Stella is a Brazilian singer with her own Second Life island. She was discovered by Kitaro, a legendary New Age artist who I have also never heard of.
As with many things, I found Stella island by accident, and landing there thinking I’d find a tribute to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Instead I encountered a giant butterfly. Jump on board (two of you can take a romantic bug ride) and you’ll tour the sets Stella uses in her upcoming music video. Yes, you too can be Stella.
The ride itself is… well okay, it’s not my cup of tea, but there’s a lot to see if you’re into pink, frilly, flowery, ethereal, icy things. I swear my pixelated gonads shrunk somewhere along the way. (Time to replace those Xcite parts). I suppose it might have been more of an experience if the music stream were working. In fairness, the debut of Stella’s album is on March 6th, so everything might not be up and running yet. In the meantime, it’s a very quiet pinky, frilly, flowery, ethereal, icy butterfly ride.
If the build does not look like it was done by a marketing professional, it’s because it wasn’t. Stella and producer Gary Barlough “have designed a Virtual World Environment which works in harmony with her musical concepts.” It’s an interesting idea, anyway: An interactive music video. If they could sync the butterfly ride with the music (assuming they start streaming some) they’d really have something.
Stella’s web site notes that her new songs will debut live in Second Life on March 6th at 5PM SLT. In the meantime you can hear Stella at her MySpace site.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Stella/22/127/35
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