June 2010
8 posts
Level 2: Hello World (/fingers crossed...)
Today I went up to the 2nd floor of the Cadillac Building and made a payment for one of the vacant lots on their short list. On the section of the form that asks what the land will be used for I wrote: “Art, education, and virtual reality.” What? No virtual reality check box yet? :-P
Provided nothing in the process explodes, we should now have the physical property for Hello World. We...
Musings On What It Means To Be An Inchvestor
Yesterday I ran into someone who bought 2 inches of LOVELAND nearly a year ago when we were just starting out, didn’t have any land yet, had the most basic of websites, and were pretty much writing inchvestments down on paper. He was quite pleasantly surprised that we have actually been following through on the project and expressed sincere joy that he had 2 inches that he might interact...
Crime In Plymouth Skyrockets: Turning Bugs Into...
So, Thursday we discovered the pole on Plymouth (8887 E Vernor Highway in Detroit) was cut down and our solar panel was stolen. Keeping a “yes, and…” attitude, I went ahead and put a tiny $2 travel chess board on my piece of land to make my opening move in a long-distance game with Parker (pawn to D3). When I came back the following day to make Parker’s move (pawn...
When Life Hands You Lemons, Make More Lemon...
Yesterday, LOVELAND’s Plymouth property became a crime scene (theft) and a game board (chess). Don’t worry, everything’s OK. I’ll try and explain.
I was driving to Plymouth — LOVELAND’s first 10,000 square inch microhood in Detroit — to install a tiny chess set for a long-distance game with my friend Parker in New York. So, you know…a typical...
Inchvestor Update For LOVELAND Season 2! Plymouth,...
This is an update that just went out to all current LOVELAND inchvestors:
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Hi to all inchvestors from everyone at LOVELAND! We’ve been busy working for you.
Check it out, we’ve updated makeloveland.com with new content and features for Season 2. Log in and have a look. Here’s a quick run-down of what’s up.
Plymouth:
Ground has been broken on Plymouth,...
Watch(original video link on Vimeo — the opening map is indeed the 8-bit map of Detroit we commissioned from Brett Camper who made 8-Bit New York, and a fully functional 8-Bit Detroit will be up soon!)
We’ve been making great progress on the physical construction of the Plymouth microhood, currently home to 588 inchvestors from around the country and the world (here’s the online...
Customer Service In Animated Gif Form!
This animated gif goes out to Lori whose LOVELAND deed was shipped a while ago, but got lost in the mail. Lori, let there be no doubt that this Maggie Simpson-stamped replacement was dropped in the mail for you yesterday:
If only all transactions came with certified animated gifs the world would be a better place! :-D
And if by chance you haven’t received something from LOVELAND...
