Tag: Virtual World

illustrations of avatars / dolls in a group
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Avatar Hangouts

Avatar Hangouts is a new meetup! Come visit with old friends & make new ones. 2nd Saturday of the Month: 9a California / 5p London / 2a Sydney.

 3 Comments on Of Stories, Writers and a Virtual World
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Of Stories, Writers and a Virtual World

It’s raining. After a few months of wintry landscapes, Second Life’s snow is slowly melting away. There’s…

 0 Comment on The Update that Changed the World…of Minecraft
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The Update that Changed the World…of Minecraft

With its tentative public release this Friday (we hope!), the 1.7.1 update looks very, promising. Did check up…

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”

 2 Comments on Of A Valentine’s Past…
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Of A Valentine’s Past…

Andrea66 Resident sent you a notecard. He hesitated, his heart hammering wildly while the notecard loaded. It…

Second Life Photographer Yordie Sands
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Women Adventurers

Last week I rented a store in the town center on Marblehead in Second Life New England….

Participants in VB42 Avatar Pride Parade during their walk across virtual American universities from New York to Chicago
 2 Comments on VB42 – Avatar Pride Parade – Machinima
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VB42 – Avatar Pride Parade – Machinima

Above is my machinima from the Second Saturday of 2013 Avatar Pride Walk, and below is my…

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…

An image of Tending to the horses at Calas
 3 Comments on S&TVC Episode 2 – It’s only a date auction
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S&TVC Episode 2 – It’s only a date auction

Hearing the ground beneath us harden I tightened my grip on his reins and rose into a…

Yordie Sands & Her Date @ Cloud Nine - Second Life 2012
 17 Comments on How To Date A Virtual Woman
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How To Date A Virtual Woman

Recently, iRez publisher Vaneeesa Blaylock  tagged me with this, “Yordie Sands also dares to talk about something…

 1 Comment on World Today: This Looks Safe
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World Today: This Looks Safe

Location: Stormwind Characters: Myself (the tree) and a friend. World of Warcraft just received a very fun patch, particularly…

 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 Gimme Six: The Blake Sea – #6
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Gimme Six: The Blake Sea – #6

This is the Six of my Gemme Six series. It’s about the Blake Sea but before you think…

Barnraising in Lansing - Public Spirit
 16 Comments on From Resident to Citizen in Second Life
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From Resident to Citizen in Second Life

Like a half-blind newborn, we begin our Second Life rather aimlessly bumping into things as we learn…

Still Photo from Pride Parade
 29 Comments on Previz #68 – Avatar Pride Parade
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Previz #68 – Avatar Pride Parade

CIRCUIT LA CORSE, MEEWALH SIM, SECOND LIFE MAINLAND, 9 August — Over the course of VB/CO’s history…

Image of Second Life Avatar pulling her hair out with various HTML text in glowing letters over her image
 6 Comments on Extreme Makeover: Virtual Edition
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Extreme Makeover: Virtual Edition

SAINT-ÉTIENNE, LOIRE, 8 August — Here today, at the birthplace of performance artist Orlan, we announce Extreme…

 5 Comments on Boredom in the Fourth Dimension
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Boredom in the Fourth Dimension

If I’ve learned anything so far from this research, it is that virtual reality and “real” reality…

 12 Comments on Minecraft: Imagination Engine
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Minecraft: Imagination Engine

If you’re not already familiar with its blocky universe, check out my introduction to Minecraft. Existing initiates,…

 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…

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

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

 0 Comment on 10 July – Cloud Party
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10 July – Cloud Party

LOCATION: Cloud Party IN PHOTO: Vaneeesa Blaylock Yesterday Botgirl posted an invitation and link to her installation…

 4 Comments on Enter a 3D Virtual World in Less than a Minute
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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…

 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…