The Dance of Death with Peter Greenaway
Several months ago I received a request to speak with European director Peter Greenaway on Skype. My first reaction was alarm then mild nausea as I imagined the many, many scenarios of how I...
View ArticleThe Dance of Death - Vernissage TV clip
My friend Andrea Numanox linked me to this video created at the opening last week of the Dance of Death with Peter Greenaway. I am pleased to see my own work shown a few times in the video which...
View ArticleUemeu testing
Light Waves dancer at Black Swan I recently received an invite to try beta testing a creation called Uemeu. It is described as a sandbox application in Unity 3D and conceived by ex-second lifers...
View ArticleDance of Death machinima
The exceptionally talented Elmer Leupen was kind enough to convert my machinima for the Dance of Death and send it to me last week, here it is above.Image from the Huffington Post Unfortunately I...
View ArticleAvert your eyes Santa
Last night was the first snow storm in Toronto and it was kind of early in the season. I went out gleefully and took some pictures as I have not yet begun to despise winter yet. I have a...
View ArticleDaughter of Gears painting
I wanted to share a new work I just finished the other day. It is inspired by my Second Life character called The Daughter of Gears whose story you can find here.It is a painting made up of oil paint,...
View Article2013 Avi Choice Awards and The Oldbie project
If you are wondering why foam hands and motion capture twerking animations are selling briskly on marketplace then wonder no more! It is because the Avi Choice Awards are coming up. The voting...
View ArticleAvi choice awards - results
So here is the voting results for the Avi choice awards that happened the other day. The name in red is the winner with the most votes while the person just above them in the list had the second...
View ArticleChristmas wishes
I would like to wish everyone happy holidays! It is Christmas eve and no doubt Santa has been forced to rent a second sleigh in order to bring me all my gifts. I have a few Christmas wishes for...
View ArticleI was robbed!
suspect line up I woke up today to a rather ominous message sent to me by Linden Lab. In it they informed me that my account had been put on hold due to "suspicious behaviour". The suspicious...
View ArticleWhoopsy daisy
I got a message the other day from a friend who is also the owner of the sim where my shop is/was located. His account was locked out as he owed Linden Lab money I expect. Kind of reminds me of...
View ArticleNew Media Grant... two
I have a bunch of exciting announcements to make over the next little while but they can wait because I have just received a letter in the mail from the Canadian Government saying that I have been...
View ArticleThe Singularity of Kumiko
The Singularity of Kumiko On February 14th 2014 my new immersive work will open on Immersiva. There are, as usual, some specific settings which need to be set up for this artwork. The difference this...
View ArticleMaPea Auction
Hey that's me in the picture there!... why didn't anyone tell me I looked so freaking weird? I am all white and shit and wtf is that horns on my head? Look at that old burlap sack I am...
View ArticleThe singularity of Kumiko and Ray Caesar
There are a few things to talk about for this post. First is that the Singularity of Kumiko has been open a week now and I am happy with the turn out so far. It is capped at 15 avatars but still...
View ArticleDasha Hara machinima for BAK
I have been pretty busy lately and strangely have forgotten to mention that I was commissioned to create a music video for a band named BAK which I completed a few months ago. I enjoyed working...
View ArticleImogen and Kumiko
"Art is an immortal statement of the mortal" says Ron Elstad. That sounds lovely but I don't really agree with it, but then, I have searched every pot hole on my street, from the shallow to the...
View ArticleImogen and Kumiko part one
When you arrived at Imogen and the Pigeons it was to a desolate landscape of collapsed buildings and dormant nuclear silos. A decayed sign above some rubble read "Rebirth Life Encryption" and...
View ArticleImogen and Kumiko - The adverts
Auntie Ethels Strawberry* milkshakes All my stories, from Condos in Heaven, The Rabbicorn, Anna's Many Murders and others to The Singularity of Kumiko all reside within the same narrative world. In...
View ArticleThe Singularity of Kumiko - an initial explanation
real time projected light with accurate shadow puppet For the Singularity of Kumiko the guest was required to customize their viewer settings with which they use to interact with the virtual world....
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