The Landing at Gino’s Butterfly and The note and drawing my granddaughter Danna, made for him .gif by Thirza Ember
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting the very well-known and loved
Hypergrid Safari, guided and conceived by Thirza Ember an amazingly
active avatar who gets people to travel all over the Open Virtual World and
see what people are creating. They visited The Wizard last year and yesterday
we welcomed them on Gino’s Butterfly:
https://www.kitely.com/virtual-world/Karima-Hoisan/Ginos-Butterfly
I will use some clips from Thirza’s Blogspot and .gifs from her post as well as Photos Dale took and a few scenes I could shoot while being a host. It was multitasking at it’s best!!
Here we were, Dale & I nervously waiting…when the tour bus rolled in:)
They seemed to come all together..it was wild:) They just started appearing:)
I gave some instructions so all could enjoy the experience to the maximum.
When everyone had arrived, Dale made the tour ready to take. This tour was his baby from the beginning..He scripted it to be smooth and low lag and it worked!!
And they were off!!! One at a time, they would sit in the chair, then begin to fly
along the whole Timeline of Gino’s life, Gino’s fashion sketches, lining the way.
Off to the Korean War
New York and Beverly Hills are next
Just Fly right in:)
Then it was off to Beverly Hills and Gino and his partner, James Ottóbre, hard at work in their boutique, “Ottóbre’s”
Flying Through Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive Section
A Total Left Turn… in the early 1970’s…They Dropped Out to The Wilds of Rural Costa Rica
Take A Seat…It’s About To Begin
The Chrysilis starts to form around Gino’s prone body
It was one of those magical moments when strangers feel so moved they all get tears. I was so moved and I have seen this last part so many times and yet, seeing it with all the visitors from the Safari made it even more emotional for me.
There was only one thing we all needed after this emotional ending..Line Dancing!! How avatars love to dance..It’s universal so we ended this amazing
Tour of Hypergridders by dancing to Tropical music and a nice Q&A section before they took off for their next destination!!
Y’all Come Back..Yhear??
Thanks again to Thirza for letting me rip apart her blog post for her great snapshots, gifs and comments. Thank you Dale for the other photos and I salvaged a few video clips..
For those non avatar friends on my blog, I hope you can get a better idea of what traveling in the virtual world is like:):) Maybe you’ll join us next time:)
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It’s such a great sim and a touching story; wonderful that more people get to appreciate it! And that all the scripts and things actually worked. 🙂 Not that many years ago, a crowd like this would have had the sim barely functioning!
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Well it doesn’t surprise me that you and I are the only comments….Maybe you have to be an avatar to get possibly curious about avatar goings on:) Anyway..it was wonderful, moving and it went so smoothly. Yes, I don’t think we could have entertained that many at the same time, just a few years ago..It was a real joy I think for everyone…Alhamdulillah!
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what a super amazing ability to create your own worlds, to pay tribute to creative souls and share that in a truly creative manner … I think this kind of film making is beyond my newbie capacity 🙂
Kudos to you both for achieving this!
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Thank you so much Kate and actually the film making in this post, was pretty simple.The complicated part was in building the world, so people could walk, fly and enjoy it. The building of the world and creating the Butterfly Tour took about 3 months. I was in mourning for Gino and it was the perfect thing to lose myself in for hours daily. Thank you so much for this comment and for always showing interest in what I post here 🙏
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your creativity is most impressive Karima, I am constantly impressed 🙂
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Thank you for saying this Kate…🤗
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only speak the truth
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Wow Karima 🤗
Your creative genius never fails to amaze me ! 👏👏👏
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Awww big hugs Maggie, you are such a supportive friend in all I attempt to do. 3D building in the virtual, I first started in 2011. I had been in virtual worlds since 2007, but didn’t learn how to put one together until later. I call it 3D decorating or being a world creator, as I am not the best builder, but I know how to use things others build and share with all. It became a true passion with me and I have created 21 worlds since 2011…all are acessible to the public still:) Thank you for your superlatives:) 🤗♥️🌹
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You are an inspiration dear Karima ❤️🙏❤️
Thank you for sharing your creative genius with us .Hugs back to you xoxo
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Thank you for loving Maggie, what I come up with:):)
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Always my friend 🤗
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That is so incredibly sweet. I’m so glad you got to share Gino’s Butterfly with more people, Karima❣️
Much love,
David
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Ohh thank you David and what an emotional roller coaster, Wednesday was for me..from nervousness, to satifaction, joy, tears and solidarity, even laughs at the end, kicking up our heels dancing. I was honestly wiped out, felt like a rag (but a happy rag:) when it was over.
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*HUG*
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Hugs David 🙏
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What a fabulous idea Karima.
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Thank you so much Sadje…for saying that:):) I’m glad you enjoyed see the pictures:)
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These are so unique.
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Fantastic!
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Thanks so much Dawn, glad you enjoyed:):)
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Congratulations, Karima! Your creativity knows no bounds. You have created your own worlds. What an amazing and touching story:)
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Thank you so much Kaushal…Dale and I were so pleased the visit from the Hypergrid Safari was a big succes and we enjoyed having them too. It was very special: for us all) Gino lives on in his world:)
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Your creative prowess is unparalleled, Karima. Dale is also unique in own way. You’re most welcome:)
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Dale is a scripter, a virtual coder..they keep us all in movement and all all things moving..Scripters are invaluable in virtual worlds, so yes I agree with you and thank you for your inspiring words about me too:)
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Thank you, Karima, for sharing further details! You’re always welcome 🙏💐
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Amazing 🌷
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