My friend BigCash sends out the exciting news that they are going to be streaming live video from the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown in New Orleans on Saturday, October 10! That evening, ULHS' Saturday night dance/competition will be streamed live from the National WWII Museum. Head here to watch it live that evening. The Ultimate…
Metaplace to be first virtual world with full voice chat & video chat?
Metaplace community manager Cuppycake posts today on the Metaplace forums about the development path for this web-based virtual world. Lots of interesting new features in the pipeline, including changes to the internal economy. But most exciting to me is the addition of both voice chat and video chat into Metaplace! One of the most frustrating…
Premiere of “Push” trippy, visionary machinima film by Lainy Voom on October 25
Push (Mini Project 4) from Lainy Voom on Vimeo. This machinima film "Push" is so good, it's kind of hard for me to believe it was created in Second Life. Every time I watch it I notice something different and evocative. On Sunday, October 25 at 10am PST you can meet "Push"'s creator Lainy Voom…
Virtually DJing a Swing Dance from NYC to Holland over Skype
One of the members of my swing website Yehoodi, ShortYgeorge sent me a story that perfectly combines lindy hop and geekiness. Apparently today is the one year anniversary of a dance in Amsterdam that ShortYgeorge started called "Swing Out of Pocket." Sadly, George was not able to be there, since he currently resides in New…
Update on Rikomatic’s new digs in Brooklyn
Yesterday was a big day for me, as I successfully completed my move from lovely Fort Greene, Brooklyn to Prospect Heights, the next neighborhood over. I'm happy to report that I, my cat Mole, and my stuff all made the transition without undue drama or stress. The movers were very good at their job, expertly…
Quick tour of my new Prospect Heights apartment (video)
Here's a quick walk-through of my new apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Check out all the room I have! The kitchen / dining room area is really big, as is the main bedroom up front. The two middle rooms, which I'm going to be using as a living room and office space, are much smaller…
$4,000 prize for best “Choose Your Global Solution” interactive fiction project
Those nice folks at Citizens for Global Solutions are once again holding a contest for artists, webmasters, graphic designers, poets, video artists and creative activists who are interested in creating some unique digital art on the Web! This year's theme is "Choose Your Global Solution." $4,000 in cash prizes is up for grabs. The basic…
Dancing from your Center: a spiritual leading
This video is my first attempt at explaining publicly something Quakers call a spiritual "Leading" that was first shared at Brooklyn Meeting last Sunday. I consider it a Leading because it's still working itself out inside of me, and feels like there's a lot more there to be revealed over time. One of the things…
Announcing the New Yehoodi.com! Beta Testing in October, Public Launch in November
After more than a year of planning, consultation and hard work, I am very excited to announce the imminent launch of Yehoodi 3.0! For those that don't know, I am one of the administrators of Yehoodi, the premiere social website for the global lindy hop and swing dance community. Approaching our 11th year of operation,…
“Groovaloo” brings b-boying to the stage with mixed results
Got to see the Groovaloos stage show at the Joyce Theater last night with some friends. It's a very impressive hip-hop dance show with the most fully realized combination of dance performance, staging, sound, and theater that I've ever seen staged. For someone who wants to see an energetic, well-presented demonstration of b-boying, you can't…