There is nothing like kicking your shoes off after a week at work, sprawling yourself on the couch or perching yourself at the computer and spending the new few hours in mindless bliss as the stress from the week seeps away. Thinking like this is by no means indicative of whether you enjoy your job or not, but Friday evenings have always been my ideal choice for a binge night with takeout and a new game!
Today’s Take That (In-Game) Snap Daily Photo focuses in on someone who hasn’t even taken the time to jump into some soft, comfortable pyjamas before beginning their Friday night gaming session! As someone who has fallen asleep in their suit once (and never plan on doing so again), I know that feeling.
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.
A lot of the furniture in this photo comes from the Second Life furniture brand BACKBONE, which features many cute gaming-themed furniture options with SFW and NSFW variants. The room this was snapped in comes from the ROOST brand of housing. In terms of the character, the hair she is wearing is from Ayashi and outfit is from Hazy.
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.
