About the Founder

Information about Magnuz Binder, the founder of the BDSM Institute

I, Magnuz Binder, am the founder of the BDSM Institute and have been interested in BDSM for some 40 years, practicing it for more than 30 years.

Having been a scientist and teacher for almost 20 years, compiling, structuring, processing, condensing and presenting information is a natural part of my life.

I produced my first informational website about BDSM in 1995, having continued spreading information since, with the web as an important medium.

For 7 years, I built and managed what became the largest BDSM community in Sweden, with chat, web play, information, stories and images, arranging meetings and parties.

I entered Second Life in 2007, working with producing both BDSM material and interactive aids for teaching and science.

Originally Second Life was just a tool for creating the items I wanted, but with time I have come to appreciate its social and sexual dimensions too.

I am the same personality in Second Life as else, and it is not a "second life" to me, just an extension of my first, one and only life.

I am not role-playing in Second Life, but am just being myself, even if I may need to adapt some to the tools available, e.g. emoting and virtual toys.

I am a heterosexual, dominant male, born 1964 in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, living and working there since.

My main interests in BDSM are bondage (Shibari style and breast bondage), discipline (gags, whips, clamps and plugs), dominance, (instructions and sexual control), and some humiliation.

Much of what I enjoy in BDSM depends on my partner, however. If she doesn't find pleasure in what we are doing, neither do I.

I may be experienced in BDSM in technical terms, but otherwise every new relationship puts me back on square one, like any other beginner.

Apart from BDSM, I'm interested in humans, programming, 3D, web design, photography, astronomy, chemistry, history, mythology, music, dance and martial arts, to mention some of my main interests.

As part of my mid-life crisis, I changed my career from science and teaching to IT development a few years back, giving me the challenge I needed after having reached the peak at my former job.

Major characteristics (which most people knowing me well seem to agree on): intelligent, analytical, structured, empathic, social (their opinion, not mine!), patient, fun, babbling, too much.

Major weaknesses: Asperger (light), poor self-confidence (which few seem to agree on), do not handle long-time stress well (hit the wall once and been close two times more).

Bondage stake 1/21

The bondage stake is a one-prim furniture containing 63 custom-made animations for binding people to the stake in various positions. It also emotes the positions as they're chosen from a simple menu system. The stake does not take advantage of RLV or Xcite!.

Position 1
standing with arms back


Position 2
standing spread with arms back


Position 3
balancing on one leg with arms back

About the BDSM Institute

Information about the BDSM Institute and its aims

The BDSM Institute is aiming at offering information, entertainment and a place to meet
for people interested in BDSM, be they just curious, new into the area or with long experience.

Information is at present provided as own produced texts on various topics concerning BDSM, and as landmarks and links to other sources of interest.

Entertainment is at present provided as own produced BDSM imagery and interactive items, and as landmarks and links to other sources offering such.

The BDSM Institute is built in a central location and pleasant environment with the hope of making it an easily found and attractive place for people to come to.

The own produced information is of two kinds: basic information about BDSM and material aiming at challenging some of the many "truths" many people, both inside and outside the scene, know about BDSM.

To some, the material may seem sane and confirm their "truths", while to others, it may seem provokative and questionable. Regardless of which, it will hopefully start some people thinking about their "truths".

Imagery is produced by virtual means and may be pleasant to some, appalling to others, depending on taste. The purpose is however not to provoke, just to add an atmosphere and perhaps inspire some.

The interactive items offer visual aid for virtual performance of physical BDSM.They may be regarded as pixel play or inspiration, gross or ingenious, all depending on various tastes and expectations.

The BDSM Institute includes both a common virtual playground for BDSM activities, cells for more private activities, and an amphitheatre for displays, performances and presentations of different kinds.

All resources of the BDSM Institute are offered as is, free of charge, around the clock, independent of RL time zones and geographical localities.

Introduction

I am only the publisher of this blog, but much of the material published here have been created by the owner of the BDSM Institute and used with his kind permission. He's a very dear friend who offered me to use the material on my own blog about my BDSM experiences in the virtual world Second Life. However, the material he offered was so good I felt it deserved a blog of its own. Here I will present information written and compiled by my friend, and also presentations of his creations in Second Life, hopefully with some nice illustrations.

Overview of the BDSM Institute in Mosh


The below text is the creator's own presentation of the BDSM Institute.

The BDSM Institute offers information, entertainment and a place to meet for people interested in BDSM, be they just curious, new into the area or with long experience.

The BDSM Institute in the virtual world Second Life consists of an area in the region or sim Mosh, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mosh/71/155/34 or secondlife://Mosh/71/155/34, on the adult continent Zindra, and an associated group providing information about updates and events, both with the name BDSM Institute. There is also an associated web site at http://www.bdsm-institute.com/.

Front of the BDSM Institute in Mosh


Information is provided as texts in interactive scroll readers about things concerning BDSM inside the Doric temple in the central part of the Mosh area. Presentations of and landmarks to other resources of interests are handled by bulletin boards around the Doric temple.

Interior of the BDSM Institute in Mosh


In the south part of the Mosh area is a playground and prison with interactive BDSM objects, free to use by anyone.

In the north part of the Mosh area is an amphitheatre that can be used for meetings, lectures, presentations, performances and displays.

Questions and suggestions can be sent as IM’s or notecards to the manager of the BDSM Institute, Magnuz Binder in Second Life.