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…
Angelic Accordians at Green-Wood Cemetery
This Saturday I went to a lovely installation / performance art piece called "Angels and Accordians" in the magnificent Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. My dancer/jewelry designer/vintage hound friend Laura was performing as one of the angels, so I knew it was going to be fun. It was a nearly perfect Fall day to be viewing…
Jerry Paffendorf speaking on the Metaverse Roadmap tomorrow
Poinky Malaprop, coordinator of the Kuurian Expeditions, sends me info that at their next meeting tomorrow evening (Tuesday Oct 10), they will feature a presentation "The Metaverse Roadmap Project: Pathways to the 3D Web" by Snoopybrown Zamboni / Jerry Paffendorf: In May of 2006 the Acceleration Studies Foundation began the process of mapping the metaverse…
Can cats detect disease? Mole says yes.
Now that I’m feeling less sad about the loss of Tina and Ike on Tuesday, I’ve been thinking about how strange my cat Mole was acting around the diseased kittens. Normally, Mole is the most social of animals, interacting playfully with whatever creatures are around, human or feline. But around Ike and Tina he was…
Get your event on New World Notes
I’m preparing my weekly event listings for SL blog "New World Notes" . Send me your interesting, innovative, off beat event notices for the coming week by Monday at 3pm EST. It looks an interesting week already, with the various Second Life library / Info Island opening events from October 12-14 and a Kuurian Expedition…
Audi commercial debuts their submersible car in Second Life?
Mark Wallace at 3PointD reports that car company Audi has debuted their new commercial in Second Life on the Avalon sim. It’s pretty cool, although hard to watch in the curved, wide-screen theater in Avalon. I think it had something to do with NASA, horses and cars shooting into the water. Perhaps Audi is launching…
Techsoup profiles three non-profits in Second Life
Techsoup, that super ICT resource for non-profits, has a nice article profiling three youth organizers that work within Second Life. Entitled "Change the World by Working in a Virtual One," the piece features quotes from Dave Pentecost, Technology Director of the Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York; Barry Joseph, Director of the Online Leadership…