Phil Rice reminds me that the International Machinima Expo (MachinExpo) will be taking place all day on Sunday November 9 in Second Life, featuring over four hours of great machinima from around the globe, a "Women In Machinima" discussion panel, a number of live events as well as several interactive exhibits for featured artists and…
Blog Block
Apologies for not having written here for a couple of days. After all the excitement of the Halloween Parade and Obama’s amazing win on Tuesday, I just can’t seem to write anything. I’m sure I will be blathering away again soon, rest assured.
Yes We Did! New Yorkers celebrate Obama victory (video)
I had the pleasure of spending this historic night with friends, family and colleagues at the Global Kids office watching the results roll in from around the country. Then I ran off to a breakdance practice from 10-11PM. As I came out of the class, I saw this spectacle — a thousand or so people…
Teens in Second Life cast their virtual vote today!
Young people under the age of 18 usually don’t get to experience the joys of voting in the United States. But today teens on the Teen Grid of Second Life can head to Global Kids island (click here to teleport) to vote for their favorite presidential candidate. A virtual voting booth, created by teen Ryan…
One more vote for Obama in Brooklyn
Had a very smooth time voting in Fort Greene at PS 11. Lots of other folks were in long lines, but my district had only one person ahead of me! Took me 45 seconds to vote, and another 10 to take this picture. We are still using the ancient "ca-chunk-a-chunk" mechanical machines that look like…
Why I love Second Life (video)
Here’s a little video I prepared for a TV show explaining in one minute why I love Second Life. Oh and here’s a link to a story about Winston Ackland, the Second Life alt-rock musician I mention who has a song in an upcoming motion picture.
Second Life Bloggers Mix-and-Match Game: Let’s Play!
Second Life bloggers Arminax and Vint Falken came up with this fun idea to get the various members of the SLogosphere to expand their horizons a bit and interact with each other. The game, called "Mix-and-Match," randomly assigns bloggers to a particular topic and another blog to post their ideas on. I just got my…
Chris Burke of “This Spartan Life” talks about making it as a machinimator
The 2008 Machinima Festival was a more informal and intimate gathering than festivals past, with more time for frank discussions among professional and amateur machinimators. Here’s a quick video of Chris Burke of the hilarious series "This Spartan Life" taking about what it takes to make it as a professional machinimator. Chris talks about IP…
Douglas Gayeton of “Molotov Alva” on his new machinima project
Here’s a clip of Douglas Gayeton of "Molotov Alva" talking about when he knew that he had "made it" as a machinimator. Then he describes his new collaborative machinima film called "Futuretopia." Sounds like a fascinating "open source" film project. Filmed at Eyebeam studios in NYC at The 2008 Machinima Festival.
Geekcrush #37: DJ Bubblyfish
Last night at the Machinima Festival after-party at Eyebeam labs we were treated to the unique 8-bit DJ stylings of Ms. Haeyoung Kim, better known as Bubblyfish. I’ve seen Bubblyfish a couple of times before and have been blown away by her retro gaming-influenced electronica. Bubblyfish’s performances combine wonderfully retro imagery from old 8-bit games…