July 13, 2024

Putting The Pieces Together

Putting The Pieces Together
Photo by Arthur Edelmans / Unsplash

Last night, I worked on a large painting that commemorates the virtual worldbuilding skills of VRChat user NProwler. In the months preceding, I've excitedly talked with NProwler about my dream of painting virtual landscapes in a style similar to artists who painted American countrysides in the 1800s. NProwler's world, Horse Canyon, is a place I feel recaptures the enthusiasm for wide open spaces from that time period.

My hope is that my art going forward can point out how timeless this enthusiasm is.

By connecting the past and future through writing and paintings, I wish for viewers to understand how people don't really change--even when the technology surrounding them does. The physical dance floors of the seventies contain the same personalities you'll find on the virtual dance floors of today. Philosophers who meet in VR to discuss the nature of reality are helped by their newfound technology, but otherwise anyone grasping to understand the world around them are still much like anyone else who's done so.

Lately, I've had the chance to write for UploadVR again. Published today is a new article which discusses how professional creators in social VR can be a welcome addition to game studios, not a detriment. You can read the article here, which interviews several developers across the XR industry.

Thank you to the UploadVR team for their support and expertise. I'm slowly becoming a better writer, taking my time with larger stories, and using the opportunity to travel and explore across several platforms.

And thank you for reading my work! I have some talks coming up soon, so please stay tuned for those announcements.

Here's to looking at the bigger picture. It's where you can see the future taking hold.

--K