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Monday, Oct 26
What the heck is the OpenSimulator Project?
Or you can connect to some of the non-profit and commercially available OpenSim compliant grids for a fraction of the cost of renting a Second Life sim. I.e. a basic setup on the opensim compliant Reaction Grid will cost you $25 a month for a sim. Or you can connect your opensim server for free to t...
Tuesday, Sep 22
Second Life avatar actors perform Howard Barker's "13 Objects" October 21-22
I must admit that I'm somewhat skeptical about how theatrical performance translates to a virtual environment. In theater, so much depends on the skill of the actors to help me forget the artifice of the stage. Watching avatars move and gesture around a digital stage already takes me out o...
Tuesday, Sep 15
A Room (or 4) of My Own!
Image from MODORARY furniture store in Second Life (teleport link)] The office / extra bedroom could be the techie / geek space, with robots, action-figures and other nerd stuff on display. This is likely to be the messiest room in the house , so there is likely to be lots of gear everywhere a...
Wednesday, Apr 22
Launch of EcoCommons in Second Life Today (Earth Day)!
The launch party event takes place Wed. April 22nd in Second Life, 11:00 am- 12PM PST (SLT), online in Second Life, and is hosted by TechSoup Global's GreenTech Initiative, Nonprofit Commons, and OneWorld/OneClimate.netSecond Life activities will continue throughout the day and week...
Sunday, Mar 22
The fine art of online multi-slacking
Back in the day when I used to have cable TV, I would end every work day with some zone-out time channel surfing for an hour of two before bed. I would steer toward the crime procedurals, 80s action movies, billiards tournaments -- anything that involved no intellectual thought whatsoever. ...
Thursday, Mar 19
Smithsonian Launches Latino Museum in Second Life (video)
About The Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) What is Second Life?Educational Uses of Virtual WorldsVirtual Worlds Impact on EducationLVM Press Release LVM BlogLVM on FlickrLVM Machinima Video Machinima video release, virtual tours and real-world speaking engagements
Saturday, Feb 28
EcoCommons in Second Life: Preserving real world ecology using the virtual world
I just flew by lovely EcoCommons sim in Second Life (teleport link), the newest in the growing archipelago of nonprofit builds and offices in this virtual world. Developed by TechSoup’s Nonprofit Commons team in partnership with OneWorld.net and OneClimate Island...
Friday, Feb 27
Second Life Education Conference splits off from SLCC
Best, For those that were there last year, we had a very interesting combined Second Life Educators Conference (SLEDcc) and Second Life Community Convention (SLCC) in Florida in September. Apparently the educators involved in the SLEDcc have taken the decision to...
Saturday, Feb 21
Tori at USC needs volunteers for Second Life study this week!
Have you heard about a 3D virtual community called Second Life? Interested in trying it out? Planning on trying it out? Interested in participating in a research study on how you learn and interact within Second Life and thereby giving your initial exploration a dual purpose?!
Friday, Dec 19
Scenarios USA & Global Kids premieres 3 youth films in Second Life
On Wednesday, I produced the virtual premiere of three youth-written films in Second Life. Organized by Global Kids in conjunction with Scenarios USA, the virtual screening brought together around 50 teens and adults on both the Teen Grid and Main Grid of Second Life. The audiences got...
Tuesday, Dec 9
Second Life Human Rights Festival starts tomorrow: celebrate freedom!
For more information contact by IM in Second Life Junivers Stockholm, Medora Chevalier or Any1 Gynoid. Here's the latest news on the enormous human rights festival starting tomorrow in Second Life: The 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Universal Rights is being celebrated by a hu...
Friday, Dec 5
US Military invades virtual world: send in the Peace Corps!
Why not use Second Life to give people a second career in public service? As Wired Blog and several new sources have reported, the US Army is starting a Second Life presence as a new form of recruitment. (Note how the Wired Blog uses an uncredited picture of my avatar.) This virtual presence is...
Friday, Sep 26
Opinion: Following the 1st McCain-Obama Debate in Second Life
The McCain viewing party was held in a beachside setting at the "Straight Talk Cafe" build (click here to teleport). It was a festive event, with avatars dancing, sipping beverages, and lounging on beach chairs as they watched the debate from their TVs and laptops at home. About 25 avatars...
Tuesday, Jun 24
Opinion: Video: Rik on Metanomics Show yesterday
The rest of the show is really interesting as well, touching in intellectual property issues in virtual worlds, hacker and gamer culture, and a review of the new Age of Conan MMORPG. Check out the entire show here. For those interested in seeing me speak on the USC Public Good in SL Community...
