{"id":633,"date":"2014-10-11T03:14:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T03:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/?p=633"},"modified":"2021-11-10T18:18:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:18:25","slug":"metaverse-cultural-series-tuna-oddfellows-odd-ball-101114-11am-pt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/metaverse-cultural-series-tuna-oddfellows-odd-ball-101114-11am-pt\/","title":{"rendered":"Metaverse Cultural Series: Tuna Oddfellow&#8217;s Odd Ball 10\/11\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h3>Join us for the next event in the Metaverse Cultural Series!<\/h3>\n<h3>Saturday, October 11, 2014 &#8211; 11AM to 1PM PT (SLT)<\/h3>\n<h1>Tuna Oddfellow&#8217;s Odd Ball<\/h1>\n<h3>11AM PT (SLT)<\/h3>\n<p>Take Tuna Oddfellow&#8217;s hand and step into the oddness, into a vision that is uniquely his own. Join us for an evening at The Odd Ball.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a place it&#8217;s an experience. Come join the Tunaverse for a psychedelic dance party. When yoy join the Tunaverse&#8230; you will experience something beyond words. A six year tradition in Second Life, from real-life magician Fish (the Magish) Fishman. The Odd Ball is touring it&#8217;s way slowly around the metaverse, with homes in InWorldz, OSgrid, Second Life, the HyperGrid and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/Tuna-Oddfellow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"196\"><\/p>\n<p>Tuna Oddfellow is an award winning artist who started doing his art in virtual worlds in an attempt to answer the question &#8220;How do you create a sense of wonder in a world where the first thing we learn to do is fly?&#8221; A magician in first life, Fish Fishman transfers the art of astonishment to digital spectacles all over the metaverse.<\/p>\n<p>Tuna is a psychedelic graphic artist, RL magician, and with his co-conspirator Shava Suntzu has worked on serious games research applications of his art toward relaxation, anti-anxiety, PTSD and other applications. But mostly, omg, it&#8217;s awesome big fun. You gotta see.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oddfellowstudios.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/oddfellowstudios.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TunaOddfellow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TunaOddfellow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+TunaOddfellow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+TunaOddfellow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>This event will take place in the virtual world of Second Life, as well as viewable online via the Metaverse Cultural Series Ustream channel.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Grid:<\/strong>&nbsp;Second Life &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/secondlife.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dragonhenge<\/p>\n<p><strong>SLurl:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Dragonhenge\/133\/122\/651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Dragonhenge\/133\/122\/651<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ustream Viewing:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/channel\/metaverseculturalseries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/channel\/metaverseculturalseries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hashtag:<\/strong>&nbsp;#MCS14<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1>About the Metaverse Cultural Series:<\/h1>\n<p>The <a title=\"Metaverse Cultural Series\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avacon.org\/blog\/events\/metaverse-cultural-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metaverse Cultural Series<\/a>\u00c2&nbsp;is a set of events featuring performances and lectures that highlight\u00c2&nbsp; unique aspects of metaverse culture, taking place in multiple virtual world spaces.\u00c2&nbsp; The series showcases innovative artists, thinkers, performers, and academics whose work is on the forefront of exploring what it means to work, play, and live in the emerging metaverse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for the next event in the Metaverse Cultural Series! 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