Closing reflections on my sacred space

Of all of the artistic efforts I’ve actually created on my own in Second Life (as opposed to the many that I’ve marketed, promoted and hosted), there are two that really stand out in my mind. The first is the Multicolor Twist (left), my first (and arguably my best) SL sculpture. Three prims of smooth, [...]

Phil Rosedale is one fascinating character

It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to start a company and then decide you don’t like managing people. As nervous as any Linden Lab employee would likely be with the installation of a new boss at Second Life Central, I can’t help but think that Rosedale’s open hostility toward working with people (I’m still [...]

Some hope at the top of Linden Lab

Linden Lab hired a new Chief Executive Officer, and I’ve been unimpressed with what I’ve read. But what I’ve read has been new (somewhat) Top Dog Mark Kingdon spouting the talking points of a company in transition. I just found a more in-depth interview with him, and you can read all about it here, courtesy [...]

Machinima: Cheen Pitney’s “Sin of Commission” show

Tayzia Abattoir is one fortunate lady, hosting a collection of Cheen’s private commissioned sculptures at her Crescent Moon Museum.  Some incredible works in this show, many of which I’ve never seen before.  I got almost every piece in this machinima: Really, though, you need to check it out yourself.  The show won’t be up long [...]

Random thoughts on a Sunday NetVibes scan…

I probably ought to read The Making of Second Life, but I’m not sure I can stomach another fanboy piece. We get enough of that on some of the more “popular” SL blogs. The Lindens released a “clarification” (my term, not theirs) on their new trademark lockdown rules. Within 24 hours, a wildcat user group [...]

Drama Libre’s Cirque du Soleil night

Another great build and drama-free dance party from Xer, Peachy & Co. And, of course, I grabbed some footage and ran it through Roxio’s CineMagic… Music is actually by Cirque du Soleil; I used “Oscillum” from the Varekai show CD, which is probably my favorite Cirque soundtrack. Buy it! Enjoy! [UPDATE: At Peachy's request, I [...]

That’s right. Spot on!

That Isolde’s at it again… That’s right, pixel peeps. Totally hot. Take notes. </me can’t stop laughing…>

Jennifer Hana’s incredible, scripted, sculpted sofa

Jennifer dropped this on me a while back, and I have enjoyed messing with it inworld. Here’s a quick demo of the many configurations of this beautifully sculpted sofa. I’ll presume you can pick it up at Sculptmix. Well done, Jennifer!

Machinima: Chakryn Forest

I finally installed my new video card, a GeForce 8800 GT, last night. Combine the new graphics capacity and the 3D SpaceNavigator‘s outstanding flycam, and I knew I had to find a gorgeous place and shoot some footage. I went to Bettina Tizzy’s Chakryn Forest build and went on a little tour, wrapping up with [...]

Lest you think all is well in SL…

Second Life Release Candidate viewer 1.20, the one I need in order to use my 3d Navigator (and its more recent update…is that 1.21?) are CRASH-tastic. My avatar was blinking in and out like a Christmas tree today. Bet those giant corporations are gonna love that. Oh, I tried to make a donation to Cyanide [...]