AvaJean "AJ" Westland loves Second Life shopping. Especially shoes. It's not a hobby. It's a calling. An obsession.
AvaJean Westland is the virtual avatar alter ego of NY-based actress Gameela Wright (pronounced “Guh-MEAL-uh”). She began acting in theater, then moved into commercials, voice overs, television and film. Some of her on-camera credits include:
(TV) Blue Bloods, The 3 Law & Order series, The Blacklist, Members Only (TV pilot)
(Film) Admission, John Wick, Shelter (Commercials) Staples, FedEx, Ally Bank, GoDaddy.com.
As her Second Life alter ego AvaJean Westland, she performs live theater with the Avatar Repertory Theater Company (ART). She has worked as a voice actor or avatar puppeteer for The Blackened Mirror, Running Lady Productions, Chantal Harvey, Island Rain Studios, and Alfonso Kohn.
She created her own production umbrella, Virtual Girl Productions and has collaborated with Suzy Yue of Running Lady Studios on machinima projects such as “The Twilight Sim” and “Name That Schmuck!”
In addition, she created machinima for the Project Homeless campaign (“The Quiet Dark Wind”) and SciFi Film Festival (“Centuries Past”) in conjunction with Screen My Shorts and The University of Western Australia (UWA). “Centuries Past” took home two awards. Her next short film for Project SciFi "About Face" took 2nd place.
She released her own comedy machinima project "Virtually News with AvaJean Westland" where in the vein of Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, she pokes fun at current news and pop culture.
It is her hope to use machinima as a way to bridge real and second life and to help cement machinima as a form of animation that appeals to all... In between shopping trips.
AvaJean Westland is the virtual avatar alter ego of NY-based actress Gameela Wright (pronounced “Guh-MEAL-uh”). She began acting in theater, then moved into commercials, voice overs, television and film. Some of her on-camera credits include:
(TV) Blue Bloods, The 3 Law & Order series, The Blacklist, Members Only (TV pilot)
(Film) Admission, John Wick, Shelter (Commercials) Staples, FedEx, Ally Bank, GoDaddy.com.
As her Second Life alter ego AvaJean Westland, she performs live theater with the Avatar Repertory Theater Company (ART). She has worked as a voice actor or avatar puppeteer for The Blackened Mirror, Running Lady Productions, Chantal Harvey, Island Rain Studios, and Alfonso Kohn.
She created her own production umbrella, Virtual Girl Productions and has collaborated with Suzy Yue of Running Lady Studios on machinima projects such as “The Twilight Sim” and “Name That Schmuck!”
In addition, she created machinima for the Project Homeless campaign (“The Quiet Dark Wind”) and SciFi Film Festival (“Centuries Past”) in conjunction with Screen My Shorts and The University of Western Australia (UWA). “Centuries Past” took home two awards. Her next short film for Project SciFi "About Face" took 2nd place.
She released her own comedy machinima project "Virtually News with AvaJean Westland" where in the vein of Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, she pokes fun at current news and pop culture.
It is her hope to use machinima as a way to bridge real and second life and to help cement machinima as a form of animation that appeals to all... In between shopping trips.