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 1 Comment on Ne Me Quitte Pas by Canary Beck
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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.

Vanessa Blaylock in virtual Turkey as she adjusts her camera offset settings.
 13 Comments on Second Life Camera Offset
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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…

 4 Comments on Paradise Lost in Second Life – An Update & Trailers
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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…

 2 Comments on Paradise Lost in Second Life to open Spring 2014
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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. Low key photograph of author Arthurine Somerset, naked against a wall as her master admires the marks his lash has made on her skin.
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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”

 6 Comments on You know those sundays
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You know those sundays

When you log in and find yourself wearing all the shirts from your inventory you can wear…

 10 Comments on How to start singing live in Second Life
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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…

 4 Comments on Strawberry Singh Gift Certificates
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Strawberry Singh Gift Certificates

Know what they call virtual photographer Strawberry Singh in the hallways of Linden Lab in San Francisco,…

 6 Comments on Demo`s are forever.
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Demo`s are forever.

I love boxing. Demo-boxing! Here I am wearing a lovely demo hair, really cool muscle demo skin,…

Gallery Graine Sculpture Garden
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Fuschia Nightfire Art Opening

  Winter Outlined Gallery Graine’s Sculpture Garden is proud to announce the grand opening of Winter Outlined…

Beautiful Vampire Sue Hunniton - Second Life
 10 Comments on My Interview With A Vampire
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My Interview With A Vampire

You don’t have to look too far to notice that Second Life has a highly evolved realm…

 11 Comments on The End of Second Life
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The End of Second Life

  The End of Second Life I hear you, “Not again!” But this time it’s real. I…

BURN2 Day 14 - Burning Man Burns by Yordie Sands 2012.2
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BURN2 The Burning Man Burns!

Yesterday, November 3rd, the pyro-technitians of Second Life’s BURN2 set The Man ablaze, signalling the close of…

Yordie & Pearl @ Calas Galadhon's Journey to the Lost City - Second Life 2012
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Virtual Halloween!

If virtual world Second Life was a country, and some of us think it is, then Halloween…

BURN2 Day 5 - Lamplighters @ Second Life by Yordie Sands 2012
 2 Comments on BURN2 Is About Fire!
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BURN2 Is About Fire!

This morning the BURN2 news is, BURN2 is being extended for a 2nd week. It will be…

BURN2 Day 2 - Stella Silvansky in Second Life by Yordie Sands 2012
 8 Comments on BURN2 Becoming A Burner
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BURN2 Becoming A Burner

Between Sunday and Monday I spent a lot of time in Second Life’s Burning Man called BURN2….

Day 1 BURN22 @ Second Life by Yordie Sands 2012
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BURN2 Official Opening

Saturday, October 20th, was the official opening for BURN2 2012. Yesterday I wrote about the history of “Burning…

Yordie Sands Explores BURN2 in Second Life 2012
 11 Comments on BURN2 "Welcome Home"
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BURN2 "Welcome Home"

Virtual world Second Life will be home to “BURN2 2012” this week. It begins today, Saturday, October 20th and…

 1 Comment on Fifty shades of Halloween
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Fifty shades of Halloween

Halloween! When corporate business encourages girls and women to celebrate our inner sluts. Yay! Just what we…

The Second Life Tab of the new Linden Life website
 4 Comments on Their world, their imagination – the second life of Linden Labs
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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…

 5 Comments on On dogs and gardeners
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On dogs and gardeners

We’ve all heard the Serenity Prayer at one time or another: God, grant me the serenity to…

 2 Comments on Untitled by Gracie Kendal (an article about the artistic process…kinda)
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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…

 1 Comment on Ephemera
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Ephemera

I apologize for these sporadic postings… my dissertation has been keeping me busy, although I have to…

ScreenCap of Second Life Firestorm Viewer Preferences with red circle on "Email IM's"
 5 Comments on Second Life’s Communications Quagmire
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Second Life’s Communications Quagmire

In the MMO / 3D VW of Second Life, there are a variety of ways to receive…

 13 Comments on If Sims Were States
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If Sims Were States

In the bad, old sooty days before methane or carbon monoxide detectors, miners would carry down caged canaries…

 3 Comments on Virtual Orchestras
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Virtual Orchestras

Van’s proposition to turn my “childhood dreams” into virtual world reality got me really excited. And what…

 7 Comments on God is in the detail
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God is in the detail

The idiom “God (is) in the detail(s)” expresses the idea that whatever one does should be done…

 7 Comments on Gimme Six: Shopping, Shopping, Shopping – Part 5
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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…

 10 Comments on Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 4
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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…

 10 Comments on Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 3
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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…