Yet another July Update

Yo. The summer semester is over!!! Well... except for my gym class, but that is a "go when you want" deal, so the semester is over! That means possibly: More blogs, More IMVU products, and Quicker responses to messages.

I am quickly sloping this together before I head out for awhile.

1. New Products for both Male & Female Avatars

Yes, I know I said no more female products in the last post, but I couldn't help myself. When chicks do tell me about my products, many wish I made matching products so that couples could easily match up clothing-wise. I did just that. I originally was planning on making that DJ Clark Kent x Nike "112 Pack" for Male avatars and only making it available in a 5,000cr bundle, but then I wanted to make a hat and tee to match. I ended up making a Nike style "SEIS ONE KNOWS" tee, which I expect to have little to no sales on because I doubt dudes want my avatar name on them, especially that big. Then I followed that with a TRUE SF New Era Hat to match. When I was done, I dumped the Nike Air Trainer 1 because I thought it looked weak as hell. I later had wanted to do something using the DesireSucker Nike AF1 High mesh, and decided to make the Air Force 1/Jordan 5 Fusions in 3M. I then, for whatever reason, decided to go ahead and make the shoes for females. The shoes are basically the same color as everything in the 112 Pack, except they do not feature the cement look. Then, I decided to go ahead and make an EZ Scoop Tee with the same "SEIS ONE KNOWS" thing I did for males on a baggy tee. Just like the male version, I have low hopes of it selling well due to the fact it has my name literally on it, but I do not care because the male version looks dope on me. It is the first time I made a product that specialized to one person, me. The hat is exactly the same as the TRUE one I made for males. I think the female icons came out the best, but the whole project came out tight. Very few people have made AF1's-- off of either the High or Low mesh-- that do not look like the developer just colored in DesireSucker's original map, which spells weak sauce to me. Anyways, after the jump I am hoping to post the icons, then eventually the product pictures if/when I am able to do this.

2. IMVUPay Fraud: 1 Year Anniversary

It has been nearly 1 full year since IMVUPay never paid me the money I was owed (over $200) after I gave them my credits. No real progress has been made; just a lot of shitty excuses and finger pointing by the owner (thought he claims to be the "ex-owner" now). I am fully pissed and I am not going out like a punk. I am putting up a fight even if I am destined to loose this $200 to these assholes. I will update my blog on that subject often.

Copy & Paste vs. Scratch.

Yo. Something must be in the water...

More and more I am going through groups and dudes are bragging about "Not copy and pasted", "Made from scratch", etc. etc. I really have a deep appreciation for people who spend the time and effort and create things from scratch using photo editing programs and using tablets to draw custom designs. Though the "urban" products are usually far from original (making clothing free-handed), it still is something to be appreciated at minimum for the time and effort put into it. I always have liked products that were copy and pasted simply because I have never seen anyone start from scratch and make it look realistic enough for me by including shadows, inconsistent textures, and different lighting accents... That is rare to non-existent in the current IMVU Catalog (at least in the "Urban" end of it). I would not rock paper mache looking clothing in real life, why would I do that online? To each their own, that is just my opinion.

My issue is with these "urban" developers that were on a lot of people's "pole" for the longest and then do something of their own and believe they are the absolute sh*t. A lot of the "urban" developers do things like change their names and hide their old products because they know they created lame sh*t in comparison to their skills now (that they brag entirely too much about). I have been developing for almost 3 years. I have never felt the need to hide my old work, to this day I believe I made dope products with the provided meshes of the time. I also don't do these calculated speeches in groups about how "hip" I am or how great my products are/were. Now, you got either these dudes that have been here for years making homo looking wack looking, kindergarten quality poor quality, lame sh*t (to be very honest) changing their names and then making what is now hip. Before, they was lost in space when it came to fashion (even online fashion), but now all of the sudden they are hipsters and have so much "swag". I think we got enough hipsters breathing air here on earth.

Another category are developers who made the majority of their products using the "copy & paste" method and one day they make something from scratch and they begin to bag on the copy & paste method publicly, which actually comes off as a shot to the same people that were behind their products before. Dudes on here are hella condescending. Acknowledge your roots. Why are you hiding what you made in the past? Then, some go changing their avatar names and making multiple accounts because they know their name is associated with weak sh*t in comparison to what they are doing now. It will always be what it is though.

I have no problem if you learn something new, more power to you. I am referring to people that are not new to IMVU or developing. To those people: Don't loose your f*cking head in the process you simple minded kid. Just as well as I can remember people making lame sh*t, I can remember people riding other dudes d*cks for the longest and constantly either getting others to make their products entirely or have them hold the hand through the whole process. Hell, I have records of dudes riding sack, but now act as if they have been the shit since the beginning of time and no one remotely helped them or supported them. I am referring to a nice sized group of developers.

If I do not know you, odds are I am not referring to you in any way. If you felt something build up inside you, it just might be referring to you, huh? Don't like what I have to say? Go kick a door. No hating here. I just see these same people spawning replicas of them, that kills me.

Remember: You do not need to kiss up to anyone to do well here. If anything, I personally guarantee you that you will feel better at the end of the day knowing that all/any of your progress is due to YOU and only YOU.

Nah dead ass. I don't put up with that bullsh*t. Keep it moving.

First Post of July (Happy 4th of July Weekend)

Yo. First off, I hope everyone had a great (and safe) 4th of July and had a memorable good one.

I actually have a couple of new products I have made since my last update, which was not all too long ago. I guess it is a little out of the average since I seem to be pretty dormant here. I had created a whole Hellz Bellz outfit for females + the newer "Wet Floor" Nike Dunk SB's. I almost always start with the shoes when I start developing. I actually was expecting to make a matching tee & fitted hat for male avatars when I began making the kicks, but I had remembered I wanted to make this line of Hellz Bellz sh*t that could work nicely with the Dunks. I used PoppyHome's newer meshes: one is a jacket-like top that is open and comes with a bikini top/bra and the other are jeans that are open in the front, revealing a bikini bottom. It did not come out as nice as I expected, but I was pleased with the results overall, so I put them out. THIS WILL BE MY LAST FEMALE OUTFIT I MAKE UNTIL I SEE MORE SUPPORT FOR MY FEMALE PRODUCTS (i.e. Product Reviews & Higher Sales) After the jump, check the full fit + icons below.


The outfit I made before the female one was a real banger (in my opinion). Black/White/Grey colorways; simple. Features a Chicago Blackhawks fitted hat, a Two In The Shirt (aka TITS) "Self Destroyers" Tee KISS Style, and these dope ass Nike Air Hoop Structures; which is a hybrid shoe that really has not got much attention/hype (thank God...). I know the actual Hoop Structures do not have straps like that, but I wanted to test out the new AF1 High (or Mid) mesh, also by DesireSucker. I'm glad I did. To this day, it is one of the very few derived from her mesh that is NOT a damn AF1, you can check it out for yourself here. 9 times out of 10, the dudes is not even creative enough to fathom making different than a AF1 on a AF1 mesh. A lot of robots in that arena; I am not one of them. The full outfit is actually featured on the M3tro0x homepage. Check that graphic out below (I hope I don't have to remind people what my avatar looks like, but I am the one on the ground). The picture is actually animated, but you will have to check it out on the M3tr0ox page to see that version.

The outfit that came after the one above was a true summer outfit: summer colors as well as summer gear. It features a blue and white Freshjive tank top and a AF1 Low x Air Huarache in Blue/Lime/White. Again, I used the DesireSucker mesh to get familiar. I actually waas the first (and I checked) to derive from that mesh; at least from the male avatar version. I am not a AF1 Low person, but expect a few colorways I personally like. I actually planned to make a matching retro Atlanta Hawks fitted hat that had the similar colors to the Griffey's (which is basically the same colorway as the AF1 x Air Hurache), but for whatever reason, I did not submit it. It matches perfectly... but I really really really hate having my catalog look scattered. I might just make it for myself, or I might just never submit it. My bad on that. After the jump, check out the icons for the fit.


Last but most recent, I made this dope colorway series of products. It features a Philadelphia Flyers fitted hat in Cactus/Purple/Black, Robot Is The Future x Transformers "Devastator" Tee, and naturally, the Air Jordan Spiz'ike "Citron". Robot Is The Future has not been featured at all on IMVU because so many dudes are on that Kid Robot sh*t, so I thought I would kick it off. The Spiz'ikes are derived from the AF1 High even thought they do not have straps in reality (yes, I do know that). I just like the mesh, so I thought I would give it another go. And, again, dudes is so caught up in AF1s that they make nothing else... that is not me. My first attempt at Spiz'ikes. If I make the ones set to come out this year, expect better quality. After the jump, check out the icons for the fit.

Me & My IMVU Homepage

Yo. If you read my blogs or the "rules" on my page, I may come off as arrogant or an a**hole. That really depends on who you are and what you feel inside, I never tell people "I'm an ass", because I don't believe I am. When it comes to my homepage, blog, and products I have poured some thought and effort into them. So, I do have pride in what I do, and do notice when either I am disrespected for it or it itself is disrespected. But is IMVU my "life" in any way? No.

Do I pout about stuff here? No. Someone talking sh*t here does not ruin my day, usually only affects my day for the few minutes I am paying attention to IMVU at the time. I do not take IMVU so seriously that I get offended, hurt, etc. But, that does not mean I don't have an opinion about it all.

My page is a representation of me; big or small. I feel most pages represent some element of that person. If you got a 50 Cent background, odds are in some shape or form, 50 Cent represents you or what you are into (in my opinion). Maybe it took you 5 seconds to make your homepage using a random Myspace layout generator. There is nothing wrong with that, it expresses you. Just the same as the text you put on your page it probably was typed so that it can be read.

That same concept applies to me.

A lot of the same type messages and scenarios happen on my page these days. It is either: "showing love", "great products", "can you help me develop?", "passing", "thanks for the badge", "checking out new products" and a few others. I have rules on my page that help people coming to my page for requests (product related), "Developing Messages", People interested in finding a man/Flirting, People in search of Modeling Jobs, etc. To me, if you are coming to ask me for something, the least you can do is read my page. I feel if you are too lazy, ignorant, busy, or whatever to read my page and respect what is there, why do I need to respect you or your requests? I never have asked everyone to read every word of my page. Hell, I am not asking you to read all my blog entries. At least read what is in red on my page. It is in RED for a reason.

The blog is just a way to express how I am feeling at the time. It is completely optional to read and technically is not "on" my page, it is imported onto my page via my blogspot address: seisone.blogspot.com .

As for products, at least on the Male end of the products, I make them for me in mind. I tend to not make products because it is what is "hip". In rare ocassions I have to test my skills, not for mass appeal. I have been around IMVU as long as many other "big" urban developers, but I don't think I am nearly as famous, which I like. A lot of attention I get is from my Youtube videos, not my actual products. But, as I was saying, I do it for me. Whether it is for my own entertainment or for potential profit (money). If you don't like what I make, that is more than ok. Do not go thinking I will make stuff for you because my current catalog does not please you. If anything, I have noooooo problem never developing again, no skin off my back.

As for Female IMVU products I make, I am at a crossroad as I have said in other blog entries. When I make female products, it is me assuming that if I was a female, I might like that. It's hard to get into that mindset. That's why not all of the female products are as popular as others: I have a lot of hits, and a lot of misses. I am considering not developing female products until people actually rock and review those products. It is great to get females coming through saying they like my products, but they must not be "cool" enough to review. Strange how that works. Females (but a lot of b*tch-type dudes do it too) tend to only review things by big named developers or products that have been reviewed by 999,999,999 other people so that they can somehow be "hip". I am not going to invest my personal time into creating products for a group of people that seems to not appreciate it. Sorry if you do review, I am not directing that at you. I appreciate it.

A General Quick Update.

Yo. Man, my blogging stats sure have gone down. I went from blogging every day, to blogging every weekend, and now to once or twice every two months. I just am not finding the time to do so, even with the ease of audio blogging. Scratch that, there are times when I do have the time, it just feels too much like a chore. I don't think I owe it to anyone to blog, at all. I did it at first because it was fun and interesting. Things like college are what require the most time anyways. I am rarely finding time for IMVU, Facebook, Myspace, imeem, Yahoo, etc. When I am on my computer, I am usually not around it. I check e-mails, listen to music, and reply to messages here maybe 2-3 times randomly a week; sometimes evenless than that.

As for a few updates:

[M3tro0X] I am now a memeber of M3tro0x (which if I have right, is composed of: Lunchboxnerd, Jayceeb, Diiva, and I now). Seis1 will always be the most active account I am on. If you did not already know, I am also "Destinesia", which is a collaboration between my girl SoVeryNiah and I. Idk how M3tro0X will go, so far it is going ok; I guess.

[Seis Still Not Paid] If you have read my old post about IMVUPay.com, you know that that company owes me over $200 since about October 2008. Long story short, they claim that someone defrauded (bad credit cards, stolen credit cards) them for over $10,000 (keep in mind I mean dollars not credits). Then, the two owners, eXium & exchange, basically fell off the map and never paid the developers that sold their creidts on their site. Now, eXium has created a new credit reseller website, IMVUCE.com even though his old company has never paid people back. He claimes a company bought IMVUPay.com and they will pay us. That does not make sense to me that a company (that he refuses to name or give details about) bought a company that owes one developer alone $11,000. eXium has lied before and even worked on IMVUCE.com while he ran away from IMVUPay.com and the debt it was in. I personally suggest NOBODY USE IMVUCE.COM!!!

[Badge Updated] I just now updated the appearance of my actual badge. For some odd reason, a lot of people's badges (including mine) appeared with random white dots on them. Since I am (was) in that group of people, I can personally say I did NOT add those white dots. So, I finally got so tired of it that I attempted to re-do my badge. The 2nd time was unsuccessful as well because there were still white spots, just in different places and fewer of them. But, as they say, 3rd time is the charm. This time, I not onlhy attempted to remove that white, I gave it more of a crisp look by rounding the edges and adding a slight reflection glow at the top of the badge along with a black-to-white-to-black gradient border. I am not a badge person. I am not a collector, I do not make multiple badges, I do not go ask for othe peoples badge, but I figure if I am gonna have my own badge, why have a sloppy one? If you do not see the changes to my badge now, give it a few days. IMVU is notoriously slow and I believe badges also go through some type of review. I eventually plan to add something to the interface of the badge (where there is a blank spot) soon.

["The Badge Collector"] About a week ago I was in the account settings area and looked up the link on "what are badges?" (don't ask why). I came across a section at the bottom that had badge collecting tips from avatar PurpleHaze. I instantly was suspicious. His tips were good and polite, no doubt about that. But, I personally have seen that he does not practice what he preaches. He has never done any of the things he suggests other people do to me. I have revoked his badge two times now, but he keeps coming back to get it again. Collector? Seems fiendish to me... But, you be the judge. Click the graphic below to see what I mean.

[Schedule] Again, I am often busy. So I am gonna state this here so it is visible (if you choose not to read it, that is not my problem):

- I am checking messages as much as possible
- I am not here for social purposes, so friend requests get deleted
- I ignore people who do something I say not to do
- I will attempt to develop every weekend, but no promises
- I do not do custom anything
- I do not need models... Male or Female
- I do have Yahoo, I do not give it out

Sorry if that offends anyone. But, if that offends you, I am probably not sorry.

First Audio Blogs.

Yo. Yes, I know I have been gone from the blog for over a month. That was due to school and finals. It paid off to remove myself from IMVU and this blog; I did really really well on my finals... Where-as if I stuck to both, I would have dedicated less time to them.

I now have for you, Four new blogs, in audio form. I like voicing my opinion in blogs, but sometimes the typing gets annoying (not to mention I am prone to typos). I had a few reasons not to do audio blogs, but imma see how these come out then later decide if imma do more.

These audio blog entries tend to only cover one subject at a time. I try to stay on subject as much as possible, but I do stray at times. They are never going to be longer than 10mins In length. It is basically me recording myself talking over random instrumentals. It is uncensored, I say what I feel at the time. Only thing that may be considered "censored" about it is that I tend to not use other peoples names if they are the subject in the audio blog. But, that does not mean I won't use names in the pictures that go with the blogs.

To listen to the Audio Blogs w/o the music on my IMVU Homepage, Click the title "First Audio Blogs." and it will re-direct you to my blog: seisone.blogspot.com . As always, click images to enlarge them.

Audio Blog 1 - "The Jeans Master"


Audio Blog 2 - "Magenta Knock Offs"


Audio Blog 3 - "Supra Hype"


Audio Blog 4 - "New Products/Overview"

After the jump, I will update this entry w/ pictures that go along with what I am talking about in each blog if possible.

Whats Goin' on IMVU? Vol. 8 [4-26-09]

Yo. Again, skipped a weekend. Busy again as usual. On IMVU, I am still playing catch-up to most messages, forgive the slow responses. It is crunch time this time of year at my college, and I am only a human.

Rather than doing the "First off:... ... Second off:... " jazz, imma do this one and only post.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Today is me and my wifey SoVeryNiah's first year anniversary since we got re-married. Technically, we have been married way longer, but... Things happened at the time and we decided it would be best to get re-married. Love my girl, she is the reason why I am on IMVU to this day. Lets just say right when I met her here, I was on my way out the door due to lack of interest in IMVU. She is the reason why I have my name (not "Guest_seis1"), therefore she is also the reason why I have developed anything at all. I love her very much and plan to be here for her. Check out the wedding video below