Captains Log No.6_ SL Burn2 “Emergence”
So if you have ever heard of Burning Man and thought “I wannaa go but its so far/I cant afford it/ I hate the sand!” you can still get that similar experience and check out Burn2 in SL as your primer! This month their theme was all about emerging, which I feel heavily. I was greeted by one of the volunteers and she gave me a bunch of gifts and information about the events, such a breath of fresh air to encounter nice cheerful and helpful people.
My new friend! She also built a very cool digital lotus exhibit with digital art posted all around it! A dope concept!
I do feel throughout all these dark and uncertain times there have been moments where my hope and faith in humanity have been restored. Little things like my elderly neighbor checking up on me, community weekly food handouts being implemented in my hood we even have local fridges and people that keep them going, there have been people stepping up to help in little ways and that brings me hope. Restrictions breed creativity.
What I love about Burning Man is the culture behind it, when it first began it was very much about community, sharing, and coexisting harmoniously with your environment. You are encouraged to bring gifts to share and to leave nothing behind (no trash!) everything is burned at the end of the event. I have never been to RL burning man myself but I have many friends who have been. I am a Burn2 veteran however! Thinking about making a build for the next one, loved that Anglerfish partycar ( i think thats what you call it!) you can jump on it and dance while it travels around the sim!
If you check out their website you will find they have so many resources for creators who want to make a build, volunteer, or perform. There is even a pandemic toolkit on the site which I think is beautiful and another amazing thing about SL! I would love to see more diversity and builds at the next one so I hope this post will inspire some of my black and brown SL creators to join the fun!
