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.
The right question
I need your help. I am putting together a real life performance using Second Life and I…
The Monster Within
I don’t think that I would be exaggerating if I said that I’ve always loved to write….
Virtual Reality of Theater
I can’t deny that I am a huge fan of Antonin Artaud’s oeuvre, or that his conceptualization…
Open call for avatars for “Second Skin” a performance art piece
This is an open call for avatars. I am putting on a Second Life > Real Life…
Confession of Faith
Another perspective on recent discussions here on the perception of beauty, the projection of identity and the…
Team Paglia
Kris’s inclusion of a quote by Naomi Wolf in her last post (see “This is my body!”)…
This is my body!!
I have been completely exhausted lately, so haven’t had a chance to post anything. I am so…
What Would Cindy Sherman Do?
While I have been focusing on Marcel Duchamp and/or Rrose Selavy for the last couple of days…
A Game between Me and Me
I came across this clever YouTube video yesterday while brushing up my knowledge of Rrose Selavy (Duchamp’s…
The Identity Factory
In the wake of all these great posts on identity in virtual worlds (and RL – thanks,…
What Identity Is(n’t)
Finding Yourself from Botgirl Questi on Vimeo. Identity can be many things: costume, tool, vehicle, weapon, armor,…
pixel Paiked out (part ii)
Here I would like to return to Paik’s meeting with Charlotte Moorman. One of the chapters in…
pixel Paiked out (part i)
In the most visual-cortexical-stimulating way possible (without resorting to chemical abuse) …but I did chill to Zen…
Life imitating art, imitating beauty?
What is this power that beauty holds over us? What is beauty anyway? Ok, so this question…
Beauty is the Beast
For the past couple of days, I’ve been dissecting/overanalyzing/pondering Kris’ performance/post “The Bald and the Beautiful.” What…
The Bald and The Beautiful
So in April I was sitting at work in a busy ER and I had an ‘aha’…
Nike Gamifies… Games!
BEAVERTON, OR, 29 June — Today Nike, Inc. launched Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training launch. They…
My Genetic Muse
This is my Aunt Natalie with two of her five hundred dolls. In addition to being an…
Virginia Heffernan
CAMBRIDGE, MA, 27 March — Harvard English Literature PhD, former New York Times columnist, and current Yahoo!…
Word Viruses and Other Pre-Recordings
Not surprisingly, my favorite writer of all times is William Burroughs. I went so far as to…
Kickstarter: Nathan Shafer
AR in AK Guest Post by Nathan Shafer There are just a few hours left to pledge…
Caitlin Upton
PASADENA, 24 August 2007 — At the Miss Teen USA Pageant held here tonight, finalist Lauren Caitlin…
Nastia Liukin
SAN JOSE, 1 July — Reigning Olympic Gymnastic All-Around Gold Medalist Anastasia Valeryevna “Nastia” Liukin will not…
Eloh Eliot Surfaces Briefly
THE METAVERSE, 17 June — Legendary Open Source Avatar Skin designer Eloh Eliot surfaced briefly today. So…
Previz #67 – Charlotte, Forever
As much as I love Marina Abramovic, Charlotte Moorman holds a special place in my heart. She…
Oh Marina!
Is it just me or is anyone else really excited about seeing “The Artist is Present” on…
Alan Turing & Title IX
BLETCHLEY PARK / WASHINGTON DC, 23 June — Today is British mathematician Alan Turing’s 100th birthday! Today…
Mixed Reality Video From 2008
I made this video just a few months after being born in Second Life. The special effects…
Creative Archaeology 101
I’ve been writing songs for as far back as I can remember. My earliest childhood memories include…
Frozen in Porcelain
About 3 weeks ago, I handed in my 3D character Carl Fredricksen from “Up”. I didn’t expect…