Published inVR Chit Chat·PinnedStorytelling in the MetaverseOver the past two decades I have written over 10 feature screenplays, dozens of short stories and a handful of short films. The wonderful part of writing is that there are almost no limitations. Sure, I had to learn about grammar and format to make the work relatable and interesting…Artificial Intelligence4 min readArtificial Intelligence4 min read
20 hours agoNo Gym? No Problem! How Kettlebells Transformed My Home WorkoutsI have never joined a gym. Pre-pandemic, my life was too chaotic and unstable to justify spending hundreds of dollars a month on a service I may never use. You see, I was a documentarian by trade. …Workout3 min readWorkout3 min read
Apr 28Life Finds a Way: Embracing Our Role as Stewards of the UniverseManifesto for the Expansion of Life — We, as human beings, are part of a vast and complex ecosystem that sustains us and all forms of life on this planet. All life on earth, no matter how diverse it may seem, originated from the same source of DNA. …Radical Ideas2 min readRadical Ideas2 min read
Feb 27A bill too far — HB 139 is an embarrassment to IdahoansIt has finally happened. I’ve reached my breaking point. Reading HB 139 has knocked me out of my apathetic stance to Idaho’s abhorrent politics. Since relocating to Star, ID after losing all of my work because of the pandemic, I’ve kept my head down and focused on my internet startup…Books2 min readBooks2 min read
Published inVR Chit Chat·Sep 19, 2022VR Chit Chat — Virtual ThreadsThe deeper I dive into VRChat & other social VR platforms, the more I feel like a stranger in a strange land. I assumed most avatar creators would approach their work like any other business, by using marketing and promotion to increase sales. …Vrchat8 min readVrchat8 min read
Published inVR Chit Chat·Aug 31, 2022VR Chit Chat: Interview with CastellLukonianlogic What made you take the leap into actually creating your own avatars? Castell Yeah, that didn’t take long actually. I started in January 2018. By March, I was already doing it. I mean, it wasn’t as complex as this [motions to his avatar]. But I really wanted to because, well…Vrchat5 min readVrchat5 min read
Published inVR Chit Chat·Aug 20, 2022Interview: ‘We Met In Virtual Reality’ Director Joe Hunting Talks About Human Connections in VR“Filmed entirely inside the world of Virtual Reality!” That’s how HBO Max marketed the documentary We Met In Virtual Reality by director Joe Hunting. My interest was peaked. I’m a former documentarian who lost his work when the pandemic hit. I’ve spent the past year exploring virtual worlds and recording…Vrchat11 min readVrchat11 min read
Published inVR Chit Chat·Aug 17, 2022VR Chit Chat: Interview with Maple YuudachiA fascinating lesson I have learned about VRChat is that the line between creator and customer has completely blurred. …Vrchat7 min readVrchat7 min read
Aug 17, 2022Interview: Himesh Patel on Playing the Aimless, Everyman Hero of ‘Station Eleven’It’s rare to watch a show set after the fall of human civilization and see oneself as the hero of that story. Most of us are not Mad Max, as much as we may fantasize. …Television6 min readTelevision6 min read
Published inVR Chit Chat·Jul 27, 2022VR Chit Chat: Interview with EmchieVR has enabled new forms of self expression and creativity. We are no longer bound by our size, our shape, our gender. Hell, we aren’t even bound by gravity. It comes as no surprise that the artists leading these new forms of expression are percolating across subcultures in games like…Metaverse Avatars5 min readMetaverse Avatars5 min read
