I had originally set the price at $3,500 and you'll see why when you look at the Master HUD, but Viva really needs to develop a solid user base and it needs creators to make skins, clothing and other items for her.
Because the market is almost exclusively dominated by a couple of brands, it's almost impossible for someone new to establish any sort of presence. Eventually, I'll need to charge more, but for now it's free in-world or a nominal L$1 on the Marketplace.
This is a new avatar and she is a work-in-progress. You can help by making suggestions and pointing out ways to improve her. Post your ideas on the Viva Forum (accessed from the Viva website.) But please go easy on me. Viva has been a tremendous amount of work, and it can be discouraging when people are unkind in their comments. Viva has great potential, and with your help, she can really shine.
UPDATE: I am actively working on the next version - and I'm being helped by a review team. (If you'd like to be on the review team, you would be very welcome. Just drop me a note.) This next version will see lots of improvements from a body aesthetics standpoint. Since the next version will be free, I won't be able to send all users an IM, so you'll want to check the Viva Forum from time to time for an announcement of its availability.
Let me fill you in on Viva features . . .
In development for nearly three years, it combines the latest virtual world innovations along with the best traditional features.
You get a Master HUD which is loaded with features and handles nearly any task you need to make your avatar look the best.
It includes Second Life most powerful and versatile application of the new Bakes of Mesh system. No need to switch from avatar to avatar. By the click of a button, the Viva system makes your avatar fully Bakes on Mesh compatible.
It handles advanced materials and physics with chest, belly & butt dynamics. Body shape is controllable by Appearance Sliders. You can drop scripts into mesh items you are wearing to control coloring, shininess, etc. It has an auto loader for alphas. It includes a fingernail and toenail designer and much more.
Overall, you'll find over 150 items in the package.
Download instructions See item in Second Life View Video »- Beautiful mesh body with physics. Body shape is adjustable.
- Master HUD with dozens of functions to make your avatar look the best
- SL's most powerful & versatile application of the new Bakes of Mesh system
- Mesh controllers, auto loader, unparalleled help system
- Over 150 items in the purchased package
Looks very promising!
As others said, clothes may be an issue for further spread of this body to claim a place on the market and hold it's ground. Nonetheless, I like the features and it has a great potential.
An excellent product that has great potential.
If I may suggest one thing that may help. Increase the price!
If you make the price L$1 instead of L$0, people will be able to gift it to their friends and help spread the use of it.
Fantastical and Free....TY!
Thank you very much for sharing your cool creation. So generous, amazing!
Very Impressive
This body is jam packed full of features that I've never seen in any other body. The directions are extremely well written and helpful. The staggering amount of work that's gone into this body are very apparent
As others have mentioned, clothes are a bit of an issue. I got hit a miss with Venus clothes. The same with regular fitted mesh but by wearing alphas, I was able to put together a few nice outfits in just a few minutes. Slink shoes fit very well.
Very interesting new mesh body
This is a very interesting mesh body with features like hiding toenails that some of the established mesh body creators don't provide. The big problem I can see for Viva going forward is clothes. She doesn't seem to be compatible with either of the two long established mesh bodies, Slink & Maitreya though I'm still checking. Her feet appear to be Slink compatible. All in all a good start and interesting.
Wow! Expected to get an mesh avatar, but it's a full mesh body system
Well, even BoM enabled. I'm a very BoM fan. I tried Viva and from what I see until now I'm impressed. So thanks a lot for this "gift" and best of luck to the merchant that his system becomes a major brand some day.
