Month: July 2012

Avatars in the virtual world Second Life participating in the virtual performance artwork VB39 - Pink & Blue
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VB39 – Pink & Blue

PICO PICO LIFE, LEA19, 21 July — Even in our 21st century moment much of Western Culture…

VB36 - Pink & Blue @ Pico Pico Life / LEA19
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VB39 – Cast

PICO PICO LIFE, LEA19, 21 July — Today 21 intrepid avatars celebrated the 21st of July by…

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21 July – Day 16

Today’s outstanding Second Life event was undoubtedly Vaneeesa’s “Pink & Blue” performance at Mikati Slade’s equally outstanding…

 2 Comments on 20 July – Day 15
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20 July – Day 15

Today I’ll be cheating a bit and share a picture that was taken about a week ago….

 22 Comments on Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 2
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Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 2

This is the second part in my Gimme Six list: Role Play in Time A World of…

 4 Comments on Meditation on The Burning House Meme
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Meditation on The Burning House Meme

The Burning House asks people: If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It’s…

 4 Comments on 20 July – Happy Ramadan
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20 July – Happy Ramadan

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: Second Life Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic Calendar…

 1 Comment on How 2 Read
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How 2 Read

The iRez Virtual Salon’s Home Page has all the latest news from our many virtual worlds and…

 2 Comments on 20 July – Day 14
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20 July – Day 14

This is a picture taken just before dinner, while anguishing over the thought “OMG, I still haven’t…

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The Facebook Says: Culture & Technology

SUBMERGED WITHIN THE ACOUSTIC TONES OF YOUR DIAL-UP INTERNET, 14 July — On Thursday I asked a…

 9 Comments on Feeding the Zuck
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Feeding the Zuck

MENLO PARK, CA, 19 July — Mixed reality artist Kristine Schomaker joined the iRez group of authors…

 14 Comments on LEA or Bust
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LEA or Bust

Yesterday, I received an email from Rowan Derryth that the Linden Endowment for the Arts (LEA) was…

 11 Comments on The Bald and The Beautiful
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The Bald and The Beautiful

So in April I was sitting at work in a busy ER and I had an ‘aha’…

 2 Comments on 19 July – Day 13
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19 July – Day 13

Today’s picture is of an uneventful day (by Second Life standards…). At the “Kou!” sandbox (see my…

Darius Britt (Aubrey Plaza) and Kenneth Calloway (Mark Duplass) in a still frame from Safety Not Guaranteed
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Safety Not Guaranteed

MADRID, 1615 — Following up on his publication of El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha…

 3 Comments on The Power of Touch
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The Power of Touch

  As some of you may have noticed from my posts, I’ve had an innate fascination for…

 1 Comment on 18 July – Day 12
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18 July – Day 12

Although it doesn’t look like it, this picture was taken at a Second Life beach party some…

Screen Cap from Nike "Game On World" video spot
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Nike Gamifies… Games!

http://youtu.be/SjpYA95oxyA   BEAVERTON, OR, 29 June — Today Nike, Inc. launched Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training launch….

 1 Comment on 17 July – Day 11
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17 July – Day 11

Last night we misbehaved a bit. Our comrade SaveMe Oh, who is the most (for lack of…

 1 Comment on Half Lives
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Half Lives

For obvious reasons, a recurring theme in art history since the beginning of times, and in every…

 7 Comments on 17 July – Restless Heart
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17 July – Restless Heart

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: The Returning It’s no secret that I’m a huge Bollywood fan….

 1 Comment on 16 July – Day 10
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16 July – Day 10

Meta_Body is a very interesting project by two Portuguese Second Life artists, Mello Minotaur and CapCat Ragu….

 4 Comments on Virtually Ethical
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Virtually Ethical

As a qualitative researcher, one of my primary areas of concern when conducting research in a RL…

 6 Comments on My Genetic Muse
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My Genetic Muse

This is my Aunt Natalie with two of her five hundred dolls. In addition to being an…

Image from Yogscast YouTube channel of cartoon guys at computer screens and microphones
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Minecraft Olympics!

http://youtu.be/BB1s_KijmYw http://youtu.be/TkVw4mqeAKU LONDON, 15 July — The crew from The Yogscast takes us to The London Games,…

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15 July – Day 9

A while ago today we found our friend Eupalinos Ugajin blending in with a part of Lollito…

 3 Comments on 14 July – Cloud Party w Trilby & Ironyca
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14 July – Cloud Party w Trilby & Ironyca

LOCATION: Cloud Party / Botgirlland IN PHOTO: Vaneeesa Blaylock & Trilby Minotaur Trilby and I are at…

 11 Comments on July 14: Geisha Yordie
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July 14: Geisha Yordie

  Photo: Geisha Yordie Location: Japan Kansai, Second Life As an apprentice geisha, I received my training…

 1 Comment on 14 July – Day 8
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14 July – Day 8

If there’s one location in Second Life that truly deserves the adjective “fantastic” it’s surely Omega Point,…

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When the going gets surreal . . .

  “Life: Surreal and Real” is the video version of two stories I wrote for Sunday’s Relay…