junktown

“…did you ever try to put a broken piece of glass back together? Even if the pieces fit, you can’t make it whole again the way it was. But if you’re clever, you can still use the pieces to make other useful things. Maybe even something wonderful, like a mosaic. Well, the world broke just like glass. And everyone’s trying to put it back together like it was, but it’ll never come together in the same way…the Wasteland Survival Guide isn’t much towards that lofty goal, but it’s an important one.” ~Moira, Fallout

A remote outpost in the middle of nowhere…train cars, rubble and and burned out buildings.. the skeletal remains of civilization. Welcome to Junktown, founded by Ravenstarr and Yarr.

I asked Ravenstarr the inspiration for Junktown and how she was introduced to Second Life. This is what she said:

My creative inspiration was, I guess, a combination of Fallout and Mad Max. I really liked the post-apocalypse/dystopian concept applied to a sim where people could relax, take pictures and listen to music. We didn’t want a structured club environment, so we decided to have an open stage and stream available for DJ’s to play. We will eventually have organized events, whether it’s music, racing….or even unleashing zombies in the junkyard. I hope people enjoy the sim and just have fun. The sim is also child-av friendly because I have several friends who play child avs and I wanted to make the sim open to them as well for parties and photography.

How did I discover Second LIfe? I actually came to Second Life through school. The medical school/hospital I was attending owned an island in Second Life. I presented my senior genetics scientific research poster in SL. We applied our poster texture to a giant prim and walked around (as noobs) reading each others posters and asking questions. I remember getting a quick lesson on how to navigate Second Life in class before our presentations.

After the presentations I became very curious about this virtual world and made Raven. Through her I have explored new worlds and created many of my own worlds. I do a lot of photography. This gives me a creative outlet outside of my hectic real world. I have also made so many connections with people all over the world. I have met some of my closest real life friends on Second Life.