Tag: Avatar Identity
A Conversation with Ze Moo
You know, I had developed some alts, and then they met people who really loved those (pretty one dimensional) characters, and then I came out (sort of) and donated the alt account to them, and they are living it further. It’s maybe a bit like having a kid, and then letting it go.
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.”
Avatar History Quiz by Mera Kranfel
The virtual world is real because we invest time and soul in developing its narratives. In Mera Kranfel’s Avatar History Quiz you can challenge yourself to pick the Who, When & Where of these virtual life moments.
Dancing Avatars (Alt Avatar Ball Report)
Dancing avatars unite at Alt Avatar Bal Masqué! Secret identities revealed as dancing avatars try to guess each other’s alt identity. Club Morpheus, LEA11, Second Life.
Women Adventurers
Last week I rented a store in the town center on Marblehead in Second Life New England….
VB43 – Cast
Animal Avatar Pride Parade 48 avatars participated in Saturday’s Animal Parade in Sydney Harbour. Starting in front…
VB42 – Cast
Avatar Pride Parade 34 avatars participated in yesterday’s 8-region, 5-university pride walk starting on the Eastern…
S&TVC – The Girlfriend
It’s been a couple of months since I wrote about the new direction I was planning for my second life,…
Second Saturday: Avatar Pride Parade
VB42 – Avatar Pride Parade Saturday 12 Jan ’13 SECOND LIFE MAINLAND, Sunday 6 January —…
My Interview With A Vampire
You don’t have to look too far to notice that Second Life has a highly evolved realm…
Exploring Second Life Families – Part 2
How do Second Life families start? How do they get together? How do they grow? Let’s say…
Exploring Second Life Families – Part 1
Some visitors to this blog may know that I was recently the maid of honour at my…
Becoming Someone Else – Part 2
Second Life can be like MMORPG games in many regards, there are “players” who role play exclusively. There…
Becoming Someone Else – Part 1
This salon has professional authors with qualifications in education, psychology and other professions who explore identity and virtual identify. I…
Open call to participate in a study on avatar identity through USC!!
A friend of mine at USC in California is doing an avatar identity study. He only needs…
Avatar & Identity – Introduction
Ever since Vaneeesa invited me over to write a guest post for iRez, I’ve been thinking about…
My Second Life Romance – Part 3
Unlike the end of Part 1 and Part 2, I sorta know how this piece will end. I…
Extreme Makeover: Virtual Edition
SAINT-ÉTIENNE, LOIRE, 8 August — Here today, at the birthplace of performance artist Orlan, we announce Extreme…
Virtually Ethical
As a qualitative researcher, one of my primary areas of concern when conducting research in a RL…
Enter a 3D Virtual World in Less than a Minute
If you’re using Chrome or Firefox, this link will take you directly into my Pixels and Plastic…
Mixed Reality Video From 2008
I made this video just a few months after being born in Second Life. The special effects…
Cherrybomb: The Band That Never Was
Some people don’t see a connection between truth and fiction. I get that. But the truth…
No one can steal my identity (in heaven)
This is a strange little surrealist trip juxtaposing fluid avatar image deconstruction with a gospel song about…
Playing 20 Questions with Meandr@vatar
EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE, 5 May — Meandra has asked VR residents to answer 20 questions, about life…
Moderation
CYBERSPACE, 10 January — In the glorious free speech year of 2010 Rose was moderated out of…
VB Previz #44 – VBCO/Multiverse 2011
On Saturday, 1 January 2011 the performance art organization Vaneeesa Blaylock / Company became VBCO/Multiverse VBCO/Multiverse is…
VB Previz #43 – Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?
Previz: DO YOU WANNA DATE MY AVATAR!? This piece considers how we choose who to spend time…
VB Previz #37 – The House with the Ocean View / Burn2
For twelve days, from Friday 15 November to Tuesday 26 November 2002, Marina Abramovic performed The House…
Morning Coffee Challenge
In the world of your choice, snap a photo of yourself having a morning cup of coffee (wearing pajamas, standing at the sink, and gazing out the kitchen window is a nice way to go, but not required) and submit it to the group “Morning Coffee Challenge on flickr
Nienke Klunder
LONDON, 4 July — Like Nikki S. Lee and Cindy Sherman, Nienke Klunder uses transformations of her…