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Jun 14, 2021

Written Worlds: Exploring Frontiers of Fiction Through Interactive Stories

I’ve shared much about journeys in VR over the last few weeks. This time we’re taking a little detour, going to an earlier period of my life that firmly believe is still relevant today. We’re talking about interactive fiction! As spirited young child who didn’t yet understand why she felt…

Interactive Narratives

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Written Worlds: Exploring Frontiers of Fiction Through Interactive Stories
Written Worlds: Exploring Frontiers of Fiction Through Interactive Stories

Jun 7, 2021

So, What’s Your Avatar? 5 Tips For Finding a New You in VR Chat

So you’ve jumped into VRChat and there’s a whole world to explore. But what about you? Choosing what to wear can be a challenge on the best of days. In VR it can be even worse, when you’re left with so many forms to explore! I’d offer to help with…

VR

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So, What’s Your Avatar? 5 Tips For Finding a New You in VR Chat
So, What’s Your Avatar? 5 Tips For Finding a New You in VR Chat

May 31, 2021

How Manifesting my Inner Self Helped Me Understand How to Live as a Transgender Woman

When I represent myself as a dragon, it’s not playing pretend. Dragons might be mythical creatures, they might seem monstrous and inhuman, but it’s how I feel as a woman. I feel it so deeply that I can’t quite bring myself to separate the two. I made a single decision…

Transgender

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One Soul: How Manifesting my Inner Self Helped Me Understand Living  as a Transgender Woman
One Soul: How Manifesting my Inner Self Helped Me Understand Living  as a Transgender Woman

May 17, 2021

Vacationing at Home? 7 VR Chat Worlds That I Never Want to Leave

Who cares what the weather is like outside? We have so many places to explore here in Virtual Reality! I’ve spent a week wandering through worlds and found what I can definitively say are the best locations to chill out in by yourself or with friends! 1) London Solitude by Lucifer MStar This…

VR

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7 Amazing VR Worlds That I Never Want to Leave
7 Amazing VR Worlds That I Never Want to Leave

May 9, 2021

First Forays: A Dragon’s Early Experiences in the World of Virtual Reality

Have you wished you could travel lately? I know I sure have. I want that sun, I want that open air. Living a city makes it all feel even further away. On a grey, dreary day it can feel like there’s nowhere to escape to. The pandemic has made it…

VR

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First Forays: A Dragon’s Early Experiences in the World of Virtual Reality
First Forays: A Dragon’s Early Experiences in the World of Virtual Reality
Ariel Blackwell

Ariel Blackwell

A trans woman, freelance writer and student at University of Concordia. Also, I'm a dragon!

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