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…
Category: Virtual Worlds
Digital Media & Learning Conference in San Diego: Hanging with my Peeps
Right now I'm blessed to be at a couple of gatherings in San Diego for the next few days. And it's not just the sunny weather and easy access to the Pacific that I'm happy about — although that certainly helps. No, it's being among hundreds of folks who are just as excited as I…
Virtual Content Creators, Go to SL Pro February 23-25! (paid ad)
If you want to take your virtual building and scripting skills to the next level, go to SL Pro, the premier in-world content creation conference in Second Life. February 23-25, 2010. Here's what you can expect: Learn tips and tricks from some of the most talented content creators and scripters in Second Life Learn how…
Virtual Gifts and Greetings for the New Year
It's been so long that I've been in Second Life that I forgot all my passwords! So after the long holiday break, it was touching to see a bunch of holiday greetings, best wishes and virtual presents fly my way when I logged in this morning. Love my new sword from Amulius Lioncourt!
Awesome machinima about community in Second Life by Ill Clan Studios
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…
What the heck is the OpenSimulator Project?
I am posting this more for my own edification because I didn't really get what OpenSim was before. OpenSimulator, as I understand it, is a open source BSD-licensed virtual environment server that enables individuals and institutions to "roll their own" virtual world that can connect to various OpenSim platforms or exist on its own walled…
Reframing social media for non-early adopters
Yesterday I had the pleasure of helping facilitate an all-day training on social media for educators and nonprofits at the Global Kids offices, as part of our regular professional development services. It's always fun to talk with an eager and open group of folks about social media, particularly if they have no particular background in…
Metaplace to be first virtual world with full voice chat & video chat?
Metaplace community manager Cuppycake posts today on the Metaplace forums about the development path for this web-based virtual world. Lots of interesting new features in the pipeline, including changes to the internal economy. But most exciting to me is the addition of both voice chat and video chat into Metaplace! One of the most frustrating…
Premiere of “Push” trippy, visionary machinima film by Lainy Voom on October 25
Push (Mini Project 4) from Lainy Voom on Vimeo. This machinima film "Push" is so good, it's kind of hard for me to believe it was created in Second Life. Every time I watch it I notice something different and evocative. On Sunday, October 25 at 10am PST you can meet "Push"'s creator Lainy Voom…
Second Life avatar actors perform Howard Barker’s “13 Objects” October 21-22
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…