Wagner James Au / New World Notes
Author, strategist, virtual world reporter
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Category: SL Machinima
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Wednesday was exhausting for ridiculous reasons, but there's still time to look at this beautifully rendered Pride-themed laser sword machina by the master, Teal Aurelia. Fairly unique among SL machinima creators, Teal lovingly (and painstakingly) captures raw footage shot in Second Life, then heavily post-processes it, usually to great effect and transformation. (I particularly love…
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In the platform game of Love, you only win when the final boss gets hugged. And while this looks like a fun iPhone game, it's actually an ad for Sky Pirates steampunk decor by D-LAB. Though come to think of it, this also shows how Second Life machinima is a great tool for pre-visualizing games…
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This jaw-droppingly awesome machinima, "Artists in SL", is a tribute to Second Life Flickr artists who inspired its creator, Teal Aurelia, and is in turn a tribute to Second Life as an artist's digital toolchest and community. I don't say this often, but it's also one of the best SL-based machinimas ever made in the…
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This short experimental but seriously cool machinima by rising star creator Vrutega (read his SL spotlight profile here) looks like it was made in After Effects or some other post-production platform, but it was actually recorded entirely in Second Life. "Everything was shot in-world," he tells me. "No VFX was used for this. I used…
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This is a fun SL music machinima showcasing choreography originally created for BLACKPINK by dancer Kiel Tutin, which is now available for Second Life avatars. (Info in the YouTube video.) It's also among the most high quality Second Life machinima I've ever seen, featuring dynamic shadow and an incredibly high framerate, so the dance moves…
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//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js After performing in Second Life during (and because!) of the pandemic lockdown since last year, rising indie pop star Aufwie recently released his first music video shot in Second Life — watch above! Very nicely shot and edited by VRutega, Aufwie's "throw me to the sea" because quite literal in the virtual world. "[The…
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I've been meaning to blog this machinima for weeks, because holy shit just watch. Shot in Second Life by Vene Sere (Discord: Sere Vene#8502), it's actually a tribute to Lion's Pride, a classic roleplay hangout site in World of Warcraft. The final result, however, looks better than anything from either platform. "There is always a…
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After a long wait, it's here! And exclusive to New World Notes: Presenting Episode 1, Season 3 of LANG, a noir comedy machinima series made entirely in Second Life, which I'm thrilled to premiere. (Watch above.) If you haven't seen Season 1 and Season 2, however, binge-watch them here first, as the story is pretty…
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I'm thrilled to announce that Season 3 of LANG, a full-fledged streaming series shot entirely in Second Life, will premiere here on New World Notes next Friday. Fresh from lead creator Zatch Ixchel, here's the exclusive trailer above. "This season takes place a few months after the events of Season 2," Zatch tells me, "but…
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With its arresting visuals, sardonic dialog, and music like the ironic Sinatra throwback heard above, the LANG series is something Quentin Tarantino* might make, if he was in the mood to make a comedic neo-noir machinima in Second Life. Created by Zatch Ixchel and company, I wrote about LANG last January, and it's not only…
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