Tag: Odyssey Simulator

  • Open House on Odyssey

    Open House on Odyssey

    Odyssey is hosting an Open House on Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 starting at 11 AM SLT (2PM EST/7PM GMT/8 PM CET).  STARTING POINT: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Odyssey/46/83/24  

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  • Requiem for MacGrid

    Requiem for MacGrid

    macGRID has closed down. BBMC and the Odyssey project have been very grateful to enjoy access to online space on macGRID, multidisciplinary simulation research network and platform — a project of MacMaster University  — and are sad to see it go the way of all virtual worlds. Odyssey members enjoyed access to space on the…

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  • International Women’s Day at BBMC

    International Women’s Day at BBMC

    The Odyssey Simulators are hosting special presentations on International Women’s Day with a program of online performances, installations and screenings. Featuring new work from our online collaborators including Colleen McLaughlin/Nebulosus Severine, Bibbe Hansen/Bibbe Oh, Fau Ferdinand, Humming Pera/Tina M Pearson, Liz Solo and more! A collaboration with Roles 4 Women. Schedule of International Women’s Day…

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  • Odyssey Artists at Corporealidades Pós-humanas, Brazil

    Odyssey Artists at Corporealidades Pós-humanas, Brazil

    Flurries of activity on the Odyssey Simulators this month with multiple performances from the sim streamed to the Corporealidades Pós-humanas festival in Salvador, Brazil, including new performances by Senses Places (Canada/International), Isabel Valverde (Portugal) and SaveMe Oh (Netherlands). This is documentation from Senses Places’ interactive workshop and performance at  Corporealidades Pós-humanas. Avatars assist in demonstrating…

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  • Avatar Salad on Odyssey

    Avatar Salad on Odyssey

    The Second Front have been working on the Odyssey Simulators this week preparing a new piece for the University of Wichita’s At A Distance Exhibit, coming up next month. Here are a few shots from “Virtual Proposition for Alison Knowles #1 – Make an Avatar Salad”, based on an Alison Knowles event score/performance called “Proposition…

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  • Pokemon A-Go-Go

    Pokemon A-Go-Go

    Second Front are shooting machinima this month on Odyssey preparing for an upcoming world premiere performance of Pokemon A-Go-Go. What happens when the Pokemon revolt? Come to the performance and find out! Stay tuned here for details of dates and times. About the Artists Second Front is the pioneering performance art group in based in online avatar-based VR…

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  • Red Dog for Freddie Herko

    Red Dog for Freddie Herko

    The following video is from a 50th anniversary performance of Al Hansen‘s “Red Dog for Freddie Herko”, performed by the Second Front on the Odyssey Simulator on October 25, 2014. The original performance was created for dancer Fred Herko by the American artist Al Hansen (father of artist, Second Front member and BBMC alumni Bibbe…

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  • North Zipper’s BDay

    North Zipper’s BDay

    Norman Lowrey (North Zipper) turned seventy today and the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse held a surprise Birthday Skating Party on the Odyssey Simulator to celebrate.  North was very surprised (he thought he was coming to a meeting:) AOM played a composition using one of North’s virtual instruments. The beautiful birthday set was designed and built by…

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