CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Aug 7, 2008 12:01am
It has been a long time we managed an in world audio interview. Would you believe the dog ate my microphone? Hmmm, I did not think so. But when you listen to the audio (apologies in advance) you will see how rusty I am. Details on this part follow below.
I spoke briefly to Chase Marellan, who in real life is Nicholas Chase, programmer and author, and a principal at InterSection Unlimited, makers of a very interesting Second Life application called ... more » »
We all know there are places beyond Second Life… but did you imagine there were fifty active virtual world spaces?
Gary Hayes, Director of the Laboratory for Advanced Media Production in Sydney, has just released his 2008 Metaverse Tour Video: The Social Virtual World’s A Stage :
I am doing a commercial report and curriculum development on the evolving range of social virtual worlds and have recently ventured into fifty of them to review and sample the culture, creative, business and educational ... more » »
It’s not exactly as the headlines bill “Second Life on your iPhone”, but the AjaxLife client for Second Life- which allows chat, IM to and from your iDevice does now work, see the announcement:
AjaxLife is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch! It’s currently about where AjaxLife itself was just over a year or so ago - you can chat to people, IM those on your friend list (online or offline this time ’round), and receive IMs from arbitrary ... more » »
Organizers of the Second Annual Teen Grid College Fair are seeking representatives and speakers to attend the fair on October 12, 2008.
Last year’s fair was a hit! Take advantage of this unique opportunity to promote your college or university and meet teen grid residents from all over the world.
See http://eye4youalliance.youthtech.info/?page_id=629 or IM Alice Burgess [...]
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Already one of the most popular locations on the NMC Campus, Learning offers some of the finest open-source educational content in Second Life. While the NMC has several resource centers on campus devoted to free items to outfit the avatar and teaching tools, Learning is a full sim of learning spaces, orientation kits, major buildings, classroom, and much more.
Learning is the a culmination of over a years worth of development by NMC Virtual Worlds and was built in ... more » »