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Huckleberry Hax writes metaverse fiction, including novels set in and around the virtual world of Second Life.® He is also an award-winning machinima creator and makes, um, 70s furniture... and stuff.

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PODCAST: The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries: THE SLOW DANCE

PODCAST: The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries: THE SLOW DANCE

HHAX 70s upright piano

HHAX 70s upright piano

Party at the Cave

Party at the Cave

PODCAST: The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries: THE CATHEDRAL PHOTOGRAPH

PODCAST: The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries: THE CATHEDRAL PHOTOGRAPH

Photos from WAARHEID: The Exhibition

Photos from WAARHEID: The Exhibition

Books by Huck

¹Virtual reality, ²Set in Second Life®, ³Science Fiction

Fiction: novels

AFK (2007)¹²

AFK, Again (2013)¹²

AFK, Indefinitely (2014)¹²

AFK, in Pursuit of Avengement (2015)¹²

AFK, Awaiting (2017)¹²

Be Right Back (2008)¹²

My avatars and I (2009)¹²

Your clothing is still downloading (2012)¹²

The Day is Full of Birds (2008)¹³

Thank You For Afterlifing With Us (2021)¹³

Virtual Thursday (2021)³

Fiction: novellas

SIM (2016)¹³

The Introspection of Imogen Card (2010)

Fiction: short story collections

Amazing Metaverse (2016)¹

The Avatar Ding Club Mysteries (2019)¹

Nonfiction

Second Life® is a Place we Visit (2015)

Poetry

Old friend, learn to look behind you in the coffee queue (2011)

Collaboration

Blue Angel Landing Volume 1 | Volume 2

Nordan Art: A Restrospective 2010 to 2011

Berg by Nordan Art 2015 | 2016

Reflections on Second Life

Compilation

AFK, All of it (2018)

My Tweets

Huck’s books

The afterlife, done metaverse style

All 5 books of the Second Life detective series in one volume

Twelve metaverse mysteries: can you solve them all?

How sure are you that your SL lover is who they say they are?

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WAARHEID (full feature) 2022
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WAARHEID (full feature) 2022

WAARHEID is now on general release. Click below to watch the movie. WAARHEID is a feature-length sci-fi machinima filmed in … Continue reading WAARHEID (full feature) 2022

WAARHEID – sneak preview clip
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WAARHEID – sneak preview clip

WAARHEID is now released and can be watched for free on YouTube. Details here. We’re getting within touching distance of … Continue reading WAARHEID – sneak preview clip

A Second Life challenge: create a video poem
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A Second Life challenge: create a video poem

I’ve never issued a Second Life challenge before, largely because I suspect my status in the SL-sphere isn’t impactful enough … Continue reading A Second Life challenge: create a video poem

Look what you made me do
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Look what you made me do

Look what you made me do.Now there’s blood on my cuffs and this shirt is new.Look what you made me … Continue reading Look what you made me do

Hope is a four letter word (video)
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Hope is a four letter word (video)

I’ve been meaning for a while to put some of my poems up on YouTube, and finally got around to … Continue reading Hope is a four letter word (video)

WAARHEID: The trailer
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WAARHEID: The trailer

The trailer for my new movie, WAARHEID, premiered inworld tonight at the Fantasy Faire and can now be watched below. … Continue reading WAARHEID: The trailer

Announcing WAARHEID
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Announcing WAARHEID

WAARHEID will be the sequel to my 2020 movie, STÖMOL. I am currently just over a year into filming it … Continue reading Announcing WAARHEID

STÖMOL: One year anniversary and some deleted scenes (featuring a guest appearance by Ruth).
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STÖMOL: One year anniversary and some deleted scenes (featuring a guest appearance by Ruth).

STÖMOL was released on 23 July 2020 in a private inworld premiere, with the Linden public showing taking place the … Continue reading STÖMOL: One year anniversary and some deleted scenes (featuring a guest appearance by Ruth).

Epiphania – Official Music Video (filmed in Second Life)
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Epiphania – Official Music Video (filmed in Second Life)

Having seen and enjoyed STÖMOL, Sara, a music artist who is active in SL, approached me back in January to … Continue reading Epiphania – Official Music Video (filmed in Second Life)

Casting call for a new, feature-length machinima project
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Casting call for a new, feature-length machinima project

Some of you will be aware that the acting roles in STÖMOL went to people in my friendship circle in … Continue reading Casting call for a new, feature-length machinima project

Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part seven: respecting copyright
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Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part seven: respecting copyright

At the end of part six of this series, I said I’d write one more entry, “which will be something … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part seven: respecting copyright

Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part six: filming (and recording) speech
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Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part six: filming (and recording) speech

In part five of this series I looked at working with other people, which is hard. This time, I’m looking … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part six: filming (and recording) speech

STÖMOL takes second place at SUPERNOVA film festival
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STÖMOL takes second place at SUPERNOVA film festival

Friday night was the concluding night of the 2020 SUPERNOVA Digital Film Festival, and to see it out a live … Continue reading STÖMOL takes second place at SUPERNOVA film festival

Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part five: working with other people
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Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part five: working with other people

In part four of this series I looked at some of the technical uses that alts – alternative accounts, running … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part five: working with other people

Interview with Ivar Zeile about STÖMOL
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Interview with Ivar Zeile about STÖMOL

Yesterday afternoon I spent a very pleasant hour talking to Ivar Zeile, Founder and Creative Director of the SUPERNOVA Digital … Continue reading Interview with Ivar Zeile about STÖMOL

STÖMOL
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STÖMOL

There’s one last thing for me to do on my STÖMOL tick list: publish a web page with the movie … Continue reading STÖMOL

Lab Gab Episode 30 – STÖMOL
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Lab Gab Episode 30 – STÖMOL

In case you haven’t yet seen it, below is today’s episode of Lab Gab, which was entirely focused on STÖMOL. … Continue reading Lab Gab Episode 30 – STÖMOL

STÖMOL: One more preview clip
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STÖMOL: One more preview clip

As we pass into the month of July, with just three weeks remaining before the premiere of STÖMOL, it’s time … Continue reading STÖMOL: One more preview clip

STÖMOL: Preview clip
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STÖMOL: Preview clip

As revealed exclusively on New World Notes on Tuesday, here is sneak preview clip from STÖMOL, my upcoming feature length science … Continue reading STÖMOL: Preview clip

Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part four: working with alts
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Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part four: working with alts

Meet Paper. Long-term readers of this blog might recall I created him back in 2016 as part of my review … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part four: working with alts

Stömol backstage – my life as a Second Life actress
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Stömol backstage – my life as a Second Life actress

A great post from co-star Caitlin Tobias about what it was like to be in Stömol! Cait’s World In my … Continue reading Stömol backstage – my life as a Second Life actress

Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part three: camera movement
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Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part three: camera movement

In the previous part of this series, I looked at how to frame shots whether the camera adopts a static … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part three: camera movement

Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part two: framing your shot
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Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part two: framing your shot

Time to get filming. In part one, I went through the software and hardware I’ve used to record video for … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part two: framing your shot

Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part one: the tools
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Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part one: the tools

Now that the trailer for Stömol is done, I can get down to the serious business of procrastinating over doing … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part one: the tools

Stömol: Official trailer released
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Stömol: Official trailer released

The official trailer for Stömol got its debut on New World Notes this week. Long-term SL commentator and author, Wagner … Continue reading Stömol: Official trailer released

Announcing Stömol
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Announcing Stömol

Things have been a bit quiet on this blog (and on my Flickr stream) recently. You noticed, right? Of course … Continue reading Announcing Stömol

2077: A moving postcard
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2077: A moving postcard

I liked 2077 so much (read my review here) I just had to go back in and create a short … Continue reading 2077: A moving postcard

Winter in Second Life
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Winter in Second Life

It’s been a while since I last filmed one of my moving postcards, so here’s a short moving greetings card to … Continue reading Winter in Second Life

Pioneers – a short film
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Pioneers – a short film

Pioneers is my latest machinima. A Mars colonist remembers Earth. Pioneers was filmed in Second Life using the Firestorm viewer and … Continue reading Pioneers – a short film

SL animated GIFs tutorial
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SL animated GIFs tutorial

Hamlet Au suggested I put together a tutorial on creating animated GIFs in SL, which I thought was a great … Continue reading SL animated GIFs tutorial

Uncanny Valley, a sci-fi VR short
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Uncanny Valley, a sci-fi VR short

This remarkable short sci-fi film from 3dar depicts a disturbing convergence of virtual reality and drone/robotic technology.  It’s an incredibly … Continue reading Uncanny Valley, a sci-fi VR short

Trailer for Project Sansar revealed
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Trailer for Project Sansar revealed

Hamlet Au posted this video yesterday of the media used by Linden Lab CEO Ebbe Altberg at last week’s Collision … Continue reading Trailer for Project Sansar revealed

Sounds of Poems at Fantasy Faire
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Sounds of Poems at Fantasy Faire

Last night I attended Sounds of Poems at the 2016 Fantasy Faire, a fantasy-themed event you’ve probably already heard about … Continue reading Sounds of Poems at Fantasy Faire

Escape for a few days
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Escape for a few days

I am always keen to answer the call of Wagner James Au, in this case his request for more Second Life … Continue reading Escape for a few days

Nusquam: A moving postcard
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Nusquam: A moving postcard

For the third of my moving postcards, I returned to Nusquam.  This pretty sim has been much photographed and blogged … Continue reading Nusquam: A moving postcard

New Babbage: A moving postcard
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New Babbage: A moving postcard

For the second of my ‘moving postcards,’ I went back to New Babbage to film around the central station. You … Continue reading New Babbage: A moving postcard

Field of dreams: a moving postcard
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Field of dreams: a moving postcard

I aim to create more machinima this year.  This will be easier when I do a major upgrade in the … Continue reading Field of dreams: a moving postcard

What Second Life means to me
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What Second Life means to me

Here’s my contribution to Xiola Linden’s video share request. Continue reading What Second Life means to me

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Thank you Hater!

Love love love this anti-griefer video! Continue reading Thank you Hater!

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Geek humour, how I love thee

This actually brought a tear to my eye whilst I laughed about it.  The world is a better place for geek … Continue reading Geek humour, how I love thee

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Your clothing is still downloading… Chapter 11 reading

I’ve re-recorded and uploaded to YouTube the reading I did last night of chapter 11 of my new novel, ‘Your … Continue reading Your clothing is still downloading… Chapter 11 reading

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Sounds of Poetry

Last Monday was my first go at co-presenting the weekly ‘Sounds of Poems’ event held at Cookie. I presented with … Continue reading Sounds of Poetry

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Great showing for ‘Just so that you know’ launch

A big thanks to the twenty odd people who turned up last night to listen to the first part of … Continue reading Great showing for ‘Just so that you know’ launch

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