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Awesome Second Life destination, Tokyo Peninsula. Continually evolving with a true whimsical spirit complimented with technical excellence. This is a place you can truly explore and discover over and over again Author: Ravenelle Keywords: Ravenelle Second Life Torley Tokyo Peninsula Miyaoka Hitchcock Achamo Paine Yuyu Flores Tamahikari Tammas Coyuru cazalet Added: July 19, 2008

Buddhism isn’t just about meditation and denying self-gratification to attain a higher state of being. When I was bute a chylde, I visited a Buddhist Hell Theme Park in Thailand. Fun for the whole family: sculptures depicting tongues being torn out, lots of spikes and bodies on said spikes, and certainly heaping amounts of simulated fire and brimstone that would make other religions’ demons feel inadequate. With great joy, my wife and I visited Higashiosaka (click to teleport), the first Buddhist Hell Theme Park in Second Life — the first I’ve ever seen, and likely the first there ever will be. Filled to the prim (pun intended) with scampering souls, corpse-crushing demons, and good ol’ Saṃghāta, that mountain that keeps squashing the sinners. If it isn’t obvious, we had a rollicking, remarkable time. The quality of the build is superb, surrounded by metropolitan buildings out of a Godzilla movie (several demons stood watch), and centered by a pointy temple protruding out of the earth. Around the temple, sculpted little people with crudely-drawn faces and pubic hair ran around in circles, flailing, feeling ever-so-hopeless. And surprisingly animated. See Ravenelle’s video for an in-motion adventure: While you can’t hear it in the vid, a pleasant and/or bone-chilling soundtrack of guttural screams surrounded the whole work, while skeletal hands out of an Iron Maiden album cover intermingled with firetongues. Those who aren’t so rapt on their history will also draw comparisons to certain World of Warcraft or Lord of the Rings creatures. Goes to show how creative human imaginations have always been! There was so much to see and do here, and I really appreciate extra attention to detail like the flaming rocks coming down from the sky, the birds circling the temple’s top, the lightning bolts which (among other things) were reminiscent of the Peacock King trailer I saw the other day (wifey and I have been watching various Wuxia films), etc. They all add up for a cohesive, powerful place well-worth visiting. All in all, terribly rich, and enhanced by custom environment settings. And now when my not-yet-Resi friends ask, “What can I see in Second Life?” I can point them here, which might be kinda edgy for the Showcase but worth the visit all the same, and it’s especially meaningful if your cultural background is attuned to the relevance of… BUDDHIST HELL! MUHAHAHA. The only downside? Not knowing who to thank for this experience epic, and why they made it. I didn’t see any advertising, and the main builder’s profile was empty… empty! Seems like they’re of Japanese origin, tho. I’m curious, so if you know, fill me in. Wikipedia has more info on Naraka and hells in Buddhism, and you can’t go wrong with Flickr pictures either (WARNING: NOT FOR SQUEAMISH).

Business Women Behaving BAdly Author: jemtee Keywords: Ruth McKay Janet Torley Added: July 12, 2008

I like to keep in touch with what’s out there. After all, Second Life is my fave virtual world, but once upon a time, I had never heard of it — hard to believe, I know. I’m in the closed beta for Just Leap In, and one neat thing is you can embed a player to their world in a webpage. Another neat thing: you can throw around other avatars. To put it subtly, DON’T OVERREACT THESE AREN’T REAL PEOPLE I’M NOT GRIEFING!

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Ducky models for Chel Norfolk. Music by Torley Author: Ravenelle Keywords: Ravenelle Torley Chel Norfolk Photoshoot Model Fashion Studio Second Life Added: June 16, 2008

Grotto of Lost Souls -Jopsy Pendragon creation for the NPIRL Garden exhibition. Music By Torley Author: Ravenelle Keywords: Ravenelle Second Life Jopsy Pendragon Torley NPIRL Garden exhibition Added: June 16, 2008

The Lovecats enjoying an adventurous afternoon with new toys. Music by Torley Album: Solo Piano 7 Author: Ravenelle Keywords: Ravenelle Torley Torav Shenanigans Lovecats Watermelon Jam Toast Machinima Added: June 16, 2008

Stop calling me dude! OK, but you must take this scepter of awesomeness and bonk your head with it — 4 times. No more, no less. The truth will then be revealed. Verily, I accept this noble bonking. *thunk thunk thunk thunk* Now hail the name of bonkkyu Bonetto. And watch this. I hail thee, bonkkyu Bonetto! I m watching this. Wait a for few moments and the excitement must begins! Bow before thine new Masters and Maidens and behold! The pixelogy does not obscure the spirit of a truly badass work and/or play, with its intro genetically descended from an empire of anime and fighting games. At first, they re all doing this perpetual walking-forward thing before it ascends into utter uncanny wisdom of the sage-ages. Girl with enlarged eye-visor, Transformer-cycle yellow mecha, and even a doll-figure who strongly resembles Chun-Li. Flashes strike the darkness down like the biznotch it is. The music roars on, bombastic and dramatic, prompting some sort of showdown between the lead characters — or at least cinematography with airy angles and particle ker-blam! But wait, I must have more to be sated! My appetite grows and like Sinistar, I hunger! Well then, gaze upon the moment in spacetime where a black-haired chick wearing more guns than clothes does a fancy spin and fires em off (1:27)! Thrill and wet your pantaloons as the color schemes do your head in! Gape in utter astonishment as a giant robot and a comparatively diminutive female do some progressive ambulatory behavior while the sky aches and shudders into different colors (2:04). AHHHH TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT! Slow your roll then listen to Dynasty-like strains accompany The Abyss @ 2:30. Rewatch that while you scheme innocently. Then prepare for a reload of the ultra-energy when a split-screen closeup (first time I ve seen that done from SL, natch) helps move product @ 2:46! XD!!!! If you like anime girls dressed as maids, boy do I have a treat for you just shy of the 3-minute mark! And then you can watch an epic chase scene while highly-stylized battles rage on and an impressive guitar solo scores explosions round the city! This is the kind of ad that ll make people want to come in Second Life and say, I want one (or more) of those!