Description:
This course is available as a self-guided online tutorial. It covers the basic use of the fog emitter for a variety of different uses. It also covers a few more advanced techniques as well as some excellent examples of in-game use of the Fog Emitter. While this course is no longer "live", all the Zoo U courses are on threads which are monitored on a regular basis, so you may post any questions that you may have and expect that someone will reply to those soon. Anyone who completes the entire course should feel confident in using the fog emitter in all of their Sims 3 creations.
Course Prerequisites: None!
Skill Level for Students: Beginning Builder
Required Supplies: Sims 3 base game, Sims 3 Ambitions
Recommended Supplies: Sims 3 World Adventures(For lesson 2)
ALSO IN THIS THREAD:
POST ONE: Course Description and Lesson Links
POST TWO: Information for Zoo U Students
POST THREE: Class Roster for Each Lesson of This Course
POST FOUR: Previous Zoo U Courses with Lesson Links
POST FIVE: A Note From Your Teacher
Zoo U students, after registration, please do the following (some things are marked optional, but if it is not marked that way, I will assume that you will do it before the next lesson).
1. Bookmark this thread so that you can find us for the next lesson. This is where the class will be taking place.
2. If you have not accepted a friend request from me, please consider doing that. (this step is optional)
3. IMPORTANT: The class may involve moving back and forth between this thread and your game. You will be posting questions and comments as well as seeing the photo and description of the build step you are supposed to be doing. It is important that you can have the forum opened to this thread but minimized as you build and have your game open but minimized as you come here to post. Please try this out before next week by minimizing this window right now, opening up your game and starting a new game, saving your game and hitting the "windows" key on your keyboard (if you have a Mac, kindly scroll down to post four and my friend Wibble will tell you how to do this!) and posting something in this thread (like "Testing that I can post while my game is open") and then going back into your game to make sure all is running well. This all works fine on MY computer, but everyone's machine is different and you don't want any unpleasant surprises next week.
4. I am going to be adding some links to useful threads I'm making for students in Zoo U. It is optional that you do any of those, but they will help you have a smoother time as a builder. I would at least go look at what has been posted, but even that is not required. (This step is optional)
Third Course: "Roofing 101" is available in two lessons as an online self-paced tutorial. This thread is also monitored so students may ask their roofing questions here. See links below.
Fourth Course: "Building a Modern from an Image" is available in three lessons as an online self-paced tutorial. This thread is also monitored so students may ask their questions here. See links below.
This course is still a few weeks away, but I wanted to get the thread up and let people register.
Our teacher, SimEve, is a MASTER of using the Fog Emitter in her builds. She uses this unique tool in ways that you would never imagine and creates some really amazing effects with it.
I'm so exited(And a little nervous)! I'm working on some brand new ways to use the fog emitter. I hope to see you in class.
No need to be nervous! I know it is going to be great, but even if you were to make a mistake it is NOT life and death. You wouldn't be the first person to make an error in one of these classes. We fixed it and moved on and no one was at all upset.
If you have any notes for your students, particularly anything that you would like for us to do before the day of the course, then please e-mail them to me and I will put them into the spot that I reserved for "Notes from Your Teacher."
Thank you so much for being willing to do this course! It is a lot of work and I really appreciate it!
Register Me please,
I wanna learn about
the Fog Emitter.Where
can u find Fog Emitters
to use in the game?
Done! Welcome to Zoo U!
The Fog Emitter is in the buyDebug menu (last tab).
Ok thank u Zoo & SimEve,thank u & i'm ready to learn.
Thank u for adding me to your class....
Thank YOU for joining our class!
By the way, I accepted your friend request and was shocked because I thought we were ALREADY friends. Sorry about that, I would have sent you a FR if I hadn't been under that mistaken impression!
Yay! New class, and it's Fog Emitters!!!
Please register me, Zoo.
Nice to meet you, SimEve... if you make a mistake, we would never know. You just say: 'I meant to do that'.
Hi, P-pup! Glad to see you back and consider yourself registered! You are getting to be quite the builder! What with taking these building classes and the really impressive entry into the Supernatural Building Contest, I'm pretty proud of you, young lady!
I hope this doesn't mean that you soon will find that you don't need your friends at D.N.A. to build you stuff!
Hiya Zoo! I will always need my friends at DNA. And oh my gosh! Have you seen some of the builds they have been putting out over there? Yes, I will request another build sometime in the future, but right now, I just grab all the requests they do!!!
Oh, thank you for the kind comment about my entry in the Supernatural Contest. It was a modest attempt compared to the others, but hey, it was my first, and I wasn't embarrassed by it. I'm using it, so I'm happy!
Yay! New class, and it's Fog Emitters!!!
Please register me, Zoo.
Nice to meet you, SimEve... if you make a mistake, we would never know. You just say: 'I meant to do that'.
Hahaha, thanks! I'll remember that. Nice to meet you as well.
Sometimes in class I completely forget what I was about to say. I will stop and say, "You know what, I don't want to tell you that yet because it will confuse you."
Students looked at me with big eyes like "Yes, Wise One!"
LOL! I don't think I could get away with that in a subject other than math. 8)
Comments
1. Bookmark this thread so that you can find us for the next lesson. This is where the class will be taking place.
2. If you have not accepted a friend request from me, please consider doing that. (this step is optional)
3. IMPORTANT: The class may involve moving back and forth between this thread and your game. You will be posting questions and comments as well as seeing the photo and description of the build step you are supposed to be doing. It is important that you can have the forum opened to this thread but minimized as you build and have your game open but minimized as you come here to post. Please try this out before next week by minimizing this window right now, opening up your game and starting a new game, saving your game and hitting the "windows" key on your keyboard (if you have a Mac, kindly scroll down to post four and my friend Wibble will tell you how to do this!) and posting something in this thread (like "Testing that I can post while my game is open") and then going back into your game to make sure all is running well. This all works fine on MY computer, but everyone's machine is different and you don't want any unpleasant surprises next week.
4. I am going to be adding some links to useful threads I'm making for students in Zoo U. It is optional that you do any of those, but they will help you have a smoother time as a builder. I would at least go look at what has been posted, but even that is not required. (This step is optional)
Here is a link to a thread about Tester Families:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/486961.page
Here is the Exchange link for my favorite Tester Sim if you don't want to make your own:
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5018210
Here is a link to a thread about making a Builder's Blank Neighborhood:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/488892.page
"Register Me!"
I will be sending friend requests to all who register, and it would be very helpful (but not required) that you accept my request.
Here is the Class Roster for Lesson 1
ZooProfessor3
aricarai
xenacullen
Amby316
priscapup
smashbridges20
Kaztomp
sharonxyz
Here is the Class Roster for Lesson 2
ZooProfessor3
aricarai
sharonxyz
Glenkarri
Kaztomp
ElijahsBabyGurl9
HARLEY2
priscapup
First Course: "Building a Farm" is available in three lessons as an online self-paced tutorial. See links below.
Lesson Number 1, "Building the Barn" is available here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/30/487894.page#7440794
Lesson Number 2, "Building the Farmhouse" is available here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/30/489324.page#7487905
Lesson Number 3, "Finishing the Farm" is available here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/30/491984.page#7550662
Second Course: "Using the Constrain Floor Elevation Cheat" is available in five lessons as an online self-paced tutorial. See links below.
Lesson Number 1, "Beginner CFE, The Rules for CFE" is available here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/60/496129.page#7682045
Lesson Number 2, "All About Arches (Part One)" is available here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/165/496129.page#7812305
Lesson Number 3, "All About Arches (Part Two)" is available here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/270/496129.page#8016556
Lesson Number 4, "All About Vaulted Ceilings and More" is available here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/345/496129.page#8087329
Lesson Number 5, "Water Slides, Pool Covers, and Airship Hulls" is available here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/390/496129.page#8222047
Third Course: "Roofing 101" is available in two lessons as an online self-paced tutorial. This thread is also monitored so students may ask their roofing questions here. See links below.
Lesson 1: Roof Basics can be found here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/45/527220.page#8368990
Lesson 2: Porch Roofs and Victorian Roofing can be found here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/105/527220.page#8432633
Roofing Questions Answered:
Post your questions at the end of this course thread!
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/527220.page
Fourth Course: "Building a Modern from an Image" is available in three lessons as an online self-paced tutorial. This thread is also monitored so students may ask their questions here. See links below.
Lesson 1: Building the Shell can be found here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/45/550862.page#8843461
Lesson 2: Finishing the Exterior can be found here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/135/550862.page#8967595
Lesson 3: Decorating with Questions Answered can be found here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/180/550862.page#9017585
Fifth Course: "Tomb Building!" is available in four lessons as an online self-paced tutorial. See links below.
Lesson 1: Triggers, Behaviors, Torches and Doors is here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/75/569572.page#9221195
Lesson 2: Dive Wells, Hole in the Wall, Keys and Treasure Chests is here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/195/569572.page#9270620
Lesson 3: Statues, Processors, and Sundries is here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/285/569572.page#9323869
Lesson 4: Fog Emitters and Finishing Touches is here:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/345/569572.page#9378657
This space is reserved in case the teacher of this course wants to say something to students before the course begins.
Our teacher, SimEve, is a MASTER of using the Fog Emitter in her builds. She uses this unique tool in ways that you would never imagine and creates some really amazing effects with it.
REGISTER NOW!!
I've already picked up some cool tips from SimEve using F.E.s. Can't wait to see more!
DONE! Welcome to Zoo U! I'm really excited to be a student,too. SimEve ROCKS!
No need to be nervous! I know it is going to be great, but even if you were to make a mistake it is NOT life and death. You wouldn't be the first person to make an error in one of these classes. We fixed it and moved on and no one was at all upset.
If you have any notes for your students, particularly anything that you would like for us to do before the day of the course, then please e-mail them to me and I will put them into the spot that I reserved for "Notes from Your Teacher."
Thank you so much for being willing to do this course! It is a lot of work and I really appreciate it!
Zoo
I wanna learn about
the Fog Emitter.Where
can u find Fog Emitters
to use in the game?
Done! Welcome to Zoo U!
The Fog Emitter is in the buyDebug menu (last tab).
SimEve RULES!
Thank You
Amby
DONE! Welcome to Zoo U!
Thank u for adding me to your class....
Thank YOU for joining our class!
By the way, I accepted your friend request and was shocked because I thought we were ALREADY friends. Sorry about that, I would have sent you a FR if I hadn't been under that mistaken impression!
Please register me, Zoo.
Nice to meet you, SimEve... if you make a mistake, we would never know. You just say: 'I meant to do that'.
Hi, P-pup! Glad to see you back and consider yourself registered! You are getting to be quite the builder! What with taking these building classes and the really impressive entry into the Supernatural Building Contest, I'm pretty proud of you, young lady!
I hope this doesn't mean that you soon will find that you don't need your friends at D.N.A. to build you stuff!
Oh, thank you for the kind comment about my entry in the Supernatural Contest. It was a modest attempt compared to the others, but hey, it was my first, and I wasn't embarrassed by it. I'm using it, so I'm happy!
Sometimes in class I completely forget what I was about to say. I will stop and say, "You know what, I don't want to tell you that yet because it will confuse you."
Students looked at me with big eyes like "Yes, Wise One!"
LOL! I don't think I could get away with that in a subject other than math. 8)
More students! We need more students! Hehe. But seriously, I've been working up some brand new ideas for this so get to signing up!
DITTO! Sign up and join the fun!
Since watching your tutorial on aquariums - I've somehow managed to put on in almost every house that I've built. There's always room for an aquarium.
Can't wait to see what other tips and tricks you've got!