Leesa Donner is a professional model
in Second Life, she is also a business owner of Anchor and Compass Pub and
Truthballs. The Truthball is what you see set out at parties and clubs. When someone
clicks on it it asks in nearby chat a preloaded question. Questions can be Adult or even PG, depending
on what kind are loaded by the owner. They
are a great icebreaker and a fun way of keeping the nearby chat flowing in
clubs. I stopped by to look at the store
and Leesa's newest edition of Statue Truthballs. The statueTruthballs are meant
to be a more artistic edition for people who didn't just want the balls sitting
around.
There are many different types, including
seasonal, the basic truthballs, and now the BDSM Statues.
I was pleased to see Leesa showed up
while I was there checking them out.
Ccoursey:
How did
you come up with the idea behind the Truthball?
Leesa
Donner: Well, one of my best friends and I were
wondering around SL and there was a tiny, very crappy Truth or Dare game with
about 25 questions inside. The game did
not work well, but the basic concept I liked so decided to make a better
one. One that did not repeat the
questions, did not jam, and one that had good content and looked nice. We have way more content than anyone and our
content is good.... You can pick whatever mood suits you. So I partnered with friends to help me build
it, a programmer and an object creator.
Ccoursey:
Do you
come up with new questions on a regular basis? So they can be added to the ones
already bought?
Leesa
Donner: I did a lot in the beginning, and then I
partnered with customers who now are part of my guest writer program... So they
make 50% of all sales of their questions... But we have to approve the
questions for quality. The balls hold up
to 32 sets and we offer over 50 sets total in every topic you can imagine... I have had some health issues over the last
three years and I am better now so I am refocusing to make Truthball even
better and add new content.
Ccoursey: Do
your friends (the programmer and object creator) still help you as well?
Leesa
Donner: Yes... My relationship with the programmer is
on going as needed... And my original artist is Torus Heliosense and I have a
new artist helping now who is Jⓞhan Lionheart (andrejohan). Torus is on doing a lot of new products for
his own business but we are still business partners on Truthball as he made all
my other content.
Ccoursey:
Do you
plan to keep your focus on Truthball or do you have other plans in the
future? I have been looking at the Truth
Statues, your newest editions.
Leesa
Donner: Yes, these are brand new. We are planning more. Johan will be adding to these as RL
permits. We will make more modest ones.
We guarantee product satisfaction and
we can create custom gifts for the Holidays... Customers would need to contact
me and drop a note card with their requests.
These make great gifts. They
break the ice in SL and get folks talking.
We think it is a great addition to SL.
Ccousey:
When
you say custom, if I had an object I would like to make into a Truthball would
it be possible?
Leesa
Donner: Mostly yes, it would depend on the object...
If the object is easy enough to drop the code and questions in and it is mod.,
sure. We could test it out or, you can
pick one of these objects and customize the sets inside. That is mostly what I meant but other objects
can work too. So if you wanted a more PG
ball, we would pick out those sets.
My friends have played for over 4
hours and not made a dent in the questions.
There are over 50 sets of 50 questions per set. No one else comes close or lets you control
the content you want.
By the way, I use my proceeds to
support a venue and live music.
Ccoursey:
Thank you so much Leesa for taking time out for us and bringing the Truthball
to SL. We'll leave on the note on
Leesa's note which I thought was more than fitting consider the Truthball's
start and what it is used for now:
"Truthball is a labor of love, friendship, and community."
There is a lot to the Truthballs.
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