Cornwall, England.
Cornwall, Second Life.
A world apart - or not?
OK, so we are all familiar with the clubs, beaches, shops - good and bad, of Second Life, but what makes a club truly outstanding? A reality check, that's what. Koola Klub in the Cornwall Sim is unique - only it's not - do I make any sense? OK - I'll try to explain...
Koola Klub is a first life club in Newquay, Cornwall - in fact it's one of the most successful independent clubs in Cornwall, on both the house music scene and also for live music and top liners.
Koola Klub in Second Life is... well - it's also in Cornwall (Sim), also overlooking the beach and is a tremendously successful and atmospheric club.
In fact, the amazing thing about Koola in Second Life is that it is an EXACT copy of the first life club. As these photos show - a very talented team of SL architects and Project Managers called Scarlet Creative and headed up by Charlotte Bartlett, were engaged by Boo Rang, Cornwall Sim owner, to create the club from the original first life architect's plans. Not an easy task, these photos show how the plans were laid down over the sim and the build put together. Real life site visits were made and huge amounts of details documented in photographs and note-books.
However, it's also been an important task to capture the spirit of the club. A replica is all well and good but Koola is all about the music, the atmosphere and the people. Koola has developed a reputation for its fun and friendliness, it's hard-working gregarious staff and its first class DJ's. Couple this with the fact that we stream live from the first life club several nights a week and we have a winning formula.
Another interesting crossover too is some of a regular clubbers - regulars to both first life and Second Life in fact. Watch this space for more about this..
This blog will be regularly updated with news and events from the clubs... keep checking back!
Cornwall, Second Life.
A world apart - or not?
OK, so we are all familiar with the clubs, beaches, shops - good and bad, of Second Life, but what makes a club truly outstanding? A reality check, that's what. Koola Klub in the Cornwall Sim is unique - only it's not - do I make any sense? OK - I'll try to explain...
Koola Klub is a first life club in Newquay, Cornwall - in fact it's one of the most successful independent clubs in Cornwall, on both the house music scene and also for live music and top liners.
Koola Klub in Second Life is... well - it's also in Cornwall (Sim), also overlooking the beach and is a tremendously successful and atmospheric club.
In fact, the amazing thing about Koola in Second Life is that it is an EXACT copy of the first life club. As these photos show - a very talented team of SL architects and Project Managers called Scarlet Creative and headed up by Charlotte Bartlett, were engaged by Boo Rang, Cornwall Sim owner, to create the club from the original first life architect's plans. Not an easy task, these photos show how the plans were laid down over the sim and the build put together. Real life site visits were made and huge amounts of details documented in photographs and note-books.
However, it's also been an important task to capture the spirit of the club. A replica is all well and good but Koola is all about the music, the atmosphere and the people. Koola has developed a reputation for its fun and friendliness, it's hard-working gregarious staff and its first class DJ's. Couple this with the fact that we stream live from the first life club several nights a week and we have a winning formula.
Another interesting crossover too is some of a regular clubbers - regulars to both first life and Second Life in fact. Watch this space for more about this..
This blog will be regularly updated with news and events from the clubs... keep checking back!
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