Hello, goodbye… and it’s not a The Beatles song ;-)
I’ve been writing this blog from June 2007, that’s some like 4 years and a half, not a short time at all. But you know, sometimes one needs to move to new paths and possibly this is the right time to do it.
I’m facing deep changes in my RL in the next months, i feel a bit less attached to SL too, i presume it changed in a way i find difficult to feel connected as i was before. Not trying to speak like an old cranky man like “My times were better..”, just saying for several reasons i can’t feel so into Second Life to write a regular blog with some quality (it never was too much quality, lol). So i think it’s time to stop blogging in “A Crimson world”.
I’ll keep writing and posting shots and almost blogging in my Facebook page (you can see a widget of it in the sidebar), i mean, i won’t stop writing and posting things, only i prefer to do it in other system, like Facebook is.
Also i will keep using Flickr and other microblogging tools like Twitter and Plurk (links also available in the sidebar).
What i mean is, i’m not leaving SL, i’m not stopping posting about SL, but i stop doing it in a blog, that’s all. After the project of Soup Radio ended i just feel the need to change the way i express my SL side or actually the SL side of my life(s).
Many thanks to all of my readers in this blog, love you, people!!!
I was in Burn2 2011
Yeah, i was part of Burn2 this year again! Had a tiny space with an installation as you can see in the image above. The name was “Jewel”, the crystals in the ground were sending the “earth powers” to a big diamond hanging in the neck of a huge mannequin. In the installation it was possible to sit on the diamond and be the jewel of the necklace. It was nothing too big, but it was fun to build and set. I would like to thank Menno Ophelia for his help in this installation with the crystals! He is a sweetie!
I had a lot of fun in Burn2 this year. Although it was smaller than ever (only 4 sims) it was nicely organized and had really good art installations and events. Thanks from here to all the Burn2 team, specially the Rangers! Maybe i missed some really cool stages like the ones a couple of years ago, but they were cool too. The important is the “burners” (as they call the participants and the visitors) were in the mood to have a cool event, so we had it.
As you know Burn2, as Second Life edition of Burning Man festival is not Linden Lab supported anymore. That means the organization have to pay for the sims as any other event. That means also that the event has to get money to pay those sim rentals so donations are important. I’m not sure if this new relationship with Linden Lab is better or worse for the event, but i think this situation gives some more freedom to the organization regarding the contents, and that’s good.
Remember you can visit the Burn2 web page for more information about this year’s event or for a donation.
Related articles
- Burn2 2011 is burning!!! (raulcrimson.com)
Burn2 2011 is burning!!!
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Burn2 is here again. It is one of my favorite events inside Second Life for many reasons, one, is an art show where anybody can participate, amateurs and professionals, second, is all about freedom, creativity and sharing and third, there is an amazing crown of people in there!
I took some pictures you can see in the slideshow above or in a set in Flickr. The Burn2 team recorded this video so you can have an idea of what’s going on in there:
They define Burn2 this way:
BURN2 is an extension of the Burning Man festival and community into the world of Second Life. It is an officially sanctioned Burning Man regional event, and the only virtual world event out of more than 100 real world Regional groups, and the only Regional to burn the Man!
The BURN2 organization spreads Burning Culture and the Burning Man Ten Principles (http://burn2.org/ten-principles) year round in Second Life, culminating in an annual festival of community, art and fire in the fall – a virtual echo of Burning Man itself…so BURN2.
The thing to do is go and explore, enjoy and connect. You can find information in the Burn2 website like timeline, the events, shows…etc.
Also in Soup Radio we recorded a show during the Press day of Burn2 that has a lot of references and places you might enjoy visiting. Find more information in the Soup Radio blogpost or listen the show in stream or download it as an iTunes podcast.
I have a tiny build in Burn2, but will write another post about it. 
The return of the Space cowboy (it is only a title actually)
So yes… i’m back. It’s not i was out for a really long time, but my lifes (both, first and second) were pretty busy in so many ways. In first life, well, basically summer holidays, traveling and being out of town and far away from computers for almost a month. I’m sure you all will understand this, sometimes this is something we all need, at least i so need it sometimes.
About Second Life, well, in the last months i was enjoying being part of the Soup Radio project with a really wonderful team of people, sadly this project is finished now, but i’m proud and happy about the work on it. Well, the project is not exactly finished, but we are planning the last show of Soup Radio for October 1st. From here i would like to give a huge hug to all the Soup Radio team, specially Arahan Cleveau, for all the help, support and ideas.
So, since i’m back i would like to say a couple more of things. First, right now i’m building an installation for Burn2 so i will inform more in this blog, about my project and about Burn2 itself. And second… thanks for keep reading my blog! *Raul sings “Welcome back” to himself*
Soup Radio, July 2011 (SL8B Special Edition)
QR code by Harter Fall
I’m part of the team of Regular Guests & Contributors of Soup Radio, a 24/7 online radio station dedicated to the arts, with a particular focus on Second Life.
Our new schedule started on Saturday, July 2nd 2011 (12pm PDT, 3pm EDT, 8pm BST).
About the topics for this month let me paste the Show Notes for this month:
This month our usual shows are replaced by a special extended edition dedicated to SL8B (Second Life 8th Birthday). The regular crew is joined by Dekka Raymaker andKhamudy Mannonen, and together they explore the event and visit a number of locations, including work by Sanura Sakai & Andel Rhiadra, windyy Lane, Caro Fayray, Eupalinos Ujagin & Simotron Aquila, Madpea Productions, LEA, Shellina Winkler, Claudia222 Jewell, Harter Fall & Elliena Bulmer, and Ub Yifu. During the tour they discuss the history of the event, how the builds relate to this year’s theme ‘The Magic of SL‘, the ratio of creative versus commercial ventures, and many other topics.
Arahan also reveals details about the upcoming ArthOle performance at Odyssey. (Duration 147 mins)
References:
Kawaii
Miso Susanowa logo dispute
Ansel Adams
Blender
Maya
3D Max
I Can Has Cheezburger?
Cat Organ
Monty Python mouse organ sketch
Numbakulla: The Pot Healer Adventure
Steam
REC
Halo
Ke$ha – Blow
Pirats Art Network
Tom Otterness
Hudson River School
Baron Grayson
Matthew Barney
Bridget Riley
Robert Irwin
Holbein – The Ambassadors
Playlist:
Magnetic Fields – Doll’s Tea Party
Oberhofer - o0o0o0ooo
Patrick Wolf – The Stars
Devo – Social Fools
Spider and the Flies – Jungle Planet
The Teenagers – End of the Line
Thanks for listening!
Hope you really enjoy this month shows, you can listen Soup Radio in two ways:
- In an Audio Stream
- In iTunes as a Podcast
Related articles
- Soup Radio will be in SL8B (raulcrimson.com)
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