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In approaching this column I can't possibly explain how excited I was at the opportunity to officially set some of my time aside to watch all sorts of great Machinima from worlds around the Metaverse! I was surprised to find that the community of passionate, independent Machinimatographers was actually quite small in size, and those that seem to get the most attention are …
Now, as we know, some art has pretensions of superiority and the collusion of gallery owner and art critic, called The Art World, often justifies the Marxist theory that “the professions … 
We extended of about two weeks "The 1 Minute Machinima Contest". Now participants have until 14th of june to enter their submissions! The 1 Minute machinima contest is an initiative powered by Koinup and Moviestorm aimed at promoting the machinima diffusion and culture. Participants of the contest are asked to submit a video created with the Moviestorm software(less than 1 … 
Hi there everyone! My name is Zetsumei Ieyashi, and I'm a new blogger around here. I'm going to be providing a lot of awesome articles about Blue Mars while I'm here and I hope you all enjoy what I have to give! Just so you guys can get to know me a little better, I'm coming from my own personal blog (http://lifeinbluema rs.blogspot.com) (As a homage to my original blog I … 
Selavy Oh brings together something truly interactive with her build ‘Irregularity’ at Burning Life this year – ''Initially, the structure is completely symmetric and regular, but becomes …
Virtual people, this is about Fightworlds, Fighting is gameworld's path to existence, it's religion for most of us. In virtual gameworlds you do not have to be right or wrong, you simply fight to be. Your creator never die as you, avatars, always rise, so does your adversary: it dies and rises with you following a binary resurrection cyle. Some say fighting is a form of art. …
Well, the New Year brings with it new things to see, obviously, and some new people, or rather, people who are new to me. They may have been around for a while and slipped under the radar, but, whatever, they are artists who's work I will be keeping an eye out for in the coming year(s). This smartly dressed person is Scottius Polke, whose piece, Vector Beehive I enjoyed a … 
Welcome to the new style KoinUp blog, kinda smooth-looking I think. In these Virtual Arts posts I hope to be able to bring you some of the more interesting things on offer in Virtual world …
Greetings Koinup friends! Phaylen here! Some of you may know me from the machinima web series "DiVAS" while others may remember me from Virtual Big Brother or as the American Correspondent for the Italian production company Magnolia in their virtual production of Celebrity Survivor which aired in Italy, Germany and Japan on Rai.Due. Maybe you've listened to my Podcast or …
What's better than updating two accounts with only one click? Today, we release a new Koinup feature that allow our members to auto-share their Koinup pics to Facebook. Its a two steps procedure. You have only to grab your Facebook upload email (the link works only if you're logged in FB) and paste it in your Koinup Account (same here, click if you're logged in Koinup). … 
Today Koinup blog meet Mirko Caspar, co-founder and one of Metaversum ’s Managing Directors. As CMO, Mirko is in charge of marketing, sales and strategic partnerships. Before co-founding … 
Tomorrow is a big day for Twinity, when Metaversum opens Miami Beach for all to see. Today I was able to take a look there, and I must say I am really impressed! Metaversum recreated a part of Miami Beach, mainly the areas around Lummus park and Ocean drive, including the beach of course. There's lots to do - funny animations hidden everywhere - and plenty to see as well. …
The SL7B celebration begins on Monday, June 21 at 10:00am PDT and runs through Sunday, June 27, spanning 21 regions with over 700 contributors, over 300 exhibits, and over 200 live performers and speakers. SL7B is a showcase for the art, innovations, and ingenuity of all Second Life Residents. If you're both a Koinup member and an exhibitor at the SL7B celebration, leave a …
It's a common conundrum, especially in this era of the dreaded DMCA and take-down threats. Virtual filmmakers, for the most part (Like Me) are novices. We come to our chosen platforms with a simple goal: To tell a story. As often is the case, we have no money, no "networked" contacts, and no 30-piece orchestra waiting to score our latest outings. After a filmmaker takes on …
(Westminster Abbey photo courtesy Kionup contributor SeredWollahra) Rocking the Metaverse partner and mirror virtual world Twinity is celebrating the growth of Virtual London this week by …
Happy New Year, dear Koinup readers. As we start on cusp of another New Year, I thought I might share with you some of my hopes and prediction for 2010 with regard to the Machinima industry. I'd love to see your own hopes and prediction for the coming year in the comments also. 2010 is full of promise for the world of Machinima. We are undeniably well into the technological …
The end of December marked not only the end of the year but a few Koinup contests wrapped up as well. First up was the Winter Fell Photo Contest I blogged about at the beginning of the month. 153 members submitted 113 entries for the judges review and oh my were they stellar. I wouldn't have wanted to have to choose. Photo by: Rudyn Carter The above piece is the first place … 
One fascinating aspect of Twinity has always been it's mirror philosophy: "Twinity is a 3D mirror world based on real cities and real people." Second Life used to have the tag line "Your world, your imagination"; Twinity has "Powered by Real Life", which nicely captures the difference between the two. There are, however, small cracks in the mirror, situations where the real … 
As far as I'm concerned, Twinity's main attraction has always been the ability to visit real world places in a virtual world. No need to hop on a plane, just load the client and teleport to London, Berlin or Singapore! And yet, to foster and sustain an in world community, this is not enough. After you have seen the famous buildings a few times, you may not return often - … 
You won't find the words "killer app" in any marketing or promotion campaigns for Planet Cazmo but the virtual world targeted at teens and tweens just might be brewing a secret sauce with at least two killler ingredients - social spaces and mainstream music. Combine an American Idol all star line up (David Archuleta, Jordin Sparks and Allison Iraheta) with a dash of charity … 
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