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 6 Comments on 11 July – Blonde Berry
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11 July – Blonde Berry

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: Second Life I’ve been recently experimenting a lot with different hair…

 2 Comments on 10 July – Day 4
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10 July – Day 4

This picture was taken in Seraph City, a Second Life destination for “dieselpunk” role-playing. Unfortunately, as in…

 5 Comments on 9 July – Yordie
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9 July – Yordie

LOCATION: Billingsgate, Second Life IN PHOTO: Yordie Sands & Vaneeesa Blaylock I had a chance to drop…

 12 Comments on Networked Imagination
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Networked Imagination

Reading  Vaneeesa’s interpretation of what is presence in virtual worlds made me think of an article I…

 3 Comments on 9 July – Day 3
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9 July – Day 3

This is me and Kikas in a sky platform experimenting with “wears” (poses associated with props and/or…

 4 Comments on 9 July – Meeroos!
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9 July – Meeroos!

LOCATION: Second Life IN PHOTO: Trilby Minotaur, Pet Meeroo Hi Ravanel, and Vaneeesa, Those Orokeets sure are…

 19 Comments on An Island of Sanity
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An Island of Sanity

In the not too distant past, I was watching some old Vanessa Redgrave movies. It all started…

 10 Comments on 8 July – Day 2
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8 July – Day 2

Today being a lazy Sunday, I decided to go somewhere specific in Second Life to take a…

 1 Comment on 7 July – Day 1
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7 July – Day 1

This is my first entry following Vanessa’s very flattering invitation to join the World Today section of…

 2 Comments on Transparency
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Transparency

I’ve been pondering how to make research more transparent for a few years now, and I have…

 12 Comments on 4 July – Summer Air
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4 July – Summer Air

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: {Zaara} Today is July 4th, Independence day for all the Americans….

 4 Comments on If a Naked Mannequin is Shot from a Cannon in an Empty Sim is it still Art?
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If a Naked Mannequin is Shot from a Cannon in an Empty Sim is it still Art?

David W. Galenson describes two types of artists in “Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life…

 7 Comments on The Art of Presence
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The Art of Presence

Watching Abramović’s “The Artist is Present” made me want to revisit the concept of presence in art,…

 2 Comments on 3 July – Tuna
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3 July – Tuna

LOCATION: The Tunaverse, Dragonhenge, Second Life IN PHOTO: Tuna Oddfellow, Vaneeesa Blaylock Feeding off some early morning…

 15 Comments on The Virtual Salon
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The Virtual Salon

All this talk about Salons and blogs got me thinking about the role of virtual worlds in…

 5 Comments on A Last Look at SL9B
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A Last Look at SL9B

Last Saturday, on Second Life’s 9th birthday, I wrote about the wonderful shared experience I believed was…

 6 Comments on 30 June – The Gift
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30 June – The Gift

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: New York City in SL I woke up this morning to…

Group of authors behind a table
 0 Comment on iRez Author Reception Saturday!
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iRez Author Reception Saturday!

NEW NEW YORK, 30 June — Please join us today for hors d’oeuvres & conversation with some…

research poster by Kathleen Cool
 8 Comments on Posters, Videos and Other News
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Posters, Videos and Other News

First off, I want to thank everyone for “liking” my first post. Such a show of support…

photo of Kathleen Cool and her avatar
 8 Comments on New Girl on the Blog
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New Girl on the Blog

Ok, so Vaneeesa and I started talking about my dissertation and failed blog a few weeks ago…

 8 Comments on SL9B Is Something Different
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SL9B Is Something Different

Hi Everyone… I’m new to posting on iRez.me but have been blogging for about five years. Vanessa Blaylock…

 0 Comment on Mixed Reality Video From 2008
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Mixed Reality Video From 2008

I made this video just a few months after being born in Second Life. The special effects…

 22 Comments on Gimme Six!
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Gimme Six!

THE MULTIVERSE, 19 June — With iRez’ contributing authors now extending to multiple worlds, it seems like…

 11 Comments on Frozen in Porcelain
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Frozen in Porcelain

About 3 weeks ago, I handed in my 3D character Carl Fredricksen from “Up”. I didn’t expect…

 2 Comments on VB36 – Dance Anywhere
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VB36 – Dance Anywhere

TRAFALGAR SQUARE, 30 March — At exactly Noon PDT / 20:00 BST today, Vaneeesa Blaylock / Company…

Newbie Blogger Initiative 2012 logo. Typography over image of dragon, monitor, and mouse
 7 Comments on By The Numbers
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By The Numbers

SAN FRANCISCO, 1 June — kk, my last NBI post! 😛 I came to the project late,…

 2 Comments on Meet Me HiPiHi!
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Meet Me HiPiHi!

BEIJING / TOKYO, 26 May — Just when you thought you knew all the virtual worlds in…

 1 Comment on 2011 VWBPE Keynote on Virtual Identity
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2011 VWBPE Keynote on Virtual Identity

This is a recording of a presentation my human counterpart and I made together at the 2011…

 8 Comments on No one can steal my identity (in heaven)
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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…

 23 Comments on What If Rod Was One Of Us (Parody song & Video)
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What If Rod Was One Of Us (Parody song & Video)

If Rod had an alt who spent a lot of time
Inside of Second Life just hanging out
In clubs and chatting with his friends
Would he still think the same or see things different