Exhibit 'A' They drift through the night, lonely, bored, itching to vandalize; weapons of creation on the tips of twitching fingers, eager to leave their mark across that vast, digital landscape of Second Life. Their prey? The sleeping, the unattended, the distracted. Exhibit 'B' I recently set my account to never be away from keyboard (AFK). I did this for personal reasons; … [Read more...] about Turds for World Peace.
bix ashbourne
All bulked up and nowhere to go.
I didn't write last week. Why? Writer's block, plain and simple. All bulk, no fiber, no water. Nothing flowing. Staring at blank document. No juice. Cranial constipation. (And, at the moment, I am battling some kind of cold that really, really, really, wants my attention, like a needy 5-year-old tugging on the kitchen dress of my awareness; shooing it away with a flour-dusted … [Read more...] about All bulked up and nowhere to go.
Games, KFC buckets, and chorus girls.
The latest instalment in Bix Ashbourne's journey as a new Second Life resident: Occasionally, I hear Second Life referred to as a "game". Don't quite know what to make of that. Certainly, in some dimensions, it qualifies; there's killer graphics, it's run from a computer, and requires some hand-eye coordination. Especially during sex....imagine, in real life, having to … [Read more...] about Games, KFC buckets, and chorus girls.
Death Of A Skeptic Part 2
Continuing on from Part 1, Bix Ashbourne describes his early days as a Second Life resident: I start wandering. Rude people, silent people, gregarious people, bothersome people, strange people, oddly dressed people...is this Los Angeles? So much for a different life. Armed with the in-world names of some real-life friends, I discover the search function, and ultimately, … [Read more...] about Death Of A Skeptic Part 2
Death Of A Skeptic Part 1
We're thrilled to be able to introduce a new writer at The Metaverse Journal. Bix Ashbourne is in real-life based in the USA and after some chats in-world I suggested he might like to document his experiences as a new user in a virtual world - in this case, Second Life. Below is Part 1 of his journey from skeptic to virtual world resident. Dec. 14th, 2007. Winding down on … [Read more...] about Death Of A Skeptic Part 1