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Egghead Studies Second Life Chickens – Clucks To Shocking Conclusion!!!
The Web Ecology of Sion chicken society explained by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Patrick Davison is part of several performance groups including What We Know So Far and MemeFactory and is also involved with the Web Ecology project at Harvard – exactly the sort of scholar that can bring meaning to the Second Life [...]
Full StoryOut Of Touch Egghead To Pontificate on Second Life
Herald founder keynotes 2009 Compass Interdisciplinary Virtual Conference The Herald's own Urizenus Sklar – who is widely believed to be self-identical – will present a virtual keynote titled "Virtual Communities, Virtual Cultures, Virtual Governance" for the Compass Interdisciplinary Virtual Conference Monday October 26. Virtually viewable here http://compassconference.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/ludlow/ after the virtual presentation Monday – the virtual [...]
Full StoryWatch “Another Perfect World” Documentary in Metaplace
by NuMedia Econobot Another Perfect World – a documentary investigating the quest to construct digital utopias – premiers in the United States Thursday September 10 at noon PDT in Metaplace at The Stage. For our readers' convenience, the Metaplace space for The Stage is embedded below. showtime: Thursday Sept 10, 12 noon PDT The film [...]
Full StoryNew Vaneeesa Blaylock Performance Art Saturday
I Advance Masked video released by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk If you missed Vaneeesa Blaylock's recent performance art piece, I Advance Masked, all is not lost. The event was documented by Codewarrior Carling in an evocative machinima – and Ms. Blaylock and company have a new work scheduled for Saturday September 12 from noon [...]
Full StoryChipmunk Warns Against Second Furry-Troll YouTube War
Time is better spent on Second Life, fur affinity account by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Tamias the Chipmunk – a war weary veteran of troll/furry conflict on YouTube – issued a new video warning against a second furry war in the user-generated content battleground that is YouTube. Although Tamias feels that repeating pro- and [...]
Full StoryBasement Dwellers of WoW — Lives and Loves On Film!
Second Skin documentary online through August 13by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Raids, addiction, online love, and real life meet-ups of WoW players are featured in Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza’s award winning 1998 2008 documentary “Second Skin” – now screening online through August 13th via the SnagFilms.com distribution network. While much of the content covers [...]
Full StoryWatching Obama in Ghana from Metaplace/Second Life
Ironic ads courtesy of USTREAM video by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk A bit of unintentional irony was my reward for attending an early-morning cross world Second Life/Metaplace live stream of President Obama’s speech in Ghana today, as incongruous advertisements streamed along with the USTREAM feed rebroadcasting the Voice of America coverage of the speech. [...]
Full StoryThe Awful Truth About Internet Dating!
by Dr. Denise Levertov, virtual advice columnist dear dr. denise: i'm lonely, desperate, and thinking of dating on the internet. my friends tell me I'm crazy, but what is the worst that could happen? is there anything I should watch out for? - miss lonelyhearts Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, I sense that you have self esteem [...]
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