Articles from 'Second Life News'
Larry Pixel (aka Larry Johnson) :
May 15, 2008 11:30pm
The New Media Consortium (NMC) announced today the call for proposals for the 2008-09 NMC Virtual Learning Prize, a $100,000 competitive program of awards intended to create a collection of innovative open-source learning experiences that make use of the unique attributes of a virtual learning environment. (See the press release.)
As many as 20 NMC Virtual Learning Prizes will be awarded in 2008. Each of the US$5,000 awards will provide a cash incentive paid to the awardee of ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
May 5, 2008 05:08pm
On Friday April 25, NMC CEO Larry Johnson (or as we know him in Second Life, Larry Pixel) was a guest interviewee for the Metanomics series, the weekly live show that takes place in, and is broadcast live from Second Life.
As part of an event atClever Zebra's vBusiness Expo, in this interview, Metanomics host Robert Bloomfield asked Larry about the NMC's Virtual worlds programs and then discussed more on Larry's recent experience testifying before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
May 5, 2008 04:44pm
Join us on at 1:00 PM PT on Wednesday, May 7, for the opening of the new Second Life campus for the University of the Pacific. Meet at U Pacific (166,141,22) under the iconic replica of Burns Tower.
"U Pacific" is a based on the real campus area around Burns Tower. For those at the university, you can meet at Pacific Theater for a live demonstration and virtual ribbon cutting of the Pacific campus. Elizabeth Griego will officiate the ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Apr 1, 2008 09:27am
Whew, just finished watching the 2+ hour live video stream from the Congressional testimonies on Virtual Worlds. How... interesting are some of the interests and perspectives of our leadership, but it is re-assuring to know it is on their radar. For more info, see Mr Pixel Goes to Washington...
Among the speakers, it was exciting to see and listen to Philip Rosedale and NMC's own Larry Johnson
The video should appear on the archives eventually at the Committee on Energy and ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Mar 31, 2008 11:03pm
Larry Pixel's real live avatar, Dr. Larry Johnson, CEO of the New Media Consortium (NMC), is trekking to Washington DC April 1 (no fooling!) to present testimony on the nature and state of virtual worlds before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Also presenting at the same hearing is Phillip Rosedale, founder of Linden Lab and the inventor of Second Life®. Also speaking are Susan Tenby, Senior Manager, Community Development at TechSoup and Colin J. Parris, Vice ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jan 21, 2008 03:27pm
Thanks to an invite from Fleep Tuque, I and seven other educators got a tour and rich experience with PARSEC-- an installation? an immersive game? an interactive art piece? it is all very hard to define in words. PARSEC is a project created by Dizzy Banjo, Eshi Otawara and Chase Marellan... we thank Eshi greatly for allowing us to interrupt her to give us a tour.
On entering PARSEC (a giant seeming infiinite white dome), each of seven avatars dons a ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jan 16, 2008 04:39pm
Today, on the anniversary of the founding of NMC Virtual Worlds, the New Media Consortium announced new directions for the NMC's special services unit in the coming year, and affirmed the continuation of the work it began a year ago and continued throughout 2007. NMC Virtual Worlds provides a full palette of support to educational institutions wishing to explore, build, or establish a presence in a range of virtual worlds. The program offers all of its services to educational ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jan 16, 2008 10:28am
Things just keep getting more interesting as people are finding ways to connect, mix, real life and virtual worlds. Why spend time in just one? The Augmented Reality Second Life project at Georgia Institute of Technology is doing some fascinating experiments with having things manipulated in Second Life appear live, moving, in real life... including SL avatars.
In this research project, we demonstrate that MMOs also provide a powerful platform for Augmented Reality (AR) applications. We introduce the notion of AR ... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Aug 2, 2007 09:37pm
From beta testing to being available in the First Look client, today's update for Second Life rolls the voice chat capability into the main client. So on your next update, login, you will be guided through the steps to enable voice chat.
It's time to make some noise!
modified form Creative Commons licensed flickr photo by Daniel K. Gebhart
This will defintely b put to use in the upcoming Symposium on Creativity in Second Life... more » »
CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) :
Jul 12, 2007 12:08am
We've been eagerly awaiting the capability of voice communication here on NMC Campus, going back to March when we did some beta tests with an early version on the beta grid. As many know, our typical communication in SL is text based chat/IM, and any audio communication has required use of outside software with honestly un-even results.
The new voice capability is built into the SL client, so you can just talk using your computer's microphone, and you can hear other ... more » »
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