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Wow-- this is what user profiles in an avatar-driven social network can look like. NWN partner Koinup recently announced the winners of their "First SL Portrait Contest"; here they are above. Go here to see the winners in their full glory.
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It's been fascinating to watch the development on Koinup - it seems to attract the best photos in the Metaverse, which unfortunately depend heavily on what image editor and filters you're using. The bar is set pretty high, even among the SL-obsessives (present company included).
One thing I'd like to see more of is more experimental artwork, capturing the idiosyncrasies of our Second Lives, and a little less of the same post-processed bad boy/girl portraits.
P.S. - Hamlet, where's your Koinup shots? ;)
Posted by: Shinji | Friday, June 20, 2008 at 01:49 PM
Heh, I have a few on my profile, but I need to update 'em:
http://www.koinup.com/slhamlet/
Posted by: Hamlet Au | Friday, June 20, 2008 at 02:45 PM