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)
Virtual Life & Identity
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
Computer Games and the Village Myth
Start the Week, a programme on BBC Radio 4 staged an interesting conversation on Monday (now on iplayer 1) based around a book by Susan… Read More »Computer Games and the Village Myth
Mortality, the Dead and Not-dead of Virtual Worlds
I’m looking at ‘Sacrifice’ by Osferatus Haven, at Morpheus. It’s a set piece diorama; flickering flames, but otherwise it’s a static installation. A couple of… Read More »Mortality, the Dead and Not-dead of Virtual Worlds