sci-Fi
For images inspired by written science fiction (novels or short stories).

TV / Movie Sci-Fi
For images inspired by visual media science fiction

Anime Sci-Fi
For images inspired by anime

Speculative / Original Work
For images that are a result of the creator's original creative vision

In addition, there will be a "Fan Favorite" award and a "Best in Show" award given.

All participants will receive an original-design t-shirt (no copy, no transfer, no modify) to honor their contribution, regardless of whether they win a prize.

Prizes will be 1500 $L for each category winner, and "Best in Show" and "Fan Favorite" will receive an additional 750 $L.

Artwork will be on display at a gallery showing on June 22nd, and will continue being shown throughout the week to honor the Birthday Celebration.

The "Fan Favorite" will be chosen through a vote throughout the gallery showing, culminating in the Awards Ceremony on the 25th.

The contest is sponsored by both the Science Fiction Rangers group and the Friends of Liad group and and is being funded through donations. Those who donate will be honored at the gallery opening.

Rules for the Contest

A maximum of 2 Entries per Resident will be accepted.

Residents may enter by sending their submissions to Alexander Basiat, Registration Officer. Alex will then reply acknowledging receipt. Residents should name their snapshots with the name of their piece, and include in the snapshot description the category they wish to enter the piece under. Items submitted without a category will be placed in a category at Mr. Basiat's descretion.

All snapshots should be taken in-world using the snapshot interface in the SL UI, uploaded as a snapshot texture, and then sent to Alexander.

Content should be in keeping with PG sim guidelines and all SL content guidelines. Any item not meeting these requirements will not be considered for the contest.

By your submission, you are agreeing to release your work to the Science Fiction Photography Contest as a Creative Commons 2.5 licensed work (Attribution, No Derivatives, No Commercial use).

All submissions must be in to Alexander Basiat by 11:59 p.m. June 20th.



...and now, back to work for me.