10 Comments on Why I Create
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Why I Create

Why do I create? Because I’m compelled to. The unrelenting urge has been with me as far…

 1 Comment on 24 July – Day 18
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24 July – Day 18

This is the “vintage village” of Verdigris. the main streets of which are mysteriously built on top…

 6 Comments on Beauty is the Beast
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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…

 19 Comments on My Second Life Romance – Part 1
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My Second Life Romance – Part 1

I’ve wanted to write about Second Life romance for a long time. In fact, I’ve written about…

3 avatars inside Gallery Xue / NYC wearing "TV Bras" and playing cellos with posters of Charlotte Moorman in the background
 9 Comments on VB40 – Production
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VB40 – Production

NEW NEW YORK, 24 July — We’re installing at Gallery Xue / NYC this week for Saturday’s…

 3 Comments on Is usability a dirty word in SL?
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Is usability a dirty word in SL?

At the risk of sounding like a total noob (yes, I have been a SL “resident” since…

 9 Comments on One Frame Storytelling: The tortured non-artist effect
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One Frame Storytelling: The tortured non-artist effect

There was a thread on Twitter yesterday about art being a natural human capability rather than the…

 6 Comments on 23 July – Leo the Lion
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23 July – Leo the Lion

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: Vana Fur Fur – The 5th Earth Only in Second Life™…

 4 Comments on 22 July – Day 17
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22 July – Day 17

This surreal post-apocalypse landscape is where you land if you teleport to the Tableau Vivant main store…

Avatars in the virtual world Second Life participating in the virtual performance artwork VB39 - Pink & Blue
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VB39 – Pink & Blue

PICO PICO LIFE, LEA19, 21 July — Even in our 21st century moment much of Western Culture…

VB36 - Pink & Blue @ Pico Pico Life / LEA19
 8 Comments on VB39 – Cast
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VB39 – Cast

PICO PICO LIFE, LEA19, 21 July — Today 21 intrepid avatars celebrated the 21st of July by…

 3 Comments on 21 July – Day 16
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21 July – Day 16

Today’s outstanding Second Life event was undoubtedly Vaneeesa’s “Pink & Blue” performance at Mikati Slade’s equally outstanding…

 2 Comments on 20 July – Day 15
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20 July – Day 15

Today I’ll be cheating a bit and share a picture that was taken about a week ago….

 22 Comments on Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 2
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Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 2

This is the second part in my Gimme Six list: Role Play in Time A World of…

 4 Comments on Meditation on The Burning House Meme
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Meditation on The Burning House Meme

The Burning House asks people: If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It’s…

 4 Comments on 20 July – Happy Ramadan
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20 July – Happy Ramadan

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: Second Life Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic Calendar…

 1 Comment on How 2 Read
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How 2 Read

The iRez Virtual Salon’s Home Page has all the latest news from our many virtual worlds and…

 2 Comments on 20 July – Day 14
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20 July – Day 14

This is a picture taken just before dinner, while anguishing over the thought “OMG, I still haven’t…

 0 Comment on The Facebook Says: Culture & Technology
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The Facebook Says: Culture & Technology

SUBMERGED WITHIN THE ACOUSTIC TONES OF YOUR DIAL-UP INTERNET, 14 July — On Thursday I asked a…

 9 Comments on Feeding the Zuck
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Feeding the Zuck

MENLO PARK, CA, 19 July — Mixed reality artist Kristine Schomaker joined the iRez group of authors…

 14 Comments on LEA or Bust
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LEA or Bust

Yesterday, I received an email from Rowan Derryth that the Linden Endowment for the Arts (LEA) was…

 11 Comments on The Bald and The Beautiful
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The Bald and The Beautiful

So in April I was sitting at work in a busy ER and I had an ‘aha’…

 2 Comments on 19 July – Day 13
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19 July – Day 13

Today’s picture is of an uneventful day (by Second Life standards…). At the “Kou!” sandbox (see my…

Darius Britt (Aubrey Plaza) and Kenneth Calloway (Mark Duplass) in a still frame from Safety Not Guaranteed
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Safety Not Guaranteed

MADRID, 1615 — Following up on his publication of El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha…

 3 Comments on The Power of Touch
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The Power of Touch

  As some of you may have noticed from my posts, I’ve had an innate fascination for…

 1 Comment on 18 July – Day 12
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18 July – Day 12

Although it doesn’t look like it, this picture was taken at a Second Life beach party some…

Screen Cap from Nike "Game On World" video spot
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Nike Gamifies… Games!

http://youtu.be/SjpYA95oxyA   BEAVERTON, OR, 29 June — Today Nike, Inc. launched Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training launch….

 1 Comment on 17 July – Day 11
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17 July – Day 11

Last night we misbehaved a bit. Our comrade SaveMe Oh, who is the most (for lack of…

 1 Comment on Half Lives
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Half Lives

For obvious reasons, a recurring theme in art history since the beginning of times, and in every…

 7 Comments on 17 July – Restless Heart
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17 July – Restless Heart

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: The Returning It’s no secret that I’m a huge Bollywood fan….