DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE SPRING 2011 COLLECTION HERE:
Please use this link to download the full iar files for the Spring 2011 collection
http://osavatars.com/dev/OSAvsSpring2011.iar
A better about blurb is due here, but for now some PR links
I want those in the OpenSim and Second Life ecosystem to be aware that this is a collection of quality avatars being opensourced. It is my hope that this helps provide a much-needed source of freely-available quality content to be used and modified, bypassing the need for participating in a cut-throat microeconomic system. As some of you may be aware, I have become immensely disillusioned by the heavily materialistic Second Life system. In that respect, consider this content the stark opposite of that:
Here’s free love — via free content, to use and reuse, and to grow from. Please spread the news!
For OpenSim educators and nonprofits:
OSAvatars.com content is provided freely – please don’t be scammed into paying for it!!! New items will be released periodically on OSAvatars.com, and requests taken per demand and time constraints. While I cannot accommodate all requests, I hope that this selection and future items will be of use in your endeavors in OpenSim-based virtual worlds.
For Creators:
In creating and releasing an open source collection of virtual goods, in an ecosystem where third party creators rely on micro-transactions, I run the risk of disturbing the economy. In other words, by releasing free content, I am in danger of being labeled as a traitor to creators. To this possibility, I want to assure creators that, while of good quality, the content I have open-sourced is not that of the finest quality that you see on SL. I consider these mainstream medium-quality content items. Anyone is certainly free to modify and finetune them, and those who put in the immense amount of time to create those highest quality items in this economy should not find their markets affected.
Ina Centaur, Feb 2011
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22 Comments
Wow. What a great resource for folks on Opensim. Ina, thank you so much for creating this website!
Thanks! Just whipped up the site a few days ago. It’s still under construction – still got to screencap the hair collection! (And, actually write an about blurb.)
Currently trying to figure out the best way to provide some sort of 3d preview (in-browser) of each item.
Hoping to have a few more collections other than the “Mainstream-(ish)” – Formalwear (Suits! Dresses!), RP Themes. Might put these micro-projects on Kickstarter to gauge interest.
Awesome. When does this site go ‘live’? I love your designs and would like to try them. Thanks
I will be announcing release details on Monday. Stay tuned!
Thank you, thank you, thank you… a million times….
would you have any objection to me placing an “ad” for this on our blog? no charge and no strings attached*
i will certainly write about you (probably today)
your generosity should be heralded and i, for one, thank you for adding such a useful resource to the virtual world community
thank you =)
* do you happen to have any 250 x 125 or 250 x 250 graphics? if not, i certainly can create one. thanks
Way to go, sticking another nail in SL’s economic coffin, as if we don’t have neough free & stolen content floating around SL
I agree with one part of your editorial though, they’re not the best skins around. Average is about right in terms of quality.
I don’t seem to be able to download or even load any images.
Suggestions?
I’m not sure how to download… keep getting error pages. Is the site live yet?
Thanks so much for all of this!
Bob
hello i cannot see the picture see a red cross and i cannot download anything
Aloha Ina:) Trying to download collection but all links lead to server error??
Site is not live or my end is blitzed??
Great work! Thanks for your continued creativity in the virtual realms. Aloha nui loa to you always:)
When do the links go live?
Thank you very much!
Bob
The link for downloads ist dead:-(
3 April 2011- all files lead to web page not found
Hi everyone – for now, please use this link to download the full iar files for the Spring 2011 collection
http://osavatars.com/dev/OSAvsSpring2011.iar
I will – hopefully eventually – have enough time to break that archive into smaller files. For now, you can get access to the entire collection by downloading the iar and loading it
What a great idea to help get some content into our Opensim Servers…Keep up the good work..will be checking here for more content.
Regards Ginger
Thank you so much, these creations are amazing, what a wonderful gift to us in opensim..very much appreciated.
Sarah Kline (OSG)
Wow. Thank you! This is exactly what we were missing. Have you considered talking to Diva to have some more avatars bundled with her OpenSim Diva Distribution? It would help greatly to get started with an OpenSim server.
Thanks for sharing your work!
Hello
great products, if I were able to download them.
Since days I receive this message when I try to download any product:
“Not Found
The requested URL /get/hair-colors/ was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.2
Hope someone from the site reads this and fix it please?
Thanks a lot, also for offering these to the OS community
Hi Isis – for now, please use this link to download the full iar files for the Spring 2011 collection
http://osavatars.com/dev/OSAvsSpring2011.iar
I will – hopefully eventually – have enough time to break that archive into smaller files. For now, you can get access to the entire collection by downloading the iar and loading it
thanks SO much Ina, its awesome work, I am happy to be able to try them in my standalone sim, thanks
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your site is looking grate! thank you =)