Emeralda Stage

Arriving in a new virtual world - The author has joined with a video game designer to develop a printmaking world inside an imaginary place in an imaginary world called SpotOn3D! He may never have another opportunity to know how the moment of arrival feels, so he writes down his feelings. ©2009 Bill Ritchie. 933 Words. ri091028. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com

Play Space

Experimenting with learning printmaking online - The author works on ways to participate in teaching and learning, research, practice and community service online as well as in the real world. He has been inventing ways to do these things by using online 3D worlds—virtual worlds—for a printmaking world. 1601 Words. ©2009 Bill Ritchie. ri091017. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com

Bill’s Screenplays

My ideas for five movies I’d like to see - In his day to day work the author is an artist, with a special interest in printmaking. Writing is also a big part of his day and lately he’s been learning the art and craft of screenplays. As things happen, these screenplays are connected to printmaking. 1019 Words. ©2009 Bill Ritchie. ri091007. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com