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…
“Tiny Nation” takes on the election (machinima)
Just got to screen the first live public premiere of the latest "Tiny Nation" mini-sode. It was at the 2008 Machinima Festival at Eyebeam studios in Chelsea. Find out what happens when backyard critters decide that they want to right to vote. Produced by my friends at Ill Clan, I think you’ll enjoy this light-hearted…
One zombie’s view of the NYC Halloween Parade
Still recovering from an amazing night at the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village. I was part of an army of 200 or so zombies performing the dance scene from "Thriller" organized by the nice folks at ThrillerNYC. It’s definitely the best time I’ve ever had at the parade, and one of best dance experiences in…
Dancing Thriller in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade
Omigawd, what an incredible time I had performing the "Thriller" dance in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade tonight! Nothing can compare to being with 200 other zombie dancers, and at least five Michael Jackson impersonators, doing the Thriller dance for thousands of screaming onlookers. Here’s a brief clip of our performance taken by my buddy…
Hello Kitty Online sponsoring in-game charity event for UNICEF
The cutest MMORPG ever Hello Kitty Online is holding a charity event called "Food for Friends" from November 3-6: Calling all guilds! Hello Kitty Online is hosting an in-game charity contest called “Food for Friends”. For this event, guild mates will have to cooperate and gather as much crafted food items as they can in…
Global Kids Online Leadership Program: the cutest team of geek educators in the metaverse
Here’s an updated picture of the entire Online Leadership Program at Global Kids. Front Row [L-R]: Barry Joseph, Joyce Bettencourt, Rafi Santo. Middle Row: Meghan Deana, Tabitha Tsai, Shawna Rosenzweig. Back Row: Krista Hund, Amira Fouad, Rik Panganiban
Human Rights Festival Coming to Second Life December 10
Yesterday I went to the organizer’s meeting for an upcoming Human Rights Festival happening in Second Life this December 10, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They have some big ideas for holding an all-day, multi-sim series of events, from concerts, poetry readings, panel discussions and fundraisers. Here’s the announcement: As…