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From Draxtor Despress, "Motion capture artist Abramelin Wolfe monetizes his creativity by
humanizing our virtual lives -- one fluid movement at a time. He puts
his dream of an immersive future succinctly: "We want a universe that we
can step into!"
Edinburgh-based Abranimations is run by the
Englishman with his Scottish wife who designs colorful mesh avatars. The
couple makes their living capturing performances ranging from everyday
walking and communicating to 1920's flapper dances and Geisha sequences.
They then sell the polished animations in their in-world store to a
global userbase by way of the Linden Dollar.
But the virtual
world is more about fun than it is about commerce for him, says
Abramelin: "Second Life is about other people's creativity. Some of it
is beautiful. Some of it is just strange...but all of it is amazing! It
is like looking into their minds."
Abramelin's hectic work
schedule includes expanding the business to encompass services for the
emerging Scottish video game industry, but he always finds time to take
long flights over the vast virtual mainland to marvel at user-created
chaos and beauty. It's a digital testament to human ingenuity and the
desire to exercise that muscle of imagination."
More information at
http://www.abranimations.com
