Month: October 2012

Yordie & Pearl @ Calas Galadhon's Journey to the Lost City - Second Life 2012
 1 Comment on Virtual Halloween!
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Virtual Halloween!

If virtual world Second Life was a country, and some of us think it is, then Halloween…

BURN2 Day 5 - Lamplighters @ Second Life by Yordie Sands 2012
 2 Comments on BURN2 Is About Fire!
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BURN2 Is About Fire!

This morning the BURN2 news is, BURN2 is being extended for a 2nd week. It will be…

Marie Chouinard's evening length performance / film bODY_rEMIX / gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS - photo of dancers in the performance
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Marie Chouinard: bODY_rEMIX/ gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS

Marie Chouinard Quebec choreographer Marie Chouinard’s 2005 evening length bODY_rEMIX/ gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS features dancers with a variety of…

 4 Comments on Gamification Certificate
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Gamification Certificate

I received my gamification certificate of completion from Kevin Werbach / Coursera / The Wharton School /…

 8 Comments on Bare
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Bare

So I know it seems as if I’m progressively losing more and more clothing as I post…

BURN2 Day 2 - Stella Silvansky in Second Life by Yordie Sands 2012
 8 Comments on BURN2 Becoming A Burner
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BURN2 Becoming A Burner

Between Sunday and Monday I spent a lot of time in Second Life’s Burning Man called BURN2….

 10 Comments on Exploring Second Life Families – Part 2
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Exploring Second Life Families – Part 2

How do Second Life families start? How do they get together? How do they grow? Let’s say…

Day 1 BURN22 @ Second Life by Yordie Sands 2012
 3 Comments on BURN2 Official Opening
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BURN2 Official Opening

Saturday, October 20th, was the official opening for BURN2 2012. Yesterday I wrote about the history of “Burning…

 8 Comments on Exploring Second Life Families – Part 1
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Exploring Second Life Families – Part 1

Some visitors to this blog may know that I was recently the maid of honour at my…

 6 Comments on Model Portfolio
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Model Portfolio

New Pix! I uploaded a model portfolio to Models.com today! Now we have to wait 3 or…

Yordie Sands Explores BURN2 in Second Life 2012
 11 Comments on BURN2 "Welcome Home"
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BURN2 "Welcome Home"

Virtual world Second Life will be home to “BURN2 2012” this week. It begins today, Saturday, October 20th and…

 4 Comments on Blushing Bride
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Blushing Bride

Before you guys start planning my bridal shower, just putting it out there that I am definitely…

 0 Comment on Diary #38: 1984 – 2001 – 2012
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Diary #38: 1984 – 2001 – 2012

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, 1984 — I guess the reason you’re supposed to do a “Diary” as it happens…

 1 Comment on Tom Boellstorff 2: Is it Fierce? Or, Hotness Based Research
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Tom Boellstorff 2: Is it Fierce? Or, Hotness Based Research

One of my favorite parts of the conversation Kathleen Cool and I had with Tom Boellstorff was…

Yordie Sands & Her Date @ Cloud Nine - Second Life 2012
 17 Comments on How To Date A Virtual Woman
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How To Date A Virtual Woman

Recently, iRez publisher Vaneeesa Blaylock  tagged me with this, “Yordie Sands also dares to talk about something…

 7 Comments on Tom Boellstorff 1: Exploring the Digital Jungle
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Tom Boellstorff 1: Exploring the Digital Jungle

In 2008 Tom Boellstorff published Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human….

Image of Augmented Reality and Wearable Computing pioneer Steve Mann wearing his "eye tapp" computer vision system
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Steve Mann Goes to McDonalds

TORONTO, 18 July — O Canada’s Russ Martin reports that University of Toronto professor Steve Mann, inventor…

 9 Comments on Red Satin
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Red Satin

I guess I should apologize for showing up here in my underwear today, but I just couldn’t…

 6 Comments on Politician gone rogue?
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Politician gone rogue?

Reblog from I Have Touched the Sky: Not the Girl the ESRB Warned You About:   Last…

Vaneeesa Blaylock / Company Portfolio: Selections from Performance Works VB01 thru VB40
 2 Comments on Vaneeesa Blaylock: Bio Update
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Vaneeesa Blaylock: Bio Update

Vaneeesa Blaylock / Company There’s already lots of info on Vaneeesa Blaylock / Company and on myself…

 6 Comments on Avatar & Identity – Mass Effect (1)
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Avatar & Identity – Mass Effect (1)

Yordie’s excellent posts about Becoming Someone Else reminded me of my duty to write part 2 of…

 0 Comment on Diary #37 – Occupy Columbus
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Diary #37 – Occupy Columbus

COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NEW YORK CITY, 3 October — Occupy Columbus. Soror Nishi’s cousin Tatsu Nishi has erected…

Gamification by Kevin Werbach / Coursera / Wharton / Pennsylvania - Lecture 12 Gamification Techniques beyond the basics
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Gamification 12 – Beyond the Basics

PHILADELPHIA, 5 October –- Gamification Lecture 12: Beyond the Basics! Advanced Gamification Techniques. Lecture notes from Kevin…

 22 Comments on The Hitcher – Part 2
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The Hitcher – Part 2

The hitcher had stirred my curiosity. I asked Paul if he travelled a lot and he said he’d…

 0 Comment on Diary #36 – Phantom Limb
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Diary #36 – Phantom Limb

STROOM DEN HAAG, 1995 — Stephen Carpenter, Cathy Plaza, Vaneeesa Blaylock, Stacey Giachino & Robert Uzgalis in…

 1 Comment on VR Pets: Fishy!
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VR Pets: Fishy!

I have a bit of a thing for “Bubble” pets in World of Warcraft – that is,…

 25 Comments on The Hitcher – Part 1
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The Hitcher – Part 1

For those who don’t know me, I’m an avatar from Second Life and live my life in…

 27 Comments on Yordie Sands
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Yordie Sands

iRez’ head cheerleader Yordie Sands has been “running silent, running deep” for a couple of weeks now…

 8 Comments on Diary #35 – Artist’s Sketchbook
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Diary #35 – Artist’s Sketchbook

WAN CHAI, HONG KONG, 1990 — Senior Year. Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Artist’s Sketchbook. haha….

 24 Comments on Prep School
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Prep School

I’ve been meaning to do a ‘back-to-school’ picture all month but didn’t get the opportunity to dress…