Bryan Campen sent me news about this fun art book Postcards from Second Life, created by Amy Wilson. Amy has created a series of lovely watercolors chronicling her travels in the virtual world. I love how her broad strokes and washes lend a dream-like quality to the fantastic vistas one sees everyday in SL. And…
Category: Virtual Worlds
“Baghdad Streets” virtual exhibit — a maze of shell-shocked lives
I stopped in briefly to check out the powerful new interactive exhibit "Baghdad Streets" organized by PT Witte on Better World Island (teleport SLURL). "Baghdad Streets" is an extension of the PT’s real-life-work "bringing the truth of life in the killing zone of Baghdad" to the awareness of as many people as possible. Walking through…
Diplo Foundation launches Diplomacy Island
Chatting with Cobi Laval (left), an advisor for Diplo and an old friend from my WSIS days. The Diplo Foundation announces that they have launched a new Diplomacy Island in Second Life (teleport SLURL) to "explore new possibilities for diplomatic representation and interaction." I have known Diplo for years for their impressive work at the…
The Grid Review covers “Fight Hunger: Walk the World” and other silliness
Click To Play I’m a huge fan of "The Grid Review," the weekly video series about various happenings in Second Life. This week’s episode profiles a couple of cool social good applications of SL: the "Fight Hunger: Walk the World" fundraiser for the UN World Food Programme and the Sundance Channel’s new eco-awareness program "The…
Show your pride this June, queer avatars!
PixelPulse Magazine sends out news that plans are underway for "Second Pride 2007" in Second Life, a celebration of diversity in sexual identity bringing together gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transexuals transgender and queer-friendly straights from all over the metaverse. Schedule from June 24-30, one centerpiece of the event will be a enormous virtual AIDS Memorial Quilt…
What to wear to a virtual job fair?
For all you job hunters out there, I got the news that the group TMP Worldwide is organizing a virtual job fair called "Network in World" from May 15-17. Big deal, you think. Just the other day I was interviewing for a job as a bouncer at club DyNASTY and the day before as a…
Four Quick Tips to Publicizing Your Non-profit Second Life Event
A key strategy for raising the visibility of your non-profit in Second Life is organizing in-world events. There are hundreds and hundreds of events occurring on a given day competing for avatars’ attention and attendance. So learning how to publicize your non-profit’s fundraisers, meetings, lectures, concerts, contests and other in-world activities is an essential skill…
Virtualive concert tonight: Hey, avatar, down in front!
Nexeus Fatale was kind enough to invite me to the Virtualive mixed-reality concert tonight at the Canal Room in Tribeca. I ran into a bunch of cool SL people there including Frans Charming, Rhiannon Chatnoir, Hiro Pendragon, and Will Ward. I could only stay for the opening act, Shock Radar, who rocked the house while…
Save Internet Radio 10-hour Party this Saturday in SL
I got news of this cool "save Internet radio" party coming up this Saturday in SL! DJ Synn invites all music-loving avatars to come out to a ten-hour marathon protest party from 10AM-10PM PST on Saturday May 12. The all-day event is an effort to raise awareness of the threat to Internet radio (in the…
Reminder: Walk the world to fight hunger this Sunday!
Codelia sends out updated info on the "Fight Hunger: Walk the World" event taking place this Sunday, May 13. The UN World Food Programme every year organizes a "Walk the World" fundraiser / awareness raising event to draw attention to the problem of famine and hunger around the world. In towns and cities all over…