Last month I blogged about pump manufacturer Grundfos opening a sim in Second Life devoted to environmental issues (click here to teleport.) It looks like the company has made good on their promise and opened a pretty cool island focusing on different environmental issues, only somewhat connected to their products and brand. On Wednesday, October…
Month: October 2007
US State Department sponsors virtual jazz festival in Second Life on October 26
Here’s an unexpected sponsor of an online jazz festival: the US State Department. On Friday October 26, at 6AM PST, the the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy are co-sponsoring "Virtual Vibe Jazz Fest ’07" at Ilha de Intercambio Island (click here to teleport). Featuring…
Second Life Architecture Awards – Vote for your favorite build!
The First Annual Second Life Architecture and Design Competition has settled on the finalists for their competition, and now they are throwing it open to the public at large to vote for the winner online. The four finalists all look incredible to me, just from the screenshots, but you really have to see them in-world…
Promo for “CSI:NY” in Second Life
Here’s a cool promo for the October 24 episode of "CSI:NY." My buddies at the Ill Clan prepared the machinima for the episode, so I’m pretty excited to see it. And I’ve always been a sucker for CSI in its various incarnations. Unlike other television depictions of virtual worlds and online gaming environments, this doesn’t…
Sugar swings!
This vintage ad from The Sugar Association makes me happy in so many ways. From the complete lack of proper grammar, to the weird spellings ("energyless"), and the exhortation to mothers to "make sure they get sugar every day." And who doesn’t love the Watusi? Priceless. I must have this as on my wall. Thanks…
Feature length machinima “Bloodspell” premieres October 21, come celebrate in Second Life
Phil Rice of Machiniplex.com sent me the news that the feature length machinima film "Bloodspell" will be premiering on October 21 on Machiniplex, with a release party happening in Second Life at Hathead sim (teleport SLURL): Join us for the celebration of the premiere / release party for Strange Company’s "Bloodspell" feature edition! Maybe you’ve…
Catch my breakdance performance November 15 and 18
Although I dance A LOT, I don’t usually perform, which tends to confuse people who ask about my dancing. Most of my dance activity is confined to social dancing at swing music venues and the occasional party or club. So it’s rare to see me dancing in public ( with the exception of the Apollo…
Join millions in standing against poverty TODAY at 10AM PST
Today at 10AM PST (1PM EST) there will be a "Stand Up Against Poverty" event in Second Life sponsored by the UN Millennium Campaign. If you don’t make it, it will repeat at 6:30PM PST / 9:30PM EST. Both events will take place at the Plush Nonprofit Commons sim (teleport SLURL.) Here’s the official description:…
OneClimate.net opens virtual door to UN climate change summit in Bali
I just got the news that the international non-profit network OneWorld.net has launched an island in Second Life called "OneClimate" to promote public action on Climate Change. In the 1990s, OneWorld was instrumental in bringing to the web the work of hundreds of non-profit causes from around the world. So it’s appropriate that the UK-based…
Play “Whack-a-Murdoch” and smack down big media!
The media reform group Free Press has put out a fun "Whack-a-Murdoch" game to dramatize how substantial Rupert Murdoch’s media market properties are in the United States, and to make a larger point about the dangers of media being owned by a small number of giant corporations. A nice example of the use of digital…