MachinimUWA VI: Awesome Foursome - Natascha & Karima, Joseph & Boris, Secret, Sophia

Natascha Randt & Karima Hoisan's "Chasing a Butterfly"


Joseph Nussbaum & Boris Twist's "Quest"


Secret Rage's "The Gift


Sophia Yates "IF"

13 days to go till the deadline for entries and we have a wonderful set of 4 to add to the field.  2 amazing partnerships one spanning the oceans and one across the USA, bring us 'Chasing A Butterfly' with the powerful combo of Natascha Randt and Karima Hoisan  along with 'Quest' by Joseph Nussbaum and Boris Twist. Gifted filmmaker, Sophia Yates asks the question with the thought provoking 'IF' and the ever generous Secret Rage, bestows on us all.... "The Gift"

These films are now part of MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible, the 8th UWA Short Animated Film Challenge. UWA's L$560,000++ Pursue Impossible Art & Film challenges are so themed in honour of UWA adopting Pursue Impossible as their clarion call in real life. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IN 31ST OCTOBER 2015.

You may interpret the theme 'Pursue Impossible' as you see fit, however the average viewer would need to be able to appreciate how you fit this theme (alternatively, please indicate in the notes that accompany your film how it fits). Your machinima must be made specifically for this challenge, and this should be indicated in the opening credits 'For The University of Western Australia's MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible' (or end credits if it works better creatively). You do not have to film on the UWA sims, however this of course will be appreciated, and there is a Special UWA Prize which will be made available to a film which starts at the same point as the UWA Pursue Impossible Video, at Winthrop Clock Tower.

ALSO, public viewing for PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: The 6th UWA Grand 3D Art Challenge is now open (closing date for entries is the same as the Machinima - 31st October)

Do visit the UWA Challenge Gallery HERE to view the submissions so far.

List of Submitted Machinima for MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible
(In Reverse Klingon Alphabetical Order)

Sarah Whitney (Stonington, Connecticut, USA) - Pursue Impossible
Jackson Redstar (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) - Reach
Tutsy Navarathna (Frenchman in Pondicherry, India) - Death of Death?
Billy Carter (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) / (Elite Littlebird - SL) - Pursue Impossible
Suzie Anderton (Bournemouth, England) - Pursue Impossible
Chich Aeon  (Corvallis, Oregon, USA) - Bookends
Natascha Randt (Gelsenkirchen, Germany) & Karina Hoisan (San Isidro del General, Costa Rica) - Chasing a Butterfly
Sunset Quinnel (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - Pursue Impossible for Who
Isabelle Cheren (London, England) - Pursue Impossible
Secret Rage (Sallas, Texas, USA) - The Gift
Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)  - Folding Time
Chantal Harvey (Maastricht, Netherlands) - Robi - oh my head
Fuzzy Deezul (Chicago, Illinois, USA)- The Escape
Panda (La Corneuve, France) - Ghost Race
Fuchsia Nightfire (Dorset, England) & Gweeb (Canada) - Surfing on Ceres
Sophia Yates (Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA) - IF
Joseph Nussbaum (Durham, North Carolina) & Boris Twist  (Portland, Oregon) - Quest

MachinimUWA VIII: Tutsy's "Death of Death?", Fuzzy's "The Escape"

 
TUTSY NAVARATHNA'S "DEATH OF DEATH?"

 
FUZZY DEEZUL'S "THE ESCAPE"

With 2 weeks to go till the deadline, defending champion Tutsy Navarathna throws down the gauntlet, with a thought provoking film entitled "Death of Death", and newcomer Fuzzy Deezul steps up to the plate as well trying to be free from the clutches of the virtual world, with "The Escape".

These films are now part of MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible, the 8th UWA Short Animated Film Challenge. UWA's L$560,000++ Pursue Impossible Art & Film challenges are so themed in honour of UWA adopting Pursue Impossible as their clarion call in real life. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IN 31ST OCTOBER 2015.
You may interpret the theme 'Pursue Impossible' as you see fit, however the average viewer would need to be able to appreciate how you fit this theme (alternatively, please indicate in the notes that accompany your film how it fits). Your machinima must be made specifically for this challenge, and this should be indicated in the opening credits 'For The University of Western Australia's MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible' (or end credits if it works better creatively). You do not have to film on the UWA sims, however this of course will be appreciated, and there is a Special UWA Prize which will be made available to a film which starts at the same point as the UWA Pursue Impossible Video, at Winthrop Clock Tower.

ALSO, public viewing for PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: The 6th UWA Grand 3D Art Challenge is now open (closing date for entries is the same as the Machinima - 31st October)

Do visit the UWA Challenge Gallery HERE to view the submissions so far.

List of Submitted Machinima for MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible
(In Reverse Klingon Alphabetical Order)

Sarah Whitney (Stonington, Connecticut, USA) - Pursue Impossible
Jackson Redstar (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) - Reach
Tutsy Navarathna (Frenchman in Pondicherry, India) - Death of Death?
Billy Carter (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) / (Elite Littlebird - SL) - Pursue Impossible
Suzie Anderton (Bournemouth, England) - Pursue Impossible
Chich Aeon  (Corvallis, Oregon, USA) - Bookends
Sunset Quinnel (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - Pursue Impossible for Who
Isabelle Cheren (London, England) - Pursue Impossible
Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)  - Folding Time
Chantal Harvey (Maastricht, Netherlands) - Robi - oh my head
Fuzzy Deezul (Chicago, Illinois, USA)- The Escape
Panda (La Corneuve, France) - Ghost Race
Fuchsia Nightfire (Dorset, England) & Gweeb (Canada) - Surfing on Ceres

MachinimUWA VIII: Chic Aeon's 'Bookends'

Chic Aeon's moving submission, 'Bookends' is the latest entry to MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible. A tale of love, a tale of hope, a tale of humanity and war... in the pursuit of peace.


This film is now part of MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible, the 8th UWA Short Animated Film Challenge. UWA's L$560,000++ Pursue Impossible Art & Film challenges are so themed in honour of UWA adopting Pursue Impossible as their clarion call in real life. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IN 31ST OCTOBER 2015.

You may interpret the theme 'Pursue Impossible' as you see fit, however the average viewer would need to be able to appreciate how you fit this theme (alternatively, please indicate in the notes that accompany your film how it fits). Your machinima must be made specifically for this challenge, and this should be indicated in the opening credits 'For The University of Western Australia's MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible' (or end credits if it works better creatively). You do not have to film on the UWA sims, however this of course will be appreciated, and there is a Special UWA Prize which will be made available to a film which starts at the same point as the UWA Pursue Impossible Video, at Winthrop Clock Tower.

ALSO, public viewing for PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: The 6th UWA Grand 3D Art Challenge is now open (closing date for entries is the same as the Machinima - 31st October)

Do visit the UWA Challenge Gallery HERE to view the submissions so far.

List of Submitted Machinima for MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible
(In Reverse Klingon Alphabetical Order)

Sarah Whitney (Stonington, Connecticut, USA) - Pursue Impossible
Jackson Redstar (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) - Reach
Billy Carter (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) / (Elite Littlebird - SL) - Pursue Impossible
Suzie Anderton (Bournemouth, England) - Pursue Impossible
Chich Aeon  (Corvallis, Oregon, USA) - Bookends
Sunset Quinnel (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - Pursue Impossible for Who
Isabelle Cheren (London, England) - Pursue Impossible
Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)  - Folding Time
Chantal Harvey (Maastricht, Netherlands) - Robi - oh my head
Panda (La Corneuve, France) - Ghost Race
Fuchsia Nightfire (Dorset, England) & Gweeb (Canada) - Surfing on Ceres

PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE (Latest Entries 6)

Our latest entries for PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE. Deadline is coming up fast! All entries are due by 31 October. We know a lot of people are working hard on their entries and we expect an outstanding show as usual. The prize pool stands at more than half a million Lindens for the 3D Art & Machinima Challenge. All entries will be documented in an exhibition catalog as part of the UWA Studies in Virtual Arts (UWA SiVA) series. 

Frankx Lefavre: Child of Light.  Frank give us an immersive environment of fractals and light. 

Secret Rage: The Gift. A small piece with a big heart.

Jipe Loon: Impossible Quest. As usual Jipe gives us a complex and highly original entry. 

Ronin1 Shippe: Elephant Whimsy. Ronin is a prolific digital artist. He gives us a simple geometric display of satirical pictures of elephants. (I particularly like the Vitruvian pachyderm.)

Isadoradean Rossini; My Impossible: Rising Above the Pain. A powerful display of text and images about her parents, war, and mental illness.

MachinimUWA VIII: Jackson Redstar's 'Reach' & Sarah Whitney 's 'Pursue Impossible'

 
Jackson Redstar's 'Reach' for MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible



Pursue Impossible from Sarah Whitney on Vimeo.

Two remarkable submissions in for MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible.Jackson Redstar's 'Reach' tells the tale of a young singer who is inspired to put his life on the line for his country and how he never gives up on his dreams when things go wrong, and Sarah Whitney's 'Pursue Impossible' tells the tale of the Wright brothers, who in  pursuing the impossible, changed the face of humanity forever.

These films are now part of MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible, the 8th UWA Short Animated Film Challenge. UWA's L$560,000++ Pursue Impossible Art & Film challenges are so themed in honour of UWA adopting Pursue Impossible as their clarion call in real life. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IN 31ST OCTOBER 2015.

You may interpret the theme 'Pursue Impossible' as you see fit, however the average viewer would need to be able to appreciate how you fit this theme (alternatively, please indicate in the notes that accompany your film how it fits). Your machinima must be made specifically for this challenge, and this should be indicated in the opening credits 'For The University of Western Australia's MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible' (or end credits if it works better creatively). You do not have to film on the UWA sims, however this of course will be appreciated, and there is a Special UWA Prize which will be made available to a film which starts at the same point as the UWA Pursue Impossible Video, at Winthrop Clock Tower.

ALSO, public viewing for PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: The 6th UWA Grand 3D Art Challenge is now open (closing date for entries is the same as the Machinima - 31st October)

Do visit the UWA Challenge Gallery HERE to view the submissions so far.

List of Submitted Machinima for MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible
(In Reverse Klingon Alphabetical Order)

Sarah Whitney (Stonington, Connecticut, USA) - Pursue Impossible
Jackson Redstar (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) - Reach
Billy Carter (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) / (Elite Littlebird - SL) - Pursue Impossible
Suzie Anderton (Bournemouth, England) - Pursue Impossible
Sunset Quinnel (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - Pursue Impossible for Who
Isabelle Cheren (London, England) - Pursue Impossible
Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)  - Folding Time
Chantal Harvey (Maastricht, Netherlands) - Robi - oh my head
Panda (La Corneuve, France) - Ghost Race
Fuchsia Nightfire (Dorset, England) & Gweeb (Canada) - Surfing on Ceres

PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE (Latest Entries 5)

Our latest entries for PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE. Deadline is coming up fast! All entries are due by 31 October. We know a lot of people are working hard on their entries and we expect an outstanding show as usual. The prize pool stands at more than half a million Lindens for the 3D Art & Machinima Challenge. All entries will be documented in an exhibition catalog as part of the UWA Studies in Virtual Arts (UWA SiVA) series.

Long-time SL dragon master Kazuhiro "Kaz" Aridian has staged one of his amazing creatures in a phoenix-like scene called "Rise Above the Mundane."

Nino Vichan presents a powerful statement on the plight of the homeless, using his brilliant rl drawings and statistics about homelessness drawn onto torn pieces of cardboard. All arranged in a frightening back alley scene. They are men, women, children, veterans, the elderly, the mentally ill. They are us.

Solkide Auer & Sniper Siemens present "Runners on Fibonacci's Spiral," an energetic representation of mathematical form and aesthetic balance.

Dragon's Lord uses the allegory of climbing a summit, representing the passion that fuels the effort to achieve against all odds.

Bibi Rives has created a mysterious image titled "The Mask."

Charles Hera's entry is about the elemental desire of humans to fly.

MachinimUWA VIII: Sunset Quinnel's 'Pursue Impossible for Who'

Sunset Quinnel's 'Pursue Impossible for Who' is a heart wrenching true story of a young 27 year old who touched her real world self. Sometimes things just can't be explained, and all we are left with are questions.

This film is now part of MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible, the 8th UWA Short Animated Film Challenge. UWA's L$560,000++ Pursue Impossible Art & Film challenges are so themed in honour of UWA adopting Pursue Impossible as their clarion call in real life. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IN 31ST OCTOBER 2015.

You may interpret the theme 'Pursue Impossible' as you see fit, however the average viewer would need to be able to appreciate how you fit this theme (alternatively, please indicate in the notes that accompany your film how it fits). Your machinima must be made specifically for this challenge, and this should be indicated in the opening credits 'For The University of Western Australia's MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible' (or end credits if it works better creatively). You do not have to film on the UWA sims, however this of course will be appreciated, and there is a Special UWA Prize which will be made available to a film which starts at the same point as the UWA Pursue Impossible Video, at Winthrop Clock Tower.

ALSO, public viewing for PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: The 6th UWA Grand 3D Art Challenge is now open (closing date for entries is the same as the Machinima - 31st October)

Do visit the UWA Challenge Gallery HERE to view the submissions so far.

List of Submitted Machinima for MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible
(In Reverse Klingon Alphabetical Order)

Billy Carter (Cincinnati, Ohio) / (Elite Littlebird - SL) - Pursue Impossible
Suzie Anderton (Bournemouth, England) - Pursue Impossible
Sunset Quinnel (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - Pursue Impossible for Who
Isabelle Cheren (London, England) - Pursue Impossible
Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)  - Folding Time
Chantal Harvey (Maastricht, Netherlands) - Robi - oh my head
Panda (La Corneuve, France) - Ghost Race
Fuchsia Nightfire (Dorset, England) & Gweeb (Canada) - Surfing on Ceres
.

MachinimUWA VIII: Isabelle Cheren's "Pursue Impossible"

Isabelle Cheren, brings us hope in the form of a heartwarming machinima she has created for her grandson who is given a gift because of those who are pursuing impossible!

This film is now part of MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible, the 8th UWA Short Animated Film Challenge. UWA's L$560,000++ Pursue Impossible Art & Film challenges are so themed in honour of UWA adopting Pursue Impossible as their clarion call in real life. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IN 31ST OCTOBER 2015.

You may interpret the theme 'Pursue Impossible' as you see fit, however the average viewer would need to be able to appreciate how you fit this theme (alternatively, please indicate in the notes that accompany your film how it fits). Your machinima must be made specifically for this challenge, and this should be indicated in the opening credits 'For The University of Western Australia's MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible' (or end credits if it works better creatively). You do not have to film on the UWA sims, however this of course will be appreciated, and there is a Special UWA Prize which will be made available to a film which starts at the same point as the UWA Pursue Impossible Video, at Winthrop Clock Tower.

ALSO, public viewing for PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: The 6th UWA Grand 3D Art Challenge is now open (closing date for entries is the same as the Machinima - 31st October)

Do visit the UWA Challenge Gallery HERE to view the submissions so far.

List of Submitted Machinima for MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible
(In Reverse Klingon Alphabetical Order)

Billy Carter (Cincinnati, Ohio) / (Elite Littlebird - SL) - Pursue Impossible
Suzie Anderton (Bournemouth, England) - Pursue Impossible
Isabelle Cheren (London, England) - Pursue Impossible
Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)  - Folding Time
Chantal Harvey (Maastricht, Netherlands) - Robi - oh my head
Panda (La Corneuve, France) - Ghost Race
Fuchsia Nightfire (Dorset, England) & Gweeb (Canada) - Surfing on Ceres
.

MachinimUWA VIII: Billy Carter's "Pursue Impossible"

For The University of Western Australia's MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible' from Billy Carter on Vimeo.

Billy Carter (Elite Littlebird - SL), brings us a tale of the triumph of the human spirit.  Billy explains that this is a short story of one overcoming the struggles of life. With the loss of her mother at a young age, a young lady is determined to become the singer her mother admired The road is not so easy and she must overcome a suicidal state of mind. She must find a way to love herself.

This film is now part of MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible, the 8th UWA Short Animated Film Challenge. UWA's L$560,000++ Pursue Impossible Art & Film challenges are so themed in honour of UWA adopting Pursue Impossible as their clarion call in real life. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IN 31ST OCTOBER 2015.

You may interpret the theme 'Pursue Impossible' as you see fit, however the average viewer would need to be able to appreciate how you fit this theme (alternatively, please indicate in the notes that accompany your film how it fits). Your machinima must be made specifically for this challenge, and this should be indicated in the opening credits 'For The University of Western Australia's MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible' (or end credits if it works better creatively). You do not have to film on the UWA sims, however this of course will be appreciated, and there is a Special UWA Prize which will be made available to a film which starts at the same point as the UWA Pursue Impossible Video, at Winthrop Clock Tower.

ALSO, public viewing for PURSUE IMPOSSIBLE: The 6th UWA Grand 3D Art Challenge is now open (closing date for entries is the same as the Machinima - 31st October)

Do visit the UWA Challenge Gallery HERE to view the submissions so far.

 List of Submitted Machinima for MachinimUWA VIII: Pursue Impossible
(In Reverse Klingon Alphabetical Order)

Billy Carter (Cincinnati, Ohio) / (Elite Littlebird - SL) - Pursue Impossible
Suzie Anderton (Bournemouth, England) - Pursue Impossible
Chic Aeon (Corvallis, Oregon, USA)  - Folding Time
Chantal Harvey (Maastricht, Netherlands) - Robi - oh my head
Panda (La Corneuve, France) - Ghost Race
Fuchsia Nightfire (Dorset, England) & Gweeb (Canada) - Surfing on Ceres
.

Media Blitz: UWA on Drax Files World Makers, Channel 9 Australia, and WA Today

Very pleased to see a steady stream of positive news reports on various media (both traditional RL & SL media) on the UWA presence in Second Life together with our partners from all over the world. Last night, UWA founder and lead Jay Jay Jegathesan (Jayjay Zifanwe) featured on the highly acclaimed 'Drax Files' World Makers series.

This followed on the heels of a report and video on the West Australian news portal WA TODAY, which focused on The Freedom Project, arguably the single most important event run by UWA in virtual worlds.

This episode of World Makers is particularly pleasing as so many brilliant filmmakers from around the world  like Iono Allen (France), Vilvi Rae (Finland), Pepa Cometa (France), Tutsy Navarathna (India), Karima Hoisan (Costa Rica), Rysan Fall (USA), Chic Aeon (USA) and Natascha Randt (Germany), among others are part of it, some whom I are seen for the first time 'in real life.

Brilliant wordsmith, Inara Pey described the episode and other related events on the Modem World news site:
http://modemworld.me/2015/09/23/the-drax-files-32-facilitating-art-and-machinima-in-second-life/#comments

News on this was further carried pon the official Second Life page:
https://community.secondlife.com/t5/Featured-News/The-Drax-Files-World-Makers-Episode-32-JayJay-Zifanwe/ba-p/2967513

Along with many leading sites around the world which write and blog on virtual worlds:

Digital Rabbit Hole: https://karimahoisan.wordpress.com/2015/09/23/the-drax-files-world-makers-episode-32-jayjay-zifanwe/

Ciaran Laval: http://sl.governormarley.com/?p=5407

Daniel Voyager: https://danielvoyager.wordpress.com/2015/09/23/the-drax-files-world-makers-episode-32-now-available-featuring-jayjay-zifanwe/

Kara's Korner: http://karasecondlife.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/the-drax-files-world-makers-episode-32.html

SL Artist
http://www.slartist.com/the-drax-files-world-makers-episode-32-jayjay-zifanwe_20dada67d.html

Jo Yardley's SL
https://joyardley.wordpress.com/2015/09/23/new-drax-files-world-makers-video-machinima-special/

Hunting SL
http://huntingsl.com/new-drax-files-world-makers-video-machinima-special/


All of this was preceded by a report on the Australian Channel 9 TV Station on the future of virtual reality technology.