the one-hundred-and-thirteenth episode of ventriloquy elaborates on the context behind this memorable quotation by Anton Brody, the manager of Maximum Minimum.
this 2.4 MB download is not so much about gender-stereotyping, but is instead a consideration of the paradoxes, contradictions and compromises implicit in many of the decision-making processes we - as instructional designers - make while conceptualising and crafting learning environments in Second Life.
the episode opens with a comparison between a ketch i have purchased - the Raymaker VI - and one of my all-time favourite Ferraris, the 412.
Ferrari 412 - disegno di Pininfarina
Raymaker VI - disegno di Party Miles, kokakola.it
Raymaker VI - view of her stern
i conclude the episode with an insight gained about the potential of Second Life in enabling learners to operate at the nexus of art and science, as seen from this screenshot.
Show notes:
- Ferrari 400 / 412 (wikipedia entry)
- ketch (wikipedia entry)
- Ketch Sail - Navy Blue, by Party Miles, kokakola Design at First Island West
- the Tempesta - by Architect Homewood, Homewood Yachts at Wonderland Island
Raymaker VI interior furnishings by:
- Fade Languish, Cult Modern Furniture at William
- Maximilian Milosz (RL: Tor Karstensen) and Anton Brody, Maximum Minimum at Maximum Minimum
- Sanspareil London (whose birthday it is today :-) ), Lava Gallery at van Gogh
Special thanks to Fleet Goldenberg for going far above and beyond the call of duty in spending so much time helping me berth the Raymaker VI
