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Category: Virtual Worlds
Torley’s free techno kicks ass
Torley Wong (aka Torley Linden in Second Life) is many things: a machinima filmmaker, a Linden Lab employee, a lover of watermelons. But most importantly, he’s a a kick ass techno artist. Or at least was until hyperacusis took out his ability to compose or even listen to music. Despondent for awhile, but generous to…
Final pics from Versu’s 72-hour build-a-thon
Versu did it! She emerged, unscathed (and dry) from her 72-hour voluntary confinement to a storefront window for a virtual build-a-thon from the corner of 39th Street and 5th avenue. The results from my non-expert perspective are quite impressive, with a high level of detail and sense of place designed by the master builder. More…
Versu’s latest challenge: underwater sim building
In a dramatic move, virtual marketing firm Millions of Us ramped up the challenge for master builder Versu Richelieu this evening by filling her 3 x 8′ storefront workspace with water. In the last day of her grueling 72-hour marathon Second Life build, Versu now has to contend with the significant difficulties of working in…
Pic’s from Versu Ricelieu’s 72-hour live build
I just dropped in on Versu Richelieu’s live 72-hour build taking place both in the real world and in Second Life. Starting this morning at 7am, Millions of Us employee Versu Richelieu entered the store window of computer store Datavision in Manhattan at 39th Street and 5th Avenue. For the next three days, she’ll be…
Symposium and photo contest on Digital Media (due date Oct 18)
Alan Levine, aka CDB Barkley, announces that as part of a twelve day symposium on "the impact of digital media" being sponsored by the NMC Campus, they are holding a photo contest on the contest theme. According to the contest rules, images "must capture in still photography the power of digital media, or some impact…
New York teens needed for SL digital filmaking project
Barry Joseph (aka "Globalkids Bixby" in SL) at Global Kids sends out exciting news about a new program they are launching at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens to teach teens how to make digital films: Global Kids will work with 20 high school students at the Museum of Moving Image in…
Thoughts on strategic uses of virtual environments for the UN
Recently I was contacted by the programme officer of a UN agency for advice on how they could best use the virtual world of Second Life to promote their organization’s goals. As an activist with more than ten years of experience with various international campaigns and coalitions at the United Nations, and an active Second…
Rik’s Picks for October 11-15
In case you are looking for something to do in Second Life, my event picks for October 11-15 are now available on New World Notes. I highlight the Second Library / Info Island opening events, as well as Versu Richelieu’s live 72-hour build, the "Stand-Up Against Poverty" Concert featuring Sugarcult and a geisha debut! Quite…
Immersion versus Augmentation: the final conflict
Zebediah Godwin (pictured above) hosted a very interesting discussion last night on the theme of "World or Platform? The Reality of SL." The event was quite well attended with a vibrant exchange of views on the subject of "augmentation" versus "immersion" as the primary paradigm for people’s Second Life experience. It was like being at…