Author: Vanessa Blaylock
Memory Box Workshop
Make a Secret Place As part of the Alice in Cornelland Quest for a Virtual Haptic, we…
Jane McGonigal in my Tanning Bed!?
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I’ve been hitting the tanning bed pretty heavily for the past 18…
Own It (Consciousness)
Neo touching the bullet with his fingers, and processing the experience with his eyes, gives rise to a form of consciousness that may be the key to creating haptic experiences in virtual worlds.
Internet Time
How 5 seconds becomes an hour, or why I had to go to Caracas to edit my blog post!
Alice in Cornelland
[dropcap]Once[/dropcap] upon a time there was a young girl who lived on Utopia Parkway in Flushing, New…
Previz #72 – Glitch Avatar Pride Parade
OMG AYFKM!? The man, the myth, the legend, Ze Moo has done a previz for a VB/CO…
Strawberry Singh Gift Certificates
Know what they call virtual photographer Strawberry Singh in the hallways of Linden Lab in San Francisco,…
Digital Cultures
Digital Cultures / Discussion Group Where do Virtual Babies and Digital Ethnography intersect? Besides iRez, they intersect…
Hunting for a Parade Route
Trill and I are out scouring the mainland for parade routes for next saturday’s Noob Avatar Pride…
VB43 – Cast
Animal Avatar Pride Parade 48 avatars participated in Saturday’s Animal Parade in Sydney Harbour. Starting in front…
Previz #71 – Everyone Loves an Avatar Parade
After the success of last week’s VB42 – Avatar Pride Parade, and yesterday’s VB43 – Animal Parade,…
Lennay Kekua Lawsuit Filed
ROBERT F PECKHAM FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, SAN JOSE, 17 January — In the wake of the Lennay…
Previz #70 – Animal Parade
Our new dramaturge, Trill Zapatero was so inspired by VB42 – Avatar Pride Parade, that she…
Counterfeit World of Warcraft Theme Park!?
Wait, wut? A counterfeit WoW theme park opened in China 18 months ago?! How am I only…
VB42 – Cast
Avatar Pride Parade 34 avatars participated in yesterday’s 8-region, 5-university pride walk starting on the Eastern…
Second Saturday: Avatar Pride Parade
VB42 – Avatar Pride Parade Saturday 12 Jan ’13 SECOND LIFE MAINLAND, Sunday 6 January —…
VBFM #8 – New Year’s Art Crawl
Tuesday, 1 January 2013 – Who needs a parade when you can have an art crawl!…
First Saturday: Avatar Pride Parade
First Saturday! CIRCUIT LA CORSE, MEEWALH SIM, SECOND LIFE MAINLAND, 5 January — The growing “army”…
The End of Second Life
The End of Second Life I hear you, “Not again!” But this time it’s real. I…
Fiona Blaylock’s Birthday
Fiona Blaylock’s Birthday It’s my big sister’s birthday today. Boxing Day Baby! We hung out for a…
The Artist’s Studio
The Artist’s Studio in the 19th Century Gustave Courbet’s monumental (nearly 4 x 6 meters) 1855 oil…
iRez World!
In this holiday season we’ve been reminiscing on 2012, our diverse pool of authors, our diverse identities,…
The Difference Between Holland & The Netherlands
That great font of information C. G. P. Grey has just released a new “geography” video explaining…
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays Our virtual salon had 31 contributing authors in 2012, all the way from Agnes to…
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…
Gamification Certificate
I received my gamification certificate of completion from Kevin Werbach / Coursera / The Wharton School /…
Model Portfolio
New Pix! I uploaded a model portfolio to Models.com today! Now we have to wait 3 or…
Diary #38: 1984 – 2001 – 2012
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, 1984 — I guess the reason you’re supposed to do a “Diary” as it happens…
Steve Mann Goes to McDonalds
TORONTO, 18 July — O Canada’s Russ Martin reports that University of Toronto professor Steve Mann, inventor…