Just a reminder that the 4th annual Games for Change conference will feature a mixed-reality panel TODAY on "virtual activism" at 10:15AM EST. Games for Change brings together game developers, industry experts, academics and non-profits to discuss how to use digital games to promote social change. The "virtual activism" panel will feature several experts on…
Category: Virtual Worlds
Urb Magazine features SL club scene
Doubledown Tandino sends out the news that the urban style magazine Urb has a cool article in their June 2007 issue on the Second Life club scene. They do take a few liberties with the actual experience of being in SL. Here’s how the article, written by Eric Rice, opens: It’s a typical Friday night…
Tell the FCC to keep the Net Neutral
The Save the Internet Coalition is asking folks from all over to tell the FCC to keep the Net Neutral. It only takes a few minutes to submit your story — here’s mine. I played up the virtual world angle, since I figured few others would be doing that. But if you are a business…
USC hiring a virtual worlds project manager
Off of the Association of Internet Researchers Listserv this morning, I saw this job opening for a project manager of the "Public Diplomacy and Virtual Worlds Project" at USC’s Center on Public Diplomacy. USC has been involved in lots of interesting stuff from the iCommons summit next week to some "serious games" initiatives. So sounds…
Yehoodi HQ in Second Life, beta 1.02
So over the past couple of months, I’ve been slowly building up Yehoodi’s in-world presence in Second Life, experimenting with our new headquarters in the Plush Non-profit sim (teleport SLURL.) It’s been a good learning experience for us, helping us strategize about our longer term goals in SL. Here’s a brief tour of what we’ve…
Avatars fly to end multiple sclerosis this Sunday!
Just a reminder that the National MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Society is partnering with Scion and MovieTickets.com on a cool-sounding fundraiser to support the millions who suffer from the debilitating disease of MS. Scheduled from June 10-17, the "MS FLY" is the virtual equivalent of the annual "MS WALK" that takes place all around the United…
DJ Doubledown Tandino goes virtual full-time
I got a message from my pal DJ Doubledown Tandino announcing that he’s going completely "metarati" as SnoopyBrown Zamboni would say. That is, Doubledown is quiting his day job and pursuing his Second Life work full-time. He’s a very gifted DJ, in whatever world you happen to be inhabiting, spinning everything from swing jazz to…
Catalonian virtual cooking? WTF?
Ok, I love Catalan cuisine and I love virtual worlds. But I can’t for the life of me figure out why I would go to a virtual world to learn how to cook a Catalonian dish. I received a press release telling me that Manuel Diez, head chef of L’Arrel del Born in Barcelona, will…
“Virtual Activism” mixed-reality event next Monday at Games for Change
I’m spreading the news that the 4th annual Games for Change conference happening next Monday and Tuesday (June 11-12) will feature a mixed-reality panel on "virtual activism" at 10:30AM EST. Games for Change brings together game developers, industry experts, academics and non-profits to discuss how to use digital games to promote social change. The "virtual…
Six suggestions for the virtual Philippines embassy
Ok, I was a bit negative yesterday when I dropped in on the planned Philippines virtual embassy in Second Life. Here are some constructive suggestions for how the Philippine government should use their first virtual presence: Expose people to the richness of Filipino culture: How about creating a tinikling dance animation? Or selling/giving away Filipino…