stories about sl seem to be getting more in depth and nuanced – is the pendulum swinging back towards positive articles after the many-year-long hype backlash?
do journalists [again] realize there is more to our world than playing barbie and ken? check out how our guest cecilia d’anastasio got her piece “avatar irl” about a transgender resident to be so utterly enjoyable:
and just a very few news items to link this week:
– oculus rift consumer version coming q1 2016….
![oculus rift - you gonna look like batman [pic courtesy oculus vr]](https://draxfiles.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/oculus-rift-you-gonna-look-like-batman-pic-courtesy-oculus-vr.jpg)
– tom boellstorff [who cecilia spoke to] about anthropology in sl on an earlier show…
…and nick yee on show #8 on identity in mmos and vws
– vr expo is coming sooner than you think!
– “virtualize it” by phil thoma for spiegel tv streaming now!
– vote for terrylynn melody on artist signal!
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and Inara on yet another well-written SL-exploration, from Eric Grundhauser over at Altas Obscura = https://modemworld.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/altas-obsura-offers-a-clear-eyed-image-of-second-life/