The Mixed Success of Mixed Reality Parties

Hamlet and Iris: on left, in Manhattan, on right, dancing with babe and death 'bot

So here's a new rule of thumb for mixed reality parties: figure out how to be a good host in both realms, or someone's going to stick a lamp shade on your head. 

Last Thursday, we had a book party in a Manhattan penthouse and its SL incarnation, and I spent a lot of time running from the dining room (where our laptops were running Second Life) and the terrace (where just as important, the bartender was serving drinks.)  In the interim, Kit Meredith found me AFK, and duly covered my avatar in garbage, roaches, and said lamp shade.  Next time I'll make sure the projector's near the bar.  The original idea was to upload images of the real party into SL, but that didn't go as planned; instead, I'm putting screenshots and photos here.  In both realms, the night indisputably belonged to Flea Bussy of Grendel's Children, who dazzled Residents and New York glitterati alike by transforming into her astounding bestiary of avatars.

See much more after the break.  My deepest thanks again to Lyra Millionsofus and Millions Of Us for supplying the SL penthouse, Steve and Bob of Kiss My Face for providing the material penthouse, Falk Bergman for the autographable virtual edition, and all who came in either form.

SL legend Baccara Rhodes watches while Iris Ophelia and I log in.  (Iris was there with me to speak at New York's Fashion Institute.)

Flea Bussy begins the climb up the evolutionary ladder (and beyond.)

New York sophisticates utterly undone by Flea's transmogrifications...

... into a winged pterodactyl...

... a dino aircraft pilot...

... to species unknown and full of bubbly whimsy...

... to scary awesome...

... while the beautiful (if media-shy) beautiful people continue reveling unawares on the terrace.

Bettina Tizzy in the latest NPIRL fashion.

An autographed copy of the book's virtual edition, published by Falk Bergman.

Lyra and Patchouli Woollahra wind down at party's end.

Comments

[Kit Meredith]

While I take full credit for the lampshade (and the skirt, which I notice you didn't share with us here...), the garbage bags were someone else's idea. And the cockroach? That was actually another of Flea's incarnations. :)

It was fun, Hamlet. Glad to see we entertained the RL crowd as well as ourselves.

[Oxytone]

Wow, what an awesome party that seemed.

I seriously need to get rid of my lone wolf mentality and socialize ;).

[Nexii Malthus]

Aww, wish I had been invited!

[Bettina Tizzy]

Hamlet, I withheld all my photographs of said "dressing" of your away-avatar, out of... um... consideration for you :D BUT given that they've been outed, I'm publishing mine, too.

[Lyra Millionsofus]

Hey, you didn't have to host.. that was my job, remember? However I will admit to the garbage bags. We just couldn't resist, haha

[rikomatic]

It sucks that I had to miss this! Glad it was a fun event.