By DrFran Babcock

Full Disclosure on Pricing

This is not the first time that this kind of pricing has been used. MadPea has
had several events for which an entry fee was charged. I am not adverse
to this if I believe there is value in the event. I never hesitate to
pay the shocking entry fees to the Musée d’Orsay
in Paris, because I want to see the art. The work of these sisters is
art, and worth the charges paid. Plus, I got a bunch of items made by
Anya and Suetabulous that I would have paid for anyway.
I paid for my membership in the group, because I wanted to remain unbiased in my views towards the event, and let my dear readers decidre for themselves.
What’s On The Sim of Nu’Ville?

The bus ride takes you through the village of Nu’Ville and
over a bridge upon which a car accident seems to have occurred in the
fog. You wish that the driver would stop and pick up the girl in the
middle of the road asking for help, but he’s just a bony civil servant,
making his way along the road, and refusing to stop for passengers that
don’t know enough to wait at a bus stop. Perhaps you can imagine what
happens to the girl?
When
you arrive at your destination, the bus drive and bus poof in a cloud
of brown smoke, and you are left at the entrance to a huge apartment
building. It is there that the hunt begins.
Nu’ville Hunt

My favorite hunt gift is the bat avatar, that is the opposite of the cute, harmless little hamsters that were all the rage a year ago.
OMG, It's Them!!!!
I am honored and amazed to tell you that I was able ato catch up with both Anya and Sue, and they agreed to speak with me about their work. I will present a combination of their answers below.
My aim in conducting these interviews was to learn about Nu'ville and to get a peek into the minds of these two creative genuises.
SL Newser: What was the inspiration for Nu'Ville ?

SL Newser: What would you like Second Life residents to take away from their experience there? (Besides the great hunt gifts )?
Anya & Sue: We
really want SL Residents to take away the experience and the ride more
so than the apartment/hunt itself. The main focal point of it is to show
a combination of passions - Sue loves meshing and modeling, I for one
love texturing and Biblar (Heliosense) is a huge scripter extraordinaire. So with three of
our passions, we hope to bring you an idea of the potential SL has in
having something that just takes your imagination into another place. We
wanted people to see the possibility of what mesh can offer when you
combine scripts, sounds, lighting and animation together.
(ED Note: I have come back to the sim and taken the ride about five times now, so I guess the plan worked)
SL Newser: What projects do you have for the future ?

SL Newser: Personally, I am always interested in the workflow people have. What tools do you use to make the enchanting objects you create?

To speed up the process for some of our avatars, we actually used Makehuman that creates amazing base models. We bring those into Zbrush and touch them up. This time round Sue dabbled with Audacity for mixing sound effects that you'll hear throughout the ride.
And finally, Dropbox is our savior! We are real life sisters but we currently live in different parts of the world. So having Dropbox to exchange files is the best way to go. The work flow for us is always: 1) Sue gets the base meshes done, and then 2) Anya finishes it with a texture. That has been the way we worked for several collaborations now!
Is It Worth It?

Duration of Opening: Nov 2nd, 2013 (8AM SLT) - February 2nd, 2014 (12AM SLT)
Entry Fee: 100L for a Day Pass (12hrs) to Nuville Horrors
Group: Or join the "NU'VILLE" Membership Group for 800L for a permanent access throughout the time we open.
*Additional group gifts will be given throughout the time we open via the Membership Group as well.
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