Gridhopping: Kala Pixie's 'Particlarium' show | March 13, 2007
Today, a report and photos from a recent "Particlarium" show I attended, designed and run by visual artist Kala Pixie; think fireworks or Laserium show, but done in the middle of the sky in the middle of the night using sophisticated particle effects. Pretty cool! | Read entire entry

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

Gridhopping: Luxor Temple of Art | February 19, 2007
Today, a small report and photo essay from the recent opening of the Luxor Temple of Art. | 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

Architect of the Diamond Age: An interview with Ordinal Malaprop | February 15, 2007
Today, a special treat: an extra-long interview with steampunk innovator Ordinal Malaprop, covering all kinds of issues regarding building, scripting, Victoriana and more. Click through to read the entire thing, and see photos. | Read entire entry

Virtual freakshow: An interview with LittleToe Bartlett | January 12, 2007
Today, an interview with artist and Victorian freakshow enthusiast LittleToe Bartlett, creator of Aden Live Arts and the winner of last month's "Save The Children" charity contest sponsored by Second Life Insider. | Read entire entry

Oh benevolent gods of Linden, please let me have a decent time in the grid tonight, amen | January 9, 2007
Today, a record of my first successful evening in the grid in over a week: first a visit to my friends at The Art Loft, then a trip to fashion complex Amicitia, then finally a dash to Idea City to try out their new open-source "tourHUD" object. Many photos included! | Read entire entry

Gridhopping: "erotico fantastico burlesque" at The Art Loft | December 15, 2006
Today, photos and a report from Ben Heime's new art show "erotico fantastico burlesque," being exhibited at Ishtvan Pippen's The Art Loft. Lowbrows take note! | Read entire entry

Gridhopping: "Viewscapes: Ireland" at House of the Harping Monkey | December 13, 2006
Today, photos and a report from a recent gallery show I attended: "Viewscapes: Ireland," real-life photos from the Emerald Isle, being hosted at House of the Harping Monkey, otherwise known as the corporate space for RPG creators Atlas Games. | Read entire entry

"Social networking is the next phase of fiction" : An interview with novelist Scott Sigler | December 12, 2006
Today, an interview with novelist and "podiobook" author Scott Sigler, about his new massive cutting-edge experiment in SL to promote his latest project. Included is Sigler's thoughts about how MMOs are creating a whole new genre of literature, one where audience feedback is as important as the author's original input. | Read entire entry

Gridhopping: Artist Scott Brooks at Concussions Gallery | December 5, 2006
Today, photos and a small report from a recent gallery show I attended; new surrealist portraits by "lowbrow" artist Scott Brooks, being simultaneously shown at Concussions Gallery in the grid and at La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles. | Read entire entry

Art in the Park: An interview with Has Lassard | November 23, 2006
Today, an interview with real-life Canadian photographer Has Lassard, founder and curator of the intriguing outdoor art gallery "Art In The Park." | Read entire entry

Field report: "13 Most Beautiful Avatars" at Ars Virtua | November 16, 2006
Wow, I finally made it all the way through a grid event last night without my computer crashing! And it was a great event too, the opening reception of the photography show "13 Most Beautiful Avatars," by conceptual artists Franco and Eva Mattes. Today, my report. | Read entire entry

Machinima for the masses: An interview with Susi Spicoli, part 2 | September 26, 2006
Today, part 2 of my interview with Susi Spicoli, owner and head curator of Susi's Mountain Gallery for photography and machinima. In this part, we tackle the impetus behind her interest in filmmaking, the differences between being an artistic producer versus administrator, and what the future of SL machinima might be. | Read entire entry

A walk through a 'living book,' with novelist JC Hutchins | September 21, 2006
When science-fiction novelist JC Hutchins recently decided to hold a book release party within SL, one of his fans had a bold idea; to actually recreate several key sets from the book itself, along with special avatars of the main characters that partygoers could wear. Today, a long talk with both the author and this fan, as well a sneak peek at what's been built. | Read entire entry

Machinima for the masses: An interview with Susi Spicoli | September 19, 2006
For those who don't know, the once prohibitively expensive practice of "machinima" (or computer-generated animation) has become remarkly cheap and easy in the last few years; so much so, in fact, that many residents of SL are filming their own movies right within the grid itself. Today, part 1 of an interview with Susi Spicoli, a machinima artist and owner of a cooperative gallery for such work. | Read entire entry