Sunday, September 28, 2014

Bryn Oh, A Retrospective: A Second Life and First Life Exhibit



Visit official blog here: http://www.nbbd.com/festivals/ArtAndAlgorithms/index.html
Visit exhibit in SL here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA9/128/128/14
Visit Bryn Oh's blog here: http://brynoh.blogspot.com/

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I received this press release today about Bryn Oh's invitation to exhibit RL/SL for the Art And Algorithms digital festival held Oct 3-12.

Press release reads: "I was invited, by Gary Zabel, to exhibit at the Art & Algorithms digital festival in Titusville, Florida. The focus of my participation has been in the form of a retrospective of my work spanning from 2007-2014.  http://artandalgorithms.com/
     The other segement they will focus on is my region Immersiva and specifically The Singularity of Kumiko which will be available for their guests to navigate using a kiosk at the event in Florida.  (I have informed Mr Zippers not to slaughter them while at Kumiko)


     I have always resisted doing a retrospective of my work in the past and have created this one with a great emphasis on what members of my inworld group Immersiva have requested to see. 
A few machinima examples of works included in part.  All machinima can be seen by clicking the titles at location.
Standby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8RgAuhcBOw&list=UUI7NrJQ5vpg2PmVQKpwXSbw
Annas Many Murders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9L7ck6fQB4&list=UUI7NrJQ5vpg2PmVQKpwXSbw&index=15
Vessel's Dream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDfjYyNtiGE&index=44&list=UUI7NrJQ5vpg2PmVQKpwXSbw

Gashlycrumb Tinies (2008)
Condos in Heaven (2008)
7 Backspaces (2009)
Angler Girl (2009)
Daughter of Gears (2009)
Vessel's Dream (2009)
4Jetpacks4 (2009)
Willow (2009)
The Rabbicorn Story (2009)
26 Tines (2010)
The World Expo Shanghai regions 1 (No Light) 2 (No Colour) 3 (No Sound) (2010)
Lady Carmagnolle (2010)
Format (2010)
Mayfly (2010)
Avatar Games (2011)
Rusted Gears (2011)
Box (2011)
Anna's Many Murders (2011)
The Path (2011)
Gretchen and Teddy (2011)
Family Unit (2012)
Further Along the Path (2012)
The Cube Project (2012)
Standby (2012)
Virginia Alone (2012)
Imogen and the Pigeons (2013)
Dance of Death (2013)
The Singularity of Kumiko (2014)
Golden Age of the Russian Avant Garde (2014)
     The event has two regions donated by the Linden Endowment for the Arts with the second showing work by artists of the Virtual art innitiative from Caerleon island the now defunct artist collaboration.  For information on this portion of the event please contact Pixels Sideways."

Sunday, September 21, 2014

A Clockwork Spiral Through October 1st.

Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cursed/178/150/1002


Visit the official blog here: http://aclockworkspiral.wordpress.com/acs-2014-map-and-landmarks/


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Today I visited a Clockwork Spiral event and there is no way I could pass up getting this Fallen Gods full avatar and outfit. There are so many very cool steampunk things to see and buy there, all for a good cause.  Here is their press release info. :
"
A Clockwork Spiral is a shopping and music event featuring steampunk, steamgoth, dieselpunk, dieselgoth and dark Victoriana in Second Life to help raise money for the National Kidney Foundation.
It will be held September 15th – October 1st, 2014 on Cursed.  (It should be noted that Cursed is an Adult rated sim.) The Spiral opens at NOON on September 15th and closes at MIDNIGHT October 1st.  Both times are Pacific Time (SLT).
The Spiral hosts 40 merchants bringing in their interpretations of the theme for the visitors to shop while enjoying the atmosphere and the music of the event. As always, Club Gothika’s Mobile Unit will be present in the event area and will be the heart of the music events.
More information at: https://aclockworkspiral.wordpress.com/"




A Clockwork Spiral
A Clockwork Spiral

Monday, September 15, 2014

Innsmouth, For Sale

Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Innsmouth/128/128/25
Darmin Darkes put out notice today Innsmouth sim needs to be sold---- so if anyone can take this over that would be great, as I love this cool sim.   Better hurry and visit before changes happen.


Innsmouth


2-10-14 Limey Linden had this to say about the sim: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/EUREKA-The-Destination-Guide/Innsmouth/ba-p/654601 
"Innsmouth is a dark, foggy 1930s New England coastal town. The buildings are crumbling or derelict and residents are few, but if you listen carefully, you can hear... things......
Innsmouth is deeply influenced by American writer H.P. Lovecraft, who was active in the 1920s and 1930s."He's notorious for his murky prose," say Darmin, "but his strengths were in creating the underlying mood of impending doom and the deeply constructed mythos that is all part of his stories. He created an entire pre-history of our planet and the stars with his race of elder gods and their influences upon us. The sim loosely echoes the the situation of the story The Shadow Over Innsmouth with a few references to The Colour Out of Space and other bits of Lovecraftian mood."."
Innsmouth
Innsmouth
Innsmouth
"He's notorious for his murky prose," say Darmin, "but his strengths were in creating the underlying mood of impending doom and the deeply constructed mythos that is all part of his stories. He created an entire pre-history of our planet and the stars with his race of elder gods and their influences upon us. The sim loosely echoes the the situation of the story The Shadow Over Innsmouth with a few references to The Colour Out of Space and other bits of Lovecraftian mood."."

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Remembering 9-11

Remembering 9-11


A virtual memorial... more information at New World Notes here: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2014/09/second-life-mmo-memorial-september11.html

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

The Station Sim Closing 9-20--14

Visit here:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Station/177/86/1040


This amazing sim will be closing Sept 20th.  Hurry over and get some last exploring and photos.



The Station sim closing


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                                                          The Floating City, Sky Level

* Miri's Club, The train depot, Fun House, mechanical bull challenge,  upper walkway electric dance poles, mini porn theater, lower walkways benches and viewing and gear box access to other places
 * The New Orpheum Theater (book for free/movies running otherwise-current "Burlesque")
*The Rube-Goldeberg Sling Shot Ride
*The Skywalk Art Gallery
*Magical Celestial Observatory-have a seat and be whisked away to other worlds
*The Retro room, spin the bottle, dice, dance and more
*Exotic Private Dance Gallery
*Down the Rabbit Hole to Alice's Suite, Dance, explore, etc
*The Guilded Gobbler Air ship and Dark Mirage Observatory and hang out, and flying airship rezzers  landing
*Private Dance Quad
*The showers
*Fun House maze, naughty room
*Private Dance Trolley
*Balloon hangout rooms
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                                                        The Dead City Ground Level
*Trains & Trolleys
*The Human Cannon and steampunk bird gliders
*The Dead City Carnival, bumper cars, roller coaster, ferris wheel, carousel, kissing booth, etc.
* Interactive Immersive Theater  upper level & SLictionary Game in lower level
                                 *Strip Poker, Greedy, Mechanical Bull Game Area
                                 *Room for rents, Skywalk Gallery museum, library
                                         *Courthouse suitable for weddings or RP
       *Dead City Gambling hall, free to play slots, roulette, blackjack, dance stage with dances, semi-furnished rooms for rent, The Attic open mic club, trollies
* Sex Ed and detention classroom
 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Station/71/29/43
*Old Orpheum Theater & private dark viewing room
*The Underwater Aquarium and Dance Area


If interested in acquiring The Station, please contact Sonrisa Seminario


Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Mystery Sim Opening Tonight 9-9-14 8pm SLT





Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tropical%20Escape/230/201/21




Ok, so it's not REALLY a mystery, but I had big plans of making a video, taking photos, blogging and spamming this place and didn't.   Since it done/made I just decided to open it to the public.  I'll make a video or pics later.  You all can come visit and enjoy it too though now.  It's just my homestead open temporarily to the public. I'll let you check it out for yourselves though, but what I will say is I think it's good for dates, photography, hanging out and having fun and playing with friends and family, exploring, etc.. Please don't feel the need to critique it, as I'm not a builder and I just put together things I really like and want to share it with everyone for a while.  I probably won't have it open all that long, but a few weeks at least.  I hope you enjoy it!  xoxo KT

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Second Life Live Music Stands up to 2 Cancer Today 9-7-14!

See Still Braveheart's blog here for full schedule of events : http://stillbraveheart.blogspot.com/
Lots of great SL live music today for a great cause, please check out the link for details, locations, and musicians/times.  Just another great SL event and entertainment for us all benefiting those in need.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Starlite Theater Presents "Easy Street"






Sneak peek at some of the dances... I can't wait since a couple of my best friends are dancing . .woot!

Starlite Dancers Present "Cabaret Spectacular"
Sept 8th, 2014
Monday 7PM SLT

Starlite Dancers proudly present you with an evening of entertainment sure to be a crowd pleaser! Featuring a rotating cast of Amazing artists performing everything from old Classic Burlesque to Modern high energy dance routines.  Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cocoon/21/42/818

NEXT SHOW DATE:

Starlite Dancers
Sept 22nd, 2014
Monday 7PM SLT

Hope to see you there!





Monday, September 1, 2014

Prelude to an Arcade Gacha Event!

Arcade Gacha event is now open through the end of the month.  Official web site and all info. here: http://thearcadesl.com/


Today, Sept. 1, the latest Arcade Gacha is open and, alas, full as expected.  They have a new area and atm I can see about 67 people in that area according to the map.  So I noticed a close sim on the map that has quite a few people in the nearest corner (29 people in this quarter of the sim atm) and teleported.  They have called it "Gacha waiting area".  Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Xabat%20City/254/0/35


Some intelligent entrepreneur rented the quarter sim closest on the map to the Arcade and has set up rental picnic tables for rent for 300L per week for people to set up their left over duplicate gacha wares to sell second hand.  Pretty bright idea.  Meanwhile gacha fans can shop here or stand in the corner trying to be closest to get in next to the full Gacha Arcade. There are also a few play things so it's been a bit of a social visit this morning for me in spite of never getting into Arcade from there.  It actually was fairly entertaining from this spot as the visitors checked out the tables and grumbled about not getting into Arcade and someone who would not fess up or even give info on where they got the product when I asked put word text bubbles out around us.  There were about 10 of us at this spot in the sky at one point and some on the ground and a few out in the water a ways and then people on the land, but I snapped a pic of just a few of us so hopefully you can see the words close enough to read. 


Anyway, good luck getting into Arcade.  It's open for the entire month so I imagine I will get in some time. I have seen some previews of items in the event (check the web site link above) and I'm pretty much wanting some of those sashes with various saying and some other things I've seen, so I must get in.

Arcade Gacha waiting
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Arcade Gacha waiting
(top photo, me and a couple of the many waiting to get in, middle pic, the land near the Arcade we were waiting in, and bottom pic is straight from the web site with a peek at some of the items available at the event, but do check their site for big nice pics and info.)


ADDENDUM... so as the day winds down, my friend and gacha queen, Kathy Nikolaidis, magically gets into Arcade gacha on day one (as usual) and passes me a few key items.  Earlier I had purchased a new dress for myself, so when Kathy sent me a special appropriate sash, I had to make a late day photos to add to this blog post.. thanks Kathy!



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ADDENDUM ADDENDUM: Then Kathy sent me a avatar from Arcade, and it was a pug lol.. she had on this fox, so I couldn't resist putting my pug on and we took pics... so cute!