ZEN METAL is created for people who come onto Second Life from outside of Second Life. This is why I want to make the experience the way I wish it had been for me and NOT waste time trying to convince my readers that “actually, meter is the same as a yard” or worse, “meter equates to a foot,” while, obviously, neither is true. Instead, I’ve gone through pains to resize everything and to adjust animations to match the furniture. (There are still glitches everywhere, sadly.)
Second Life has enough of a bad reputation in terms of graphics (undeserved, especially after PBR) and the like, and I don’t want to add the “what’s with the giant everything?” into that conversation.
Therefore, pretty please, if you could, as SL veterans, create a realistically sized shape for your avatar and wear it to ZEN METAL locations so I don’t have to explain to my readers what universe you belong in.
Your RL Height = ZEN METAL height
To fit into my scenes perfectly, all you have to do is to change your shape to match your real-life height. Here’s how to achieve an inch-perfect height for your avi.
ZEN METAL Outfits?
I encourage you to create at least one “everyday real you” outfit, and it would be more fun if your wardrobe consisted of things you’d wear to places like a formal dance or a club or at home. Save outfits with a ZM prefix; it’ll stay at the bottom, out of your way.
If you already dress as yourself on Second Life but are 7 feet tall, simply create a second version of your SHAPE and switch into it as you come onto ZEN METAL land. All rigged outfit parts should scale automatically, unrigged parts may need to be removed from your ZM version or another smaller copy made out of them.
