Tags
gaming, memoir, meteor mags, mmporg, second life, self publishing, virtual reality, virtual worlds, virtually yours, writing
I’m posting this memoir as a free PDF for anyone interested in finding out more about the creative origins of the Meteor Mags series. Initial feedback from my workshop group was positive, so why not post it here in the Mars Will Send No More laboratory? The complete work is a 20,600-word PDF you can download at no charge from:
https://app.box.com/s/vadslt2r84imqjowbuti4ol5mzasbolf
Description:
Virtually Yours describes how exploring a virtual world inspired artistic creation in the real world. While other books about Second Life present themselves as academic studies of virtual history and sociology, this one focuses on the uniquely personal dimension.
Virtually Yours delves into questions of gender, identity, romance, and friendship in a virtual world. Part fantasy, part emotion, part head-first dive into the creative process, Virtually Yours gives a first-person account of the way digital universes hold the potential to inspire creativity and help deal with personal tragedies through expressing ideals about ourselves and the world.
Part I tells the story of how the author’s experiences in a virtual reality inspired and shaped the fiction series, The Adventures of Meteor Mags and Patches. The essays in Part II give an authorial perspective on the series’ characters, influences, content, and intent.
