From Japan to SL

The answer for the last question (the only female in the four) was Kazumi on the top right. This week she was dancing as a nurse but suddenly kissed the dust and emergency crews came in. Normally they would not carry a person in this shape if she is alive… We guessed the cause of death and the most probable one was that she was an assassin disguising a nurse and inadvertently shot herself.




Looking at a cute death, but she surprised me by opening her mouth abruptly. On a routin basis Kazumi often looks like sleeping and suddenly joins chat and startles us.

  

The dance theme at Baba on 10th was Carnival again. Not so many participants and some of them left early and it was not so charged up, so I was playing shooting SSs.




This is a normal shot. Surroundings were derendered as usual.




Linden land cannot be derendered but it is possible to erase it by sinking camera in it.




If the camera was sunk far below, it enters into water under the land.




Further sinking will increase the distortion. This phenomenon will not be seen in RL.




This was taken before, looking up a person standing in a swimming pool. Many strange faces were taken.




These are normal shots. Only one of them is female. Can you point out?

  

Had a chance to talk with Jayjay from UWA about SL. He said that machinima is the way to bridge the gap between SL and RL and the way to touch them who have not experienced SL. The video is an introduction of virtual arts that was recommended by Jayjay, ‘Click’ by L1Aura Loire.
Click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sf3Q2VAlKE




When I visit 3D arts, I walked in the art for shooting and click or sit on everyone I can get my hands on. Now I feel relieved to know that it was a correct way.



I think SL was at the peak in 2007. There were dozens of universities, SIMs sponsored by big companies, and many books were published for SL. Also in Japan, there were SIMs by universities and companies, and some local city tried to simulate and study the cityscape around a train station. Department stores and manufacturers tried to research their new goods in SL. But most of them gave up realizing that it was not effective. Maybe because SL tends to be considered as one of video games in Japan and does not have close relation with RL.

I think Japanese SL is mainly for duplicating RL, shops, clubs, dance shows, and live performance. Recently animation and machinima became popular. In addition to various subjects that are not available in RL, the big merit is to be able to move camera freely that is not possible or difficult in RL. I hope SL will find new possibility and prosperity through machinima.
  

Visited the awarding ceremony of UWA 3D Art Challenge commemorating 100th anniversary. That was the biggest event among those held since last year. The site was as usual, four-SIM-corner event hall of UWA. It was heavy on the day and one SIM was out of service. Although I am robust normally, I dropped twice. So I kept still without swinging camera.




The results are also posted in the UWA page, but you can directly jump to them through the following links, The arts will be presented till the end of August. Good chance to see the awarded ones.
UWA: http://uwainsl.blogspot.jp/2013/08/uwa-art-machinima-grand-finale-finnish.html　

1: I THOUGHT I HATED HIM by Glyph Graves, Australia
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/196/198/248

2: MIRROR WITH 4 VIRGINS ON THE SHORES OF DEPRAVITY by Jipe Loon, France
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/37/228/248

2: LOOKING BACK by Carmsie Melody & Struthious an Australia, USA partnership
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/37/228/248

2: SILENT REFLECTIONS by Krystali Rabeni, England
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/94/217/248

5: QUANTUM by Barry Richez, France
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/168/153/248

5: NEURON SPHERE by Shenn Coleman, France
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/147/138/248

5: ECHO'S REFLECTING POOL by Misprint Thursday, USA
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/184/137/248

8: REFLECTIONS OF WAVES by Nino Vichan, USA
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/180/66/248

8: FRUIT OF TIME by REBECCA BASHLY, Serbia
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/100/118/248

10; REFLEXTIONS OF REFLECTIONS CAROUSEL by Yepar Saez. French Carribea
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/120/60/248

10; WHO ARE YOU by Blue Tsuki, USA
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/159/139/248

10; HIDDEN by Rose Borchovski, The Netherlands
　　http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/159/139/248




The comment by UWA for the top-art:
"I THOUGHT I HATED HIM is a brilliant and witty exploration of human nature that utilizes the ubiquitous presence of data in our lives, feeding in from everywhere at an ever increasing speed. The two mannequins move around the dance floor driven by data feeds from the New York and Shanghai stock exchanges. In real time while they are operating the data generates the movement and the music that propels these two lovers together and drives them apart. Miss Shanghai and Mr. New York are involved in a compelling dance of attraction and repulsion generated by our avarice. It's funny and chilling in equal measure."



As I reported before, there were audience participation prizes that will be given the best-ten awarded by the judge group. Fortunately I got the fourth prize by listing 6 arts out of 10. I did not include the top one in my list. Since the results were so close, I could have got better result if I were counting that one. But it is unlikely since that art was not good for pictures.

They said that the spread was very big in the scores. Out of 30 judges, 16 of them did not include the top one in their top-ten lists. The three joint-2nd place arts also had only 12 judges who included them in their best ten. So I need not to be embarrassed that I did not include it. In other words, anyone could have a chance to win in the participation prizes. Please do not miss the prize next time!

  

The theme on August 3 was “something like a cat”, but no one wore costumes as the musical.




There were many kinds of cats, from tiny, Miku-miku, and a nostalgic furry one. One of good things at Baba is that anything will do. There is a person with Neko in a different meaning.




The step seats were eliminated for photo shooting. It is convenient that the erased ones will come back automatically at the next log-in. With the Firestorm viewer, it is ‘touch the object, More, More, Derender, and Temporary.




Very sexy girls. The too long legs are good in these costumes. I understand why show dancers have abnormally long legs.




I hope this is a body suit, not put texture directly on the body. It is not clear what the theme next week will be, but please visit and join!
Baba Meeting Area: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dromio/235/40/26