The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic claims that they will be "the first professional orchestra" to perform in Second Life on September 14. Conductor Vasily Petrenko conducts Ravel’s Sheherazade and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, as well as world premieres by Merseyside-born composers Kenneth Hesketh and John McCabe. Petrenko, Ken Hesketh and soloist Kate Royal will appear in-world to…
Category: Virtual Worlds
MacArthur Foundation supporting non-profit track at Second Life Convention
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton’s avatar in Second Life The John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation just issued a press release on their support of the Second Life Community Convention coming up from August 24-26 in Chicago. Although the press release states that MacArthur is supporting the "non-profit track" in truth they are responsible for…
Reminder: Non-profit Commons Launch Party is Tomorrow!
Just a quick reminder that the fabulous Non-profit Commons sim launch party is tomorrow, starting at 5:30PM PST (teleport SLURL). The event will feature presentations by Anshe Chung (donor of the NPC), Jeska Linden of Linden Labs, Gliteractica Cookie of Techsoup, In Kenzo of Amoration, and a host of others. Then from around 7PM, its…
Ideas for selling real homes in virtual spaces
I took a quick gander at the $3.1 million house being sold by Coldwell Banker, currently on display in the Second Life (teleport SLURL.) It seems like pretty nice build that accurately represents the scale and proportions of the real house in Washington state. I’m sure that the media buzz (ABC, CNN) created by build…
Second Life Radio News launching at SLCC on August 24
Bluewave Ogee announced at the last Non-profit Commons meeting on Friday that a new Second Life Radio News service is launching on August 24 at the Second Life Community Convention. SL Radio News is offering free Public Service Announcements for non-profit groups wanting to get the word out on what they are up to. For…
Machinimator, photographer needed for Non-profit Commons event on Tuesday!
If there are any budding machinimators or photographers out there who would like to help record the public launch of the Non-profit Commons sim this Tuesday, please be in touch with the lovely In Kenzo via IM or at inkenzo-at-gmail.com. It’s a mixed reality event, beaming in audio and video from the offices of Tech…
“Mini-conference” in SL on social networking, gaming and virtual worlds this Sunday
I just got word that there will be an interesting "mini-conference" sponsored by the Communication and Information Technology Section of the American Sociological Association (CITASA) on social networking, computer games and virtual worlds this Sunday from 2-5:30PM PST in Second Life: For the third year in a row the Communication and Information Technology Section (CITASA)…
Blades of Glory: Coming to a virtual ice rink near you
"Blades of Glory" (2007) had a lot going for it as a comedy, drawing from a deep well of funny material in sending up the world of professional ice skating. The movie is worth seeing for the incredible costumes alone, particularly the scifi-inspired outfits. And the choreography of the ice skating routines was some fine…
Warren Ellis virtually signs his new novel Crooked Little Vein
Today I dropped in briefly on the virtual book signing of Warren Ellis’s first novel Crooked Little Vein. It was an pretty crowded sim (25+ avatars) and laggy as all get out. I got there just as Warren was finishing his remarks and the queue for the "book signing" was starting. (Basically Warren’s avatar swaps…
August 14 Non-profit Commons Launch Event to feature Anshe Chung and Jeska Linden
In just under a week, the Second Life Non-Profit Commons — which houses the virtual world HQ of Yehoodi among many other non-profits — will be throwing a fabulous launch party on August 14 from 5:30-7PM (teleport SLURL). The NPC sim was made possible by a generous donation by Anshe Chung, so she will be…