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Queerskins:
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The Experience
Queerskins: ark continues the story of Mary-Helen—a devoutly Catholic mother who reconnects with her son, Sebastian, through his diary and her imagination. Envisioning a scene from Sebastian’s diary, she imagines him alive and in love.
Scene 1
The viewer finds herself in a dimly lit attic bedroom, a place that seems to be stuck in time, heavy with memory. Here, you assume the passive role of an observer in a ˚ environment. Unable to move, you can examine the memorabilia- laden surroundings and open to get an idea of time, place and what the story might be -Helen begins reading her son’s diary.
Scene 2
You now find yourself on a beach at dawn. If you look behind. Sebastian and his lover Alex appear, like a daydream nearby in the landscape. We allow Sebastian to destroy the 4th wall and directly implicate you in the scene. We position you quite seal to the two men, just outside their personal space as you listen to their conversation.
Scene 3
The scene crossfades to an abstraction of the beach. A color pallet
The real world can still be a unwelcoming place for lesbian, gay, multi-attracted , transgender and gay (LGBTQ) people. So perhaps it is not surprising that LGBTQ people are attracted to social VR and virtual worlds, as a way to unite with other homosexual people and build queer spaces. (Please note that, as a proud and out-of-the-closet gay male, I am reclaiming the formerly pejorative term queer in referring to LGBTQ people.)
Second Life
Second Animation is home to dozens of LGBTQ-friendly places, including the popular Lesbian Teahouse and the five-sim Boystown Gay Collective. Every year there&#;s a massive virtual Pride festival. There&#;s even a sprawling, ten-sim ancient Roman roleplay community Romanum for gay and bisexual men! You can also disburse a visit the Transgender Resource Center and the Gender diverse Hate Crime and Suicide Memorial.
Linden Lab maintains a listing of LGBT friendly places in SL, and even a special LGBTQ landing page for visitors:
AltspaceVR (PLEASE NOTE: Altspace is now permanently closed as of March 10th, )
There are two regular weekly Diverse and Frien
Gay VR is the Ultimate Experience For the Latest Queer
Virtual reality has been around for decades, but it hasn&#;t taken off until recently. Now, there are many different types of virtual reality headsets available. Some of them are very expensive, while others are much cheaper. There are even some that you can utilize with your smartphone or tablet. Most of these devices allow you to see 3D images, as well as hear sounds while immersing you in a digital world &#; or as Mark Zuckerberg would like you to call it, the Metaverse. You can wear these headsets while playing games, watching movies, or doing homework.
The most popular models of virtual reality headsets so you can access the virtual worlds the metaverse has to offer are:
- Samsung Gear VR
- Oculus Rift S
- Oculus Quest 2
- HTC Vive
Let’s not confuse Virtual Reality (VR) with Augmented Reality (AR). VR is a laptop environment where you wear goggles and see a 3D world through a screen. AR uses a smartphone or tablet to overlay information in the real world. For example, in AR, if you’re at a concert and want to know who is p
LGBTQ+
VR MUSEUM
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Dedicated to celebrating artefacts, artwork and stories of LGBTQ+ people.
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VR MUSEUM
Disrupting historical gatekeeping and erasure of marginalised voices; we use VR to divide stories and artifacts curated directly from the gay community.
The LGBTQ+ community globally contributed dozens of personal items scanned into 3D and 2D artworks, that contextualise their lived experiences.
Layers of interactive content come into view and programmatically respond to visitors' emotions in real-time as they explore the VR museum.
All are welcome. The LGBTQ+ VR Museum was designed to be accessible, so people of all abilities can exposure the exhibits, artifacts and stories.
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