Month: June 2016

SL13B: marking thirteen years of Second Life

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The Auditorium by Anthony (ADudeNamed Anthony) - SL13B SL13B: The Auditorium by Anthony (ADudeNamed Anthony), with Egyptian sculptures by Garvie Garzo

Second life celebrates its 13th year as an open virtual world on Thursday, June 23rd. To mark the event, Second Life resident will be enjoying a week-long celebration, in the form of the Second Life 13th Birthday (SL13B), which runs from Sunday, June 19th through Sunday June 26th and features a wide range of entertainments and events for people to enjoy.

The seventeen regions are now open, the stages are alive with music. Exhibits from individuals, groups and community from across Second Life are ready for you to see and enjoy, and a host of entertainers will be bringing music and dancing and more to the grand stages spread across the regions, whilst talks and presentations are also to be found.

SL13B Cake Stage by Miktaki Slade SL13B Cake Stage by Miktaki Slade

As always with the birthday celebrations, there really is a…

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SL13B ~ The Shared Adventure

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Million Happy Endings

Enchant Auditorium by Anthony

Enchant Auditorium by Anthony

The Second Life Community’s 13th birthday celebration begins Sunday the 19th at 12:00 p.m. SLT and runs through Sunday the 26th. There are 17 regions with over 200 exhibits, and the more than 600 performers, speakers and Djs plus Resident volunteers and creators make this a celebration of the diverse accomplishments and content of us all.

grounds under the Linden Tree Dj stage grounds under the Linden Tree Dj stage

This year’s theme is ‘The Shared Adventure’.

grounds under the Linden Tree Dj stage grounds under the Linden Tree Dj stage

I’ve blogged the celebration in years past; this was the first year I got a press pass and had I known about the warm, enthusiastic welcome from the greeters and  the helpful press kit I might have applied much sooner.

The welcome area is on a ship; there are two ladders leading down. Between the base of the ladders is the beginning of a treasure hunt if you go…

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NeoShoda

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“I can think of no nobility greater than to give yourself to a cause. My mind, my body, my soul all venture forth towards the security of our children. When I am united with their dreams and …

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Ebbe Altberg talks Sansar at Augmented World

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Ebbe Altberg discusses Project Sansar Mark Piszczor of Occipital at AWE, June 2nd Ebbe Altberg discusses Project Sansar Mark Piszczor of Occipital at AWE, June 2nd

June 1st-2nd saw the 7th annual Augmented World Expo take place in Santa Clara, California. Billed as “the largest event dedicated to AR, VR and Wearable Technology”. Among the 200 speakers appearing at the event was one Ebbe Altberg, who sat down with Mark Piszczor of Occipital to chat about Project Sansar.

The interview, embedded below, doesn’t touch on anything significantly new for those of us who have been following the Sansar news. Time frames remain unchanged since the last Lab Chat event. The creator preview will open its doors to applicants in August; there have been “thousands” of applicants (and I’m still itching to know the ratio of Second life creator / users to non-SL creator / users in that number); public access so start around the end of 2016 / early 2017, etc. That said…

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UTSA re-opens its gallery in Second Life

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UTSA ArtSpaceUTSA ArtSpace

I was alerted to the re-opening of the University of Texas, San Antonio ArtSpace gallery by Bryn Oh.  This marks the first new exhibition within the gallery in a new of years. It marks a reconnection of the university’s virtual presence with Second Life arts, which has been spearheaded by curator Constructivist Solo, with the very able support of Igor Ballyhoo and Rebecca Bashly.

Together with Bryn, Rebecca and Igor are three out of the five artists who will be exhibiting at the facility through until the end of July, the remaining two artists being Eupalinos Ugajin and Ini Inaka. In addition, works by Artée (Artistide Despres), Sasun Steinbeck and Afrika Burton can be found with additional piece by Igor and Rebecca within the broader region.

UTSA ArtSpace - Bryn Oh under preferred lighting (see the notes alongside the exhibit in the ArtSpaceUTSA ArtSpace – Bryn Oh under preferred lighting (see the notes alongside the exhibit in the ArtSpace

The new ArtSpace gallery…

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