American Express has just released a couple of cool machinima videos highlighting the opportunities for business in virtual worlds, notably Second Life. The first gives a general overview of virtual worlds from a business perspective, while the second delves into retail opportunities within virtual worlds. The third machinima in this series will focus on real…
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“Bloodspell” feature length machinima showing and discussion in London November 22
The London Metropolitan University is hosting a viewing of the feature length machinima movie "Bloodspell" followed by a discussion of some of the issues raised by machinima on November 22. The event description doesn’t go into what the specific discussion topics will be, but since "Bloodspell" is a Creative Commons licensed work, I’m sure intellectual…
“CSI: New York” proves that virtual worlds can be compelling plot devices
As a Second Life resident, I was both excited and worried about the recent episode of "CSI:New York" that was to include Second Life as a plot device. Other shows, even other CSI episodes, had used virtual worlds and online games to show us as either a bunch of sociopathic killers, weird perverts, or as…
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…
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…
New York teens sought for machinima program at Global Kids
Global Kids teens presenting their projects at the Second Life Community Convention in Chicago last August Tabitha of the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids sends out news that they are looking for teenagers in the New York City area to participate in the second year of their "Virtual Video Project." This after-school program is…
Saturday morning machinima: “Morning Run Amok”
Online Videos by Veoh.com Master machinimator Phil Rice (aka Overman) invited me to a fabulous online event last night, the unveiling of the new machinima website http://machiniplex.com. The featured new machinima film was the hilarious "Morning Run Amok" by FlingFilms which was the perfect way to start a Saturday morning. If you like the trailer,…
TVP, LLC recreates “Bourne Ultimatum” trailer in Second Life
I read in the Metaverse Messenger that Virtual consulting firm TVP LLC had recreated the "Bourne Ultimatum" movie trailer completely within Second Life. The machinima was an entry in a contest sponsored by Machinima.com challenging contestants to create a movie trailer of the action film using machinima technology. The winner gets $500. Having seen and…
Fair use of machinima for press story?
IANAL, for sure. On a couple of occasions I have found some of my machinima videos being used in television and web newscasts about Second Life or politics. Much of my work is licensed under a Creative Commons non-commercial / sharealike / attribution 2.0 license. So I have no major problem with my videos being…
Video of “Chambers & Landscapes” Macro Photo Installation
Click To Play “Chambers and Landscapes" is an immersive art installation by Douglas Story that incorporates his stunning floral macro photography. I was so impressed I had to shoot a quick machinima video of me walking through it, which doesn’t really compare to the real experience. To see it yourself, head over to the Angel…