While I am quite content with not living in an actual fantasy realm, provided they are not eating pixelated mush, video game and anime characters do eat well. Whether it is the delicious breakfast presented in Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle or one of the feasts Noctis and his friends eat at a campsite; artists and animators tend to make food look much more delicious than it already does in real life.
Therefore when I was browsing around Second Life looking for a nice place to take a photo for this series, I could not resist doing one in this dining hall where I could spawn delicious-looking food. I can tell you that I would not go hungry at any time if I were eating in such a room every daily.
This photo was taken in Second Life. Second Life does have a reputation for more adult content (there is no shortage of that if you look for it). However, those interested in using it to build custom avatars and take great photographs will find a lot on offer from the user-created worlds, purchasable content for your avatars, a high level of customisation and clients dedicated to taking fantastic photos. Featured in this image are the following:
- Top: {HIME*DREAM} Emilia Dress – Red
- Head: GENUS Project – Genus Head – Baby Face W001
- Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara
- Ears: Sweet Thing. Neko Ears
- Hair: TRUTH HAIR Solace
- Location: Angel Manor – The Rose Theatre (Okay, so somewhere on this sim at least… I can’t find my way back to the exact location)
Take That (In-Game) Snap Daily Photo is an off-shoot of the upcoming Take That (In-Game) Snap article series. This looks at, celebrates and critiques how video game developers have implemented professional photography-like systems into their games. It will cover how the systems handle, just how accessible they are and, where applicable, how a modding community might be making these tools even better. With this Daily Photo spin-off series, I will be sharing individual photos from the games either covered or soon-to-be-covered in the series.
