SL is for fun and expressing creativity. When I began the design of the RavenScript Main Store, I wanted a facility that had “SL Scripter” at the very core of its philosophy.
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I get a lot of questions about the logo. It’s a crop and slight tweak of a “Raven” ink by Haida artist Bill Reid. Beyond being too cool for words, I’ve been a lifelong fan of his, and wanted to pay him homage.
The Store
I was struck by the fact that I was building a script store in a virtual world. You don’t get more virtual than that. SL mimics reality, then bends the rules. The store should reflect that.
A lot of architecture IRL is defined by the laws of physics and figuring out how to actually hold the roof up. In SL, I didn’t have physical reality to contend with, so there was no need for weight bearing walls or protection from the elements. So it is I have towering spires of glass with huge gaps in them… and Hey! where’s the roof?
As a scripter, I don’t worry about libraries of textures and sculpts. The beauty is in the code, so I kept it simple in physical appearance. Our clients are builders, and the constant reality of a builder, starting a new build, is a plywood prim, so I used plywood extensively as a tribute to our builder clients.
Being free of physics doesn’t mean there aren’t things to deal with. Using all those semi-transparent megaprims for the walls caused that good ol’ transparency effect weirdness. In order to cope with it, I added interior panels, but I decided to sculpt a stylized Raven wing.
Opening day approached, and a place to party was required, so a multi-level dance floor and DJ booth went up on the front lawn. It’s being kept handy. 
Finally, SL is all about fun. That’s why there’s a Maze. It’s not an easy maze. It’s a hard maze, ’cause it’s built with the RavenPrim and it changes on you and tries to trap you and stuff.
But it has a prize, and it sure is fun. Hope to see you sometime at the store. Say hi.
