Posted in Second Life™, Web 2.0, avatars, cyberloom, cyberspace, virtual worlds, tagged 'Grendel's Children', avatars, blogging, Blogs, Dragons, Flea Bussy, Pelagic Sea Dragons, Second Life, virtual worlds on June 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thunder-breath. Green and blue Pelagic Sea Dragon by Flea Bussy.
Blogs are like lumps of damp malleable clay. We bloggers bend and shape our blogs into little idea carrying vessels, then we display our wares out on the Internet. The Internet is more like a giant car boot sale where people can wander about aimlessly picking [...]
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Posted in art, avatars, cyberloom, tagged 'Grendel's Children', 'RADIANCE' art show, AngelGate Arts, Art in SEcond Life, avatars, Bau Ar, rezmagazine, Second Life™, Truthseeker Young on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Cyberloom doing a happy dance after winning L$1,000 in the AngelGate photo competition. I have a sneaking suspicion there were no other entries in the competition, but I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth (L$1,000 is L$1,000 afterall). I am wearing the box avi created by Flea Bussy from Grendel’s [...]
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Posted in avatars, cyberloom, virtual worlds, tagged avatars, ball gowns, Debutantes, S.S. Galaxy, Sacha's Designs, Second Life, virtual worlds on June 11, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Cyberloom posing on board the S.S. Galaxy wearing a Sacha’s Designs (demo) ball gown .
I wonder whether an avatar qualifies as a virtual world in and of itself? That is, it need not be seen as just a vehicle for moving through virtual spaces, or as a communication device with social presence. (Though an avatar [...]
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Posted in art, avatars, cyberloom, virtual worlds, tagged 'Grendel's Children', Alpha Auer, art, avatars, Chuck Hamilton, Darkle Sands, Flea Bussy, IBM, NPIRL Garden of Delights, Second Life, Social Presence Theory, universal language on June 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Dear Reader (as Charlotte Bronte would have said had she been a blogger) I have recently been taking a lot of ‘happy snaps’ in Second Life™. These photos record visits to the NPIRL ‘Garden of Delights’ and my avatars (by Flea Bussy) have posed like tourists on vacation for my virtual camera. This has been [...]
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Posted in art, avatars, cyberloom, virtual worlds, tagged 'Grendel's Children', 'Other Worlds', Art in SEcond Life, avatars, Derek Deluca, Flea Bussy, NPIRL Garden of Delights, Second Life, Virtuals Worlds on June 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Are we in a virtual world when we read a book, or watch a gripping movie, and get carried away by their story? We can find ourselves mesmerized by the magical spell of descriptive words and clever scenes, our imaginations captured as we willingly immerse ourselves in these other worlds.
Derek Deluca’s ‘Chaos’ from his installation [...]
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Posted in art, avatars, cyberloom, virtual worlds, tagged avatars, Bettina Tizzy, digital art, draconite avatar, Flea Bussy, NPIRL Garden of Delights, Second Life, virtual world sculpture, virtual worlds on June 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Bettina Tizzy’s installation
Continuing with my ‘Ever Changing Avatar Tour’ of NPIRL ‘Garden of Delights’ I found myself on Bettina Tizzy’s sky platform standing between two liquorice trees (at least thats what I call them). One half of the platform floor looks like ice while the other half is a floor of hot lava. Prickly [...]
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Posted in cyberloom, cyberspace, virtual worlds, tagged 'Grendel's Children', Alpha Auer, avatars, digital art, Eshi Otawara, Flea Bussy, Lily Dryad avatar, NPIRL Garden of Delights, Second Life, virtual world sculpture, virtual worlds on June 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Lily Dryad standing in Alpha Auer’s ‘Public Baths’ installation. NPIRL’s ‘Garden of Delights’.
Back to my explorations of NPIRL Garden of Delights with Flea Bussy’s avatars. (I just love these strange images!) Alpha Auer’s ‘Public Baths’ were definitely peculiar, yet oddly charming, and peaceful at the same time. Just imagine lying in a tub with [...]
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Posted in art, avatars, cyberloom, virtual worlds, tagged Second Life, avatars, virtual worlds, 'Grendel's Children', digital art, Flea Bussy, NPIRL Garden of Delights, Scarp Godenot, virtual world sculpture on May 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Corra Nacunda avatar by Flea Bussy looking for flowers to eat in ‘Florilishiousness World’ by Scarp Godenot.
I decided to experiment with the size of my photographs. These images can be be seen much larger if you:
Click once on the image in the post.
Then wait until your mouse cursor turns into a plus sign.
Now click [...]
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Posted in art, avatars, cyberloom, virtual worlds, tagged 'Grendel's Children', art, avatars, Bronze Sigil Knight, Fantastic Art, Flea Bussy, NPIRL Garden of Delights, Second Life, virtual worlds on May 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Bronze Sigil Knight (avatar created by Flea Bussy ) standing on Kazuhiro Aridian’s installation looking across at ‘Heterotroph’ by Madcow Cosmos.
After mentioning Grendel’s Children in my earlier post ‘Avatar boutiques and virtual vestibules’ Flea Bussy of Grendel’s Children sent me some fabulous avatars! Now I understand why people say ‘Woot!’ in IM, the surprise [...]
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As I am typing this I have a little avatar at the bottom of my screen keeping an eye on me. This avatar is about one inch high and is called a weblin. I have only just discovered weblins (they have been around for a while apparently). I heard about them on Fleep’s Deep Thoughts [...]
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