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Kev Sweetwater passes away in real life, much loved SL resident and good friend
Just heard some very sad news today that Kev Sweetwater has passed away in real life earlier this week. Kev died at 35 years old and the reason for his death is not known yet. Kev Sweetwater joined Second Life on 20th August 2008 and I became very good friends with him during late 2008 when I transferred to the main grid. Kev worked in the following roles in Second Life. See below!
- L.inden Endowment for the Arts – Advisor
- )’( Burn2 Core Leads Team 2010 – 12 )’(
- }’{ Burn2 Dept. Of Public Works Lead 2010-2012 }’(
- Second Life 8th Birthday Core Lead Member
There will be a special farewell event celebrating his Second Life on Saturday 19th May from 6pm-9pm SLT on Burning Man – Deep Hole (145,135,25) region inworld. I will miss him alot and kev will be missed deeply by all. 
The core BURN2 team said this in a notecard this week…
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing in Real Life of the man known in Second Life as Kev Sweetwater earlier this week..
Kev was known by many people within the BURNING MAN Community in Second Life as a member of the BURN2 Department of Mutant Vehicles and as the past leader of the Department of Public Works. Kev was a friend to us all, a dedicated Burner, and someone who was there with a ready joke or insightful statement on what it means to Burn.
Kev’s original application to BURN2 team says it all. In his words, “ To me the biggest part of my second life is my desire to volunteer to help other volunteers learn and grow more and have a enjoyable time…”
Kev was a man who loved the Playa and what the Burning community stands for. Please join us in celebrating his Second Life on Saturday, May 19th, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. SLT on Burning Man- Deep Hole. At 7:30 p.m. SLT we will have a small burn in honor of Kev.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Man-%20Deep%20Hole/145/135/25
If you would like to contribute to a photo memorial please send Second Life snapshots to Marianne McCann.
Please respect the confidentiality of the family. Memorials may be made to: standup2cancer.org
In deep sadness,
BURN2 Core Team
RIP Kev!
BURN2 Occuplaya 2012 Press Release
The BURN2 team in Second Life has released this immediate press release for Occuplaya 2012 which is a SL supported community event and is one of the precompresson events leading up to the big BURN2 event happening later this year. 179 days left until BURN2 2012.
BURN2 Occuplaya 2012 Event Details
- Friday 27th April to Sunday 29th April 2012
- BURN2 Deep Hole region
- All welcome to attend!
- Don’t miss this one!
History of Burning Life/BURN2 can be found here.
www.burn2.org
info@burn2.orgPress Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2012Occuplaya
The Equinox has come and gone! Return to the Playa! Occuplaya 4/27 – 4/29Spring or Fall? Depends on the hemisphere! We mark the change of seasons with many events, pageants, play, tomfoolery, and absurdity. Tis the season to join your fellow Burners and return to Deep Hole! Come party and play with an astounding line up of DJs and live music. Plus, in the Art Gallery, there will be poetry events throughout the weekend.
It’s time to return! Time to recall that this little slice of the virtual Black Rock Desert is our Home! Its our Playa! So come on back and we’ll occupy it for the weekend! Bring your friends, bring strangers, robots, petites, furries, mer, fae, role players, and everyone else! We are all friends that have been acquainted or just met!
Occuplaya is just one of many 10 Principles-precompresson events leading up to the big BURN2 event. Come get a taste of what Burning Man on the Playa is all about!
When: 4/27 – 4/29
Where: BURN2 Deep Hole
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Man-%20Deep%20Hole/224/92/25Activities:
See amazing art from our invited artists:
Mikati Slade – Japan
Takni Miklos – Spain
Fuschia Nightfire – Canada
Town Hall Meetings:
Express yourself at BURN2 Townhalls 4/27 3:00 p.m. SLT and 4/28 9:00 a.m. SLT
Music:
Join us at the porta potty stage to hear DJ sets and live musicCome join us for a celebration of art, art cars, burning fun and frolic around the Maypole! Please note to frolic EARLY around the Maypole — as it does look flammable!
For a complete schedule of activities and events, Please see our website at: http://www.burn2.org/occuplaya
BURN2 is an extension of the Burning Man festival and community into the world of Second Life. It is an officially sanctioned Burning Man regional event, and the only virtual world event out of more than 100 real world Regional groups.
The BURN2 Team operates events year around, culminating in an annual major festival of community, art and fire in the fall – a virtual echo of Burning Man itself.
We’d like to encourage you to use the following labels and hashtags when you write about the event: Burn2, #burn2 . We will promote those tags to make it easier for people to find your content
Want more information? Check out these resources
Website: http://burn2.org
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/burn2/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BURN_two
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/burn2/Contact people:
Contact: Emcee Widget
emceewidget@gmail.com-End-
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BURN2 April Fools Event 2012
204 days to go
This year the BURN2 team will be hosting a special April Fools Event on the Burning Man- Deep Hole region in Second Life on 31st March 2012 until 1st April 2012. There have been a number of land rushes in recent weeks and building work going on for this mini-Burn event 2012. The final countdown and preparations are underway for the grand opening. Contact: Emcee Widget if you have any questions about the event this year.
The big BURN2 event this year will start on Saturday 20th October 2012 at 12pm SLT and will last until Sunday 28th October 2012 (12:59pm). Wooooooot!!!!!
April Fools! Time for a little fun on the PLAYA!
Hey there Burners! Ready to giggle in a gaggle? Play jokes over on the Playa? Put your boots and dust masks and water together, because it is time for April Fools Day!
This is a mini-Burn event on BURNING MAN Deep Hole sim from March 31 to April 1. We have fifty 512 plots for campers to landrush and build on, make art, make a chill space, do a performance, or just pitch a tent. We will be LANDRUSHING these gift plots 3/17 at 0800 and 2000 SLT! One plot per RL person!
We open 3/31 with a special Center Camp, DJs and music, wild crazy events, pranks, wackiness, and fun. It won’t be April Fools without you! There are no Bystanders!
Make sure you are in BurningMan 2.0 group to get all the news and releases! More info is at the info tent http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Man-%20Deep%20Hole/226/61/25
Event Action DateTime 24 Hr format SLT Announce 3/3/12 Land Rush 3/17/12 0800 & 2000 Builder Orientation 3/24/12 0800, 1159, 2000 Build Period 3/24/12 2100 until… Lock Down
3/30/12 2359
Event Open
3/31/12 0800
Event Close
4/1/12 2359
BURN2 is an extension of the Burning Man festival and community into the world of Second Life. It is an officially sanctioned Burning Man regional event, and the only virtual world event out of more than 100 real world Regional groups
The BURN2 Team operates events year around, culminating in an annual major festival of community, art and fire in the fall – a virtual echo of Burning Man itself.
We’d like to encourage you to use the following labels and hashtags when you write about the event: Burn2, #burn2 . We will promote those tags to make it easier for people to find your content
Want more information? Check out these resources
Website: http://burn2.org
- Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/burn2/
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/BURN_two
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/burn2/
Contact people:
- Dudarling Supermarine
- Emcee Widget
- Ronon Carver
- Budster Bashley
- Ladyslipper Constantine
- Diana Renoir
Will you be attending the mini-burn event on 31st March/1st April?
New videos from BURN2 2011
Watch these new interesting videos recently uploaded on YouTube from BURN2 2011. I’m sure there will be more videos uploaded this week and more great snapshots on Flickr from BURN2. You can find my snapshots of BURN2 2011 here.
Pixelution, the journey from 2D to 3D art. BURN2 installation by RAG Randt.
BURN2 2011 installation by Maya Paris
Music by March Macbain
The Temple at BURN2 in Second Life.
BURN2 is an extension of the Burning Man festival and community into the world of Second Life. It is an officially sanctioned Burning Man regional event, and the only virtual world event out of more than 100 real world Regional groups, and the only Regional to burn the Man!
BURN2! 2011 opens today
The gates opens today at 12pm SLT for the week long BURN2 festival 2011 in Second Life. Yay!
- Check out the BURN2 Event Calendar
- View & Tour the BURN2 Playa Map 2011
- Chat about BURN2 on Twitter & Facebook
- Send snapshots to the BURN2 Flickr Group
- Have fun!
Things to see at BURN2 2011
- The builds
- The Man
- The Temple
- Center Camp
- Stages
Things to do at BURN2
- Explore the 4 regions
- Attend live events during the day
- Tour in the BURN2 balloon
- Ride in vehicles around the regions
- Grab freebies and information at the Gate area
- Be friendly and have fun
- And there’s more!
BURN2 Press and Blogger Day 2011
View my snapshots of BURN2 Press & Bloggers Day 2011
Today is BURN2 Press and Blogger Day 2011 where invited guests in Second Life can get a sneak preview of the sims before the official opening on 1st October 2011. The Burning Man regions will open today from 8:30am SLT to 8pm SLT. I applied for this press day for BURN2 earlier in September and I will be looking forward to the event later on today.
Scheduled Events
9:00 to 10:00 SLT Welcome Coffee: Center Camp
Meet BURN2 Core Team Leads, Builders, and Artists10:00 – 11:00 SLT Art Tours
Jump on an Art Tour bus!12:00 – 1:00 SLT Department of Mutant Vehicles tour
See DMV’s latest rides along with those of past years.1:00-4:00 SLT Roam the Playa
Many builds to see.4:00 – 5:00 SLT Art Tours
Jump on an Art Tour bus!5:00 – 6:00 SLT Party Center Camp, Hosted by the BURN2 Art Department
Meet Artists and BURN2 Builders6:30 – 7:00 SLT Lamplighters Procession
Drum with the LampLightersPlaya closes at 8:00pm slt
Welcome Gate Area
The Temple
The Man
My favourite videos of Burning Life & BURN2 in Second Life
There are many great videos on YouTube highlighting the Burning Man festival in Second Life over the years. These are my favourite ones I have picked out to share with you.
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
New BURN2 machinima video 2011
Watch this new BURN2 machinima video 2011 which was uploaded today by BDBsecondlife showing different parts of the BURN2 regions. I love the drums and tour of the sims.
I’m really excited about BURN2 and you will probably have noticed my blog appearance has changed because of BURN2. I hope you like the new background and header images. I will be blogging about BURN2 along the way and you can expect many great snapshots from the event on my Flickr stream. Wooot – stay tuned!
BURN2 2011 Timeline
- 4 days remain until BURN2 Press Day
- 6 days remain until BURN2 Opens
2011 BURN2 selects art and theme camps from submissions
As many know BURN2 festival this year starts on 1st October through to the 9th of October 2011 in Second Life. Check out the BURN2 Timeline as the clock continues to tick down until BURN2 2011.
Emcee Widget who is on the BURN2 communications side of things has released this immediate release, announcing details about BURN2 selecting art and theme camps from submissions. 40 days left until the BURN 2011. YAY!
For Immediate Release
BURN 2 selects art and theme camps from submissions.
Burning Man- Deep Hole, August 20, 2011 – As BURN2 starts up, one of the most looked forward to pre-BURN announcements of the selections for juried theme camps and art plots. BURN2 follows the BURNING MAN 10 principles and gifts plots on the virtual ePlaya to groups who have submitted proposals to the BURN2 Art Team. These groups will be amazing us, engaging us, and energizing the ePlaya with their work Oct 1 – 9 when BURN2 opens Gate Road!
So with a textual drum roll we would like to announce the selectees for the 2011 BURN2 Burn!
*Cosmic Circusality* by The ChangHigh Sisters Fireshow of Light, Life and Love, Yman Juran
*TRANSITORY THRESHOLDS*, Caro Fayray
*Skelly-Mer*, Maya Paris
*Verisimo*, Cienega Soon
We are very excited to see what these camps and art installations look like! We aren’t giving out exactly what these camps will be..just that we think they will be amazing!
We want to thank EVERYONE who submitted an application for one of the plots. Your ideas ARE AMAZING. You made it incredibly difficult! We want to encourage you to grab your own plot now and build that camp! If you need sponsors to get that plot please reach out to us info@burn2.org and we will give you a few suggestions!
There is a BIG announcement still to come..who are the Invited Artists of the BURN???!! What ART has the ART team found in SL, new discoveries, new expressions, things that make you laugh, cry, weep, or put on your dust mask? Stay tuned..that announcement is coming shortly!
About BURN2: BURN2 follows BURNING MAN’s 10 Principles to spread Burning Culture through volunteerism and the celebration of Community, Art, and Fire on the virtual ePlaya. A place for SL residents and Burners alike to radically participate in one of the most loved events in Second Life.
Contact:
Emcee Widget
BURN2 Communications
info@burn2.org
www.burn2.org
BURN2 Community Day in Second Life 2011
(taking a sneak peak around)
Today BURN2 will be hosting it’s fun Community Day 2011 in Second Life. BURN2 Community Day event officially starts from 12pm SLT though to 8pm SLT tonight. Come along and have fun!
(view of the fair ground rides)
(BURN2 region map)
Event Details
The sun is coming up on Silver Seed and preparations are almost complete for the Burn2 Community Day on Friday August 5th. Everybody is invited and there will be a lot going on so I’ll try and give you an overview of what to expect and look for.
The event officially runs from noon to 8:00 pm slt, but if you want to come and play on the rides or work on a porta potty before then you are very welcome.
The music schedule is as follows:
NOON – 1PM
Linda Foodiboo
Music: Disco, Latin, House
1PM – 3PM
Castion Eyre
Music: Rock/classic Rock
3PM – 4PM
Golan Eilde
Pop & Dance Music
4PM – 5PM
Dmitriy Gausman
Music: Mostly 90s
5PM – 7PM
Carbo Carducci
Dance, Trance, Electronica
7PM – 8PM
Eio Tuqiri (live singer)
Blues, Classical, Folk
While music is playing throughout the sim there are carnival rides to enjoy. Some are “traditional” like the two ferris wheels and the tilt-a-whirl. But there are some wild “swings” and sky skating, along with a maze and both a kissing booth and a dunk tank. The bumper cars, merry-go-rounds, bouncy castles and giant slide just add to the fun.
There are gifts for you which include, yes, “body painting” for the women. You’ll be able to express your individuality and show off your physique all at the same time.
This is intended to be a day of fun, a way to start getting excited about the event in October and to get back to the playa. We also want to remind you to get your plots and if you can donate anything to feed the Burn we’d appreciate it. Remember all funds go to acquiring sims for Burn2 – without you there won’t be a festival this fall.
It’s going to be a great day!
SLCC 2011 & BURN2 2011 coming soon
There are two big Second Life events that will be happening very soon. I love both of these well known SL yearly events and I recommend you visit them. The first is Second Life Community Convention 2011, which is a yearly conference organised by Second Life residents. This year SLCC 2011 will be hosted in Oakland from 12th-14th August 2011. Hopefully there will be live streaming coverage from SLCC straight into the SLCC regions on the grid.
The second big event that will be happening in Second Life later this year is BURN2 2011, which is community supported event and will take place from 1st-9th October 2011. Organisation and preparation in now underway for the event.
SLCC 2011
- 13 days left until SLCC 2011 kicks off
- Full Schedule Announced & Other Updates
- Keynote speakers
- SLCC 2011 in World Builder Update #2
- 7/31 – Presenters must be registered
- 8/1 – Custom badges due
- 8/5 – Social Events & Mixers due
- 8/11 – Track Leaders & Volunteers arrive
- 8/12 – 7th Annual SLCC begins!!
BURN2
- 63 days left until the BURN!
- This year’s theme is Rites of Passage:
- BURN2 2011 key dates
- Volunteer Signup
I will blog more when we get nearer to these important dates. I’m really excited!
SL8B BURN2 festival 2011 presentation
MC, DM, Ladyslipper Constantine & Honour McMilan gave a hour long presentation during Saturday afternoon at the SL8B Auditorium about the upcoming BURN2 festivial 2011 happening in October. Join the Burn2.0 group for the latest news updates and be part of the celebrations this year. There are now 97 days left and counting until the BURN starts.
BURN2 Details
- BURN2 this year will start on 1st October and will run through until 9th October 2011
- Burn2 will be moderate maturity this year & there may be a General sim and a kids’ camp
- There will be 20 lottery camps available this year
- 24/7 entertainment
- There will be art car vehicle races, cruise-ins, and an Art Car Retrospective showcasing some of the incredible vehicles created for past Burns
- BURN2 is self funded and the core will be 8 sims at $2000 each
- BURN2 team are hoping for sim donations to get up to 18 or more
