The master content creators at Rezzable have created a stunning piece on their Black Swan sim in Second Life. The picture I took pretty much sums it up: It's certainly one of the more striking examples of the beauty of sculpted prims. Thanks to Sarah Nerd for the heads-up. For the full power of the vision Rezzable have created: Check it out in-world … [Read more...] about Bodily Beauty in Second Life
Art
Dark Siren: Part 1
Last week, Tateru Nino reviewed Dark Siren, and as promised we're really pleased to be able to present the first of a few posts that serialise a large part of the book. Author Clifford Wycliffe is Australian, and has put a huge amount of effort into his creation of Avataria, which draws very heavily on Second Life for inspiration. Reproduced below is the Prologue and the … [Read more...] about Dark Siren: Part 1
Australia Council’s second virtual worlds art project: mellifera
During July last year we reported on the Australia Council's second virtual worlds funding initiative, MMUVE IT! Thirty thousand dollars was provided to the successful applicants, Andrew Burrell and Trish Adams, and mellifera is the result. The installation revolves around bees and the way they interact with their virtual eco-system. Like the previous project, Babelswarm, … [Read more...] about Australia Council’s second virtual worlds art project: mellifera
LOCUS
Over on the Official Linden Blog, the latest instalment in their Stories from Second Life series features LOCUS, a collection of architectural designs in one area, with a core emphasis on art installations and featured artists. It seems a liitle strange though, that nowhere is a SLURL provided for LOCUS in the story (here's one for you). I had a brief catch-up in-world with … [Read more...] about LOCUS
Foul Whisperings, Strange Matters
It's been a great couple of weeks for interesting new Australian presences in Second Life. Last weekend, 'Foul Whisperings, Strange Matters' launched. It's a fascinating take on Shakespeare's Macbeth character, a "timely use of pop culture as an adaptive bridge between classic texts and new media technology". The first five minutes of my wanderings around the build were … [Read more...] about Foul Whisperings, Strange Matters