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CSI:NY wraps up virtual world killer mystery

Posted on April 1, 2008 by

I got word that my buddies at the Electric Sheep Company finished shooting the machinima for an upcoming episode of "CSI:NY" that wraps up the cliffhanger from last season. (Last year, I was briefly involved with producing some of the in-world CSI:NY game in Second Life for the Sheep.) This episode, continuing from where the…

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Pics from virtual viewing of Congressional Hearing on virtual worlds today

Posted on April 1, 2008 by

Interesting hearing on virtual worlds this morning in the US Congress, chaired by internet defender Rep. Ed Markey. I got to watch the hearings from a virtual "Rayburn" conference room with a bunch of press folks and Lindens. I was surprised that the hearing was mostly a bunch of softballs thrown to Second Life boosters…

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My advice on finding the right non-profit job

Posted on March 31, 2008 by

A friend of a friend is going through a mid-career shift, like so many people that I know.  She just emailed me asking for advice on finding a job in the non-profit field.  I’ve posted previously about job hunting in the not-for-profit / NGO world (here and here), and of course went through my own…

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Video: Launch of Global Kids’ International Justice Center on the YouTube

Posted on March 31, 2008 by

I know I’ve already pimped out this video of the launch of the Global Kid’s International Justice Center on March 20. But I think it’s really cool that we got the SLCN video of the event posted in its 39-minute glory to YouTube. Please check out and rate up the YouTube version here or head…

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Second Life on the stand: US Congressional hearing on virtuals worlds tomorrow

Posted on March 31, 2008 by

Tomorrow, April 1st, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will be holding a hearing on "Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium" starting at 9:30 am EST.  On the one hand I’m glad that the subject of the hearing is not "Virtual Worlds : Dens of Ageplay, Gambling and Income We Should…

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Two upcoming documentaries examine virtual worlds and their effects on real lives

Posted on March 30, 2008 by

Within the week, I received invitations to two in-world events related to upcoming documentaries about virtual worlds and the people that inhabit them. It’s interesting seeing the increased public and media attention to the social and emotional implications of virtual worlds and MMORPGs on the people that play in them.  The first was this past…

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West coast swing and lindy hop — two great dances that dance great together

Posted on March 30, 2008 by

The Boston Tea Party this weekend was my first big swing dance event of the year.  For awhile I have been hearing about what a great party it is, with a thousand or so lindy hoppers and west coast swing dancers gathering from around the country for competitions and dance parties all night.  There’s something…

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Lindy Hop Jam at Boston Tea Party 2008

Posted on March 29, 2008 by

Click to Play This is a jam circle in the lindy hop room at the Boston Tea Party dance event that I’m at this weekend.  Really amazing dancers here from all over the United States from both the lindy hop and the west coast swing world. I’ll try and get some West Coast Swing footage…

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Boston Swings this weekend in Danvers!

Posted on March 28, 2008 by

Click to Play I’m up in lovely Danvers, Massachusetts for the “Boston Tea Party” — a weekend long bachannal of swing dancing competitions, performances, and social dancing.  The event is unique because it brings together the lindy hop and the West Coast flavors of the swing dance world, sub-genres which usually hold their own separate…

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SL Entrepreneur Magazine, other blog coverage of opening of Justice Center

Posted on March 27, 2008 by

The Second Life Entrepreneur’s Magazine has a nice story by Shava Nerad on the opening of the International Justice Center yesterday.  I even got a nice quote and picture at the end. Other nice coverage from the blogosphere and elsewhere: SLNN writeup Technola “Philanthropy 2173” Writeup about Pavig Lok’s Intellectual Property art piece at Vision…

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