Insights From Extremes

October 30, 2014

Sim Street Journal #12 considers the extremes of the virtual world. From the most inspirational to the most dangerous, from serious to fun, parameters are discovered.

Insights From Extremes by Eleanor Medier, publisher

There are more choices virtually than in reality. So the extremes of what nurtures and what destroys demands awareness. But it takes time to learn new rules, edit through experiments, and evolve relationships. Those profiled on these pages have defined what best works for their purposes. They have grown through early days of discovery to find an enhanced complement to real life.

Yet, in representing the virtual to the real, some of the prejudices and pitfalls must be exposed. So this issue encompasses the best and the worst. It confronts the reasons the virtual is so rich while it also has a dark side that can’t be ignored.

• “Pay the Price” by Eleanor Medier, publisher

Introduces this issue from the inspirational to the dangerous. Eleanor explores the parameters and the reasons this suite of articles balance.

• “Music as Muse” Tip Corbett
Music exemplifies the strength of using virtual tools to expand creativity. Tip fuses live performance with his real life composing career.

• “The Crafted Welcome” Sword Starfall and and Anouk Koray
Building a community can satisfy the social side of the virtual environment. Sword and Anouk turn club-owning into mini-careers.

• “Inspiration versus Seduction” or “Victims of Virtual Temptation” Eleanor Medier
A journalistic risk, Eleanor writes about a slippery concept: seduction. Techniques that work so well in real life are exaggerated with new twists in the virtual. IN-WORLD VERSION ONLY because it requires knowledge of the virtual society to understand. So please seek out the Sim Street Journal office in Second Life®, or kiosk system for the in-world copy.

• “History Rhymes: Review of Rose Borchovski”
Art that makes a concrete social statement can change perceptions. Rose Borchovski portrays some of the biggest lessons in real life history through an elegant and profound installation. The Aesthete and the Amateur visit and share impressions that exemplify the virtual considerations.

• “No Man’s Land” by Heavy Writer
Heavy continues his quest to conquer aesthetic understanding, but has to confront some realities that are often part of the art world’s shady business practices. He finds his own impulsive solutions to the problems many face.

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Enjoy different, but related, issue versions: online and in-world (available at the Second Life® SSJ office (Innu 42, 35, 1649) or here as a PDF: Sim Street Journal #12
Back issues are available on MARKETPLACE).
— The in-world magazine has topics that relate to those who understand the virtual context, including photographs, parallel articles. It has tabs for information landmarks, and web links.
— The online magazine expresses what the virtual world offers the real one. It is a mirror that reflects parallel articles, hot topics, and provides more links.Contributions are encouraged if covering topics relevant to real world readers.

Please see the INDEX for all contributors and articles.

Contributions are encouraged if covering topics relevant to real world readers.
Comments and opinions are also encouraged: simstreetjournal@gmail.com

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