Lauren and I were talking Friday and she brought up Second Life. I had no idea what she was talking about. She explained that it was a free online video game that is similar to my all-time favorite, The Sims. You create a character and have them earn money to buy a house. People, she explained, have made millions by selling these house, furniture creations etc and converting their "Lindens" (Second Life money) into real money. So of course we both had to try it out. I ended up with Georgiana Brim, she ended up with Marie Gerje (since this was not planned, we obviously have 18th Century obsession issues).
This is what we came up with:
That would be Lauren in the green on the right, some Marquise in green on the left, and of course, LouisCharles, "Le Dauphin" in the Bourbon blue stockings. Yes somehow, we managed to find Versailles, get some cool swag, and now all I want is 162 more "lindens" so I can afford a nice wig.
I'm on Second Life too. I'm afraid that I roam rather more Edo period Japanese areas, but I would be most interested in walking around this Versailles you found. I'd be most grateful if you'd send the landmark to Satoharu Nakamura.
ReplyDeleteOh, this blog is a joy to read!
Hi Aileen! I'm sorry but I was just a temporary visitor to Second Life. My computer was a little too slow. I think I just searched for "Versailles" or "18th Century" in order to find it. Thanks for visiting!
ReplyDeleteWell, I joined the Chateau of Versailles as a courtier, and all went well for a while, but then the owner of the sim suddenly left second life and closed the sim without warning. It's almost like the revolution just happened and all the court has escaped France. The court in exile found a new temporary location, but it's such a pity that this had to happen.
ReplyDeleteNo way!! Oh my goodness! I'm going to have to re-download it and give it another try this summer.
ReplyDeletehi my name is gary and i am obsessed with marie antoinette and the 18th century and i was wondering how did u get the palace of versailles and and if it is not there anymore could u please tell me the resort i could go to for the 18th century thnks xx
ReplyDeletethis website is amazing
It was just remodeled last I heard. Just search Versailles and it should come up!
ReplyDeleteYou've probably found it on your own by now, but the slurl is http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chateau%20de%20Versailles/11/139/28
ReplyDeleteand in that I have you standing right in front of the group inviter