Day 26: The Olive Garden
In the first minutes of MU CAA-VUP, Olive erects a bold curtain wall, saying goodbye to the neighbors, and casting our College lot more clearly with ourselves. Welcome 2 Phase II.
Day 23: Thinking about Avatar Architecture
We’re ending a very successful CAA Phase I, and encouraging you to think about Livable Spaces in Phase II. Think about Architectural form that functions to meet avatar needs. Think about urban space that promotes community and interaction.
Day 5: Impossible Architecture & a New Font
Chris Craft’s been stretching the limits of architecture on a small sandbar on the north shore of LEA1. Meanwhile, Cake designed a font!
Day 4: In the Gorge
The Von Tsuki’s, Count & Callie, have been doing some cool explorations in the mountain gorge in the North-East corner of LEA1. Also Klaus goes boating and Sun Cat explores Ableism.
Day 3: Camming the Neighbors & Preparing 4 a Parade
Convocation & Avatar Pride Parade are coming this Saturday. Meanwhile ETS cams the neighbors. And the LEA1 Space Race continues!
91 Days: Day 1 @College of Avatar Architecture
Day 1. College of Avatar Architecture & Virtual Urban Planning OPENS! Pretty nice activity for a 1st day. I’m excited to see what the coming days bring!
Join Us @MU College of Avatar Architecture
The Medici University College of Avatar Architecture & Virtual Urban Planning is opening on 1 April 2017 and will run for 3 months to 30 June 2017. Y-O-U are invited to participate.
Diptych Challenge
Avatar Challenge: make a diptych juxtaposing an Avatar Selfie with some RL image that you find resonates with it.
Hello World!
Hello, I’m on VR sabbatical. I summoned all my strength and actually picked up my phone and took some selfies. Enjoy.
My Magic Box is Lonely
Reality is perception. Emotion is projection. We over anthropomorphize everything. And maybe we should.
Coming Soon: Avatar Editions!
A new service for discriminating collectors, Avatar Editions offers select prints from well-known avatar artists.
Periscope! End the Misogyny!
Periscope is a toxic platform for women. Platforms like Riot Games’ League of Legends have shown it doesn’t have to be that way.
The Word “Block” in Every Language
After “Boobs” & “Open”, “Block” is probably the 3rd most common word on Periscope. Here’s “block” in every language.
Tor, Torri, Brad, Bradley, Guy, Guyanne
Streaming mobile video app Periscope is letting a new generation of hair stylists present their work & skills to a new and crazy wide audience!
Open Bobs
On Periscope the strange command “Open Boobs” is almost a mantra. Do women actually take their tops off on Periscope? Is there a more human way to communicate?
What is the value of Bree Olson’s ass?
When Bree Olson streams live, and her audience “taps for hearts,” they create real value and real money. They are the value, not a few lines of Periscope’s code.
Bree Olson, Killer App
Today “Killer Aps” aren’t software that make hardware go, but People who make platforms go. And Bree Olson is the killer app of Periscope.
Are Weddings Performance Art?
Weddings are big-budget productions with rich casts, spectacular wardrobe & complex choreography. Are they performance art?
Why I am an atheist
It’s easy to express the negative aspects of religion, but what about the positive, life-affirming aspects of atheism?
Watching Micol’s Talk on Sunday
How to make a free (and easy) avatar to visit Medici University and see Micol Hebron’s visiting artist talk, “Generosity & Feminism in Art”
Micol Hebron Film Festival
Complete programming for the Micol Hebron Film Festival at Medici University, June 2015.
Micol Hebron, visiting artist, Medici University
Dear Micol Hebron, the learners at Medici University are excited about your upcoming visiting artist talk. Here are some details.
Jane’s Cyberspace Walk #1
Joining over 100 “real” cities, today the “virtual city” of Medici University became the 1st ever Jane’s Walk in cyberspace!
Reincarnation
The Egyptians believed in reincarnation or the transmigration of the soul. They thought the soul transmigrated from body to body and this was a reason why they embalmed the body.
Indeterminacy
Medici University is a masterpiece of indeterminacy! A complex system embracing the chaos of life, the outcome of MU cannot be predicted, but only lived.
Maria, you’ve gotta see her!
Medici University is home to 6 artist’s studio neighborhoods: 5 for the ordinary, and 1 for those with creativity & courage: The Maria Neighborhood.
Friends List – February
In January I had a wonderful visit with Ama Ree, and now it’s time once more to meetup with my “friends list.” This month: “C & D” friends.
Perception is Reality?
My cousin Teresa took me to an incredibly expensive dinner. It was great! But was it real? What makes something real? The cost? Or is perception reality?
