Role Playing in Second Life- Piers Diesel Reporting...

According to Wikipedia, (2014) Role playing is refers to as “taking a role of an existing character or person and acting it out with a partner taking someone else's role, often involving different genres of practice”  Retrieved from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing.  We have all sometime in our lives, role played, beginning in childhood when our imagination was running wild. For example, boys pretending...

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The Fandom Furry Subculture of Second Life- Piers Diesel Reporting...

“Furries” as they are known by Second Life Residents are avatars in the form of fictional anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics. Just as in the real world the “Fandom” subculture is a role play community that exists in SL. Many long time residents have seen furries at some time in Second Life and throughout the years they have integrated within the Second Life community in different ways.  One...

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Furry Friendly? CeciliaRosalie Reporting...

  It is such a different and rare topic. Isn't it? Let's get into role-playing (RP for short). Role-play refers to acting out in a particular character, using the words and customs of that character, become a mimic. Interesting eh? Keep in mind that actions which are OOC (Out of character) MUST BE noted in some way, or not used in this mode of communication this the basic rule. ...

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Hodgepodge - The Furry Community’s Hidden Secret- Definate Balfour Reporting...

I wanted to cover a hidden gem in the furry community and someone I know really well, Englienwidow Resident the owner Hodgepodge, once she agreed to the interview I was so excited. Hodgepodge is formerly known as The Sleepy Meeroo, originally named after Englien’s first Meeroo, but then was renamed when she decided to change the name to fit the theme of the store more¸ it’s a great collection of modifications for the furry community and...

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SL Newser : Interview with Michi Lumin- Bixyl Shuftan

 image of Michi Lumin retrieved from slnewser.com In Second Life, one of the oldest communities is Luskwood, which is also the location of the oldest furry avatar company on the Grid. The four whom started the place, and company, are known as the founders. And probably the most popular of them is the skunkgirl in the top hat, Michi Lumin. Recently, Michi sat down for an interview, and talked about a number of subjects concerning Luskwood,...

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RP Culture: Fantasy Avatars- Pandora Drezelan Reporting..

Avatar Fantasy takes on many forms, it is a genre of fiction that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena, many mythical creatures can be found in the world of fantasy, with all it’s folklore and mystery. Almost, if not all fantasies in real life can be relived in Second Life, some residents explore the aspects of fantasy occasionally, while others form communities and live the lifestyle to it’s fullest potential, through cos-play...

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