Talking to the Weather Makers

MMORPG.com:

Are there any upgrades planned, or any features you would still like to develop?

Garrin Guffey:

Well, I used to have a little demo area in a shop...it was a mini model of the system with the hud rezzed so potential customers could see how it looks and feels. That sim is unfortunately gone now, but I do offer personal demonstrations and want to put together a promotional video for YouTube. I don't know how many folks out there are using it, actually...since it can be used for a personal parcel all the way up to entire sims. We will be running it here, in Britannia Prima. This is an RP sim based around Europe around 300 AD - 800 AD. They have been very gracious to allow me to work on my current project, an RP Resource Gathering and Trading Economic System. Need to come up with a catchier name, though.

MMORPG.com:

Where can the system be purchased?

Garrin Guffey:

I have a shop here in Second Life, in the wonderful Ville d'Aquitaine. The setting is Baroque, but don't feel obligated to dress the part. I can suggest a great tailor, Bre Coba...one of my best and closest friends. It's a very active community there, with lots of fun events and lots of other merchants.

MMORPG.com:

I notice in your profile you are partnered, any chance you would like to introduce us?

Garrin Guffey:

She's over there, tending the animals. Let's walk over. Marilina is a very talented builder and budding scripter. We're a true partnership because although I can script, my design work is awful. That's where she makes our products complete...MG Products...Marilina/Garrin

Marilina Antonioni:

Oh hello nice to meet you, yes we are a great team.

MMORPG.com:

So the system has become a bit of a team effort?

Garrin Guffey:

Yes, the weather has become a team effort... Marilina offered lots of ideas back in the initial stages, as well as throughout the project. 'The rain needs to look different' or 'too many tornadoes!' etcetera. Without her, and her brother (my best friend here in Second Life) I'd still be sitting in Jopsy Pendragon's Particle Lab trying to make it snow.

Marilina Antonioni:

I not only give ideas I am also like the lab mice lol, tester

MMORPG.com:

With add-ons such as icicles for houses do textures and such fall into Mirilina's territory then?

Garrin Guffey:

I do rely on her for many textures, and parts of the builds yes. For example, we have a vegetable garden that is tended and grows over time and produces a harvest of many types of veggies. I did the scripting, she did the product design.

Marilina Antonioni:

I would have to say my favorite texture shop is matika's.

MMORPG.com:

A question for both of you. Thinking of Second Life as a whole, what is your favorite feature of Second Life?

Garrin Guffey:

Hmm. Well, as a social facilitator, Second Life does what the internet excels in; It Removes geography from being an obstacle to friendship.

Marilina Antonioni:

For me I will say the fact of being able to try to bring those objects that we use in our daily life into our second lives, and trying to build them here so they function like they do in real life. We also love the fact of being able to be here as fantasy characters and interacting with others. We enjoy a lot of what we do here and we love to face challenges of Second Life, along with the satisfaction of helping others around us.

Garrin Guffey:

Yes, it's also a wonderful creative outlet for me and Marilina... If MG Products can make an enjoyable environment for anyone's Second Life experience, then I think we've done our job. That's always been the goal for me...I'm in this for the challenge and fun...making a little spending money is nice, but definitely optional. I don't know how many free products I've given away to folks that look like they could use a winter wonderland or a basket of corn to grow .

MMORPG.com:

I would like to thank you both for your time, this is a lovely sim and the weather system is an amazing addition to any location