eNetworking 101: The Blog: Remodeling a real world kitchen and hiring a builder in Second Life

When you remodel a kitchen, it is likely that you have some idea about what you want, but still have a lot of work to do. There are so many decisions to be made. If you're lucky, you'll find someone who understands the process and can make helpful suggestions. So far in our kitchen remodeling process, we've been fortunate.

The same is true when thinking about building in Second Life. Here the choices are much more numerous. It is easy to say "this is what I want", when really you haven't considered enough possibilities to really know what you want. (You might just know what you don't want!) While there are a number of builders in SL, like in real life, it is important to find a builder who has some understanding of what you are trying to achieve and can make helpful suggestions. For me, that occurred last night.

I am working with a group that is developing a real world project and wants to do something "similar" in Second Life. The vision is being developed. My job has been to find possible builders, which has not been an easy task. Builders have been busy with other projects and I suspect some see our project as being too small. Interestingly, last night the builder I spoke with got me thinking about the project differently (and so perhaps it won't be small after all). That reminded me of when we had a new porch put on the house and someone suggested a porch three-times the size as what we had planned. Now while we decided not to do that, it expanded our thinking about what the porch could be.

And now my thinking is expanded on what this SL project could be. I can't wait to talk to other members of the real life project and get approval to move forward. The vision is now more complete and cooler! And we've made contact with someone who can make it happen.

Life is good!