As an up-and-coming internet user, I always am willing to explore and add on to websites all over the internet. When it comes to exploring the online world, I am into following or making my own path.
I was instructed in assignment from my Interactive Media class, to join and create a character in Second Life. In Second Life, you control a character which you design and create. Once you create your character, you enter the virtual world by going to different places where there are other characters that other people created. The other characters which you can interact with by typing messages to them, were designed and are being controlled by other actually humans who are sitting at home in front of their computers. In this online world people can interact just like in real life, they share thoughts, visual interaction, and conversations.
The only main flaw is that physical interaction is not possible. In fact the people you are communicating with are at best 100 miles away.
Our teacher gave us a tour of a place in Second Life that showcased art and beautiful backdrops. There were mini pools of water that would teleport you vertically in the sky to buildings in the sky to see the art. It was visual stimulating and I was able to interact with some other characters around the art.
Second Life is fun, and to tell you the truth it is not a bad replacement for real life, but the tangible feeling of real life is so authentic that you can even sometimes sense forces stronger than sight, sound, smell, touch or vision. I am talking about what it is to be human and to be physically alive. People who religiously play Second Life are taking their real lives for granted and hide behind the veil of their online character. Second Life is a novelty program, that is like an old-school online chat room with characters interacting on a visual 3D plane, instead of the mundane chat room template. I recommend Second Life to those who want to explore what is possible online, but do not spend too much time living your online life and neglecting your real one.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Fort Faxon: We got down. The cops sometimes don't hate.
We rock out so hard on friday night May 16th 2008. We had a round robin concert. each band played two songs and then we would switch to another. Some others called it the rock rotation. The point is we got down, and let the heavans know how the mortals party.
It was stressful trying to keep the party under the police's radar. I kept hearing sirens mixed in with the powerful sound blarring from the garage.
The bands that played were Tatanka Iyotakehttp://www.myspace.com/tatankasf, Swank, Ordstro, Gunner and Hihennas from San Jose. Thank Dio, none of the bands decided to hold back. It was pedal to the metal type playing from the start. Tatanka hit the stage and got the crowd pumped. The next band Ordstro built a brick wall of power. They were loud, intricate, and played there music from the gut. Swank got down, and I will tell you the head banging came with a punch. The crowd was forced to open wid and take in the entire ear full. The Hihennas were putting the rock on the line with the force. The lead singer rocked some turquoise with flare and stood tall and belted loud. Gunner showed up as late arrivals and threw down so hard that there set broke the garage door.
Gunner's preformance brought on the destruction of the bottom panel of Fort Faxon's Garage door. The people were rocking out too hard, and there was a unamious refusal on any kind of limitation.
With the garage door in shambles, and almost eighty people cramed in the side yard i felt the heat rise. The garage was also packed. The movement brought made some room but also caused some arguments. The passion is there and when people are ready to rock they usually go crazy.
Robert Serviss the newest memeber of Faxon Pride, was and awesome co-host. He put his heart and mind on the line just to make the show happen. He loves to rock and his commitment to the power of momentum is steady. Robert is a good man that deserves respect, and a just salutations from all the rockers at Faxon that night. Robert Serviss and your's truly Tony Fantano definetly got pulled the rock to one location and added a new chapter to the saga of the Golden Gator Rockers.
It was stressful trying to keep the party under the police's radar. I kept hearing sirens mixed in with the powerful sound blarring from the garage.
The bands that played were Tatanka Iyotakehttp://www.myspace.com/tatankasf, Swank, Ordstro, Gunner and Hihennas from San Jose. Thank Dio, none of the bands decided to hold back. It was pedal to the metal type playing from the start. Tatanka hit the stage and got the crowd pumped. The next band Ordstro built a brick wall of power. They were loud, intricate, and played there music from the gut. Swank got down, and I will tell you the head banging came with a punch. The crowd was forced to open wid and take in the entire ear full. The Hihennas were putting the rock on the line with the force. The lead singer rocked some turquoise with flare and stood tall and belted loud. Gunner showed up as late arrivals and threw down so hard that there set broke the garage door.
Gunner's preformance brought on the destruction of the bottom panel of Fort Faxon's Garage door. The people were rocking out too hard, and there was a unamious refusal on any kind of limitation.
With the garage door in shambles, and almost eighty people cramed in the side yard i felt the heat rise. The garage was also packed. The movement brought made some room but also caused some arguments. The passion is there and when people are ready to rock they usually go crazy.
Robert Serviss the newest memeber of Faxon Pride, was and awesome co-host. He put his heart and mind on the line just to make the show happen. He loves to rock and his commitment to the power of momentum is steady. Robert is a good man that deserves respect, and a just salutations from all the rockers at Faxon that night. Robert Serviss and your's truly Tony Fantano definetly got pulled the rock to one location and added a new chapter to the saga of the Golden Gator Rockers.
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