Company: Dedric Mauriac’s Gadget Shop · Freelance

Avatar Name: Dedric Mauriac
In-world Company: Dedric Mauriac’s Gadget Shop
Platform: Second Life
Nov 28, 2005 – Dec 2011 · 6 yrs 2 mos
Woodbridge, VA · Remote

I engaged in 3D modeling, texturing, and animation within the Second Life environment, as a side-gig. Additionally, I authored technical manuals, created instructional and promotional videos, and implemented web services using MySQL and PHP for sales reporting and proxying third-party services to interactive products within the virtual world.

Hosted and maintained a daily blog with screen shots about the creations I had made, places visited, and technology within second life.

Created a podcast, “Blue Hair”, where I would interview various residents and talk about hot topics.

Although this was an in-world company, I was making roughly $500 in US currency, which I reinvested into a server to expand my business.