Category: Diaspora
Does a citizen of the virtual century have a homeland? At the iRez Diaspora Hub the myriad ways that we discover, reclaim, and express identity and presence are celebrated through an array of content portals.
Meeting Donna Haraway
Earlier this month, Trilby’s typist had the opportunity to hear Donna Haraway speak in real life. Haraway…
Women Adventurers
Last week I rented a store in the town center on Marblehead in Second Life New England….
Russian Club Luxor
OMG I danced at the coolest place last night: Russian Club Luxor. k, it might have…
Avatar & Identity – Mass Effect (2)
I’m not sure if you remember, but aaages ago, when the year was still called 2012 and…
Beachwood Club: House Music UK SL
I went to a fun dance club I hadn’t been to before, The Beachwood Club, a…
Wintermoot Mixed Reality Festival: Call for Entries
Hello iRez, I know this is kind of last minute, but I am in my 3rd year…
It`s Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day!
November 18. Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day!
It`s Movember!
Time to let that mo grow. Just because I am too darn lazy to type today, I`ll…
The real shit
Hula cam at Burning Man 2012 Don`t know about you, but it sure made me happy!…
Human optical illusions
Or how to trick people into thinking you`re good looking. The Jenna way. “Bleach the…
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…
Steve Mann Goes to McDonalds
TORONTO, 18 July — O Canada’s Russ Martin reports that University of Toronto professor Steve Mann, inventor…
Avatar & Identity – Mass Effect (1)
Yordie’s excellent posts about Becoming Someone Else reminded me of my duty to write part 2 of…
Yordie Sands
iRez’ head cheerleader Yordie Sands has been “running silent, running deep” for a couple of weeks now…
Perception, projection, reflection
Quan Lavander invited me to participate in a show at the Art India Gallery in Second Life…
A Sonnet to Loo Roll
I am a tad bit under the weather as of late… or more plainly: I am sick…
Joseph DeLappe visits iRez
Mixed-Reality artist Joseph DeLappe published his first (but we hope not last! 🙂 guest post here on…
Gaming Performance: Fifty Shades of Black Ops
I will premiere a new, online gaming performance / intervention at Arse Electronika Festival 4PLAY. Fifty Shades…
Viagra Humor
The moment was right: I had a Viagra Humor moment today. You know those Viagra commercials…
Unlicense.org
I came across an exciting site today, unlicense.org. Below is the intro and license text from the…
Becoming Someone Else – Part 2
Second Life can be like MMORPG games in many regards, there are “players” who role play exclusively. There…
Becoming Someone Else – Part 1
This salon has professional authors with qualifications in education, psychology and other professions who explore identity and virtual identify. I…
Open call to participate in a study on avatar identity through USC!!
A friend of mine at USC in California is doing an avatar identity study. He only needs…
On being delightful…
“Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who…
Building a community
You know, I have been thinking about community a lot lately. A few weeks ago, Vaneeesa posted…
Enter Heidegger
Given that I am using a Hermeneutic Phenomenological approach, it must come as no surprise that Heidegger’s…
Pride & Prejudice, Dissertation Remix
Given our discussion yesterday on stereotypes and prejudices in SL and other virtual worlds, I thought I’d…
Persuasion
Kat just wrote a great post about body identity and stereotypes amongst avatars in SL. It’s funny….
Pride & Prejudice
Reading Ravanel’s fantastic article on identity in online gaming environments reminded of my initial shock at the…
Avatar & Identity – Introduction
Ever since Vaneeesa invited me over to write a guest post for iRez, I’ve been thinking about…