Archive for February 2nd, 2007

Dr Tower Talks About SL 3D Viewer

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Feb 2, 2007 11:58pm

Today I gave a campus tour to Doctor Tower, actually one avatar representing a group of people at the University of Michigan 3D Lab -- remember these are the folks we mentioned a few days ago who have developed the stereoscopic viewer for Second Life based on the open source SL code. Apparently they were projecting their view of the SL world on some really large high resolution monitor, which they reported made the buildings just gleam gorgeously. We did audio ... more » »

Second Convention

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Feb 2, 2007 11:42pm

Why not? Some folks have planned a Second Life version of a convention, calling it Second Convention. It's offering advertised segments on Socializing, Creations, Fashions, Racing, And Humor-- are these the five senses? No Learning or Education, but heck, it could be Fun. Conventions are a great deal of fun, they're a great way to find out what's happening in a community, and a great way for businesses to connect with their consumers. There is however one problem with every Convention, they ... more » »

Watching Buildings Build

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Feb 2, 2007 03:25pm

While browsing around today, we came across this nifty YouTube video. In it, people from Crescendo Design demonstrate how they have been using Second Life as a professional tool in their real life practice. This is a project of an interesting blog, the ARCH, which is providing case studies of other architects, urban designers, and planners whoa re using Second Life. And as a hint to a future NMC Campus Teacher's Buzz Session, on March 5, Tab Scott will be visiting to ... more » »



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