MachinimUWA V: Benicia Beck's 'High Volume'

 

Benicia Beck's 'High Volume' will touch many of us, for whom the content of this machinima, is very close to home.


In her words:

"Seeking wisdom --

 

Many of us yearn to know the answers to lofty philosophical questions. We embark on our quest early, even as toddlers -- and sometimes, eventually, we gain enough understanding to feel a bit wise. Not everyone has the luxury of that search. For them there are few opportunities and even less joy.

 

For some, the biggest mission of each day is to combat the feeling that there is no way out, nowhere to turn, no one to help. Trapped in a world where possibilities seem beyond reach, trying to merely survive, there is little energy left for contemplation.

 

Sometimes there is only a bright pink jacket as a reminder that somewhere out there there is a world where seeking enlightenment is a viable alternative to simply making it through the day. Sometimes a bridge is formed to that world; other times despair holds the role as victor.

 

Many of us have been touched by the suicide of a friend or loved one. Suicide deaths have risen ten percent in the last decade. Know the signs. Help when you can.

 Uploaded on Memorial Day 2012"

This machinima is now part of the L$725,000, MachinimUWA V: Seek Wisdom. MachinimUWA V's theme is a tribute to the Centenary of the University of Western Australia and UWA's New Courses 2012.

Entries to MachinimUWA V: Seek Wisdom close on the 30th of June 2012 and seeks for the creation of machinima with any storyline that fits to the theme of 'Seek Wisdom' so long as at least ONE of the 100 Treasures from UWA form part of the story. Click HERE for full details and landmarks to the locations of the treasures in Second Life.

ALSO, calling for entries to the UWA 3D Centenary Art Challenge (110 prim limit, open theme) through 30th June as well.

OTHER ENTRIES TO MACHINIMUWA V

THE 3RD by Lala Larix (Gdańsk, Poland)

UWA Summer Exhibition by jjccc Coronet (London, UK)

SEEK WISDOM by London Junkers & Lizzie Gudkov (London, UK & Lisbon, Portugal)

ECHO QUIETUS SERENATA by Kobuk Farshore (Alaska, USA) 

RUNNING WITH SCISSORS by Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)

THE FOUR GODS OF FOLLY by Hypatia Pickens (Rochester, New York, USA)

SEEKING WISDOM IN THE STARS by Spiral Silverstar (New Orleans, LA, USA)

PENGUINS DIALOGUE ON WISDOM by Soda Lemondrop (Monterey, California, USA)
THE LAST SYLLABLE OF RECORDED TIME by Tutsy Navarathna (Pondicherry, India)

IN DREAMS by Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)

SEEK WISDOM by Dave Searby Mason (Brighton, England)

SEEKER OF WISDOM by Sophia Yates (Lancaster, MA, USA)

COLOURS by pallina60 Loon (Rome, Italy)

SOPHIA'S GAZE by Carl Velde (Naples, Italy)

THE SEARCH by Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)

PHILOSOPHY & WISDOM by Sophia Yates (Lancaster, MA, USA)