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'''Stacee''' (frequently noted in community communications with the signature handle ''"yes, that's Stacey with a y!"'') was a key staff artist, 3D modeler, and content developer for [[Active Worlds]] (AWI). Her modeling work and technical documentation formed a cornerstone of the platform's visual identity during its peak growth in the late 1990s and early 2000s, directly influencing building practices across early virtual world platforms including [[Virtual Paradise]].

== Career at Active Worlds ==
Stacee joined Active Worlds, Inc. as an official staff artist. Her primary responsibility was expanding and maintaining the core object libraries and avatar sets provided to world owners and citizens.

=== Content Creation ===
* '''Default Object Sets:''' Designed and optimized hundreds of RenderWare (`.rwx`) models used across public worlds such as ''AlphaWorld'' and ''AW''.
* '''Environment & Props:''' Created official terrain models, ground objects, structural building blocks, and ambient props.
* '''Active Worlds Groups (AWGs):''' Packaged modular building sets to aid citizens in constructing complex structures using low-polygon counts.

=== Technical Education & "Artist Tips" ===
Stacee regularly contributed to the official ''Active Worlds Newsletter'' through her long-running column, **Artist Tips**. The series educated the userbase on optimal 3D modeling for realtime rendering environments. Key topics covered included:
* Optimizing polygon counts for early graphics rendering software.
* Creating collision-free ramp steps (`tag NULL` collision techniques).
* Texture masking and UV mapping best practices for 3D web browsers.
* Joint assembly and hierarchy structuring for custom avatars.

== Legacy & Impact ==
Because early [[Virtual Paradise]] building standards and object formats drew inspiration from the [[Active Worlds]] building workflow, many of the low-polygon techniques and modeling conventions popularized by Stacee's guides remained standard reference points for community modelers across legacy 3D metaverse platforms.

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Talisan at 21:03, 13 September 2026