PinnedTopics I PonderI have no certified expertise in any of these areas. I am informed and actively engaged in them. That is all. Virtual Reality This is my most active topic with over 50 articles related to VR linked, (below the picture). They range from think pieces to narrative evocations of VR community. The…Virtual Reality6 min readVirtual Reality6 min read
Mar 4Under What Rules?When Death Can Be Gamed, Anything Can Be Gamed — When my grandson Charlie was four or five and just learning about games he’d ask me to play, Chutes and Ladders and I’d say, “OK, but which rules are we using?” By his rules, he didn’t have to go down big slides. He could just miss them. …Death7 min readDeath7 min read
Mar 3Reacting to ‘Born in Blackness’The Present Moment Begins in Africa — I used to know a lot about world history. What I knew was a lot of facts that were used by professional historians to tell stories about the past. …Africa6 min readAfrica6 min read
Feb 27Beco de BatmanStreet Art Break in VR with Tom — The art in the alley is world class, it keeps changing, and it’s been this way for more than 40 years. But before we can get totally into it, one question looms. Where did the Batman part come from? Are you hoping for a local origin story? Sorry. It’s the…Street Art4 min readStreet Art4 min read
Feb 21Street Art & Self-LoveStreet Art Break in VR with Tom — Self-Love is a delicate thing. How do you do it without veering into Self-Absorbed? I think Abel Jackson nailed it; or rather, painted it on a very large wall behind the Wooden Robot Brewery at 416 East 36th Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Above the faces are the words: Hear…Street Art4 min readStreet Art4 min read
Feb 19Valentine’s Day Street ArtStreet Art Break in VR with Tom — Love in street art isn’t like love in Hallmark cards. Street artists push the boundaries of love and what Valentine’s Day can be about. I don’t claim to have done the definitive Love in Street Art study but I’ve made a start. As usual, my source is the Google Street…Street Art7 min readStreet Art7 min read
Feb 10Grafitti & Anne FrankStreet Art Break in VR with Tom — When I think of Anne Frank, street art does not come to mind, or VR. But the connection is there for both. The Anne Frank Home was one of the first historical places to be re-created in consumer-level VR. A virtual tour of the Secret Annex was available for the…Street Art5 min readStreet Art5 min read
Feb 4State Curated Street ArtStreet Art Break in VR with Tom — Singapore isn’t an edgy place and neither is its street art. Any public expression that seriously challenged authority would not last one day. Street art began as a provocative violation of property rights. Cities fought it. Street artists were major outlaws once. Singapore made a law against provocative violations of…Street Art5 min readStreet Art5 min read
Jan 27Revolution for a WhileStreet Art Break in VR with Tom — It looked like a book cover when I first noticed it on Google Street View, a four-story mural at #1 R Natalia Correia in Lisbon. There’s definitely a narrative involved. Or rather, a bunch of possible narratives. The mural is named, “Peace Guard” and it refers to the Carnation Revolution…Street Art10 min readStreet Art10 min read
Jan 21InvisiBellas in DhakaStreet Art Break in VR — The social VR app, Wander provides an extensive set of Collections, selected Street View locations for interesting sights around the world. Most of the Collections feature the beauty of nature, but there is also a Street Art Collection — which is where I found this mural in Dhaka. …Street Art8 min readStreet Art8 min read
