NPIRL

Not Possible in Real Life

Not Possible IRL is…• A working group of content

creators in Second Life, OpenSim and other virtual worlds• A blog• A concept we apply to virtual content, to a way of thinking, and possibly even a way of life

Transformative moments

In Real Life, we remember the first time man walked

on the moon

It’s personal and can’t be duplicated

What was the transformative moment in

your Second Life?

Second Life is…the most affordable and complete tool I know of to commit hardcore creativity

~ Epiphanies ~

Stumbling

upon

Earth

Primbee’s

“Inspire

Space

Park”

It’s a state of

MIND

~*~

Nur Moo’s

“Transparen

t Mood”

It isn’t always about the prims

Stephen

Venkman’

s

“Floating

with

nothing

but…”

How do you use Second Life?

Arahan Claveau’s “Small

Story…

a Tale Without Words”

Some people startle me with their uses of Second Life

Keiko Morigi’s

interpretation

of Baglione’s

“Heavenly love

conquering

earthly love”

NPIRL content….

indulges

our sense

of make-

believe

AM Radio’s

“The Far

Away”

NPIRL content…

makes

us

laugh

Tooter

Claxton’s

deflatable

muscle

man

NPIRL content…can

fundamentally

affect our

behavior,

perception and

even our self-

perception

Image: Sylph’s

by Eladrion-

Issobelle

NPIRL content…is often

physically

impossible

in Real Life

Miki

Gymnast’s

Klein

bottle

NPIRL content…

defies the

laws of

gravity

Sugar

Seville’s

Dorkbot

seating

NPIRL content….can do

strange,

wonderfu

l and

surprisin

g things

Ashanti

Leshelle’s

“Flyby”

NPIRL fashion… is garment-

based and

not a

biological

part of the

avatar

Eshi

Otawara’s

POPPI

outfit

NPIRL fashioncan be from

any era in

time, real or

imagined

Cutea

Benelli’s

luxury

steampunk

heels

(complete

with steam

and moving

gears)

NPIRL fashion…lets me

experiment

with my look

in ways I

never could

in Real Life

Blessings on

Sinnocent

Mirabeau

for making

Cog hair

NPIRL avatar or fashion?Sometimes

it is hard to

say!

Skin by

3star Tyne

Like cyborgs, for instance

Cyborg parts by

Justen Jigsaw

NPIRL avatars are…

fantastical

Image: Jaid

Marsi

Avatar:

Flea Bussy

NPIRL avatars…Teach us to

live in

someone or

something

else’s wings

Image:

Stephen

Venkman

NPIRL content… let’s you

travel in

your style

Carrah

Rossini’s

airships!

Photo by

Alpha Auer

Reach into yourself and become…

Avatar by

Kazuhiro

Aridian

Photo by

Stephen

Venkman