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==Thaumata Strangelove==
==Thaumata Strangelove==
Hi.  I joined Second Life in November 2005.  I was doing a bit of research about how permissions combined in a collaborative artistic space and ended up sticking around.  I spent quite a lot of time learning new skills here, and eventually met and married (in both lives) [[User:Kisa_Naumova|Kisa Naumova]].  We have a great business here building sims and managing other cool projects for all kinds of people, but mostly for universities.  Our SL work has been featured on the BBC news (and actually, we've done some SL work ''for'' the BBC), and are always pretty excited to get involved in something new.
I came to Second Life in November 20015, when I was doing a bit of research about how permissions combined in a collaborative artistic space. I ended up sticking around.  I spent quite a lot of time learning new skills here, and eventually met and married (in both lives) [[User:Kisa_Naumova|Kisa Naumova]].  We have often taken on freelance work here, building sims and managing other cool projects for all kinds of people, but mostly for British universities and other brick and mortar entities looking to get involved in virtual worlds.




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====Emerge Island (Autumn 2008)====
====Emerge Island (Autumn 2008)====
Emerge Island is mainly run by Kisa Naumova.  I collaborated with them to build their freebie market and write educational training content for educators getting started in SL.
Emerge Island was mainly run by Kisa Naumova.  I collaborated with them to build their freebie market and write educational training content for educators getting started in SL.


====Flickr====
====Flickr====
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I had a small gallery of SL related artwork on the SL4B sim.
I had a small gallery of SL related artwork on the SL4B sim.


===Panoramic and Tiny Planet Photography===
I've got a pretty good technical grasp of SL photography and am happy to assist if you're learning.  My special passion in that arena is panoramic photography and rendering sims into Tiny Planets.  [http://www.flickr.com/photos/thestrangestloveofall/sets/72157606829643403/  You can see my entire series of Tiny Planet artwork on Flickr.]  I do contribute to the [[panorama]] wiki page occasionally, but I have not written a tutorial about my methods yet because they are a little higgly piggly and hard to follow.  My preferred stitching/rendering programs are:


* AutoPanoGiga (professional grade and very cool)
* Hugin (open source and cross platform!)
* Photoshop's Photomerge feature (under Automate.) 


===Other Channels===


===Contact Me===
If you would like to chat about anything SL related, please say howdy!  I do paid consulting work but really, I'm always happy to just sit with a curious person in my free time and help them get a general idea of what they're going to need to make a project happen when the time comes.  I like talking shop!  Come talk shop with me, hah!  I also honestly enjoy helping other residents sort out a variety of issues, from weird SL bugs to installing their new kitchen and re-wallpapering the house.  '''If you do not hear back from me within 48 hours, please assume something went amiss and try again.'''
* '''IMs''':  They will go to my email if I'm not online.  They do not cap.
* '''Email''': [mailto:thau@eyefood.co.uk thau@eyefood.co.uk]
* '''Skype''':  Thaumata
You may also try carrier pigeons and messages in bottles, but no guarantees there.
* [http://thaumata.tumblr.com Strange Loves] is my blog about interesting SL prims.
* [http://thaumata.plurk.com Plurk] (checked quite regularly)
* [http://twitter.com/thaumata Twitter] (checked rarely)
* [http://twitter.com/thaumata Twitter] (checked rarely)
* [http://flickr.com/photos/thestrangestloveofall/ My SL Flickr stream]
* [http://flickr.com/photos/thestrangestloveofall/ My SL Flickr stream]
 
* [http://vizor.io Vizor] Current project - WebVR
 
===Real Life===
In real life, I generally work as a project or community manager for web startups, though that is slowly melding quite nicely into SL, just the way I like it.  I am an American expat who now lives in England, and I wite about my experiences as a foreigner in a blog called [http://inteawetrust.tumblr.com| In Tea We Trust].  I've studied piano for 25 years and enjoy teaching, singing and occasionally writing music.  Oh, and I have a cute little dog who enjoys walks in the park.
 
 
 




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Revision as of 09:39, 31 March 2016

Thaumata Strangelove

Thaumata Strangelove

I came to Second Life in November 20015, when I was doing a bit of research about how permissions combined in a collaborative artistic space. I ended up sticking around. I spent quite a lot of time learning new skills here, and eventually met and married (in both lives) Kisa Naumova. We have often taken on freelance work here, building sims and managing other cool projects for all kinds of people, but mostly for British universities and other brick and mortar entities looking to get involved in virtual worlds.


SL Work

Jeans for Genes (Sept 09)

Jeans for Genes is a UK based charity which helps children and families affected by genetic disorders by funding support services and research into the causes and cures of these conditions. They run an annual event in the UK on October 2 where people wear jeans (to work and school) and donate £2 towards the cause. In 2009, they are also holding a grid-wide fundraising event, which I am participating in as a builder, promoter and all around get-it-done girl.

Ormesby Woods and Priory Schools (Autumn 2009)

Ormesby Woods and Priory Schools are real life elementary schools in the UK which are rebuilding in the next year. We work closely with school administrators, area technology evangelists and architects to convert the blueprints into a working scale model in SL. Ormesby is a school for children with special needs which made for an interesting build. Staff will then use the build to determine furniture orders, wall colors and accessibility, and perhaps as an online community home for students and parents in the future.

Acklam Grange iSchool (Spring 2009)

Acklam Grange School is an elementary school in Middlesbrough, England which is rebuilding this year. As with Ormesby, we worked closely with the staff and architects to ensure the Second Life model is to exact scale. Admins can then use the model to finalize real life building details. Teachers at the school are regularly using Second Life to educate their students, and will use the model to continue those lessons. Ground for the real life school broke in Spring of 2009. As Acklam is the first school using SL to teach younger pupils on a regular basis, it got a bit of press in the UK. You can see coverage of this build on the BBC site as well as on Gazette Live.

Leeds Metropolitan University (2009)

Mentor for LeedsMet's ongoing virtual worlds projects.

MUVENation (2009)

MUVENation is a great project designed to help educators educate in SL. I occasionally assist them with builds and events, including an in person panel in London about optimizing virtual classrooms.

Second Life Mentoring (2008-2009)

Volunteer for Linden Lab as a mentor for new and old residents alike. I particularly enjoyed working on Orientation Island, helping new users get acclimated, and answering challenging oldbie questions in the New Citizens Incorporated chats.

Emerge Island (Autumn 2008)

Emerge Island was mainly run by Kisa Naumova. I collaborated with them to build their freebie market and write educational training content for educators getting started in SL.

Flickr

For several years I was a moderator for the SL Flickr group. During this time, I helped them clarify their submission policies, community engagement, and moderation workflow. When we hit ten thousand members, I resigned from the moderation group to make more time for real life.

Orange Island (2008)

Guest speaker on Orange Island for panel about photography communities in Second Life. I also did a guest panel at Orange Island about Photography in Second Life.

SL4B

I had a small gallery of SL related artwork on the SL4B sim.


Other Channels