The Great 2023 Trick or Treat & The Official Halloween Video Contest


Halloween in Second Life is a huge thing, and there’s no escaping the haunting atmosphere that sweeps across the grid. Pumpkins, scarecrows, zombies, eerie cornfields, and skeletons seem to materialize everywhere you look, and as the weeks roll on, you might find yourself yearning for a change of scenery, perhaps even hoping for snow-covered landscapes…

Where have I been, where should you?


WordPress sent me some sad messages about the poor state of this blog. And yeah, I know….I have been neglecting this site. Sorry, Site! Not blogging here, doesn’t mean I have not been in Second Life. On the contrary, I am actually quite busy! With all the good stuff. Like Mentoring new residents at the…

MY PIXELS. NOT YOURS. Free WAARHEID merch at SL20B.


Originally posted on What the Huck?:
I’m giving away a piece of free WAARHEID merch at my SL20B exhibit, WAARHEID: TRUTH IS A DESTINATION – a black crop top featuring one of my favourite lines from the movie (if I do say so myself). The top comes in versions for Maitreya, Slink (Hourglass & Physique),…

WAARHEID: TRUTH IS A DESTINATION Exhibition at SL20B


Originally posted on What the Huck?:
Second Life is 20 years old this month and will be celebrating with its annual birthday bash, SL20B, from today, 22 June, to 12 July. Its theme this year is ‘Our Fantastic Future.’ As a science fiction writer and movie maker, I couldn’t really resist a title like that.…

The Second Life Cinema opens… with WAARHEID


Originally posted on What the Huck?:
The new Second Life Cinema has just opened… and its debut feature is WAARHEID. The movie will be showing there throughout the SL20B celebrations of SL’s 20th birthday. Wander in, take a seat, enable media… and watch. Built by Linden to celebrate the magic of machinima, regular events and…

A tropical beach, cool Norway and scary jellyfish…


In the words of the famous Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, “Every disadvantage has its advantage. Just last month, a mere 10 minutes after the Fantasy Faire opened, my trusty old PC decided to crash and burn. Although the timing was far from ideal, considering its nearly 12-year lifespan it was actually quite remarkable that…

The Fantasy Faire Film Competition is open to votes!


Edit 1: The date of the Award Ceremony is 6th May and not 7th! Edit 2: For the public voting, the film with most amount of LS in their Kiosk will win, not the number of votes! For the second year the Fantasy Faire Film festival organised a film competition. Rules were pretty straight forward….

Fantasy Plant Lovers Unite!


Originally posted on Fantasy Faire:
As an avid lover of plants, I find myself drawn to them both in real life and in Second Life. Whenever I start decorating my virtual home, the first thing I do is gather all the plants and trees that I’ve collected over the years and add them to my…