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2013/04/25
Written by Canary Beck
Second Life
What started as a crazy idea around a kitchen table in early February is now less than a day away from becoming real. The show opens for the first time this Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at 2pm SLT at the Basilique Playhouse. So how does one actually stage a dance number in Second Life? Well, [...]
2013/04/14
Written by Vaneeesa Blaylock
Biography
My stupid sister Fiona opened an art gallery featuring pix of OUR FAMILY NAKED!? Is she stoopid? Anyway, as you can see in the video “Touts” this kind of lead to a slapping fight between us. Oh well. She deserved it!
2013/03/28
Written by Xue Faith
Haiku Speedbuild
Second Life / Virtual Artists’ Alliance / Haiku Speedbuild event wants YOU to read poems! For our April events we’ll be using poems from Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda’s book Love Poems. Each week we use 4 poems and participants pick one to inspire their sculpture creation. I’m looking for peeps who’d like to make short [...]
2013/03/26
Written by Strawberry Singh
Today in Pictures
Before I get into the post, I must apologize as I haven’t posted here in over a month. I’ve been preoccupied with real life a bit so wasn’t able to get to writing a post here. However, now that it’s my spring break and I have life a bit more back in order, hopefully you’ll [...]
2013/03/03
Written by Lizzie Gudkov
Stories
The piano player sat at the edge of the cliff. Beside him, the unused telescope monitored the lost horizon where a wounded lighthouse continued to shine, its static light pointing vaguely to the sky. Small silver waves sparkled toward the shore where the remains of an old dinghy rocked back and forth wondering about past [...]
2013/03/01
Written by Canary Beck
Dance , Mixed Reality , Performance Art , Second Life
Welcome back me! You might be wondering: “Who the heck are you and why are you in my inbox?” Well, I don’t blame you, it’s been over over 2 months since I wrote an article for iRez. I want to share a whole bunch about what I’ve been doing that’s been keeping me away, but [...]
2013/02/13
Written by Strawberry Singh
Today in Pictures
“Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.” Kahlil Gibran I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day and I hope you are rising for a One Billion Rising event tomorrow, either in real life or in second life!
2013/02/13
Written by Lizzie Gudkov
Stories , Wonder
Andrea66 Resident sent you a notecard. He hesitated, his heart hammering wildly while the notecard loaded. It covered half of the screen, a sarcastic metaphor sneering at his life. “My Love, I sit here where we usually sit, waiting. I sit here, wondering. An ocean parts our two worlds, an ocean filled with smiles and [...]
2013/02/08
Written by Strawberry Singh
Today in Pictures
This is my 25th post on iRez and I wanted to do something really exciting and spectacular for it but I’ve been so bogged down with work that I just went with a boring old headshot again. Hopefully the next 25 posts will be more exciting! I did want to express my gratitude to Vaneeesa [...]
2013/02/04
Written by Fuschia Nightfire
Production
I think this was the most fun parade so far. I loved being a noob again, walking around without an AO was kind of liberating!
2013/01/29
Written by Carissa
Virtual Community
I bite my lip as I hand my daughter Mia over to Frank, my partner. The urge to ‘snatch’ her back is overwhelming. I watch them both like a hawk, not resting for one moment. After what seems hours, but is in fact minutes, Mia is finally handed back to me. The next few days [...]
2013/01/29
Written by Vaneeesa Blaylock
Second Life
Know what they call virtual photographer Strawberry Singh in the hallways of Linden Lab in San Francisco, California? It’s not Ms. Singh or Strawberry or even Berry… they simply refer to her as The Legend of The Lab. If you visit SecondLife.com and you’re “logged in” you’ll go straight to your dashboard. If you’re not [...]
2013/01/28
Written by Carissa
Virtual Community
The doctor walks into the recovery room, her smile hidden below her mask as she places the bundle of blankets into my arms and backs away. I look down at the bundle and as my eyes settle on my daughter Mia’s face, love overwhelms. I look up at my partner, Frank, and see he feels [...]
2013/01/22
Written by Vaneeesa Blaylock
Cast
Animal Avatar Pride Parade 48 avatars participated in Saturday’s Animal Parade in Sydney Harbour. Starting in front of Danish architect Jørn Utzon’s legendary Sydney Opera House (started 1959, completed 1973) we walked 3 loops of a course that took us across the Harbour Bridge (1923 – 1932) from the Sydney central business district (CBD) to [...]
2013/01/21
Written by Xue Faith
Dance
I went to a fun dance club I hadn’t been to before, The Beachwood Club, a house dance club of UK / Second Life. Great tunes, cool DJ’s and I met a couple of cool peeps, s a f f r o n, and Rob Danton. haha, I saw s a f f r [...]
2013/01/17
Written by Trill Zapatero
Production
Best place to start your search for a new animal avatar: Second Life Marketplace / Animal Avatars
2013/01/13
Written by Fuschia Nightfire
Performance Documents
Above is my machinima from the Second Saturday of 2013 Avatar Pride Walk, and below is my machinima from the First Saturday of 2013 “Dress Rehearsal.” VB42 – Avatar Pride Parade • Second Saturday – Pride Parade • First Saturday – Dress Rehearsal • First Saturday – Being Yordie Sands • VB42 Previz
2013/01/11
Written by Yordie Sands
Sex and the Virtual City
It’s been a couple of months since I wrote about the new direction I was planning for my second life, a step into Second Life’s sex culture. I was attracted to the idea of a “date auction” but hadn’t really thought about how I’d get there or where this would lead. I simply jumped into the adventure expecting I’d discover what I [...]
2013/01/10
Written by Lizzie Gudkov
Stories
When they got back to the café, after burying William Andrews, the mood was somber. Carver didn’t cook. He opened a few tins of fruit, placed it on two plates and poured the syrup over it. “Sarah, we must stick together.” He shifted in the chair, the fruit on his plate untouched. “You do understand [...]