Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - January 2014 | Page 43

Stroker Strikes Back - p4

STROKER: I have a plan, a vision, and am working on it
as me allows. I come from the Myst genera on,
having spent 6 months in that game. I've even met
some of the creators that worked on it and it all kind of
opened my eyes. Because mesh is an unlimited pallet,
you're not relegated to geometric shapes; it was a
transforma on for me.
I did the sim en rely in mesh and I see every crack and
crevice. So, I'm learning, but it familiarized me with the
upload process and op mizing the LI's. I didn't want to
do “real,” I wanted to do whimsical, something that
was kind of Steampunk-ish. I just didn't want to fall in
the trap of realism. I can model the best Henredon
furniture set that you've ever seen and make it look
perfect, but what have I created? – Something that
someone else originally made with their love and
a en on in another medium.
NVM: Tell us about Stroker's Sexpot and what goes on
at your sim that others might want to know about?
STROKER: I wanted to stretch my mesh muscle and I
wanted to know what people are doing in mesh, what
anima ons are out there, what new clothing designs
are out there, etc. So, I came to the conclusion that the
best way to do that is to have a showcase and
reconnect with old friends that are content creators

and make some new creator friends. I think that
content the has been a big issue in terms of isola ng
us from each other. A lot of people have taken it to the
extreme, while others don't care. But the things we do
have in common, the tools that we use, the difficul es
that we have in produc on and marke ng ... those
commonali es bind us into a community, par cularly
those of us in the adult market which is a niche.
The Sexpot ed together, my mesh appren ceship, the
need to network, marke ng and the desire to socialize.
It really was a “no-brainer.” Then of course, the Sexpot
lets people know, "he's baaack." It gets my name out
there. When it comes to marke ng you've got to be in
people's faces. That's one reason why it's "Stroker's
Sexpot," it puts my name on the blogs and on the
landmarks.
I also wanted to see how others had changed or not
changed the way that they approached their SL
businesses. Are you s ll doing the same old things
expec ng the same results? Without excep on,
everyone I talk to, that hasn't changed their business
model, are complaining about how SL isn't what it used
to be or that the popula on is dwindling and it's going
to dwindle down to nothing. Well, there are s ll a lot of
people doing well; I mean look at Tango's – it went
nuclear! A considerable por on of the female

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