Blog – BobsCreations

March 23, 2023 Bob

In-world Chat Apps

I recently came across quite some chat apps in SL that let you chat to people outside SL and that have the option to connect to Facebook, Instagram, etc. What got my attention her is that these chat apps are free. And as you might know, things are rarely for free. Even do you do not pay for things like Facebook with cash, it is far from “free”. Not only do you pay for Facebook with your data but you are actual the “product” (for which advertisers pay). On has to ask the same question with other apps. Sure many apps force you to watch things like adds, include micro transactions or try to sell you a premium. None the less, one should always be mindful in sharing “personal data” with parties which one doesn’t know. Now i am not going to mention these apps or even claim that they

February 5, 2023 Bob

Making better looking pictures

Making good looking pictures in SL can be a hassle. Even do a large factor of how your pictures will look depends on your graphic settings there is a simple trick to make your pictures look a lot better. The above picture is taken on low/medium graphics with the environment set to Midday. The picture bellow is taken on the same graphics settings with a custom environment. There is no fancy photo editing here. The only difference in the two pictures is the light. As you can see there is a huge difference between the two pictures. And if i may say so, the second pictures looks way better then the first. Depending on what you are making a picture of you may want to use different environment settings. A little difference in light can do a lot. There are a whole bunch of per-made environments on marketplace and you

February 4, 2023 Bob

A Blog

Yes a Blog, not a Plog or a Vlog. Sometimes there is this content that just doesn’t fit in one of the other category’s. In no way is this going to be just one of those other SL blogs. Then again, most Blogs are actually Plogs. If you don’t know what a Plog is then that makes perfect sense since i made up that word. To explain, if a Vlog is a blog in video format, a Plog is a blog in Picture format. Don’t worry do, my main thing in SL is and will always be scripting, but sometimes i like to do a little SL related writing having a background in journalism which i cant seem to get rid off.