virtual living: My day in Second Life

Second Life has a lot of fun and diverse activities to offer and yet offer something really riveting and profound for the mind. 

For instance, Monday morning PST, I went online to look around at the newly launched exhibit, "And So She Danced" by Kylie Sabra & Olympes Rhode. It was a lovely exhibit of photographs with charming subjects and lovely verses. Sabra and Rhode's works are both captivating and looking at their work was a delight for the eyes.

virtual life: interiors of my SL home

interiors, a photo by creme_brulee on Flickr.

I'm a sucker for furniture and houses and I'm almost never without a home. I lived in many sims and experienced living in parcels big or small. I would stick to one kind of sim though, and that is of a beach theme. Perhaps its the Filipino sunlover in me, but I don't stay in the snowy mountains long.

Me in Second Life circa 2007

The virtual world of Second Life is where I write and let my hair down. I've been a "resident" for a little over five years and it's the only virtual world I go to. The people here are just like you and me, albeit more creative and more able to make use of the platform for their own benefit.

Virtual Writeups: July

Here is my SL arts feature article on Lollito Larkham:

Open publication - Free publishing - More isadora fiddlesticks

Arts has first and foremost been the core of the virtual world of Second Life. The idea of a wide open space where you can just create anything is one of the many allures of the virtual world.

This month's featured artist from AVENUE Magazine saw this and honed his artistry in Second Life. Though not an artist in RL, Lollito Larkham's desire and passion for creating and making evocative 3d art installations shines through inworld.

Read his journey in SL and how the virtual world gave him something to do and thrive in creatively.

Virtual Writeups: June

Open publication - Free publishing - More summer fashion

Here is my monthly writing for AVENUE Magazine, a magazine for the virtual world of Second Life(R). I also manage the magazine's day to day activities, assigning articles, guiding staff, and ensure that they submit on time. Since it's a sideline for most people, including me, we have a wide window of time to do our work and submit them, and I try not to pressure everyone too much. If an assignment has no way of being done in time, it's set for the next issue.

So far, managing a virtual magazine has been a really challenging exercise--managing 40-50 people from all over the globe, emailing them and doing research for content is very rewarding and helpful in getting my feet wet as far as writing and publishing is concerned.

Right now, I'm starting to get ready for our big project: a real life publication of the magazine to be distributed in August at the Second Life Community Convention (SLCC) that will be held in Boston, MA. It's a yearly event where people get to meet up fellow "residents" in the flesh to socialize, network, and discuss business, fashion, fun, and arts in the virtual world. I haven't had a chance to go there yet, but I am very thrilled at the fact that my output is being read by people from all over the world who will be attending the event.

It will be the second time that we will be doing this, the first time was such a success that the organizers decided to have us for another run...wish us all luck that we make it better than the last...:) Here's our first attempt:

Open publication - Free publishing - More treet tv

I have a copy of the magazine at home, where I like to look at it once in a while, smiling, and thinking at how a "game" can make me write once again. If only people understand...:)

For AVENUE Magazine: Filthy Fluno's Women

I recently had the honor of revisiting Filthy Fluno's gallery in Artropolis for AVENUE Magazine. Fluno, whose real name is Jeff Lipsky, is a painter who actively exhibits his work both in Second Life and in many galleries in real life. Take a look at my article about his latest work here:

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AVENUE Magazine December 2008

This is my little project online. It is a Second Life publication that specializes in Fashion and Lifestyle. I am the Editor and I write up to four articles. It is great practice for writing, specially when one lacks real-life inspirations to write about. 

Second Life is a unique and colorful world, and I really enjoy it..:) 

Just click on the link and hope you enjoy! :)

AVENUE Magazine