AlisonJamesArt
Explorer of physical and virtual environments, an adventurer of the mind and a creator of fantastical things
Tag: Philosophy
On the Value of Friendship…
What is friendship? How do we define it when we develop a friendship in an online world or through social media? Let’s chat about that…
My Avatar, My Self and the Rhythm of Days
Lately I seem to be doing a lot of photos like this… Apparently I am craving quiet and peace. Maybe it has something to do with my hectic life. It’s been awhile since I have written a blog post, mostly because..well…life. The rhythm of my…
What is a Virtuality?
A post that look WAY too long to write because the philosophy of it all twisted, turned and threw me into a ditch.
Art vs. Science vs. Philosophy
A post in which I debate which came first…the art, the science or the philosophy
Let’s start from the (almost) beginning
I post in which I explain what is with all the Second Life stuff
Recent Posts: AlisonJamesArt
Glitch: Adventures in Second Life Photography, a Lesson in Frustration and Shutting the Door on Perfectionism
It has been quite a learning curve week of playing around and learning new techniques in GIMP. I am having quite the moment of perfectionism panic as I stare at my latest photo that has taken me ALL DAY to learn to do and still did not turn out how I wanted it to. However […]
She WAS the Storm
I have had this picture in my mind for a very long time. I actually took the original photo for it last year and have been slowly working on my GIMP skills in order to get it somewhat close to where I wanted it to be. Truth be told I will always look at my […]
Making a (Linden) Dollar in Second Life by Reselling Gacha
Let’s talk about gacha reselling. This is apparently quite a controversial thing in Second Life for a few reasons. Gacha are basically machines in SL that hold a set of items by one creator. These items are transferable, most times modifiable but not copyable. These sets contain common items as well as rare(s) and […]
The Ending of One Year and the Beginning of Another
What the heck happened last year? And What is coming up for me this year?
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – The SL Christmas Expo Part 2. The Jingle Bells Sim
BREEDABLES!! I have a fascination with breedables. I think it’s pretty incredible that in a virtual world we make things that simulate life in some way and that can recreate one another. There was even a whole sim once called SVARGA that had the most incredible array of simulated life. It was an artificial ecosystem […]
