http://apogeevr.com Through avatar Cheri Horton, journalist Noche Kandora explores Second Life, with a focus on avatar relationships, sim sex and its culture. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:57:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From left, sex therapist Marty Klein, author and sex educator Violet Blue, game designer Jeb Havens and Black Love Interactive founder Kelly Rued. Here I was all bummed out that I missed my opportunity to meet Violet Blue at the Sex in Video Games Conference, because she was constantly busy for ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/06/14/until-we-almost-meet-again/ *Drool* *Buldge* This voluptuous woman goes by the name of Padea and her digital likeness resides inside Erotasy Island, a multiplayer adult game scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2008, according to the Web site. The virtual version of Padea functions as a personal digital assistant meant to lend ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/06/09/a-blond-bombshell-and-the-ren-reynolds-bomb/ I know I said my posts weren’t going to be newsy, but I couldn’t resist the opportunity to conduct a 1-on-1 interview with Aaron Brashears (aka Phoenix Linden) of Linden Lab, creators of Second Life. Brashears is attending the Sex in Video Games Conference here in San Francisco as a ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/06/09/phoenix-linden-on-sl-interface-upgrades/ Utherverse Inc. president Ray Schwartz (makers of RedLightCenter), who looks to be dealing with the press. Of all the sights and goings on that I didn’t blog about today, the one I most regret entails a bronze-skinned, blond female who was distributing conference goodie bags to attendees and speakers as they ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/06/08/a-networking-nirvana/ Actually, I’m not so sure this one in particular is a TV camera, but the media is very interested in this event, judging from the reporters and camera crews who have shown up here. http://apogeevr.com/2006/06/08/sex-sells-especially-for-tv-news/ Oh boy — there’s no wireless Internet access in the conference room, explaining the lack of posts around here. For now, a few blurbs about what’s been going on, until I get a chance to review some of my notes: Dave Taylor just gave a presentation on the future of technology ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/06/08/the-skinny-on-digital-skin-and-game-marketing/ Holy crap, this place is crawling with pervs! We’ve got porn people and erotic MMO enthusiasts and developers running naked through the hotel corridors. Just kidding. I am in San Francisco, I’ve checked into my hotel room, and I am connected to the Internet. Life is good. Now all I need ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/06/07/touching-down-at-san-francisco/ OK ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between. We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to issue a reminder that I will be live-blogging the Sex in Video Games Conference on Thursday and Friday, although conference-related posts may start as soon as Wednesday, in the late afternoon or evening, U.S. Pacific ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/06/05/sex-mmos-conference-orgasmic-blogging/ My server provider DreamHost has been reporting denial-of-service-attack issues, so if you’ve been trying unsuccessfully to visit this site, I apologize for the inconvenience. I also noticed that a number of other blogs that I frequent also seem to have been effected by the problem. At any rate, DreamHost reported ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/06/03/web-host-issue-resolved/ Well, it turns out I’ve made my debut overseas instead of here in the U.S. I’m referring to my debut as a quotable source for the topic of sex in virtual space. So, I guess I’ll have to wait a bit longer before I begin to take America by storm ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/05/31/a-netherlandish-glimpse-at-our-virtual-nether-regions/ Sex is spicy when a pronounced dominance-submission dynamic exists between lovers, but it seems that Emily Darrow of Second Life longed for a more well-rounded arrangement in her virtual adult life. Turns out she found it. “I was hoping to see some equal time for the relationship part of it. Not ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/05/23/you-may-collar-the-submissive/ Tomorrow, I am going to be attending a collaring ceremony in Second Life. I have permission from in-world to cover the event for this blog, including taking photos of the lucky couple! At any rate, I’ve never been to one of these, so I can’t say for sure exactly what it’s ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/05/20/i-now-pronounce-you-slave-and-owner/ OK, then. I will also be posting to a personal blog that I just set up, called 5fingerpie. Feel free to stop in. Mind you, I am not going to be neglecting Apogeevr. But a lot of times I like to yak about stuff that would be off-topic if I ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/05/14/a-personal-site-a-new-plugin-and-live-blogging/ Ever wonder how the introduction of voice into a virtual world would affect user immersion? I’m wondering in particular what it would do for dirty talk during 3D avatar sex. Would people still dish out the same meaningless drivel that they seem to often do via text while getting laid ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/05/11/voice-making-or-breaking-the-experience/ The old marketing adage that it pays to advertise is not only helpful for greasing the wheels of commerce, but I find the same holds true when it comes to publicizing some juicy details about yourself while roaming a sprawling virtual world like Second Life. My experience as an SL inhabitant ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/05/08/leaking-out-the-spicy-details/ I just discovered an old but pretty interesting thread started by Kelly Rued of Black Love Interactive over on the site’s Sex in Games forums. The reason I bring it up is because I thought it was somewhat relevant to a topic I’ve been posting about on and off over ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/05/06/even-better-than-the-real-thing/ Would ya look at her? What I want to know is, why can’t I get my Second Life avatar to have an appearance like that? I mean, photorealistically speaking. The obvious answer is, different clients: the redhead above was rendered with DreamStripper, created by Ensign Games, versus the redhead that ... http://apogeevr.com/2006/04/30/a-stripper-that-struts-with-such-good-skin/