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Where Have You Been? S05E08 – A Museum to Get Lost In: The Vordun
Even nine years ago when it opened, the Vordun Museum & Gallery was impressive — lots of European artworks celebrated in the style of the great museums of the world, and it even then had a touch of the innovative using some then-just-emergent media and experience tools to enhance resident’s visits. Back then it was on a sub-parcel of the Fancy Decor store region, of which Jake Vordun is also the creator.
It’s certainly grown since then. The Vordun Museum & Gallery now fills its own region. And truly, it fills it. Not only are there works by Reynolds, Rubens, Gainsborough and a host of luminaries from throughout art history, but there are galleries featuring specific exhibitions — ten in all! The passion of its creator for art, for modern museum curation, and for the experience of visiting a world class museum is clear. It begins even before you enter, with the siting of the Museum on a rise with its staircase concourse, its water features and sculptures.
The Vordun offers some unique experiences to complement the works and themes featured. The exhibit “Musica Antiqua”, for example, focuses on early music in art and instruments. Both audio and video support are provided to enhance the experience. In the gallery featuring “Allegories of Artemisia” a series of vibrantly colored rooms take the visitor on a journey through the work of Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, drawing parallels between the subjects of the artist’s work and major events in their life. “Proverbs of the Low Countries” explores Peter Bruegel the Elder’s 1559 oil “The Blue Cloak” or “Netherlandish Proverbs.” The painting features 110 proverbial phrases, some of which might be familiar to you, such as “armed to the teeth” or “belling the cat.” When you accept the museum experience, a HUD will appear on your viewer screen and allow you to navigate close-up through each of the proverbs depicted in the work.
Visiting The Vordun really feels like you are visiting one of the great houses of Western art in London, Paris, Rome, Vienna or New York.
This episode airs at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time on Wednesdays and Saturdays through the end of November.
Region: The Vordun Museum & Gallery – Moderate
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Vordun/155/252/26
Owner: Jake Vordun
Where Have You Been? S05E07: The Big Halloween Episode
It’s October, and it’s the high spookable season. We are elated and exhausted already, and there’s still a lot of month to go for Hallowe’en in Second Life.
October is a big month in Second Life. So much so that a lot of this year’s seasonal offerings opened in September. And there’s no doubt that it’s not just you, or your nearest friends who “go big” for the Season. The All Hallows Holiday has many, many avid fans and practitioners in Second Life. If you are looking for spooky haunts, sinister asylums, or ghostly forests, you shall certainly find them!
In this episode we discuss some of the locations we enjoyed most, and where to find more. We don’t just choose any cob-web strewn location — we tend to look for places that are unique, or that reflect community. And we’ve lined up all the haunted houses, creepy carnivals, butchered and bloodletting asylums, mysterious forests warning you to enter only if you dare and strongly suggesting that you turn back NOW – to please almost any resident. They run the gamut from the Second Life equivalent of a Mom & Pop roadside attraction, where residents put out their favorite holiday décor and proudly declare “BOO to You!” to more extensive and sophisticated locales.
The episode airs at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time on Wednesdays and Saturdays through the end of October.
Here are some of the key locations in this episode:
Critterflop Hallowpop
Region: alphatribe island – Moderate
Owner: Alpha Auer
The Bewitched Forest
Region: Hazy Cove – Moderate
Owner: Aislen Atheria and Kuva Nishi.
Where Have You Been? S04E11: Revisiting: Dia De Los Muertos at Instituto Espanol
We’re pleased to present the latest episode in our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where we discuss things to do and places to visit across the Second Life Grid.
Episodes are broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time.
In this episode we revisit Dia de los Muertos at Instituto Espanol.
Where Have You Been? S04E10: Dark Park
We’re pleased to present the latest episode in our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where we discuss things to do and places to visit across the Second Life Grid. Episodes are broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time. In this episode we discover the Dark Park — an Amusement Park for Hallowe’en.
Where Have You Been?: Two Sides of October
In the latest episode of our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, which suggests things to do and places to visit around the Second Life Grid, we approach the month of October in two different ways: The Briar Woods present a pleasant Autumnal scene, while the Ride of Doom lends a Hallowe’en-ish feeling to the proceedings. Both are well worth a visit!
We also suggest a couple of other venues that might be worth your perusal.
This show airs on October 25 and 28, plus Nov 1 and 4, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific.
To listen to Virtual Community Radio, tune to http://main.vcradio.org or “Alexa, Play Virtual Community Radio” on your smart speaker*. Other options for tuning in can be found here.
Where Have You Been? S02E20: SL’s Top Haunted Places Tour & Hunt
In the latest episode of our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where we look at things to do and places to see across the Second Life Grid, Cale and Rik discuss the SL Top Haunted Places Tour & Hunt — a unique list of Hallowe’en locations and events in Second Life.
The show will be broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific/SLT (8pm and midnight in the UK), until the end of October.
Where Have You Been? S02E19: Rosehaven Caverns
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In the latest episode of our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where we look at things to do and places to see across the Second Life Grid, Cale and Rik visit the Rosehaven Caverns — a new development that enables you to navigate around the estate underground! The show goes out Sept 28, and Oct 1, 5 and 8, at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific/SLT; 8pm and midnight in the UK.
The system is growing every day and each of the caves are built by different denizens of the realm, making this a huge collaborative experience to explore and get lost in. There’s a subway entrance in Laudanum leading to the Underground, a mine shaft outside a gothic castle on the other end of the realm leading into the tunnels, not to mention a handful of secret pirate tunnels. Each resident participating adds their own style and imagination to their design and then connects to the nexus.
Where Have You Been S02E17: Susan’s Diary
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In the latest episode of our original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where we look at things to do and places to see across the Second Life Grid, Cale and Rik make a pre-Hallowe’en visit to “Susan’s Diary”, at Delacruz Park, owned by Sergio Delacrus, an Italian builder and programmer who works as a freelance VR Experience creator, 3D modeler and texture artist.
Not only has he created products and experiences in Second Life, but he has done a significant amount of work in Sansar as well. His experience, “Susan’s Diary”, in Second Life involves a missing child: to solve the mystery of Susan’s disappearance involves a HUD-based game, hunting for clues, and finding the pages of Susan’s diary to unlock the mystery of her fate. There’s also an associated YouTube channel. It makes for an excellent pre-Hallowe’en entertainment.
“Susan’s Diary” is part of a larger games park with flight rides, roller coaster, boats, hang gliders, bungee jumping, a sci-fi area, and a flying dragon — all free to explore. The teleport to “Susan’s Diary” in Delacruz Park is right by the main landing area.
The episode premieres on August 31st and runs on Wednesday and Saturday at noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time (8pm and midnight in the UK) until September 10.
S02E17 — Susan’s Diary
Owner: Sergio Delacruz
SLURLS/URLS:
Delacruz Technologies Island
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Persius/186/116/23
Regions: Persius, General
You Tube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/DelacruzSL/featured
Hallowe’en on Virtual Community Radio
Join us on Virtual Community Radio today — or visit Haunted Hollow on Chestnut Hills in Second Life — for some cool programming, “Live at The Hollow”.
At 1:30pm Pacific (8:30pm UK*), Seanchai Library presents a series of unexpurgated live stories from the Brothers Grimm — Grimm by name, Grimm by nature?
Then following on directly from the Grimm Tales, at approximately 3pm Pacific (10pm UK*), DJ Elrik Merlin presents around an hour of tunes for the season. They’re billed as “Melodies of Samhain”, but it will be rather broader than that!
And at noon and 4pm Pacific (7pm and 11pm in the UK*), tune in for the latest episode of our popular series, Tarot @ Teatime, where we look in detail and the first few cards in the Major Arcana.
*The hour has gone back in the UK and as a result they are only 7 hours ahead for this week, not 8.
Frankenstein — The Finale Airs Today…
Don’t miss the finale of this horror/sci-fi classic!
Tune in today, Saturday October 16th at 2pm SLT/Pacific, 10pm in the UK — for Part Two of the Seanchai Library full-cast adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic — Frankenstein!
Featuring Shandon Loring, Zander Greene, Corwyn Allen, Da5id Abbot, Elrik Merlin and Caledonia Skytower.
And tune in for the latest edition of Where Have You Been? at noon or 2pm Pacific, 8pm or midnight in the UK, where we visit not one, but two seasonal venues: Snowy River Halloween — Pirate Village and Pine Valley Haunted Caverns.
Today’s Featured Music is Classics On The Keys - Classical and Baroque pieces featuring keyboards.
