Where did I put all my blogs!?

Sicily assigned the VW class to choose a photo and use it as a backdrop to make a scene that draws you in. The colored boxes are tags given by classmates on what they evoke...history, beauty...

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UW Class solving a riddle

2012-02-09T20:35:00.001-06:00

UW Class solving a riddle

O'Driscoll ideas hidden in a phantom box with a non-phantom box inside. How to avoid Routinization?

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Gentle Heron of Virtual Ability

2012-02-08T15:16:00.001-06:00

Gentle Heron of Virtual Ability

Gentle Heron (standing next to the smaller screen) founded Virtual Ability - the sim in SL and the RL corporation. She is speaking at the ARVEL weekly meeting organized by Willow Shenlin.

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Montauk Lighthouse

2012-02-04T01:05:00.001-06:00

Montauk Lighthouse

There are many cool historic lighthouses in Second Life. Chimera is looking at several for a building project.

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Talking about WHO Population Event

2012-02-02T08:50:00.001-06:00

Talking about WHO Population Event

Jenn, Luce from WHO, Spiral, Neil, and Chimera are talking about an interactive session on population control for participants around the world. Luce is inside of Jenn's little globe.

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SL interface viewing ARVEL-AERA Sig

2012-02-01T14:52:00.001-06:00

SL interface viewing ARVEL-AERA Sig

Chat and name display included. ARVEL Inworld Discussion: Feb 1, 2012: Dr. Patrick O'Shea (Avatar: Dionio Outlander) discusses the viability of student and teacher created AR experiences. e.g. Teaching kids about the layers of the earth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWSSdUQF3J0

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ARVEL-AERA Sig Weekly Meeting

2012-02-01T14:45:00.001-06:00

ARVEL-AERA Sig Weekly Meeting

ARVEL Inworld Discussion: Feb 1, 2012: Dr. Patrick O'Shea (Avatar: Dionio Outlander) discusses the viability of student and teacher created AR experiences. e.g. Teaching kids about the layers of the earth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWSSdUQF3J0

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Solar System with Outer Space Sounds

2012-01-31T17:58:00.001-06:00

Solar System with Outer Space Sounds

Lea Supermarine built a Solar System too. Thinking my small effort is definitely not worthy!

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Kinetic Spiralium by Lea Supermarine

2012-01-31T17:38:00.001-06:00

Kinetic Spiralium by Lea Supermarine

Wow! It spins around and you can walk into it. All shiny cubes and rods in an amazing geometric construction.

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Robin, Barbara, Francisca & Liz at NMC Ars

2012-01-31T16:55:00.001-06:00

Robin, Barbara, Francisca & Liz at NMC Ars

AKA Spiral, D'lightful, Frankie, and Chimera meet to plan an NMC conference submission on their New Media Faculty-Staff Seminar in Second Life.

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Virtual Museum of Virtual Worlds

2012-01-26T20:17:00.001-06:00

Virtual Museum of Virtual Worlds

Our UW VW Certificate class of 2012 has our own sim! We will be collaboratively constructing a Virtual Museum of Virtual Worlds over the next two quarters. Terraforming, here we come.

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Watching Ralph Cicerone

2012-01-23T17:09:00.001-06:00

Watching Ralph Cicerone

Riven Homewood, Rhiannon Chatnoir, Thynka Little, and Chimera watch Ralph Cicerone's talk via Adobe Connect in Second Life. The avatars approved. Nice talk. http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/23212.aspx

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Chimera and the Cool Kids

2012-01-23T16:57:00.001-06:00

Chimera and the Cool Kids

The band of SL tech edu early adopters are gathered to watch the NAS president's talk. Streamed via Adobe Connect from WUSTL. http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/23212.aspx

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SL Planetarium Dome

2012-01-21T15:31:00.001-06:00

SL Planetarium Dome

This version has the planets stacked vertically above the sun and rotating around their own axes as well as the sun. This view has most of them, along with a particle light show. Chimera is floating somewhere in the middle, in all black.

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Cosmos Quest by Pamela Gay

2012-01-21T13:13:00.001-06:00

Cosmos Quest by Pamela Gay

Check out the game CosmoQuest by Pamela Gay: http://cosmoquest.org -- MICA schedule: http://www.starstryder.com/2010/09/21/lunar-overload/

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Citizen Science at MICA

2012-01-21T12:58:00.001-06:00

Citizen Science at MICA

"Of Lunar Craters" - MICA talk by Pamela Gondwana (RL Pamela Gay) - about Pamela by Pamela: http://www.starstryder.com/2010/09/21/lunar-overload/

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Dinosaurs on Earth and Mars

2012-01-21T12:52:00.001-06:00

Dinosaurs on Earth and Mars

"Of Lunar Craters" - MICA talk by Pamela Gondwana (RL Pamela Gay) about craters on celestial bodies. Asteroids, craters, dinoosaurs...ancient times on Earth. http://www.mica-vw.org/wiki/index.php/Upcoming_Public_Events

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Dinosaurs on Earth and Mars

2012-01-21T12:43:00.001-06:00

Dinosaurs on Earth and Mars

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Wizard Gynoid - Math Mystic

2012-01-21T01:50:00.001-06:00

Wizard Gynoid - Math Mystic

An article on Wizzy's work -- cool! There are some geometry freebies here too. Drop by and have a look at the chemical geometric sculptures.

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Wizzy Gynoid and Chimera

2012-01-21T00:50:00.001-06:00

Wizzy Gynoid and Chimera

Wizzy Gynoind dropped by the Orrery and is giving Chimera scripting tips. Cool!

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Solar System Orrery at OneClimate

2012-01-20T23:58:00.001-06:00

Solar System Orrery at OneClimate

The Orrerey, an old-style mechanical solar system model above OneClimate Island, was built by Maklin Deckard of Caledon.

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Solar System Model at OneClimate

2012-01-20T23:32:00.001-06:00

Solar System Model at OneClimate

Chimera visits the old-style mechanical solar system model high above OneClimate Island. She is working on a model too, but this level of scripting is way above her pay grade. By Macklin Deckard.

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Liz waves from AdobeConnect

2012-01-20T16:49:00.001-06:00

Liz waves from AdobeConnect

Waving "hi" to Chimera from the WUSTL office. With luck we'll team up to stream Ralph Ciccerone from WUSTL to SL on Monday. Chimera is looking for friends Firery Broome, Jenn Forager, and Curious George for expert advice.

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NAS President on Monday?

2012-01-20T16:41:00.001-06:00

NAS President on Monday?

PARC is streaming the talk by National Academy of Sciences President Ralph Ciccerone for PARC members on Monday with Adobe Connect. Perhaps in SL too...testing...testing...now how do you get that thing to fill the screen?

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Wacky Chimera Horse

2012-01-19T22:02:00.001-06:00

Wacky Chimera Horse

Chimera just explained her not-done horse. An ancient Asian princess might ride this one after the top carriage with curtains is added.

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Discussing the Horse of Allison

2012-01-19T21:50:00.001-06:00

Discussing the Horse of Allison

We are experimenting with texture and theme, all using the same carousel horse.

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Debating VWs and Games

2012-01-19T20:27:00.001-06:00

Debating VWs and Games

The UW Virtual Worlds class discusses types of virtual worlds and personality types of users.

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UW iSchool cannon blast off

2012-01-19T20:14:00.001-06:00

UW iSchool cannon blast off

Chimera just ignited the cannon but you can't tell where she has gone...

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mdrm sofa by naonao

2012-01-18T19:50:00.001-06:00

mdrm sofa by naonao

Chimera went furniture shopping. Or rather, exploring innovative design in SL. [mdrm] qualifies.

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Virtual Environments for Training

2012-01-18T19:38:00.001-06:00

Virtual Environments for Training

The first meeting in 2012 of the ARVEL sig of AERA in SL. Speaker is telling us about their collaboration with Virtual Ability for job training using virtual worlds for people with disabilities.

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Chimera + Willow after ARVEL

2012-01-18T15:57:00.001-06:00

Chimera + Willow after ARVEL

Chimera and Willow (Sabine) just after Speaker Thomas Conway's presentation for ARVEL. Thomas is from the Center for Disability Studies at the U of Hawaii. See the archived video at http://www.livestream.com/arvelsig.

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Virtual Environments for Training

2012-01-18T15:51:00.001-06:00

Virtual Environments for Training

Speaker Thomas Conway (avatar: Holger Danske) from the Center for Disability Studies at the U of Hawaii has funding for their Signature Employment project from the Kessler Foundation for 2 years in collaboration with Virtual Ability. in SL. Holger/Tom is discussing challenges and accomplishments in their project for job training in SL for people with disabilities. Mailing list info: employ@hawaii.edu

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Snow in The Far Away

2012-01-13T01:08:00.001-06:00

Snow in The Far Away

It's snowing in The Far and Away these days. Was it always?

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Thursday Zhu Bloom Taxonomy

2012-01-12T21:31:00.001-06:00

Thursday Zhu Bloom Taxonomy

The UW class is illustrating their self-perception of their building skills by standing on a block in the 3D Bloom's Taxonomy by Thursday Xu (Rex Heer).

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4 Stages of VW Development

2012-01-12T20:59:00.001-06:00

4 Stages of VW Development

Ran Hinrich's first slide for 2012. ;-)

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1st Spring Class at UW

2012-01-12T20:53:00.001-06:00

1st Spring Class at UW

Our first class meeting of the spring quarter. Some of the avatars look kinda gray.

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Maris Class Discusses

2012-01-09T14:56:00.001-06:00

Maris Class Discusses

Final discussion of our tour to Spiral and Chimera's projects.

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Spiral explains Motivational Interviewing

2012-01-09T13:53:00.001-06:00

Spiral explains Motivational Interviewing

In the BU Motivational Interviewing curriculum for doctors and medical residents, they heard a lecture on motivational interviewing and then practiced with each other on a sky platform. Afterwards they viewed videos on the web.and critiqued each other's performances.

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Spiral explains WIC

2012-01-09T13:45:00.001-06:00

Spiral explains WIC

Spiral explains another BU project - CS2Day - a stop smoking curriculum for doctors and medical residents. She is getting Buried in Butts - of the cigarette kind, a demo from the program.

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Spiral explains WIC

2012-01-09T13:25:00.001-06:00

Spiral explains WIC

Spiral explains for Mariis Mills class about the Boston U Medical Center project Women in Control for women who are very ill with diabetes. A CDC curriculum is presented in the virtual world over an 8 week period for comparison with a similar program held in person at BU.

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Museum Island

2012-01-09T03:10:00.001-06:00

Museum Island

Chimera can clearly see that Museum Island will take quite some time to explore properly.

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Museum Island

2012-01-09T03:09:00.001-06:00

Museum Island

Chimera can clearly see that Museum Island will take quite some time to explore properly.

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BFFs Chimera & Pooky

2012-01-08T18:58:00.001-06:00

BFFs Chimera & Pooky

Chimera had a fab sushi lunch with the RL Pooky in NYC a few months ago. Both of us are the same "person" in both worlds. Fun times.

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Guess who is coming to the 1st Question!!

2012-01-08T18:53:00.001-06:00

Guess who is coming to the 1st Question!!

Yay! The Pooky Amsterdam fan kids are helping her with a stress test for a HUGE upcoming event. Will Wright (yes, the Game God and Linden Lab Board Member) will be a guest on The First Question science quiz show in SL on Feb. 3. Watch for further developments and get your RSVP in early!!

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Not the Library Dewey

2012-01-08T17:33:00.001-06:00

Not the Library Dewey

Chimera had no idea that John Dewey spoke Danish in addition to his other many accomplishments. Thinking Mariis Mills had a hand in this. ;-)

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Mariis Mills Findings -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T12:21:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills Findings -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills audience 2 -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T12:18:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills audience 2 -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills audience -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T12:07:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills audience -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills avatar forms -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T12:05:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills avatar forms -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills meaningful participation -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:57:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills meaningful participation -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills olegitimate peripheral participation -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:55:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills olegitimate peripheral participation -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills on Conceptual Design Model -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:47:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills on Conceptual Design Model -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills on Respectful/Radical Remediation -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:43:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills on Respectful/Radical Remediation -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills on Wenger & Lave -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:42:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills on Wenger & Lave -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills - overview -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:41:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills - overview -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills - activities overview -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:39:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills - activities overview -see ldorland.posterous.com

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1 Mariis Mills speaks on Learning Theories - ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:38:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills speaks on Learning Theories

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Mariis Mills - research methods -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:37:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills - research methods -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills - nture of her students -see ldorland.posterous.com

2011-12-20T11:35:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills - nture of her students -see ldorland.posterous.com

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Mariis Mills - research on learning theories for 3D

2011-12-20T11:32:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills - research on learning theories for 3D

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Mariis Mills - slide lists learning theories for 3D

2011-12-20T11:30:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills - slide lists learning theories for 3D

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Yikes!

2011-12-20T02:56:00.001-06:00

Yikes!

Off to bed!

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OK just one more...

2011-12-20T02:54:00.001-06:00

OK just one more...

Entering the scene inside the magic ball...

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Serious Strangeness in the Zone sim

2011-12-20T02:48:00.001-06:00

Serious Strangeness in the Zone sim

It's past bedtime in this timezone, so Zone exploration will have to wait until tomorrow. Dang it. via @mariismills

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Mariis Mills speaks here tomorrow

2011-12-19T11:38:00.001-06:00

Mariis Mills speaks here tomorrow

Chimera got confused about which day it was, but if you come to StellaNova tomorrow (Sept. 20) at 9 AM SLT you can hear Mariis Mills speak about her work at Curious George's meeting space. ;-)

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Nany Kayo - Writing Virtual Worlds

2011-12-18T03:09:00.001-06:00

Nany Kayo - Writing Virtual Worlds

Part of Nany Kayo's "Writing Virtual Worlds" display for the Virtual Museum of Virtual Worlds end-of-quarter UW class Open House. The exhibits are all still up if you want to drop by. Use the TP board.

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Sitting on the Flan

2011-12-16T00:48:00.001-06:00

Sitting on the Flan

Sicily and Chimera are on the flan and leaning on the whipped cream after class. Stylianos and Zorro look on. Sitting on food is a good, good thing. ;-)

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Champagne for everyone!

2011-12-16T00:46:00.001-06:00

Champagne for everyone!

Of course Chimera provided a tray of champagne for visitors to her Camera Obscura build. Quite a few are still sipping away.

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Scott's Computers & The Internet build

2011-12-16T00:45:00.001-06:00

Scott's Computers & the Internet build

The last stop in the Virtual Museum of Virtual Worlds version 1 is at Scott's Computers & the Internet exhibit.

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Chimera & Ran Hinrichs

2011-12-16T00:39:00.001-06:00

Chimera & Ran Hinrichs

Chimera and Ran chat about the past quarter of the UW Virtual Worlds Certificate class.

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This ocean is high in the air

2011-12-16T00:18:00.001-06:00

This ocean is high in the air

The rear view over the ocean boulders to the Camera Obscura. Chimera and the Zoopraxiscope are very tiny in the left side-yard and UW Avalumni Island is far below.

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Chimera's Muybridge Zoopraxiscope

2011-12-16T00:14:00.001-06:00

Chimera's Muybridge Zoopraxiscope

The Muybridge galloping horse in the Zoopraxiscope. What could be cooler? See: http://www.eadweardmuybridge.co.uk/muybridge_image_and_context/introducing_mu...

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Looking out of the Camera Obscura

2011-12-16T00:09:00.001-06:00

Looking out of the Camera Obscura

From the doorway you can see the Candy Floss vendor and the entry platform.

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Inside the Camera Obscura

2011-12-16T00:03:00.001-06:00

Inside the Camera Obscura

How does this kind of Camera Obscura work? Try this link: http://www.cameraobscuras.com/

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Camera Obscura & Zoopraxiscope

2011-12-15T23:55:00.001-06:00

Camera Obscura & Zoopraxiscope

Immersed in the past. Camera Obscura and Zoopraxiscope with galloping horse, high in the sky.

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Entrance to the Camera Obscura Exhibit

2011-12-15T23:44:00.001-06:00

Entrance to the Camera Obscura Exhibit

Chimera built a platform for arrival and introduction to the exhibit. The rest is down below on an island.

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Camera Obscura takes shape...

2011-12-14T17:15:00.001-06:00

Camera Obscura takes shape...

Chimera's Camera Obscura/Photography exhibit is beginning to take shape. The opening is tomorrow night.

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Highest dive in SL?

2011-12-14T00:18:00.001-06:00

Highest dive in SL?

The diving board on top of the Love Macine tower is nearly 400 meters in the air. Wheeee!

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Being Philip LInden

2011-12-13T23:56:00.001-06:00

Being Philip LInden

Nice set of speaker positions and animations from Sissy Bonne.

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Love Machine Laptop

2011-12-13T23:35:00.001-06:00

Love Machine Laptop

The official Love Machine Laptop logo is somewhat Apple-ish. Chimera approves.

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C&P Team Meeting Area

2011-12-13T23:31:00.001-06:00

C&P Team Meeting Area

Nice. Everyone has a Love Machine Laptop too. With a web-on-a-prim screen. Cool!

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Is it the whole tower?

2011-12-13T23:23:00.001-06:00

Is it the whole tower?

Or is it just the middle part? Love Machine Central.

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The Love Machine?

2011-12-13T23:20:00.001-06:00

The Love Machine?

Wait! Could it be? It is....the Love Machine. And they have Coffee & Power Team Meetings somewhere around here.

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The Love Machine Robot

2011-12-13T23:13:00.001-06:00

The Love Machine Robot

The Love Machine Robot, crafted by Leyla Firefly. What is he thinking?

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C& P Hearts

2011-12-13T23:06:00.001-06:00

C& P Hearts

C&P heart flowers grow in pots that say "love is the answer".

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C&P globe on a tall tower?

2011-12-13T23:04:00.001-06:00

C&P globe on a tall tower?

Hmmm...at C&P there is a robot of sorts in here too.

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Free Coffee & Power mug in SL

2011-12-13T22:59:00.001-06:00

Free Coffee & Power mug in SL

Chimera came to check out Philip Linden's kiosk for SLers to pick up C&P signs to put up on their land. R Squared has been Philip's home sim since he stepped down as CEO.

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Sculptures & Colors & Textures

2011-12-11T18:11:00.001-06:00

Sculptures & Colors & Textures

It's time for a visit to the shop of Haveit Neox to see if any of these fine textures and items might become part of Chimera's photography exhibit. Wowl.

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One of the Second Libations Natives

2011-12-11T18:07:00.001-06:00

One of the Second Libations Natives

You get to go native, including the costume at this LEA sim.

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Sculptures Everywhere

2011-12-11T17:45:00.001-06:00

Sculptures Everywhere

Second Libations at LEA. Try to find the proper entrance at the pyramid or you will miss the journey.

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Second Libations by Haveit Neox

2011-12-11T15:35:00.001-06:00

Second Libations by Haveit Neox

A very complex and beautiful bulid. You fall down from the pyramid into this. Watch the video the artist made for a hint of what you will see. It's better than any snapshots Chimera can take! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMJd2zBCUgg

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