Hats off
R.I.P. Isabella.
What will they think of next
It’s crazy talk, I tell you.
(Thanks Reader Kristin!)
Insert Police reference here
NPR producer Win Rosenfeld interviewed Stanford psychologist Nick Yee for this (hilarious) video on Second Life. Together, they raise lots of interesting questions about personal space online, and how real life social behavior translates into virtual worlds.
Basically, what we do in real life applies to our avatars in virtual spaces. Just as people celebrate the Catholic mass in-world with very little variation from a real-world service, avatars also interact and react the way people would if they were, say, standing too close to someone in an elevator.
Yee ends the video with this interesting quote: “We’re not as free in virtual worlds as we think we are.”
Model/Designer/Muse/Font
A couple days ago Kate Moss’ new clothing line ? 50 designs from about $25 to $400 ? debuted at Topshop. Obviously, it sold out within hours, but those crazy Brits are liking it. Of course, the question is, do I like it, because really, whose opinion is more important than Brink’s?
Actually, I do like the line. Short and tight, glamorous, chic, rock ‘n’ roll, feminine. The Guardian’s fashion editor, Jess Cartner-Morley, described it as the “Greatest Hits of Kate” (appropriate, but cheesy). It also doesn’t hurt that Kate Moss is gorgeous and makes anything, including her own line, look good.
If her looks and hot clothing line weren’t enough, the girl even has her own font.
Side note: Check out Topshop’s podcasts here.
Paying digital respects
Not all of us can make it to the Virginia Tech campus to pay our respects, so instead, residents in Second Life are visiting a memorial in the online world. Yet another cool use of the game.
(Thanks to Matt @ College Ave. for the link)
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