Fabb: A tour of "Ion," my first mature starter home | March 12, 2007
Today, a detailed (photo-heavy) look at "Ion," my first mature starter home for my new prefab building company Fabb, along with lots of snarky armchair-architect thoughts about what went into designing it. | Read entire entry
Fabb: My first house starts coming together | February 23, 2007
Today, my first-ever report on my (maybe) new prefab company, "Fabb;" I've been spending the week building my first-ever house, in fact, and thought I'd share both photos and notes from the process today. | Read entire entry
How to build a mythology: An interview with Artropolis' Esch Snoats | February 16, 2007
Today, an interview with Esch Snoats, lead builder of the new "Artropolis" arts colony. The sim comes complete with its own complex mythological backstory; learn here how this story not only influenced how the sim was designed, but even what kinds of artists are accepted. | Read entire entry
New video! A tour of our new headquarters, hosted by yours truly | February 14, 2007
Today, a special treat: ITG's second-ever "machinima" (or video produced entirely within Second Life), in this case a real-time tour of the blog's new virtual headquarters, with audio commentary added by yours truly. Enjoy! | Read entire entry
Bound for Long Island: An interview with SL New England's Barb Carson | November 21, 2006
Today, an interview with Barb Carson, owner of the SL New England build I reviewed here last month, clearing up some inaccuracies and talking more about how the environment first came about. | Read entire entry
Immersionalists Rule (OR: In a New England State of Mind) | October 24, 2006
Okay, I admit it; the lousy service recently, plus my low-end computer, plus the endless "big news" corporate press conferences that amount to nothing, has had me a little burnt out on SL recently. So I took a four-day break, then, and here today is my first report since coming back; an extensive photo-intensive look at the eight-sim themed water build "SL New England," as viewed from the side of a sailboat. | Read entire entry
The grid is down today; so instead, here are some pretty photos | October 4, 2006
Well, I was supposed to have this big long interview for you today with the executive creative director of Leo Burnett UK; but the grid is down today, which means we can't do the interview until tomorrow. Instead, then, today I present some pretty photos from a recent amazing build I randomly came across; an entire private home, designed as an underwater shipwrecked pleasure yacht. | Read entire entry
The Man in the High Castle: An interview with Electric Sheep's Sibley Hathor, part 2 | October 2, 2006
Today, part 2 of my interview with Sibley Hathor, CEO of "interactive creation" agency The Electric Sheep Company. | Read entire entry
The Man in the High Castle: An interview with Electric Sheep's Sibley Hathor | September 29, 2006
It's been a good year for Sibley Hathor's "interactive creation" agency The Electric Sheep Company; a staff now of over 25 in the last twelve months, and also some of the biggest contracts the grid has yet seen, including new projects for MTV, Major League Baseball and more. What's the secret to their success? Today, part 1 of my interview with Hathor. | Read entire entry
No place like Ibiza: An adoring fan recreates Club Amnesia | September 28, 2006
There's no place like it in the world, they say; Ibiza, that is, an island off the coast of Spain, home to some of the most legendary danceclubs on the planet. One Boston-based DJ, in fact, is so obsessed with the place, he's painstakingly rebuilt one of the most famous clubs there -- Amnesia, global birthplace of the infamous 'foam parties.' Today, an interview with DJ Jinky, creator of Amnesia SL. | Read entire entry
Gridhopping: Jeff Pulver's 'Video On The Net' conference | September 12, 2006
Today, a review of Jeff Pulver's keynote address at the "Video On The Net" conference, as rebroadcast at his facility Pulveria in Second Life. | Read entire entry