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…
Who is your night elf voting for? Rich Kuras asks WoW players “McCain or Obama?”
I enjoyed this machinima piece created by Rich Kuras about how different World of Warcraft players are voting on November 4th. The bits about which class of player Obama and McCain would be are priceless. Reminiscent of the Wired blog challenge asking which D&D monster McCain would be. Obama is for various reasons the clear…
Draxtor on Public Good in Second Life Part III (video)
Here’s the final installment in Draxtor Dupres’s 3 part machinima series on public good in Second Life, focusing on the Public Good Challenge sponsored by the USC Network Culture Project. Great work, as always, Drax!