As someone who had the fortune of growing up alongside J.K. Rowling’s critically acclaimed book series Harry Potter, one of the bitter disappointments of my life was not receiving my letter to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But with a combination of the novels, books and Electronic Arts-developed video games, there were still many sources to immerse myself in Rowling’s world and feel like I were there if but for a fleeting moment.
I remember many on the old schoolyard were split between being in Gryffindor and Slytherin given their prominence in the books. However, it was many many many years later until those who assigned ourselves more with Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff got to deep-dive more into our houses – kudos of services like Pottermore, J.K. Rowling’s website and the more recently released Wizarding World service. Neither house has really received much love in the main narratives, with no signs hinting this will change. That said, I continue to align quite nicely with the Ravenclaw house.
Having found some rather nice Harry Potter-esque robes from the Second Life store Hazy, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to dress my character up as a Ravenclaw – especially since I managed to snag the ULTRA RARE outfit!
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 explicitly 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. Just beware that with high quality content comes a potentially high real-world cost for digital assets.
Take That (In-Game) Snap Daily Photo is an off-shoot of the Take That (In-Game) Snap article series, in which the first article focusing on Final Fantasy XIV was recently published. 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.
