Windlight Magazine-March 2016 Issue Volume 2, Issue 3 | Page 33

Artist Betty Tureaud debuted her new exhibition, The City, last month. The exhibition was one that features Betty’s typical ARTICLE: FEATURED hallmarks of bright colors with interactive components. Windlight was able to sit down with Betty to discuss The City and more: BETTY TUREAUD WRITER: JOHN PHOTOGRAPHY: BETTY TUREAUD WM: You have exhibited extensively in Second Life and have given us many immersive experiences to look at. Tell us how did you first discover Second Life? Why did you choose to create art here? BETTY: I was to a 3D conference in Copenhagen and there was 4 people from Linden Lab who had a session, I only remember 2 person a little round girl and a man withe a big beard I think he was John Lester (Pathfinder Linden). So I wend home and login to Second Life for first time, it that was in 2007 and I never wend out again. First I started to build funny gadgets and present them in a Show and tell, later I made a shop to sell them, that did pay fore my residence in second life. First later 33