The Drax Files World Makers: Stories from Second Life
Channel: Draxtor
Date: 2014-06-04

In the digital universe known as Second Life, a vibrant global community transcends boundaries of cultural, ethnic and generational nature: with unlimited possibilities to explore, make or sell anything one can imagine, stories of individual empowerment abound.

"The Drax Files: World Makers" has been profiling the creative individuals who shape Second Life with their ingenuity and passion via mixed reality video mini documentaries since early 2013. 

Entrepreneurs, game designers and fashion aficionados, musicians, artists and social-issue activists are featured here with often very personal tales: for these pioneers virtual reality leads them on a transformative journey, as real as the experience they create and share.

Their avatar is not a pixelated fantasy but a true extension of their inner self, an identity of their own choosing eager to explore and able to express itself in richer ways than possible in the physical world.

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A fresh episode of "The Drax Files: World Makers" is being published every first Friday of the month. 

[***The Drax Files is on summer hiatus but fear not: a new episode will be out fresh on August 5th! Stay tuned & enjoy the podcast every Friday http://www.draxfiles.com ***]

For a full playlist of all episodes go to http://bit.ly/draxfiles

To learn more about Second Life to go http://www.secondlife.com

More information about the SL creatives/projects depicted in the video in order of appearance:

Elie Spot http://montissu.blogspot.com/
Loki Eliot http://www.lokieliot.com/
Petrovsky Flux http://www.spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions/secondlife.shtml
Neurolab Cyberpunk Gear http://www.neurolab-inc.com/blog/en/
Rose Borchovski https://www.facebook.com/rose.borchovski
Zachh Barkley http://slmagic.com
Dwarfins http://www.dwarfins.com/
Eshi Otawara https://www.facebook.com/PoeTheCat
Feed a Smile http://leben-lernen-kenia.org/typo3/index.php?id=115&L=1
Ole Etzel http://oleetzel.tumblr.com/
Engrama http://engrama.bandcamp.com/
1920s Berlin http://www.1920sberlin.com/
Texas A&M University http://www.science.tamu.edu/news/story.php?story_ID=1117
Creations for Parkinson's http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Creations%20Park/149/94/23
Scott Rolfe http://srolfe.com/
Abranimations http://www.awesomedog.co.uk/
Robin Sojourner http://robinwood.com/
Always in Season http://www.alwaysinseasonisland.com/the-project/the-film/
Paradise Lost http://secondlife.com/destination/paradise-lost
MadPea Games http://madpeagames.com/
Kriss Lehmann http://slbotanical.com/blog/