Interview With Pooky Amsterdam Part Two

Second Life Newser recently interviewed media personality Pooky Amsterdam, noted for her work on the game show "The 1st Question" and machinima such as the "Time Travelers" series. She had so much to say, we met again the following day to finish. Here is the second part of the interview, in which she talks about her "Date Your Avatar" parody, Pookymedia's "Flufee" videos, and her future plans.

Read the second half of the interview in People.

Interview With Pooky Amsterdam: Part One

Pooky Amsterdam is one of the major personalities in Second Life media. In the past, her "1st Question" science quiz show was filmed every week on the Grid in front on an audience, and entertained thousands on Treet.tv. Today, she's taken on other projects such as the "Time Travelers" machinimas, and on occasion will give a public talk on the future of the Internet and social media. Recently she got together with the Newser for an interview about her and her virtual career.

Read Part One of the interview in People.

Weekend at the SL9B

The Second Life Ninth Birthday event was well-attended all week, with the most attendance and some of the most popular events on the Weekend. Bixyl Shuftan takes a look at some of exhibits, as well as attending a few of the events near the end of the SL9B.

Read more in Events.

Special Show of "the 1st Question" this Sunday at SL9B 4PM

This Sunday June 24th, Pooky Amsterdam's "The 1st Question" will have a special two hour show at the Second Life Ninth Birthday. The "The Quiz Show to the Stars" event will be held at the Auditorium in Negen at 4PM. The show may be broadcasted live on treet.tv (so your chance to get on SL TV during a shot of the audience), and will be recorded for later viewing in the archives.

"If you have an answer, we have a question."

4-6 PM DreamSeeker SL9B Negen (70, 56, 23)

"the 1st Question" to Appear at SL9B

Yesterday at 4:30PM was Second Life's game show "the 1st Question," starring Pooky Amsterdam and Hydra Shaftoe. The contestants were businessman Valiant Westland, Regent Estates CEO Melody Regent, and one of the Exodus Viewer team Geenz Spad. The end of the show had a showdown between Melody and Geenz. With a bonus question given, Geenz got it and emerged the winner.

Pooky Amsterdam had an annoucement for the audience. There would be a special showing of the 1st Question at the SL9B event.

SL Enquirer: Interview with Pooky Amsterdam

"Pooky Amsterdam is amongst a handful of people in Second Life that have instant name recognition. She's prominently known for her Machinima productions and her production company, PookyMedia. She's produced clips for a variety of clients, including Linden Lab itself. If you do a search for television shows with her name, you get numerous returns. Her YouTube channel has received over 1.2 million views. One of her early experiences with VR has been Habbo Hotel, where she was producing videos as well.

"I had the tremendous good fortune to be able to sit down with Pooky on a Thursday evening for a chat about herself and her values in both her company and in Second Life. While my interviews are usually short and pointed, I discovered an hour had passed by the time we were wrapping up! She's a very open and easy personality to get to know, and I'm glad to count her as one of my friends in SL."

Read Allen Eppenberger's article Here.

Will Wright Appears on Special Live 1st Question Game Show

Last Friday, fans of the Second Life game show "the 1st Question" got a treat. Along a noted software engineer and an inworld talk show co-host, Will Wright, the noted gaming designer with an over twenty year history of successful simulation games, was among the contestants competing to win. Along with popular co-host Hydra Shaftoe returning for the episode and the first show broadcasted live since last summer, it was a show to remember.

Read more in Events.

Will Wright to Appear on 1st Question in February

Pooky Amsterdam had an announcement concerning her game show "The 1st Question." Her January show would be postponed a week to January 15th. Her February show would be a special one on Friday Feb 3 instead of Sunday. Among the guests would be Will Wright, the "Creator of the Simulation game genere" who joined the Linden team in October 2011. Plans are for a rare live broadcast on Treet.tv, plus there will be a cap on the number who can enter the set while the show is taking place.

Hydra Shaftoe, until recently the regular cohost of the game show, will be coming back for this special episode. Pooky also told that her dating show, "The Dating Casino," will be making a special Valentines Day return.

Have Yourself a Tiny Little Christmas

Remember the "Tiny Carollers" whom entertained the audience at the last show of the season of "the 1st Question" during technical difficulties? Well, their whole performance was too long for the article then. So here it is now.

~*~ O' Little Sim of Raglan Shire, Where Tinies come to Playyyy ~*~
~*~ To run and chitter endlessly and RiverDance all dayyyy ~*~
~*~ And in the Snow of Winterfest, Tinies are heard to Call.. ~*~
~*~ To Visitors of Biggie Height, Asked Why Are You So Tallllllll? ~*~

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Read more in Extra.

"The 1st Question's" Season Finale, and Co-Host Hydra's Farewell

Sunday December 11th marked the last show of the season for the noted Second Life game show "The 1st Question," hosted by Pooky Amsterdam and Hydra Shaftoe. Three of the top winners this year were invited back in a contest of champions.

Originally scheduled on December 4th, the show was postponed a week due to technical difficulties. And this Sunday, glitches threatened to stop the show again. Fortunately, regulars such as comedian Lauren Weyland had no trouble bringing out chuckles from the others to pass the time. Plus, there was Pooky's band of tiny friends, doing a "Tiny Carolers" routine.

~*~ It's beginning to look alot like Wootmas! ~*~ ~*~ All across the shire you go! ~*~ ~*~ Take a look at the village chalet, ~*~ ~*~ The snowmen and the sleigh, ~*~ ~*~ With candy canes and tinsel all aglow! ~*~ ~*~ Its beginning to look a lot like Wootmas! ~*~ ~*~ Tinies in every store! ~*~ ~*~ But the nommiest site to see ~*~ ~*~ Is the waffles that will be ~*~ ~*~ Inside your own front door. ~*~

Pooky tried a few things, including appearing in a tiny sheep avatar, which looked like a cartoonish sight next to Hydra's wolflike black anthro husky appearance. Eventually she logged back on in an alt, and the show continued. Pooky apologized for the delays, praising the audience for their paitence. She commented if she ever got stranded on a deserted island, she'd be confident of rescue with this group of people with her.

Phelan Corrimal, ZenMonso Wormser, Romane Levee were the previous show winners whom were the contestants for this show. Besides that it was a show among former champions, the show was unique that in the "Word Up" in which the audience was asked to judge which made-up word of the players was the best, it was a three way tie. Pooky gave each of them full credit for that part of the show. The contest was a hard-fought one between the three men, but eventually ZenMonso Wormser emerged as the winner, and the season champion.

The audience was a little sad that this was the last show until next year, but they were also sad about an announcement. Co-host Hydra Shaftoe announced this was his last appearance. He didn't have any problems with Pooky, offering to help out next episode with troubleshooting behind the scenes. He simply felt that with nearly 140 shows behind him, it was time for him to move on. The announcement was greeted with sadness by many in the audience, including one whom had just seen the show for the first time, and thought Hydra made a great co-host.

With his sharp voice and quick wit, it's fair to say Hydra Shaftoe helped make the 1st Question what it is, and wherever he goes, a number are wishing him well.

Bixyl Shuftan

Gemma Cleanslate Appears on 1st Question

Yesterday, Second Life Newser's Gemma Cleanslate was on the in-grid game show "The 1st Question." Competing against two other contestants, Gemma matched wits with them in the show described as "like having lunch with Albert Einstein."

More on the show in Extra.

Events this Week in Second Life from Sept 27th to Oct 4

This week, there's a number of events across the Grid, from the music events in clubs, live & DJs, to game shows, to talk shows, and more. There are also special events, such as Oktoberfest, and for Burning Man fans the wait is finally over, Burn2 begins this Saturday!


Read more in Events.

*changed Sept 30th*

Cartoon of the Day

The picture was taken a few years ago at "The 1st Question," with Explorer Dastardly in the audience with an, interesting title.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Events this Week in Second Life from July 26th to August 1st

The Relay for Life Walk is behind us, but this week comedian Lauren Weyland will be doing a special show to raise more funding for the charity. And don't forget to catch "The 1st Question" this week, as the show will be taking a break until late August.

Read the list of happenings in Events.

Events this Week in Second Life from July 12th to July 18th

This week in Second Life, we have a variety of events from live music to DJ dance parties, to readings, to game and talk shows, and more. And for those participating in the Relay for Life, This is it!! This weekend is The Walk, the highlight of the Relay for Life fundraisng season.

Read more in Events.

The SL8B Weekend

At the SL8B (Second Life Eighth Birthday) with a few friends. Marx Dudek (the "unique bunny") was DJing at the Bay City exhibit on Saturday June 25th. What made the event even better was some old friends I haven't seen much lately, and a couple I hadn't seen "in avatar" in a while, also dropped by. This included one soldier back from Afghanistan, and a lady hosting a monthly group in Second Life for those in chronic pain.

More on the SL8B Weekend in Events.

Sunday Cartoon

By Bixyl Shuftan

Events this Week in Second Life Dec 21 to Dec 28

It's Christmas Week in Second Life. Some places are less active this week as people go out of town to see family. But others stay open for those sticking around.

So what's going on? Read the list in Events.

Events in Second Life This Week Dec 14 to Dec 20

This week in Second Life, the events are dominated by the Winterfest festival, which lasts until Saturday. From hockey games, to skiing, and especially the Linden vs Residents snowball fight, the week offers no shortage of things to do and places to see.

Read about the happenings this week in Events.

Sunday Cartoon

By Bixyl Shuftan