Category: SL
All posts about 3D MMO Second Life not in a special sub-topic
Ne Me Quitte Pas by Canary Beck
Long-time iRez author Canary Beck has a new photo exhibition at The Arts & Culture Community (A&CC) at Wanderstill Ode. We chatted a little about the work today. Here, with permission, is an excerpt of our conversation.
Second Life Camera Offset
SL’s camera is too high. It’s a bad view when you enter a building, it makes you build to the wrong scale, and it makes us create avatars that are ridiculously tall. Worst of all it’s a less immersive experience than a more “on the ground” camera. The good news is, it’s so easy to fix! Here’s how…
Paradise Lost in Second Life – An Update & Trailers
I only recently realised that last time I posted on iRez about Paradise Lost in Second Life…
Paradise Lost in Second Life to open Spring 2014
Raised a Roman Catholic, vivid images of the first man and woman wandering blissfully around the Garden…
BDSM in Second Life
“His hand caresses the fresh marks on my cheeks as he pauses to inspect his handiwork. I shiver as a mixture of pain and pleasure tingles through my body. A soft groan escapes my lips as he runs a finger down my spine”
You know those sundays
When you log in and find yourself wearing all the shirts from your inventory you can wear…
How to start singing live in Second Life
Welcome back me! You might be wondering: “Who the heck are you and why are you in…
Strawberry Singh Gift Certificates
Know what they call virtual photographer Strawberry Singh in the hallways of Linden Lab in San Francisco,…
Demo`s are forever.
I love boxing. Demo-boxing! Here I am wearing a lovely demo hair, really cool muscle demo skin,…
Fuschia Nightfire Art Opening
Winter Outlined Gallery Graine’s Sculpture Garden is proud to announce the grand opening of Winter Outlined…
My Interview With A Vampire
You don’t have to look too far to notice that Second Life has a highly evolved realm…
The End of Second Life
The End of Second Life I hear you, “Not again!” But this time it’s real. I…
BURN2 The Burning Man Burns!
Yesterday, November 3rd, the pyro-technitians of Second Life’s BURN2 set The Man ablaze, signalling the close of…
Virtual Halloween!
If virtual world Second Life was a country, and some of us think it is, then Halloween…
BURN2 Is About Fire!
This morning the BURN2 news is, BURN2 is being extended for a 2nd week. It will be…
BURN2 Becoming A Burner
Between Sunday and Monday I spent a lot of time in Second Life’s Burning Man called BURN2….
BURN2 Official Opening
Saturday, October 20th, was the official opening for BURN2 2012. Yesterday I wrote about the history of “Burning…
BURN2 "Welcome Home"
Virtual world Second Life will be home to “BURN2 2012” this week. It begins today, Saturday, October 20th and…
Fifty shades of Halloween
Halloween! When corporate business encourages girls and women to celebrate our inner sluts. Yay! Just what we…
Their world, their imagination – the second life of Linden Labs
Isn’t the new theme for I Rez looking great? It’s cleaner, feels more up to date, and…
On dogs and gardeners
We’ve all heard the Serenity Prayer at one time or another: God, grant me the serenity to…
Untitled by Gracie Kendal (an article about the artistic process…kinda)
I think I just realized why so many artists don’t title their work. It’s damn hard!! I…
Ephemera
I apologize for these sporadic postings… my dissertation has been keeping me busy, although I have to…
Second Life’s Communications Quagmire
In the MMO / 3D VW of Second Life, there are a variety of ways to receive…
If Sims Were States
In the bad, old sooty days before methane or carbon monoxide detectors, miners would carry down caged canaries…
Virtual Orchestras
Van’s proposition to turn my “childhood dreams” into virtual world reality got me really excited. And what…
God is in the detail
The idiom “God (is) in the detail(s)” expresses the idea that whatever one does should be done…
Gimme Six: Shopping, Shopping, Shopping – Part 5
It’s Part 5 of my Gemme Six series and I want to take you shopping in Second…
Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 4
I’ve made it to part four of my Gimme Six contributions. I’m enjoying sharing my favorite places…
Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 3
This is part three in my Gimme Six series. Ok, I need to change my list a little bit. I…