The island touted for SBS may have been shelved, but they are still steaming ahead with their work within Second Life. A blog has launched on the SBS site with the focus being on helping people to make their own machinima. Documentary-maker Shelley Matulick (SL: Mixin Pixel) is behind the blog and will provide weekly tips. It's certainly a hands-on approach for SBS and if … [Read more...] about SBS: enter the machinima
Art
Australia Council announces ‘MMUVE it!’
Hot on the heels of Babelswarm, the Australia Council has announced its next opportunity for virtual world artists: MMUVE it! Like the previous funding, it's available for three artists but this time the platform has been widened to any virtual world: "With more than 73 million participants in MMUVE's such as EverQuest, Second Life and World of Warcraft, and the recent … [Read more...] about Australia Council announces ‘MMUVE it!’
Babelswarm Revisited
As we've previously mentioned, Babelswarm is a fascinating installation developed by writer Justin Clemens, visual artist Christopher Dodds and musician/artist Adam Nash - all from Australia. I did a walk through Friday evening and grabbed some pictures though the impact of it is well and truly best experienced in-world. We've also featured a video walkthrough in … [Read more...] about Babelswarm Revisited
Babelswarm – Australia Council launches Second Life art project
An Australia Council project that was initially announced nearly a year ago, has come to fruition. Babelswarm is the final product of writer Justin Clemens, visual artist Christopher Dodds and musician/artist Adam Nash and it's being launched this evening at 5.30pm, Friday 11th April. It's a simultaneous launch in Second Life and in Lismore, NSW at the Lismore Regional … [Read more...] about Babelswarm – Australia Council launches Second Life art project
Richard Sealey Exhibition
On Telstra's Ponden sim, an artist has created an exhibition presence. Richard Sealey (SL: Ritchey Jacobus) is pretty up-front with his intentions: "I'm looking at creating a pemanent display of my art using SL to promote my name around the world with links to my website. Through this I hope to generate RL sales". The exhibition opens this Sunday the 25th November at 11am … [Read more...] about Richard Sealey Exhibition