time and never took it seriously. I had imported textures and we could all sit and look at the photos while discussing ideas, but my co-workers were dueling light sabers while management could not get around this world being a video game. The more I stayed in here I was building a castle on mainland and I built steadily for the next six to eight months expanding my parcel while building furniture because I could not find any I liked.” This was the birth of Rustica. Why Rustica? Max has “a naming process I write down about 50 ideas that come to mind and I gradually narrowed it down I selected Rustica because it embodies the type of thing I wanted to create here. This world is machine made everything is perfect, but that
is against nature. My favorite part of Second Life is to create things that seem broken down I am fascinated with dirt, decay, dirt cracks, walls and corners worn down from use. This is one of the reasons I love castles they are in a constant state of decay. To create an item that has a loved worn down look you have to consciously decide that with every piece as you build the challenge isn’t in the perfect window or wall it is more of a challenge to tilt it realistically as the building ages.” Max almost joined the fashion community as we all know the selection for men is limited and compared to years ago the market has expanded greatly. However, the fashion industry was not well suited for Maxwell. Mr. Graf feels “90% of the competitors