Category: Wonder
As corporeal beings we long for tactile and visceral experience. Yet object-based culture doesn’t scale and isn’t sustainable. The mystery of a Cornell Box, the joy of a Wonder Cabinet, the reassuring familiarity of a well worn diary, are these experiences lost in our time? At the iRez Wonder Hub we explore ways to have a haptic experience of the virtual.
iRezurrection
After a long journey through the desert, iRez, the virtual identity salon is back! Today is iRezurrection Day!
Immersive Writing
As NaNoWriMo threatens to sneak up on us, I return to iRez to share a bit of my…
My Virtual Thursday
The new SL Project viewer features “live” updates to Twitter, Facebook & Flickr. I thought I’d feed them through 24LiveBlog for a Live Blog of my Virtual Life.
Of Stories, Writers and a Virtual World
It’s raining. After a few months of wintry landscapes, Second Life’s snow is slowly melting away. There’s…
Happy 2014!
From all of us here at iRez, best wishes for a 2014 filled with creativity, new possibilities, and more freedom for more people.
It Took a While – Chapter 7
Dunes The five sisters sat in silence, looking at the soft web and flow of the sea….
It Took a While – Chapter 6
Collected Letters Mathilda stayed behind, not because she couldn’t leave, but because she was strong enough to…
It Took a While – Chapter 5
Collared The youngest of all the sisters, Angel felt the wrath the worst. She was rebellious, autonomous,…
It Took a While – Chapter 4
Harvest Moon Cordelia held her smiling Buddha. The wooden statue travelled with her throughout the world, finally…
It Took a While – Chapter 3
Just Below the Surface Jill turned the key to lock the door of her house by the…
It Took a While – Chapter 2
The Blue Note Patty was the eldest of the five. She drove all the way back, from…
It Took a While – Chapter 1
Torn apart, five sisters come back home to face a painful past that still haunts them….
Start your own gaming blog with the NBI
If you are thinking about setting up a blog about gaming or have one that you think…
Dear Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (a letter to) #3
Хорошо, это должно быть время, чтобы утомлять вас другая древняя история фотографии . Опять же из моей бывшей танцевальной карьеры . На этот раз нет ” почти друг ” в фотографии. Это всего лишь я . С 1996 года. Оно было принято на Koninklijk консерватории в Гааге. Мы работали на кусок основанный на жизни Анны Франк .
Dear Nadya (a letter to) #2
Dear Nadezhda,
How has your week been? My week has gone pretty well. I am back at the university now. I teach art there. I have a lot of general education “art appreciation” students. Last week we tried some painting. This week they will be doing a big photography project. I see them tomorrow. After that I will go kayaking for a while.
New Stories, New Experiences, New Characters!
A short update! September brings a return to every-day-life routines. But it also brings new stories, new…
Dear Nadya (a letter to)
How do you write a letter to someone without including anything overtly political when everything you know about her is overtly political? I don’t know. What I do know is that these patriots are still human beings, probably struggling to survive horrific prison conditions. Some letters seem like the least I can do.
Practice Based Research in the Arts
Vanessa Blaylock has enrolled in Practice Based Research in the Arts taught by Leslie Hill & Helen Paris of Stanford Online / NovoED. The course begins 9 October. Want to join?
State of the Blog
In this first “State of the Blog” overview, we learn that Wendz’ Minecraft 1.6.2 post is hot! Peeps can’t take their eyes off Arthurine’s BDSM in Second Life post. And Agnes’ Laugh out Loud just keeps going and going!
Letters to Nadya and Maria in Prison
As part of the 17 Aug ’13 global Pussy Riot Solidarity Day, VBCO is collecting your letters to Nadya and Maria in prison. We’ll do our best to get your letters to Nadya and Maria.
Pussy Riot! 10 Questions with Scarlett Luv
In the final chapter of Scarlett Luv’s 10 Questions with Vanessa Blaylock we learn of plans for Pussy Riot Solidarity Parade ’13, Divorce ’14, and other events.
Mermaids and Pissants, 10 Questions with Scarlett Luv
In Part 2 of her “10 Questions” Scarlett asks Vanessa about Mermaids and Pissants. Of floating free. Of struggling through the mire.
Interview with the Avatar, 10 Questions with Scarlett Luv
Intrepid fashionista Scarlett Luv asked me 10 questions. In this 1st of 3 parts I consider topics Agnes Sharple first wrote about 3 years ago, “Bitches, Feminism & Pussypower.”
New Info Blogsites with P2 & O2
Hi guys! I’d like to introduce you to 2 new sites just launched yesterday and today: •…
Blind Jump Into… We Have Arrived!
Here ends this trip we’ve started at the beginning of June. Today is the last post for…
Blind Jump Into… Electrifying
The open field offered no protection. A low sea of golden wheat surrounded the dance floor placed…
Blind Jump Into… Bus Stop
A man and a woman, two strangers, sat side by side at the bus stop. Both checked…
Blind Jump Into… Live on TV!
The gigantic proportion of the enterprise made all participants, investors, sponsors and silent partners anticipate an enormous…
Blind Jump Into… A Night to Remember
The red dress and matching red shoes sat on the bed, neatly placed, side by side. She…
Blind Jump Into… The Beginning
The corner of the room was empty, a single chair stood in the darkness. The child sat…