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Mixed-reality Clubbing: the Bootie Mashup Party in San Francisco and Second Life (video)

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

  On Saturday night, my buddy Hamlet and I checked out the Bootie Mashup Party at DNA Lounge in San Francisco, the grand-daddy of all mashup events in the country.  This was an especially appropriate night for Hamlet and I to be there since they were simulcasting their party into Second Life, at the hip…

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Singapore Day 1: Disreputable Thai food, Lindy Hop, Tap, and Second Life

Posted on May 23, 2011February 15, 2019 by

Too many awesome things about Singapore to write about.  And too jet-lagged to think straight anyway.  But some of the best stuff: Kept doing double-takes at the astounding architecture everywhere, from ancient Buddhist temples to ultra-futuristic complexes that looked straight out of Second Life. Wandered through floors and floors of bargain computer gear at the…

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Kurzweil talks about the Singularity, Backing Up Your Brain and Second Life on Colbert

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

In case you missed it, renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil was recently on the Colbert Report, blowing our collective minds talking about mind-computer integration, virtual worlds that are indistinguishable from the real one, and computers in our bloodstream. All that in five minutes!  And it's really funny too. The new documentary about Kurzweil, The Transcendant Man,…

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Director of “When Strangers Click” and “Food, Inc” on Second Life Talk Show February 6

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

  Robert Kenner, director of the documentary "Food, Inc" and the forthcoming "When Strangers Click" is being interviewed on the Second Life talk show "Tonight with Paisley Beebe" on Sunday February 6 at 6pm PST. The short film explores how people are connecting with each other on the Internet, whether it be on a dating…

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Transmedia / transatlantic hip-hop music video integrates Second Life, Twitter, Skype & YouTube

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

Here's a creative and fun music video by Philly-based hip-hop artist Legrand that is exemplary for a number of reasons. First off, fun song! Secondly, created as a collaboration between Legrand and a group of 20 students at the Tokyo campus of Temple University, it's an interesting example of what can be accomplished using fairly…

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(Ninja) Turtles All the Way Down: A Second Life Simulcast of Second Life

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

Those of us in the virtual world field have been all abuzz in the past week over the release of the new 2.0 version of the Second Life viewer.  There are lots of new features that probably have no interest to the outside world. But one major change is that now you can easily bring…

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Me and My Second Life Avatar 2010

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Here's a new composite pic of myself with my avatar in Second Life that I created when I was feeling bored.  Next I need to get around to doing a composite pic of my crowd of avatars in the Teen Grid of SL, the Reaction Grid, Heritage Key, SmallWorlds, Metaplace (RIP), and others. See more…

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Awesome machinima about community in Second Life by Ill Clan Studios

Posted on December 3, 2009 by

Here's the latest in a series of machinima videos produced by Ill Clan Studios about the virtual world of Second Life.  This one focuses on the community-aspects of Second Life, arguably it's strongest attribute versus other platforms out there.  Great work as always, Ill Clan!  I just wish my SL experience was as lag free…

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Second Life avatar actors perform Howard Barker’s “13 Objects” October 21-22

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Second Life is not only a great place to be entertained, one can also find lots of "high art" from painting and sculpture to classical music and even ballet performances. Case in point, I just received news about a new theatrical production of the work of British playwright Howard Barker on October 21 and 22…

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Ill Clan creates 3 new machinima videos for new Second Life site

Posted on August 26, 2009 by

My pals at Ill Clan Studios announced that they have created three new machinima videos for the new SecondLife.com website. The first video is viewable here. The other two will focus on Land and Shopping and will be forthcoming with the rollout of the new site. Great work, guys! Can't wait to see the others….

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