PHOTO BLOG - NATASHA - WEEK 3

VUE: VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

I searched this location because I wanted to see if there were any similarities to real life Edinburgh or UoE in Scotland, as this is where I took a paper and lived for a while in 2016. In fact, I think a sense of nostalgia meant that I hoped that there would be at least a little bit similar, because unfortunately I was slightly disappointed to see that it was on a beach.. It takes a bout half an hour on the train to see water if living in Edinburgh, and the university campus (though I love), is most definitely not near any water. Nevertheless, I liked the sophisticated way the UoE emblem was stuck on everything, in the loveable pretentious way that old universities enjoy doing.

If you know Edinburgh, or most aged European cities, you know that a lot of architecture is still standing and gives an old school feel to the place. UoE is quite like that, especially Old College which looks like a typical huge medieval mansion from the outside. I guess VR UoE is mimicking its technology and being modern (and hip and cool). I quite like the architecture of these buildings because even for SL they look sophisticated and contemporary. I have seen architects in real life do such 3D work for projects, but this also got me wondering about how digital artists and architects may be able to merge even more in the future.

Last but definitely not least, the IS Cream truck was the best part of my explorations. This is just self explanatory. I liked the creativity because IS stands for Information Services, which is exactly what this feature is doing in SL (if you click on the different titles it takes you to the relevant information), just with a little bit of personality that is allowed in a space like VR!