Open Forum: What Are the Best Blog Posts on Burning Life?
Paulina Oceanlane of Who Lets the Dorks Out has a really nice, multi-part review of Burning Life 2009: part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here. One big reason it's so good: Copious SLurl links, so readers can jump directly from Paulina's post to the installations she's writing about and photographing. (Something so many other SL bloggers keep forgetting to include.) Thanks to Ms. Oceanlane, when I read from her that, say, someone named Nawlins Streeter has built an avatar-sized version of the classic boardgame Mousetrap, three click will get me there. [Try it yourself with this SLurl]
That said, what other blog resources should readers be checking out before they jump into the virtual wasteland that contains Burning Life?
Update, 12:40pm: Here's a good compendium of illustrated, SLurl-annotated BL09 posts from Honour McMillan. And via Second Arts, SLurls to the Burning Life Art Department's Twelve Art Projects.
Update 2, 8:10pm: Nice write-up by Ignatius Onomatopoeia here.
I don't claim that my post on "Vessel's Dream" by Byrn Oh to be a "best" of anything, except for my appreciation for some amazing immersiva:
http://iggyo.blogspot.com/2009/10/arts-on-playa-burning-life-2009.html
Covers "Vessel's Dream," the Gulliver Build, and "Towards the Future."
Don't miss Oh's work.
Posted by: Iggy O | Friday, October 23, 2009 at 11:40 AM
That's a pretty good post, Iggy! For credit, is your avatar name "Iggy O"? That's what's on the blog, but I thought it was actually Ignatius Onomaonapaia or something.
Posted by: Hamlet Au | Friday, October 23, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Hamlet, thanks. I'm continually inspired by the works of SL's artists.
I should use my full SL name, because I can actually spell it most days. So many folks call me Iggy that I just gave up.
Lesson One in choosing an SL name: something you can type when drunk or tired :)
Posted by: Ignatius Onomatopoeia | Friday, October 23, 2009 at 06:26 PM
That's it!
Posted by: Hamlet Au | Friday, October 23, 2009 at 08:04 PM
Three cheers for Paulina's excellent guide. :D
Posted by: SpaceCase M | Friday, October 23, 2009 at 08:17 PM
The conversation at Metanomics Thursday the 22nd was my favorite "blog post" so to speak.
http://www.metanomics.net/blog/burning_man_reflected_virtually_in_burning_life_-_community_forum/
Posted by: Doubledown Tandino | Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Ig ... when you're drunk and in need of typing, your name is Ig... I'm DD... your Ig. Nice to meet ya.
Posted by: Doubledown Tandino | Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 12:20 AM
Gianna Borgnine has a great post covering some fantastic installations that are not to be missed.
http://changingworldsbuildingdreams.com/the-20-burning-life-camps-you-must-see
Posted by: Reed Steamroller | Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 04:28 AM
Thanks so much for the backlink, Hamlet, and for the other links to Burning Life guides, none of which I had known!
I would like to add the Koinup blog, which has tons of pictures, information and SLURLS: http://blog.koinup.com/search/label/Burning%20Life%202009
And Naritay Rayna from the "Love/Hate" blog has written a few nice posts about BL installations with pictures and SLURLS.
http://littlemisshater.blogspot.com/search/label/Burning%20Life
Posted by: Paulina Oceanlane | Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 05:29 AM