The Smallest Film House on the Grid has been a popular virtual cinema
since 2022, offering a variety of Off-Beat, Cult, Foreign, Indie, Art house films and creating a friendly
community for movie enthusiasts.
As we prepare to close in 2025, we have encountered challenges in finding a new streaming provider, coupled with limited time for SL, which has ultimately led to the decision to shut down.
While it’s unfortunate to see it go, we appreciate all the enjoyable experiences over the years.
NEUBAU is a small virtual cinema that showcases 24/7 a variety of films - mostly off-beat, indie, cult, foreign, art house, and at times mainstream movies.
'The Wild West' of Mainland, the Color Sims with +/- 40 meter 'terraforming' abilities (the oldest regions in SL). Old prim builds (some 2002), some parcels with partly returned objects and floating objects. (Not all is aesthetically pleasing) but for sure an important part of SL / VR from a historic point of view.
'Tarp Wrapped Mountain' is a 'Tongue in Cheek' ASMR (Art) Installment I made for (new) residents passing through Oldest parts of Sansara. Mostly a prim based build on a tiny 300 sqm parcel.
Requirements; 'Advanced Light model, Shared Environment, and Sound.
An invite to a collaboration at the GBTH a community gateway program from Second Life with a similar format as my NEUBAU project but on larger scale.
"Ed. Colonia is a group art exhibition and the first of its kind at the GBTH.
The idea behind Ed. Colonia was exploring further the format of group exhibitions, preserving each artist's individuality as we occupy a common space. No theme has been suggested, since the limitations of the apartments were restraining enough. Each floor, inhabited by a different artist, is an exhibition on its own. The lack of front doors encourages the visitors to walk inside and explore................"
Kowloon's Gate is a videogame set in the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, and considered a cult hit.
There are many creative variants, and almost all chairs are free. My image used for the Kowloon (Eames Molded Fiberglass) chair was selected by Flickr for the explore category.
March 2021 - August 2021[CLOSED] 'A stay at home project during covid-19.'
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NEUBAU is an Installation Art Project situated in an apartment complex in Bay City - Docklands.
It is a collaboration of four completely different residents in Second Life. Each resident was instructed to install their apartment with the maximum of 40 land impact.
Introduction
Eupalinos Ugajin
Interactions with a touch or a seat, different kinds of building techniques, and a dash of love for surrealism. Combine it all together, and you get an Eupalinos apartment.
Well known not only for the tremendous amount of creative avatars butEupalinos is a long time 3D artist / builder in Second Life.
A minimal wish of a nature landscape in a concrete building. Textures of sun, clouds, hidden bugs and doodle trees. Touch objects for words to read.
"I described mine as “Here in is an attempt at captivating the essence of tzu-jan — being a part of 10,000ish things arising somewhere in the cosmos, amidst all it’s layers.”
Ineffable Mote is not solely interested in the end result, he is playful, loves to experiment with different digital texturing techniques words, and recently started a Graphite comics.
A Japanese inspired Installation of a real life Japanese build from 1688 'The Nakamura family residence'. Comcoo has build a complete mesh interior within the concrete walls of his apartment. With his own 'creative and exaggerated' take on the wooden beam framework.
Mesh creator and known supporter of the Kowloonregion. (Kowloon's Gate is a videogame set in the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, and considered a cult hit.)
An installation with the absurd love for flamingo's in a city landscape. With a parallel storyline of 'the repetition of coming home, going to sleep and getting ready for a next day'.
Known for building and interacting within the 3D mainland environment available. Places which travelers and explorers can stumble upon, and have a complete experience within the landscape they have created, connected within continents.
The ground floor of NEUBAU has a hot desking area and convenience store. In this space you will find wall art as well. Currently showing a large frame of Eupalinos 'The waiting room'.
Keke55
You will also find a projector made with actual image slides with use of advance projecting light. When the first letter of your name is announced you won a Projector made by Keke55.
A mesh creator known in the Japanese community for making letterboards gifts like; Japanese (food) stalls, decor, aircrafts, animesh and avatars.
First guest arrival Solo Anatra First promo mug sold to General Mikoto Melon Bear First promo pin sold to Solo Anatra Biggest tipper Luna Branwen Last guest to leave the soft opening David Silence
Our gratitude for your support and being there. o/
March 2021 - December 2021[CLOSED] 'A stay at home project during covid-19.'
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The region of Bay City - Docklands is going through a development.
As the region is attached to Hau Koda airport with an info hub, Docklands gets traffic of old, and new residents. The development is to make it more interactive for travelers.
NEUBAU will have a public hot desking space, convenience store and 4 public accessible Installation Art Apartments.
Spring of 2021 [CLOSED] 'A stay at home project during covid-19.'
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I started with a new smaller scaled project in the middle of Bay City - Docklands. This is situated near the Hau Koda airport & info Hub in a reasonable active region.
"The goal is to give performers a place to exchange knowledge, and offer a podium for their creativity."
Artists have the option to use a stream for practice, rehearsal or performances and to announce their activities through the Coasters Crew group.
INSTRUCTIONS
By landing a notecard will be given with instructions & TOS in the following languages: English, Japanese, French, German, Portuguese and Dutch. By joining the group you can announce your event to other people in 'The Coasters Crew'.
SELF SERVICE STAGE
The stage can be used for any performance e.g. music, busking, poetry, soapbox, dance and comedy. By walking onto the stage a dialog menu will show to enter your personal URL to play your music. The stage will automatically take your profile picture in the frame in front of the stage, which is as well a tip jar for people to tip you for your performance.
I started a project "The Coasters Club" just before the Summer of 2020 which will be remembered by many for staying at home due Covid-19. This project was a Dutch inspired Landscape, a small European seaside country that lies below sea level.
"I wanted to offer a place were one could feel a moment of endless space, feel relax and cool off in this waterlandscape."
In real life the Netherlands is not flooded as shown in Second Life, the country has one of the most sophisticated anti-flood systems in place then anywhere in the world.
The tram running in the middle of the region was inspired by the Anime 'Spirted Away' from Hayao Miyazaki. Which was symbolized by the Dosojin next to the main station when you landed on the platform.
JUNE / JULY 2020
Opening this region to the public when it was finished, it got selected as Editors Pick which generated a lot of traffic on the homestead with many funny moments, kind gestures and 'Not So Secret Dairy' submissions.
A clip from Vlogger Isabelle Cheren at The Coasters Club
SEPTEMBER 2022
The last month of this summer project the Coasters Club and it's events.
Two days of Paris, SPECIAL theatrical concert (done every two years) by French artist Paris Obscur. Paris is more then a musician. Paris, will lure you into his enchanting but dark, dark world.
The event dates were:
Wednesday 9th of September @2PM SLT
Wednesday 23rd of September @ 2PM SLT
With a limited access to the region of 20 avatars only.
FISHING CREW
We've been holding fishing contests with a new fishing system in Second Life on:
Sunday 13th of Sept. @ 12PM till 2PM - Second life Time
Sunday 13th of Sept. @ 21:00 hours till 23:00 hours - CET
MOVIES
Loads of movies options from the screen in the Coasters Club, relaxing in the hammocks, hanging in the roof top.
PHOTOCONTEST #GoodbyeCoastersClub
A photo contest from the Coasters Club was held from the 21th up to and including the 23rd of September. The sim closed to the public on the 24th.
An installation I made for Burn 2 in the virtual world of Second Life. The installation is interactive and with sounds. Event is from October 19 - 28 2018.
