At this point, I'm going to say that Scott Adams, creator of the blockbuster Dilbert comic, is very likely the most famous author to understand Second Life at an essential level.
Why? Because here's how he invites fans to his Second Life appearance tomorrow (i.e., Tuesday the 30th) at 6pm SLT:
I took digital photos of my head from all angles and had it turned into a 3-D character, called an avatar. I’ll be on stage answering questions in a public forum in Second Life tomorrow night. Each person will have a chance to come on stage and literally kick my avatar in the nuts... So you could be, for example, a giant squirrel. And if your spouse asks you why you are late for dinner, just say, “I’m a giant squirrel, and I’m kicking that cartoonist guy in the nuts.” For once, it will be true.
Not William Gibson, and certainly not Neal Stephenson. As it turns out, it's the cartoonist who invented Catbert and Elbonia that understands the dizzy freeform possibilities of SL most. Him, or perhaps Judge Richard Posner, who also engaged a giant squirrel with equal good cheer.
At any rate, details on attending Adams' SL appearance to promote his latest book available at his blog.
I nominate Squirrel Wood to go up onstage and kick Scott Adams in the nuts! Or at least assault him with her staff and entourage of Portal-inspired companion cubes made by Ante Flan, who incidentally made a wonderful sculptie squirrel. (Somehow, "squirrel" and "nuts" just GO together.)
Posted by: Torley | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 04:43 AM
dang. missed it.
though whoever heard of squirrels _kicking_ nuts?
if you dressed as a squirrel wouldn't it be more appropriate to try and grab his nuts, hide em in a tree stump for six months, then eat them?
Posted by: Patch Lamington | Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 08:41 AM
@Patch: How utterly sick and twisted. ;)
Posted by: Torley | Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 05:19 PM