I found out that it is really difficult to have modeled bodies within the environment... and if I wanted modeled bodies to reflex those of Beecrofts design... I would need to make them in a CD program myself... and import them into the world.
I have no idea how I could do that!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Project Isues
I've been trying to follow my original idea for this project as closely as possible. It seems though that my lack of experience in the SL world has set me back quite a bit. In order to execute my original project, I still need a piece of land or some type of gallery space to exhibit in.
I also found out that I cannot use fake models for the piece itself unless I was to construct them in 3D myself. As I do not have the appropriate skills for such a practice I will instead need to list help from a more experienced avatar and instead use avatar models (real people modeling with their avatars). I am going to try and recruit all different types of avatar bodies, while at the same time keeping the bodies close to the aesthetic presented by Beecroft (high heels, pale while skin, so on...).
As I said in a previous post I am attempting to contact a few individuals within SL that run a Transgender Safe Haeven to use their land as a place to exhibit the show.
If that doesn't work than I will try and inlist the help of a friend to help me create my own gallery space with appropriate funds of course. (I have found that it really isn't cheap making and uploading things within this virtual world)
For now I plan to keep exploring the world and critquing the functions of the world within context to constructed ideas of Utopian Life within SL.
I also found out that I cannot use fake models for the piece itself unless I was to construct them in 3D myself. As I do not have the appropriate skills for such a practice I will instead need to list help from a more experienced avatar and instead use avatar models (real people modeling with their avatars). I am going to try and recruit all different types of avatar bodies, while at the same time keeping the bodies close to the aesthetic presented by Beecroft (high heels, pale while skin, so on...).
As I said in a previous post I am attempting to contact a few individuals within SL that run a Transgender Safe Haeven to use their land as a place to exhibit the show.
If that doesn't work than I will try and inlist the help of a friend to help me create my own gallery space with appropriate funds of course. (I have found that it really isn't cheap making and uploading things within this virtual world)
For now I plan to keep exploring the world and critquing the functions of the world within context to constructed ideas of Utopian Life within SL.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Possible Help and Place To Exhibit!
Well it took me awhile but I think I may be in contact with some individuals that may be able to help me with the project. There is a transgender sancuary within SL reserved especially for trans identified individuals and others to socialize in a safe environment.
They have lots of room and may allow me to use some of it. We'll see!
They have lots of room and may allow me to use some of it. We'll see!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
LGBT Art in Second Life
I decided to look for a place that I could possibly show this work within the virtual world... since my idea of buying my own virtual land and building a gallery ended up being very costly on the RL pocketbook...
A search of LGBT Art Galleries is really nothing more than a search for Erotic Gay Male art. Even X-mas themed gay erotica is on display!
A search for more mainstream galleries came up with... even more interesting results...
Oh what do you know? Heterosexual fantasy erotica art...
I did find one place... It looked a lot like the Legion of Honor...
Perhaps not the same type of work shown in the Legion of Honor though....
What to do what to do?
A search of LGBT Art Galleries is really nothing more than a search for Erotic Gay Male art. Even X-mas themed gay erotica is on display!
A search for more mainstream galleries came up with... even more interesting results...
Oh what do you know? Heterosexual fantasy erotica art...
I did find one place... It looked a lot like the Legion of Honor...
Perhaps not the same type of work shown in the Legion of Honor though....
What to do what to do?
Monday, December 1, 2008
Real Estate
As part of the project I needed to find a location that would be suitable to house my performance piece. It had to be large enough to house several avatars and remain a functional space for visitors in the SL world to interact in.
First things first. Real Estate is expensive! Ridiculously so! Upwards of $30 for property alone!
It was also interesting to see so many reality companies in SL. There seem to be huge expanses of commercialized digital land just waiting to be bought up by avatars.
You can choose your own ideal themed plot of land. Tropicana? Desert? EVEN OUTER SPACE!!
I dont think it is going to be easy to find a place to house anything any time soon. But this is interesting to document none the less.
First things first. Real Estate is expensive! Ridiculously so! Upwards of $30 for property alone!
It was also interesting to see so many reality companies in SL. There seem to be huge expanses of commercialized digital land just waiting to be bought up by avatars.
You can choose your own ideal themed plot of land. Tropicana? Desert? EVEN OUTER SPACE!!
I dont think it is going to be easy to find a place to house anything any time soon. But this is interesting to document none the less.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Queer Bodies
I was interested in investigating the queer bodies that may reside within the virtual space. I did general searches to find such areas mostly coming up with LGBT bars and sex clubs. It was interesting how much of this virtual environment is dedicated to sex. There is a whole only virtual sex industry ranging from sex furniture to massive virtual sex clubs.
Even within the sex clubs there was advertising for perfect bodies... and even perfect phallic additions.
These 'sex beds' were espeically interesting in the fact that they were models of beds that had these round objects that you clicked on to perform sexual actions with another avatar. These 'sex beds' were created for the intent of gay male sex. There were many different kinds of bed for variations in sexual intercourse. Very odd.
More beds..
Also found a random gay dating service...
Even within the sex clubs there was advertising for perfect bodies... and even perfect phallic additions.
These 'sex beds' were espeically interesting in the fact that they were models of beds that had these round objects that you clicked on to perform sexual actions with another avatar. These 'sex beds' were created for the intent of gay male sex. There were many different kinds of bed for variations in sexual intercourse. Very odd.
More beds..
Also found a random gay dating service...
Friday, November 28, 2008
My New Skin
After shopping for quite sometime... I came to two selections for skins. They were far from adonis like but I decided they would do.
I purchased a female skin first, and than made a copy of it in male form. I was interested in the two bodies and was given some ideas to investigate interactions with people in the different gender bodies.
'Female' form
'Male' Form
As I have investigated the presence of bodies more I have begun to become more aquainted with the details of manipulating my virtual body. The body can be molded into almost anything I want, in some cases people fly around as dragons.
I purchased a female skin first, and than made a copy of it in male form. I was interested in the two bodies and was given some ideas to investigate interactions with people in the different gender bodies.
'Female' form
'Male' Form
As I have investigated the presence of bodies more I have begun to become more aquainted with the details of manipulating my virtual body. The body can be molded into almost anything I want, in some cases people fly around as dragons.
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