This is the 14th in a series of largely demographic interviews that are conducted with established residents, to find out more about them and their involvement with Second Life, and to contrast the differences between their views and experiences and those of the newer residents. The questions may be tailored slightly for each interview; responses may be edited for purposes of clarity.

Pavig Lok is a charming individual with a fascinating turn of phrase.

Second Life Name? Pavig Lok

Second Life Age? 346 days

Label your subculture in Second Life. (Can be all the cultures you're involved in, or some part thereof.)
I'm a hobo in secondlife - we're independent and self reliant - don't like everything commercialized, very pro creativity etc. It doesn't mean we're anti-money, just when we do decide to buy something we want perms so we can tinker with it. Also I guess all the hobo folks have an appreciation of craftsmanship - people think of hobos as bums, but originally they were homeless itinerant workers. We all network on anything that's free, and have an appreciation of designers who leave perms open - mis Tateru's shoes for example are the same brand as mine, no transfer but mod and copy.

Do you have a favorite Second Life celebrity and why? (This could be a Linden you like, or perhaps someone well known in your community, etc)(Content creators are covered in the next question.)
Ah - well everyone loves Auntie Bev (Beverly Montgomery) at NCI, [she] is very sweet. Mis Beverly is just a very maternal figure over NCI, she makes people feel at home and puts a human face on the place - being so warm I think helps newcomers connect through their avatars (which can be initially alienating) to the human element - that there are people on the other side. That's an important lesson early on in SL - it comes to everyone in some catharsis eventually that secondlife is emotionally engaging and true culture, but the initial resistance folks have to that idea ... well Bev breaks that quicksmart.

Lemme think, Mis Tat, Ordinal, Orhalla Zander king of the hobos - well, he ain't no king, just a kooky old guy in a barrel.

As far as celebrities go it's too small a pond to really have celebrities to look up to here, we're all peers.

Do you have a favorite Second Life content creator (scripter, builder, artist, machinima, music, etc), and why? (Anyone whose work you personally like.)
A lotta people I love for that, and all for the same reasons.

Mis Ordinal - her stuff is thought out in the minutest detail, yet elegant and not overfeatured.

Tooter Claxton for his amazing detail (and sometimes somewhat slapdash but well realized) stuff. I love Tooter in that when he gets an idea he literally throws it together with a complete punk DIY attitude and it comes out perfect for what it is.

Arcadia Asylum of course - we grew up together, and she is ridiculously prolific. She did a few thingummies for us at Greenies, too, which was lovely.

Oh and probably Fade Dana - cause when she makes a helmet it's textured on the inside as well (apart from the fact that it's prim perfect).

Oh and the Grendel's Children guys ... Flea Bussy - amazing :P

Dammit, there's so many builders I respect.

What do you prefer to do in Second Life as regards content creation (scripting, building, artistic, machinima, music, OR NONE, etc), and why? (A brief overview of all the things you like to do.)
Well, I love exploring and building I think - and the social aspect is important. I script a wee bit as well but only cause I have to - if I was better at it I think I'd enjoy it more. I kinda like taking sensibilities or the solidity of RL things and translating them in here - sometimes they turn out different, but I like to bring in the "specific weight" like a sense of solidity and realness.

Exploring sl these days is a sure invitation to existential nausea - folks have brought in some of the ugliest and most tedious elements of real life, for lack of imagination over what they could have here. So just exploring piecemeal often doesn't bring a lot of joy - most of the places I go where imagination is alive I find through recommendation - there's a bunch of artists and creators that drop me a notecard every now and again about what's up - and the hobos usually know what's worth seeing. I think in sl it isn't about finding the place as much as finding like minds - when you find your people you also find the places you are comfortable being.

What sort of events (if any) do you prefer to attend?
The occasional discussion is lovely - there's a philosophy group I attend when it syncs up. When I was younger I did the run of costume parties dragging all my friends and making props and dressing them but I haven't done that for a while :)

What would prevent you from attending an event? (Technical, ethical, mood considerations, other people, etc)
Erm - time - um interest - of the "event" events I've attended a lot of the really populous ones are technically challenging (due to bandwidth considerations) for me. Many of the sl events I think aren't up my alley as well. I'm no longer a dance fiend like I used to be.