Okay... fast forward to a mention on Anna Conti's blog about her experience with Second Life, an online digital community where you also create an image of your self (or your imaginary self) and take off to anywhere in the community, just like you would if you were exploring a new town. Except that you can take shortcuts like flying or being teleported to your destination. I joined several art groups and suddenly "Artist" appeared above my SL name, "Kaa Jaerls," and both float above my head everywhere I go. That enables people to call out to you to join a conversation (chat room style.) Early on, while I was still looking like the babe assigned on registering (free) I was called out to several times... one rather persistent cowboy told me he loved me. If I was quicker with the gesture gizmo I could have slapped his face but instead I just flew away.


Anyway... should you find yourself with time on your hands (visitors have departed, too full/tired to move, no place to go on New Years Eve... I challenge you to check it out and see what your creation looks like. Most of you are artists, right? Self portraits (in whatever medium) are part of our repertoire, right? The program is free but of course there are plenty of opportunities to give them your money (in exchange for digital money which will buy digital products.) I have no need for all that, I just want to make a good self portrait! Free, except for the time it sucks away from you! Don't bother unless you have at least a couple of hours to kill...
3 comments:
This is great! Planning procrastination and displacement activity in advance! Thank you for the information.
What I really need -- another addiction! Been hearing about it. Been tempted.
Happy New Year!!!
Oh wow. I encountered Wii this Christmas myself and had lots of fun making a Mii, and it made me think about Second Life, which I've never actually visited. But every SL screenshot I've ever seen has shown, as you said, either a hot babe or a 6-pack-abs hunk. I love what you've done here. Nothing wrong with a handmade sweater in my book!
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