Games or Life?
I was watching an interesting video recently about a new game that’s now just been released, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, made by The Chinese… Read More »Games or Life?
Virtual Life & Identity
What does Age mean in Virtual Worlds? (Part 2)
In cyberculture no one is middle-aged, which means that no one can be young either. I’m returning to this quote1 from 1999 to discuss life,… Read More »What does Age mean in Virtual Worlds? (Part 2)
Ageing and Death in a Virtual World (Part 1)
In cyberculture no one is middle-aged, which means that no one can be young either. The above was written back in 19991 and I’ve been… Read More »Ageing and Death in a Virtual World (Part 1)
Baby’s Ear from Neva Crystall
Baby’s Ear is the latest creation from Neva Crystall. There are now only two days left to enjoy it before the fortnight window closes. I… Read More »Baby’s Ear from Neva Crystall
What Second Life Means to Me
This is my contribution to the ‘What Second Life Means to Me’ video project being run for the virtual world’s 12th birthday celebrations. I was… Read More »What Second Life Means to Me
Performance Art by SaveMe Oh
A floor has been laid out. Moving green dots on the map mark a crowd gathering. An hour before I’d been at work, planning to… Read More »Performance Art by SaveMe Oh
Virtual Existence, Gender and Embodiment
This week there was a story on Motherboard entitled ‘Avatar IRL’, by Cecilia D’Anastasio, about a transwoman, Veronica Sidwell. Following her experiences in Second Life,… Read More »Virtual Existence, Gender and Embodiment
The Ordinariness of being Online
The Rituals of Relationships, and the Ordinariness of being Online In this post, I’m looking at a couple of quotes that made me think about… Read More »The Ordinariness of being Online
Dens and Doors
Book of the Week a couple of weeks ago on Radio 4 was from Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane, and Friday’s edition drew from the chapter… Read More »Dens and Doors
A Tale of Two Openings
This post has an addendum responding to comments by Bryn Oh on her blog made during June. In response I staged an art intervention on… Read More »A Tale of Two Openings