The Darkly Exquisite Overto Omonto in Second Life

Overto Omonto by Romy Nayar (moderate)

There are at least two openings this weekend I wanted to share and I was debating the order. As it turned out, I could only access one so the decision was made for me.

I’m a devotee of a number of artists in Second Life – quite a large number. One of my consistent favourites is Romy Nayar↑. Last year at this time she brought us Tim’s Dreams↑ – today she launches another amazing build which fits into the halloween season, with a twist.

Overto Omonto by Romy Nayar (moderate)

Overto Omonto↑ is dark and mysterious and gorgeous. In fact it’s so beautifully dark I admit to spending time with Advanced Tone Mapping in Gimp just so you could see some of the details. Everything is much clearer in person than it is in a photo.

There are many aspects of what I expect from Romy’s work in this installation; atmosphere, a great backstory, a vehicle to use if you don’t want to spend time walking around, and fabulous characters.

Overto Omonto by Romy Nayar (moderate)

There’s so much I’m not showing you from Overto Omonto↑, but the population is not only exquisitely quirky they’re also in trouble, and I thought I’d share their charm. They need you to play, and win, a word game to open a magic door and save them. My schedule precluded heroic measures, so it’s up to you.

Overto Omonto by Romy Nayar (moderate)

I’ll be going back frequently to this town. You know the location where it’s situated – Per4mance Metales↑ recently hosted Cica Ghost’s Ghostville↑ and this is another in a long line of winners for that space.

I plan to block out enough time to make my own attempts at a rescue, but I expect you’ll do the right thing in the meantime. :)

Note to Linden Lab: I don’t assume malicious intent on your part, simply incomprehensible incompetence. Fix the problem with the ToS changes and the rights of artists, authors, poets, builders, etc., to their work. I don’t want to lose these talented people, the ones who make the world what it is.