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  • Second Life has no humans?

    Gwyn's Home
    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    9 May 2013 | 10:46 am
    An interesting series of interviews run by Aria E Appleford has given me some food for thought. Aria has interviewed old residents of Second Life® who have given up on the virtual world. She asked them about their engagement — what they mostly did, why they remained for so long, and,...Read more »

  • Unlocking Imagination

    The Imagination Age
    19 Apr 2013 | 1:11 pm
    Sometimes the best way to think of a solution is to reframe the problem. Check out this excellent piece in Fast Company by Tina Seelig.

  • Gorgeous Abandonment

    The Imagination Age
    1 May 2013 | 4:31 pm
    Lose yourself in this buzzfeed collection of the most gorgeous abandoned places in the world.

  • Reply to Introduce yourself here!

    Second Life
    Kendall Isabella
    16 May 2013 | 1:33 pm
    Kendall Isabella posted a reply: Hiya XD Not new to SL or flickr but i thought i might get a little more active XD Cant wait to share some work and get to see what you all have done :)) K

  • Imaginary Places

    The Imagination Age
    4 May 2013 | 8:03 pm
    It's hard to believe that these places, including the Dutch tulip field shown above, can possibly be real. But they are. Drift into the wisteria...
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  • More Options for Buying Linden Dollars

    Linden Lab
    17 May 2013 | 9:22 am
     Following the recent update to the Second Life Terms of Service, which disallows trading of Linden dollars (L$) on third party exchanges, we’ve heard from some users outside of the US who are concerned that it may now be more difficult for them to purchase L$ to use in Second Life.  With a credit card, you can purchase L$ on the LindeX using 27 different currencies, including EUR, GBP, JPY, and AUD. If you don’t have a credit card, you can also use PayPal, which can be connected directly to a bank account in more than 193 countries and regions. If you put payment info on file…

  • The Drax Files Episode 6: Abramelin Wolfe

    Linden Lab
    17 May 2013 | 8:57 am
    Have you ever wondered about the personalities behind the avatars in Second Life? Virtual journalist and machinima artist Draxtor Despres has been documenting the many personal and inspiring stories of our creative community in the acclaimed video series “The Drax Files: World Makers.”  This week, Drax interviews Edinburgh-based motion capture artist Abramelin Wolfe -- founder of the successful animation and creations studio Abranimations.      Watch the video interview here You can check out Abranimations’ shop on the Second Life Marketplace or directly teleport to…

  • Highlight Your Event Celebrating Second Life’s 10th Birthday this June

    Linden Lab
    14 May 2013 | 11:49 pm
    This June, Second Life will celebrate its 10th birthday, thanks to users like you! We have some fun things planned to celebrate the occasion (keep an eye on this blog for more on that soon!), but we'd also like to highlight your events. Like last year, we'll have a special category in the Destination Guide for Second Life birthday-related events. No one throws a better party than the Second Life community, and if you're planning an event to celebrate Second Life's 10th birthday, we want to know about it! Submit your event or party information to the Second Life Destination Guide Submission…

  • Updated Second Life Terms of Service

    Linden Lab
    7 May 2013 | 11:55 am
    When you log in to the Second Life Viewer today, you’ll be asked to accept an updated Terms of Service. As with any legal document, it’s important to read in its entirety before accepting, but we wanted to highlight one of the changes we’ve made in this update: to better protect Second Life users against fraud, the updated Terms of Service make it clear that trading of Linden dollars (L$) on exchanges other than the LindeX, Second Life’s official L$ exchange, is not authorized or allowed.  As the official exchange owned and operated by Linden Lab, the LindeX is the best…

  • The Drax Files Episode 5: Engrama

    Linden Lab
    3 May 2013 | 9:44 am
    The latest episode of Draxtor Despres’ The Drax Files: World Makersis here! This week, Drax profiles the rock band, Engrama, who perform original music live (without pre-recorded backing tracks) in Second Life.  Watch the video here.   You can check out some of Engrama’s music here, shop for their merchandise inworld here, and catch them performing live in Second Life on May 11   Want to discover music like Engrama in Second Life? Explore the Music category in the Destination Guide and check out the Live Music event listings   For more info on The Drax Files: World…
 
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    The Imagination Age

  • Imaginary Places

    4 May 2013 | 8:03 pm
    It's hard to believe that these places, including the Dutch tulip field shown above, can possibly be real. But they are. Drift into the wisteria...

  • Gorgeous Abandonment

    1 May 2013 | 4:31 pm
    Lose yourself in this buzzfeed collection of the most gorgeous abandoned places in the world.

  • Unlocking Imagination

    19 Apr 2013 | 1:11 pm
    Sometimes the best way to think of a solution is to reframe the problem. Check out this excellent piece in Fast Company by Tina Seelig.

  • Signs of Spring

    13 Apr 2013 | 2:12 pm
    I love this Signs of Spring piece from The Atlantic, especially since it was posted on my birthday.When you live in NYC, April 9 is the very best birthday you could possibly have out of the whole year. When I was a kid, my parents used to point out the first vibrant green leaves emerging on the trees as we walked around Brooklyn on my birthday. I could feel the change in the air, breathing it into myself and wondering how it must have felt to my mother to give birth for the first time while the entire city was doing the same around her.Because the weather was so beautiful when I was newly…

  • Jenna Marbles

    13 Apr 2013 | 10:56 am
    The New York Times ran an interesting piece about "the reigning queen of YouTube, Jenna Marbles," who makes "more money than she'll ever need, ever," making YouTube videos that capture the imagination of teenage girls.Girls love her because she's funny and real, with the kind of life they imagine themselves having (when she broke up with her boyfriend, her followers were despondent across multiple platforms as if their own parents had gotten a divorce). She spends most of her time alone, inside, making videos. Part of what appeals to the girls is that she spends her life this way, on the…
 
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    NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life

  • The Exploratorium's Virtual Museum and Immersive Science for the May 24th NonProfit Commons Meeting

    Rhiannon Chatnoir
    21 May 2013 | 12:23 am
    This Friday, May 24th, Nonprofit Commons is happy to feature Paul Doherty (Patio Plasma in SL), Senior Scientist at the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco, CA, who will present about immersive science exhibits and learning projects, as well as the experience of the Exploratorium running the oldest Science Museum sims in Second Life.   About Paul Doherty: Bookmark/Search this post with: read more

  • NPC 5/17/13 Featured Presentation: Virtual Occupational Therapy

    Rhiannon Chatnoir
    19 May 2013 | 11:43 pm
    Below is an edited transcript of the May 17th, 2013 NonProfit Commons in Second Life meeting, featuring Andrew Hughes of Designing Digitally, Inc.   You can view the full transcript at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19PLNXWnfoi3b7C-D05neJCONP98HvBZVjhhJlrZxx8E/ and photos at: https://plus.google.com/events/gallery/crk8ercovt8052kc4gu6klmtfcs   Today for our featured presentation we are happy to feature Andrew Hughes of Designing Digitally who will present about the company's recent project using Kinect motion tracking and immersive training simulation for stroke victims that…

  • Virtual Occupational Therapy for the May 17th NonProfit Commons Meeting

    Rhiannon Chatnoir
    14 May 2013 | 11:18 pm
    This Friday, May 17th, Nonprofit Commons is happy to feature Andrew Hughes of Designing Digitally who will present about the company's recent project using Kinect motion tracking and immersive training simulation for stroke victims that they have been working on for the National Institute of Health.  Bookmark/Search this post with: read more

  • NPC 5/10/13 Featured Presentation: Touching the Real World

    Rhiannon Chatnoir
    13 May 2013 | 12:48 pm
    Below is an edited transcript of the May 3rd, 2013 NonProfit Commons in Second Life meeting, featuring Kyle Gomboy of G23D studios.   You can view the full transcript at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-x7TVozxre8Egmi25ahN82SiLrwhcAbMZz4pBDSqKoQ/edit?usp=sharingand photos at: https://plus.google.com/events/ctgm7n8tf2goh4omnn1ndp1h6l0/110353386787346569643/5876444427319068082   Today for our featured presentation we are happy to feature Kyle Gomboy of G23D Studios who will present about his latest work involving virtual spaces, 3D printing, Unity3D, and the "No School or…

  • Touching the Real World from the Virtual for the May 10th NonProfit Commons Meeting

    Rhiannon Chatnoir
    7 May 2013 | 11:57 pm
    This Friday, May 10th, Nonprofit Commons is happy to feature Kyle Gomboy of G23D Studios who will present about his latest work involving virtual spaces, 3D printing, Unity3D, and the "No School or Good Cause Left Behind" initiative underway to produce a set of 3D tools and cloud based web services to allow non-profits, teachers and students open source, free access to create and innovate their own ideas pertaining to the use of 3D as an educational and innovation tool.  About Kyle Gomboy: Bookmark/Search this post with: read more
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    Terra Nova

  • The Clausewitz Engine: A Major Scientific Advance

    Edward Castronova
    8 May 2013 | 8:26 am
    Wittingly or no, the folks over at Paradox Development are making an amazing scientific instrument. It's called the Clausewitz Engine. I know almost nothing about it, other than having been its victim over and over again. The Clausewitz Engine is apparently a gigantic autonomous agent model. Tens of thousands of agents act according to a sophisticated set of instructions. These instructions are apparently very flexible. In Hearts of Iron, they drive divisions, armies, and countries to war against one another, whereas in Crusader Kings, the instructions drive men and women to seek marriage…

  • Hector Postigo's: The Digital Rights Movement

    Ren Reynolds
    26 Apr 2013 | 12:02 pm
    The latest Social Change Technology podcast is out. Burcu Bakioglu interviews long time friend of the show Hector Postigo about his latest book: The Digital Rights Movement. Those that have been around a while with know Hector's foundational work on modding. You can listen to the show here: http://www.virtualpolicy.net/sct013.html

  • New Survey - Please Participate

    greglas
    18 Apr 2013 | 6:19 am
    I'm conducting a survey on creative play within video games. If you have 15 minutes to spare, please consider letting us know about how your creativity intersects with your gaming: https://camdenrutgers.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0VzeOA1fJHthpkN And please spread the link around.  Once the survey is completed, results will be published on the Player-Authors website.

  • Did you know? GDP ignores digital value

    Edward Castronova
    15 Apr 2013 | 9:33 am
    Real world experts are starting to think about all the economic value stored up in digital currencies. Here's a blog post about it by Joel McKendrick, pointed out to me by Robert Gehorsam. Thanks Robert!

  • GDC Expo Floor

    Edward Castronova
    27 Mar 2013 | 3:23 pm
    A few things I noticed wandering the expo floor. I was surprised to hear some people say that this is a fairly decent year for hiring. I thought it was a down time for the industry, but perhaps in interactive entertainment, down just means, not growing as fast. Or, we get this impression from the problems hitting consoles and AAA companies, but perhaps they are as big a source of new employment as they had been. The level of physical fidelity continues to surprise. Trees with leaves blowing gently in the wind, canvas straps that look so real you can almost feel the rough cloth, surround…
 
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    WoW Insider

  • Around Azeroth: Close encounters of the blurry kind

    21 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    "As I was leveling herbalism in Westfall, I noticed something unusual," writes submitter Jkal of Alexstrasza (US-A). "A white, glowing blur would zoom across the landscape about five feet up in the air. I couldn't target it and it was fast. It was like nothing I'd seen before in game. It would always head towards Longshore and disappear. I think I got a picture. But I still don't know what it is. Sure looks like a UFO to me. This one was stationary when I found it. It just slowly blinked out as I stood there watching." Gallery: Around Azeroth 3 Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to…

  • Last Week in WoW: Flying toward patch 5.3 edition

    21 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Patch 5.3 is here. As you read this, the servers should be down to apply the patch. This means you'll want to use this time get caught up on all the latest patch 5.3 news, which, as always, you can find right here. Start off with our patch 5.3 roundup for an overview of everything. You'll also want to check out our exclusive interview with Lead Systems Designer Greg Ghostcrawler Street. Gamebreaker TV also did an interview with Ghostcrawler and Senior PvP Designer Brian Holinka. You can also check the roundup below for more of this week's WoW news, from patch 5.3 and elsewhere. Realm…

  • Breakfast Topic: Should Blizzard brake base XP while preserving boosts for experienced players?

    21 May 2013 | 6:00 am
    We recently explored how you felt about alternate characters, whether you believe they should represent true alternatives to your first character or whether they should remain secondary to a more fully developed main. Either way, there's no stuffing rapid leveling back into the bag. WoW's current leveling design pushes players forward relentlessly, whether they're experienced gamers or not. The problem is that today's leveling pace already outstrips zone content, quest lines, gearing -- you name it. Should Blizzard apply the brakes to base XP while still permitting seasoned WoW players to…

  • WoW Insider's patch 5.3 news roundup

    20 May 2013 | 6:00 pm
    You've heard that patch 5.3 is arriving this week, but do you know just what is in store? There's been a lot of news, but we'll point you towards the highlights so you can get up to speed and into patch 5.3's new content immediately. From Blizzard Patch 5.3 PTR patch notes Preparing for Patch 5.3: Escalation World Event - Battlefield: Barrens Preview Patch 5.3 Scenario Preview PvP Preview: Deepwind Gorge and The Tiger's Peak Patch 5.3 Adds Off-Spec Loot and Rewards PvP Gear in Patch 5.3 Interviews WoW Insider interviews Ghostcrawler Convert to Raid interviews Ion Hazzikostas Continue reading…

  • Patch 5.3's pet battle changes

    20 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    If you haven't caught the pet battle fever yet, now's a great time to start. New rewards make pet battles a great way to help earn some of your raiding currency, such as Valor Points or Lesser Charms, and mechanics changes make the whole system more transparent and less frustrating. New rewards Tired of killing daily quest mobs for VP? Why not pet battle for it? All of the master tamers in Pandaria, as well as the Spirits and Beasts of Fable, now offer daily quests for their defeat that offer the standard XP, 5 VP and 2 Lesser Charms per turn-in. The Beasts of Fable quest has been split into…
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    Massively

  • WolfKnights Online debuts from Kim Hakkyu

    Shawn Schuster
    21 May 2013 | 9:30 am
    Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, New Titles Kim Hakkyu, former developer of such MMOs as Ragnarok Online and Granado Espada, released several brand new screenshots for a project his team is working on called WolfKnights Online. For fans of IMC Games following along at home, this looks to be what was previously known as Project G2, not to be confused with Project R1, which is an entirely different game being worked on by the same studio. Check out the gallery below and let us know what you think in the comments. Like I even have to tell you that part!Gallery: WolfKnights…

  • Star Trek Online Legacy of Romulus launch-day roundup

    MJ Guthrie
    21 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    Filed under: Sci-Fi, Expansions, Launches, News Items, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play, Races With today's launch of Star Trek Online's first expansion, Legacy of Romulus, players can boldly go where no one has gone before. (Not to mention it gives us a reason to use that iconic phrase!) From new species and ships to more Klingon content, this next chapter in the STO saga expands the universe for players to explore. Want to captain a new ship as a Romulan or a Reman? Can do. How about adventure in a new zone? Yup. Or maybe just revel in the bounty of new rewards? Go for it. If, however, you're…

  • Neverwinter team offers token of peace for beta mess

    Shawn Schuster
    21 May 2013 | 8:30 am
    Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, Neverwinter, Buy-to-Play So Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios figure that Neverwinter players may not exactly be happy about the list of game-breaking bugs and exploits found in the game's open beta over the last few weeks. To help alleviate that player frustration, the developers are offering up an olive branch of sorts in the form of the Caturday Survivor's Pack full of in-game goodies. For all characters created before 5 a.m. PDT (8 a.m. EDT) on Sunday, May 19, this pack is waiting in their in-game mailbox. In it, each character will…

  • The Soapbox: Diablo III's auction house ruined the game

    Brendan Drain
    21 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, Economy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Endgame, PvE, Opinion, Hands-On, The Soapbox, Diablo III, Buy-to-Play After his departure from the Diablo III development team, Game Director Jay Wilson released a statement that the introduction of an auction house "really hurt the game." While players predicted doom the moment the Real Money Auction House was announced, Jay argued that the gold auction house was equally to blame for the game's fall from grace following an absolutely stellar launch sales. I don't normally agree with what Jay has to say on Diablo III, but…

  • ArenaNet permanently lowers Guild Wars 2's price point

    Elisabeth Cardy
    21 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, Economy, News Items, Guild Wars 2, Buy-to-Play ArenaNet has made the call to permanently lower the price point for Guild Wars 2. The game previously sold for $59.99 for the Digital Edition and $79.99 for the Deluxe Edition. Both of those prices are being lowered by $10. This is not a sale, but the new regular price of the game. ArenaNet expects that this change will bring in new players and make the game more accessible. Content releases in Guild Wars 2 continue apace. Since launch, we've seen a handful of special events alongside one-time content,…
 
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    Gwyn's Home

  • Financial crisis in Second Life ended? Linden Lab launches Linden Dollar Authorized Reseller Program

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    17 May 2013 | 10:42 am
    Stop the presses! Linden Lab is out with a (potential) solution for the crisis! I was doing some slight corrections on a post announcing my company’s participation in a public exhibit at Portugal’s National Museum of Ancient Art, with an OpenSim-based reconstruction of Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake, when all...Read more »

  • How to create your own financial crisis

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    16 May 2013 | 6:46 pm
    [Update 2013/05/07 6 PM GMT — Linden Lab has just announced the launch of the Linden Dollar (L$) Authorized Reseller Program] Software features turn into products Nine years ago, Linden Lab revealed a series of new features for Second Life® which would dramatically change the way we think and interact...Read more »

  • Running WordPress on Nginx in a tiny virtual server

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    9 May 2013 | 11:05 am
    I wrote recently about my experiences in trying to fit a whole Web environment running WordPress into a tiny virtual private server. Well, from my notes, I sort of wrote a long-ish tutorial about it — who knows, it might be useful, if you’re considering leasing a virtual private server...Read more »

  • Second Life has no humans?

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    9 May 2013 | 10:46 am
    An interesting series of interviews run by Aria E Appleford has given me some food for thought. Aria has interviewed old residents of Second Life® who have given up on the virtual world. She asked them about their engagement — what they mostly did, why they remained for so long, and,...Read more »

  • Thinking about what to wear [Flickr]

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    6 May 2013 | 6:17 pm
    Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo:
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    Second Life

  • Reply to Introduce yourself here!

    Alisa Holod
    21 May 2013 | 6:09 am
    Alisa Holod posted a reply: Hello) I live in Russia. In the second life 2 months. I like taking pictures :) Sorry for my clumsy English)

  • flickr update is not good :(

    Shiny moniree in sl 5
    20 May 2013 | 4:48 pm
    Shiny moniree in sl 5 posted a new topic: Hi there everyone flickr done a new update and I finding it so hard to use:( ppl can see my fotos bad ppl can not see what I called them and the info i put about them under the foto :( My sets can not be see and everythink is so hard to use. :( I hope flickr put it back to as it was as im very very very unhappy :( and im sure many otheres are to.

  • Hazardous Sim Machinima

    Ouachita's World
    19 May 2013 | 9:51 am
    Ouachita's World posted a new topic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG11U0_i0l8

  • Reply to Introduce yourself here!

    Kendall Isabella
    16 May 2013 | 1:33 pm
    Kendall Isabella posted a reply: Hiya XD Not new to SL or flickr but i thought i might get a little more active XD Cant wait to share some work and get to see what you all have done :)) K

  • Reply to Introduce yourself here!

    Mikas' Musings
    13 May 2013 | 2:59 am
    Mikas' Musings posted a reply: Hey, I'm Mikas. Old timer in SL and in Flickr but haven't been active in neither for a long time. Re-starting now with a new bang (hopefully). Cheers ^_^
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    blogHUD : : blogging from Second Life

  • Vienna Freebies

    18 May 2013 | 5:33 am
    Just a small amount of freebies but i am sure you will love it crossposted to Lucky Landmark Onlineposted by Holger Gilruth on Pearl Beach using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink

  • Leben in der Wueste

    12 May 2013 | 11:27 am
    posted by Dings Digital on ISON using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink

  • Meiling leaving Second life

    8 May 2013 | 12:06 pm
    Another company leaving SL. The brignt side is that everything is 199L. One of my fav places. I am going to shop away.posted by cyberserenity Vella on Vade Mecum using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink

  • Leben wie Gott in Frankreich

    26 Apr 2013 | 1:09 pm
    Der Marktplatz im knuffigen New Toulouse - hauptsache viel Obst und Gemuese, frischen Fisch und Blumen .posted by Dings Digital on New Toulouse using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink

  • Dexter Ihnen is back

    22 Apr 2013 | 6:36 pm
    Dexter Ihnen is one of the most professional musicians I ever heard in the metaverse. Only that we missed him for quite some time. I bought some of his music, and that seemed to be a reminder of old times in SL. But, you know, eventually, they all come back.posted by Dings Digital on ECshop using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink
 
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  • Streams of News

    rolandlegrand
    9 May 2013 | 12:10 pm
    Stuff I’ve been thinking about: There are advantages of working for an established newspaper. Like having a salary, infrastructure, lots of news-addicts around you. But it’s becoming ever more important to look at how media companies from a streaming tradition innovate. Wire services such as Reuters for instance build rivers of news. Justin Ellis on Nieman Journalism Lab says Every page is your homepage: Reuters, untied to print metaphor, builds a modern river of news. Ben Adler at the Columbia Journalism Review discusses Streams of Consciousness: Millennials expect a steady diet…

  • Are our attention spans becoming longer again?

    rolandlegrand
    21 Apr 2013 | 2:05 pm
    There has been an eerie silence on this blog for the past weeks. I was immersed in various learning projects. I had to focus for longer times, and this made me switch my attention away from social media streams, unless I could focus on certain topics via Twitter lists for instance. - So what is the learning about? I’m still absorbing stuff I learned at the various courses facilitated by Howard Rheingold (there’s a new one coming up about Mind Amplifiers). Also, I attended a real life class featuring Howard in the Netherlands (more about this in a later post, but that’s where…

  • Teaching journalists to become entrepreneurs…

    rolandlegrand
    25 Feb 2013 | 6:37 am
    Student journalists, financing their projects through the French crowdsourcing platform KissKissBankBank, that’s what I encountered last Saturday in the offices of the Belgian startup accelerator NestUp at Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium). The journalist/teacher/entrepreneur/blogger Damain Van Achter facilitates the project. He is a guy who teaches his students to first learn the rules, then break them. Anyway, what he actually teaches them, is to thrive in a media environment which will become totally disrupted. They also learn themselves to sell their projects on the crowdfinancing…

  • ds106 for digital storytelling

    rolandlegrand
    15 Feb 2013 | 6:10 am
    Let’s try another MOOC. A real one, along connectivist principles: ds106 for digital storytelling. This is what it’s about, and also why I like it – because it’s free, it’s adaptable to my needs, and I’m sure there will be serendipitous encounters along the way: Digital Storytelling (also affectionately known as ds106) is an open, online course that happens at various times throughout the year at the University of Mary Washington… but you can join in whenever you like and leave whenever you need. This course is free to anyone who wants to take it, and…

  • When people make rather than just buy goods

    rolandlegrand
    15 Feb 2013 | 5:39 am
    I went to the Lift innovation conference in Geneva, Switzerland, last week – and I’ll reflect on my experiences in the next few days. Here is a short interview I did with co-founder Massimo Banzi of Arduino, the open source hardware and software technology project: Here is his full presentation: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/2619102/events/1826081/videos/11112460 As I’m fascinated by the Maker movement, I also interviewed Caroline Drucker, country manager for Germany at Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade and vintage goods: And the full presentation:…
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    Botgirl's Digital Playground

  • Three Takes on the Invisible

    14 May 2013 | 10:52 am
    On theme of artists versus their work. I'm posing live in front of some of my prior image work.

  • Self Centered

    6 May 2013 | 5:53 am
    Entry for this week's Single Frame Stories Challenge I found a dozen decades old journals the other night that had been hiding in a box on a basement shelf. As I skimmed through hundreds of pages of deep thoughts and passionate opinions, it felt like I was reading someone else’s diaries. I had no memory of writing them and only scattered resonance with the ideas and opinions expressed. Although there’s a correlation between the person I am today and the author of those journals, if I could teleport through time and meet him, the only thing in common would be our name, shared memories and…

  • Joyous Travelers

    1 May 2013 | 10:55 am
    This is the musical version of a Shatoetry I created for Crap Mariner's SL10B installation. soaring beyond past trauma and fear we are joyous travelers living our beautiful dreams through an epic journey

  • The Art of Balance

    1 May 2013 | 8:05 am
    An entry for this week's Single Frame Stories Challenge The art of balance is all about managing weight. At first thought, taking on the lightest possible load seems the best strategy. It’s not. Gravity requires sufficient mass to ground us within its stabilizing embrace. Without enough well-arrayed ballast, a stray gust of wind would send us flying topsy turvy; a passing fancy could shanghai us into insensible service; or a glancing blow from the hand of fate might knock us down into dark despair. Over time, a well-weighted garland of burdens strengthens the will, opens the heart and…

  • Why Me?

    29 Apr 2013 | 8:01 am
    Underlying crowd scene photo courtesy James Cridland I’ve lived a pretty charmed life for the past fifty years. I’ve never known hunger, grew up in a loving home, always had a safe place to live, worked at jobs with opportunity for growth and learning, had a lifetime of satisfying creative pursuits, enjoyed twenty years and counting in a great marriage, and have two children who are thriving. I got some unexpected bad health news recently and thought for a moment, “Why me?” It only took an instant to realize that the better question was “Why not me?” No one is exempt from the…
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    Men's Second Style

  • Kitteh of the Apocalypse

    Ryan Darragh
    23 Apr 2013 | 10:12 am
    It’s not easy to keep white shoes clean when you live in post-apocalyptic ruins. Let’s be honest—it’s never easy to keep white shoes clean. Not really. It’s just something that has to be done, if you’re going to wear them. But with a city falling into wreckage around you, it’s an especially daring (and problematic) fashion choice. What with the abandoned cars, broken-up streets, buildings slipping into sinkholes and all. And the dust!—the dust alone is enough to make anyone cry and pull on some grey high-tops. But not our hero. For our hero will not be…

  • Guest Style Consultant : Gil Raleigh

    Ryan Darragh
    6 Apr 2013 | 2:46 pm
    It’s been a while since I had a Guest Style Consultant make an appearance here. Actually, looking back I see that it’s been longer than a while. That’s surely not because I haven’t seen other guys out there doing a great job at putting themselves together. They (you) are certainly out there, and I have extended the occasional invitation here and there. But sometimes, sadly, the answer just isn’t yes. In all honesty, I suspect that the reason behind this is my own different level of “presence” in SL for the last year and then some. Although I’m…

  • Rite of Spring

    Ryan Darragh
    29 Mar 2013 | 2:09 pm
    Every year, about this time, I find myself on the lookout for an outfit, ensemble, accessory—something—that’s at least vaguely Easter-y in theme or tone. I’m not really sure why. It’s not like I’m looking for Valentine’s Day outfits every time February 14 rolls around. How many times can you dress up like Cupid, anyway? And here of course I’m talking about secular Easter, with all its quasi-pagan trappings and ornamentation: bunnies, flowers, eggs…it’s all about fertility, after all, and renewal of life after a long, hard winter. In the…

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Problematic(with ruminations on “Me” in SL)

    Ryan Darragh
    26 Mar 2013 | 1:56 pm
    In my last post, I wrote about petite mesh avatars and the fun I’ve been having with mine. In recent months, we’ve also seen the introduction and increasing popularity of mesh feet and hands. Many if not most of us see the distinct aesthetic advantages of mesh feet, as the default SL avatar’s feet are sad little spade-like appendages that simply don’t hold up under close inspection. Toes? We don’t need no steenkin’ toes! Well, you know, actually we do. At least it would be nice. If you’re like me, you’ve seen or at least wondered about the…

  • Small packages

    Ryan Darragh
    2 Mar 2013 | 8:12 pm
    Bigger is not necessarily better. I know, I know—size matters, and all that. People do say that. But as always, it’s not what you’ve got: it’s what you do with it that matters. On and off over the last several months, I’ve been admiring, sometimes enviously, the diminutive yet detailed “petites” avatars of some friends of mine and searching for one that I liked well enough to take the plunge. Now, I can hear you wondering: “What are these petites of which you speak?” Well you may ask. Petites are small (approximately one-third size) mesh…
 
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  • i'm too lazy to check the number i was on..

    19 May 2013 | 2:31 pm
    HEYGUYS!so likeHIHIHI!i dont know really what to say, but i'm here to show you some AWESOME freebies and sales going on that i encourage everyone to participate in! let's dress up, shall we!free look 1 cat top - lark, subscribo gift, here. included w/ a color change hud like omg YOU NEED!socks - slow kitchen, 1L, here. | there are a bunch of 1L things at their closing sale! like, a WHOLE wall!look 2top - coco, NEW group gift, 0L to join, here. | gray version included!jewelry (necklace & earrings) - maxi gossamer, 0L, here. | happy birthday cynful! blogged by Eden Knoller, below!

  • Cynful Anniversary - Hurry!

    19 May 2013 | 1:48 pm
    Late to the party - typical me.  Sorry about that but if you catch this HURRY, RUN to Cynful Clothing/CnS e-motion! Cynthia Ultsch, Cynful creator/owner (man, I've been saying that last name wrong forever - is it just me that does that?) is celebrating her anniversary with a bang.  Several other designers have helped her in this regard by offering some really great freebies.  I just checked and it they are still out: look above the turntable when you arrive.  The gifters include Belleza, Hucci, Maxi Gossamer, Lil Lace, Action, Legal Insanity, CNS e-motion, Energie and of…

  • Finally

    16 May 2013 | 11:34 am
      I have some time to squeeze in a post for the first time in a while.  Then it's back to the hard SL labor.  Blargh!  So please excuse me for not writing a ton right now, I have stuff to do in the RL!  Details below. :DWorn:Dress: Faded Ink, 5L on MarketplaceHair: Due, free fatpackTattoo: MiWardrobe, 20LSkin: TuliSocks: Sn@tch

  • 005 Kiss me in the d.a.r.k tonight

    5 May 2013 | 12:26 pm
    Hi guys, its Mena again, this week ive heard of a lot of proms going around, so for you ladies who will be attending here you have a look to glow from head to toe and of course free as always. Have fun!! FreeHair: ""D!va"" Hair "Naomi" (Citrine) Group GiftEyes: IKON Vanity Eyes - Denim (S) Group Gift~Sassy!~ Daydream maxi dress XS - teal LBH prizePP - Milla Necklace Subscriber's GiftNot freeSkin: Pink fuel - kumi - blueHeels: [ =L+R+W= ] Venus-ver 2.0 (Gold)

  • Gold

    5 May 2013 | 2:47 am
      I have to be quick with this because it's like 4:30am and I am trying not to wake my daughter up, haha. But in all seriousness, I am a really loud type-r. I wake people up with my key bashing. It's bad. But anyway, onto the post!  I rarely leave my SL home these days but when I went to pick up this VIP gift from MINA Hair I ran into my friend Lilyana and figured that was a sign that I needed to blog this. Check it out!   More details below.WORN: Hair: MINA, VIP Gift (200L join fee.)Skin: Cupcakes, lucky board skin (I lightened the brows for this picture.
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  • Twirly & Chocolate Swirly

    Love Trill
    21 May 2013 | 7:01 am
    If you are a member of the Glitterati by Sapphire inworld group, make sure you stop in and pick up May’s group gift!  The non-mesh, twirly, chocolate swirly dress shown in the photo is the latest of the several years worth of free group gifts available.  The group is 50L to join.  Also take note of the group specials! Enjoy your day everyone!  I’m off to RL work. Love is wearing… Skin – Al Vulo Debbie (not free) - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ReMix%20Yo%20LIfe/178/160/1351 Eyes – IKON Ardent Eyes Pewter (previous GG / no longer free)…

  • PixyStix Care goes to T Town…

    Caresia Adored
    21 May 2013 | 4:01 am
    I was going through my old landmarks and found this one for [PM] Pixel Mode – T Town…. It is even more beautiful than I remember.  All this little spots where you can just hang out and relax, listen to music, take pictures… You go through the door when you hit the Landing point. _______________________Credits________________________ Skin:  ~PixyStix~ ::Gabriella:: Scaled (Midnight Mania Board) (FREE) (This can be found inside the store, Upstairs on the left, This is also where all the group gifts are.. This package also comes with eyeliner, skin appliers (Tango, Slink…

  • FabFree Designer of The Day – 05/21/13 – Baby Monkey

    Love Trill
    21 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    Baby Monkey Platform Pumps – 20 Colour Fatpack (10L) - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dindrane%20Elfor/169/31/43 ***Each day, here on the FabFree Blog, we will be featuring one of our Fabulously Free in SL inworld Designers. Photos are work of the designers.

  • Celebrate With Cynful

    Love Trill
    20 May 2013 | 5:50 pm
    Cynful celebrated their anniversary over the weekend, and I may have been away and missed all the action, but I didn’t miss out on the gifts because they are alllllll still sitting there in case you missed them too! I picked them all up, but I want to make sure I get this published before the gifts disappear, so I’m showing you a selection of them. All of these gifts are free, no group to join – just buy for 0L! Shown Above:  Hucci Xai Dress (free / 0L)  + Maxi Gossamer Giselle Opal Set (free / 0L) + Belleza Cynful Gift (free / 0L) Legal Insanity Tendresse (free / 0L)…

  • Monday Rocking

    absolutelyfaux
    20 May 2013 | 5:07 pm
    I decided I wanted to rock out on Monday! Wait Monday? I thought no one liked Monday. Well I love it for all the great freebies/dollarbies I found! The beautiful mesh tank top I am wearing in this photo is from *COCO* and it is a free group gift along with a wall of other gifts with no join fee! How great you can get around 20+ free items by just going to this one store. The stream of music notes you see stringed along my neck is from (Slow Kitchen) who also has a wall of dollarbies ranging from clothes,accessories, to sky-boxes all for 1L. The splash of color you see graced upon my fingers…
 
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    JUICYBOMB Second Life Fashion Blog

  • Flickr is Biggr and Spectaculr!

    Gogo
    20 May 2013 | 9:12 pm
    Flickr launched a new layout, new pricing plans, and lots of perks for free accounts! I’m a big fan of Flickr, obviously. I’ve used Flickr since June 2007, and it hosts all of my blog photos. Without Flickr, JuicyBomb would not be as awesome. I really enjoy the Second Life Flickr community, and being able to [...]

  • Delicacy

    Gogo
    19 May 2013 | 12:08 am
    This new Hearts Don’t Breakeven hairstyle from Exile is so soft and lovely! I forgot to tell you guys that Exile launched a new pack of hair color – the Ice Blonds! As you know, my favorite Exile hair color was Stefani, but with the launch of Ice Blondes, I may be changing my preference [...]

  • New Clouds for Second Life

    Gogo
    18 May 2013 | 4:18 pm
    New Clouds! Cumulo-Nimbus Default SL Clouds Tired of looking at the same old clouds? Check out these gorgeous new clouds, first available in the Firestorm viewer over three weeks ago. I don’t use a Third Party Viewer, so I didn’t get a chance to play with them, until Ziki showed me how to get these [...]

  • World Goth Fair

    Gogo
    15 May 2013 | 10:21 pm
    It’s World Goth Fair time! I visited the Cursed sim this morning, and it is gorgeous (the pic above was not taken there)! There are two World Goth Fair sims – Cursed (Adult) & Port Seraphine (Moderate). They’re not connected to each other, so you will have to teleport to each. This event runs from [...]
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  • RiTai

    21 May 2013 | 12:48 am
    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RiTai/128/128/0

  • Goth

    18 May 2013 | 9:39 pm
    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Goth/128/128/0

  • EDO Kanrin Marl

    17 May 2013 | 4:58 am
    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EDO%20Kanrin%20Marl/128/128/0

  • District

    16 May 2013 | 1:13 pm
    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/District/128/128/0

  • Lovea

    15 May 2013 | 6:15 pm
    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lovea/128/128/0
 
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  • More Is More For Faelyn Dress

    16 May 2013 | 3:02 pm
    More Is More For Faelyn Dress means more textures and versatility for our Faelyn Dress. You get 8 high quality full mat sets and also icons for hiding zones of the dress. The texture sets allow you to get even more variety for Faelyn Dress, to get the most of it! The hide mat poses give versatility and a new appearance to textures. You can use them with the original textures that came with our dress or with this or other addons for Faelyn Dress! This Pack includes: - 8 Full mat poses for Faelyn Dress: Bee, Blue Butterfly, Butterfly, Ladybug, Autumn Leaf, Summer Leaf,Pink, and Purple - 9…

  • The Swordmaster in 3ds Max and ZBrush

    14 May 2013 | 6:45 am
    Follow in an experienced character artist’s footsteps to create a breathtaking low poly game character fit for any portfolio. 3D Masterclass: The Swordmaster in 3ds Max and ZBrush offers a truly comprehensive, step-by-step guide to modeling, sculpting, unwrapping, texturing and rendering a low poly game character. Each chapter is broken down into bite-sized steps that leave no setting or process unexplained, allowing aspiring modelers to learn at their own pace and develop a solid understanding of the character creation process. The professional workflow detailed in this book is typical of…

  • Faelyn Dress For V4 A4 And G4

    11 May 2013 | 8:58 am
    Our latest product is Faelyn Dress, the dress you needed, a fantasy classic with a touch of sensual beauty, perfect for all your characters, fairies, elves, archess, and looks fantastic too even for casual, gothic or other themes... A must-have! It is also a Prime and you can get it for $3.50 or 30% off till 16th of May - Conforming dress for V4, A4, or G4 - Fits to any V4, A4, or G4 character because all applicable morphs have been included - 6 unique High Quality mat poses carefully made thinking in the essential fantasy archetypes: Black Pearl, Blue Butterfly, Archess, Forest Queen,…

  • Toe And Hand Rings

    3 May 2013 | 1:21 pm
    Here's our new product for Renderosity: Toe and Hand Rings The hands and feet of your characters will always have the perfect ring to wear... A must-have! These rings can be placed in each or all finger of hands and feet, and you can choose between 10 possible shapes for each one, and multiple finishes. A versatile collection that you will use very much! This Pack includes: - Prop rings for each finger of both hands, left and right - Prop rings for each finger of both feet, left and right - Use them all or only in the fingers you want See images and features and get it here: Toe And Hand…

  • Crown Circlets For Poser And DAZ Studio

    25 Apr 2013 | 6:41 am
    Our new product: Crown Circlets are the essential fantasy accessories set for your warriors, princess, valkyries, elves, and all kinds of fantasy characters... A must-have! All details in these crown circlets are carefully sculpted in 3D (they not textures, they are modeled), so you can render them from any point of view and get perfect renders. 5 Crown Circlets props of different shapes: Celtic, Elven, Princess, Valkyrie, and Warrior Be sure to check also all our jewelry. Because of lack of time I couldn’t post it all here. These props are for Victoria 4, but can be used with another…
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    Gwyn's Home

  • Financial crisis in Second Life ended? Linden Lab launches Linden Dollar Authorized Reseller Program

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    17 May 2013 | 10:42 am
    Stop the presses! Linden Lab is out with a (potential) solution for the crisis! I was doing some slight corrections on a post announcing my company’s participation in a public exhibit at Portugal’s National Museum of Ancient Art, with an OpenSim-based reconstruction of Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake, when all...Read more »

  • How to create your own financial crisis

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    16 May 2013 | 6:46 pm
    [Update 2013/05/07 6 PM GMT — Linden Lab has just announced the launch of the Linden Dollar (L$) Authorized Reseller Program] Software features turn into products Nine years ago, Linden Lab revealed a series of new features for Second Life® which would dramatically change the way we think and interact...Read more »

  • Running WordPress on Nginx in a tiny virtual server

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    9 May 2013 | 11:05 am
    I wrote recently about my experiences in trying to fit a whole Web environment running WordPress into a tiny virtual private server. Well, from my notes, I sort of wrote a long-ish tutorial about it — who knows, it might be useful, if you’re considering leasing a virtual private server...Read more »

  • Second Life has no humans?

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    9 May 2013 | 10:46 am
    An interesting series of interviews run by Aria E Appleford has given me some food for thought. Aria has interviewed old residents of Second Life® who have given up on the virtual world. She asked them about their engagement — what they mostly did, why they remained for so long, and,...Read more »

  • Thinking about what to wear [Flickr]

    Gwyneth Llewelyn
    6 May 2013 | 6:17 pm
    Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo:
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    Second Life Roleplay

  • Fantasy Faire 2013 with Trident, Whatz, and The Muses

    Salvatore Otoro
    25 Apr 2013 | 7:55 am
    It’s been quite a while since I’ve blogged here due to being busy with work, school, and other things.  Fantasy Faire, though, is an event that I wholeheartedly support because it supports a great cause; the fight against Cancer.  Take some time to visit the sims, explore the sights, and buy some donation items to contribute to the cause. Today I’m showing off the highly detailed work of Trident’s Alchemist Tables and Trays.  Trident prides itself in recreating medieval items of high detail and workmanship.  There are four Alchemist Tables, each with a different…

  • Gotham City is looking for Role Players

    Salvatore Otoro
    14 Nov 2012 | 1:08 pm
    Gotham City, a long time Batman superhero role play sim is looking for players.  Posted below is the actual notecard you can get at the landing point that explains what roles they are seeking to fill.  As always you can create your own character instead.  If you have any questions you can always IM a GM about it. Contents of the Notecard: Cast List ** Many Heroes, Villains, and Civilians are available, not all are listed. If they pertain to Gotham, please check with a GM about playing them in the roleplay.** Setting: Our current setting takes place during a few years after Batman began his…

  • Sinister Steampunk Hunt 2

    Salvatore Otoro
    1 Jul 2012 | 1:58 pm
    Sinister Steampunk Hunt2 I just found out about Sinister Steampunk Hunt 2 whose theme this time around is the time machine.  All items are related to time travel, watches, etc.  The hunt runs from July 1st to the 31st so there is time to go through the 52 shops.  For more information, hints, merchants lists, SLurls, and more visit the official Sinister Steampunk Hunt2 blog.

  • Second Life Science Fiction Convention 5

    Salvatore Otoro
    28 Jun 2012 | 6:01 pm
    SLSFC5 The Second Life Science Fiction Convention 5 started yesterday June 27th and it is full of  exhibits to see, people to meet, and fun things to do and learn.  I spent the better part of this morning talking to different people about the role play sims that have exhibits at the convention, watching someone build a space station right before my eyes, and enjoying the many things we like about science fiction. Watching a space station being built In my travels I found three new scifi rp sims including a Dr. Who, Power Rangers, and Warhammer 40K role play.  All are listed on the rp sims…

  • The Role Player’s Hunt

    Salvatore Otoro
    26 Jun 2012 | 9:16 pm
    The Role Player’s Hunt Perhaps I’m a bit late on this but I just found out about it this afternoon. The hunt started on June 15th and ends on the 30th.  More information can be found here on the Red Silk Productions blog .
 
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    Designing Digitally, Inc.

  • Custom Mobile Learning Development Is a Go!

    admin
    17 May 2013 | 9:58 am
    It only makes sense that as more and more consumers throw away their landlines and go wireless, there will be more and more applications developed for the handheld society of the 21st century. Shopping apps, direction & guidance apps, image capturing & manipulating apps... there are so many applications being developed for the expanding world of cellular technology that it’s almost mind-boggling. Indeed, according to Wikipedia, the number of applications for the iPhone alone has reached 700,000 as of September 2012 – an astonishing number of possible utilizations! As a…

  • What does a virtual trainer mean in E-Learning?

    admin
    8 May 2013 | 2:14 pm
    In the training industry the word virtual trainer is often used loosely. Some refer to the narrator as a virtual trainer and some see virtual trainers as actual people training online. But what does it mean to have a virtual trainer in an e-learning project according to Designing Digitally, Inc.? I know you all are very eager to hear our explanation, so let’s get started. In the realm of e-learning development, Designing Digitally, Inc. views the virtual trainer as a reliable replacement for the Instructor Lead Training (ILT) you will currently find in most classrooms. Often with ILT,…

  • Gaming and Working, Serious Games

    admin
    2 May 2013 | 10:03 am
    The Work World & Serious Games – What MyScienceWork Has to Say on the Subject MyScienceWork is an interesting website (www.mysciencework.com) chock-full of fascinating research, news and reporting an all manner of scientific studies and findings – ranging from agriculture, archaeology & astronomy to computer science, political science and psychology. We came across a very timely piece on their website not too long ago and thought we’d share a distillation of that article’s main points with our dedicated readers. Titled Gaming and Working: When Two Worlds…

  • Please excuse the dust. - Designing Digitally, Inc. is moving!

    admin
    19 Apr 2013 | 3:43 pm
    On behalf of everyone at Designing Digitally, Inc. we just want to give you all a heads up that there will be a bit of commotion during the end of April here at the Designing Digitally, Inc. office. As you may know Designing Digitally Inc. has steadily grown year after year into the innovative company that we are today. Due to our innovation and growth we have come to realize that we now have outgrown our current office location, as a result we will be moving our office headquarters to a new and larger location. If you are a current client, or have been in communication with our team,…

  • The Benefits of Training Using Virtual Worlds

    admin
    18 Apr 2013 | 9:27 am
    Presenting material to learners in a two dimensional format is common in most types of online learning programs. Most E-Learning companies provide this basic format, but at Designing Digitally, Inc. there is always the option to enhance this basic experience by adding virtual worlds and 3D simulation training to any online learning experience. Virtual worlds have several benefits over basic 2D types of E-Learning experiences and are very applicable to any type of training program. Experiencing The Training Rather than just learning about a specific technique, skill, protocol or procedure,…
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    Pooky Amsterdam's Blog

  • A Vision of the Future of VWTV

    Pooky Amsterdam
    17 May 2013 | 1:22 pm
    A few years ago when I was presenting at SLCC in Boston, I found myself quoting someone named CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, because I was just so impressed with her observations and insight. A while later we met, and she was on The 1st Questio, (and won!). In getting to know each other mutually, we began collaborating on a book, the subject of great importance to us both, that of Virtual World Television. We interviewed over 30 producers of almost 60 shows, and all of them from Second Life for a multitude of reasons: Building Tools / Networks / IP Rights / Accessibility. The co-opting of TV into…

  • 2013 - Predictions for the upcoming year!

    Pooky Amsterdam
    10 Jan 2013 | 10:49 am
    Here we have them - a few predictions and inventions that have been on the back burner and thought its time to trot them out. With the new year also comes the forward look we tend to take, where will be at this time next year and where were we in the past?  Given some thought to this over the past few weeks, but didn't want to to post it till we all safely made it into the New Year! And yes, we are all in this together!Happy New Year and please feel free to add any predictions and / or comments you like - Its going to be a good one.2013 New Year…

  • The Future of Mainstream Machinima Films

    Pooky Amsterdam
    27 Nov 2012 | 3:47 am
    Mainstream Machinima is a great pair of words, and one that has legs.The Machinima-Expo 2012 has ended and the interest in this medium continues to grow. Bringing people together from their fields of games, media and journalism on the topic, reveals greater depth not only of coverage but true understand the nature of what we can offer with our game engine films.  The great takaway of a true "Indie movement" is not lost on this audience, and Dean Takahashi wrote a great review of his panel which appeared in VentureBeat.The future of mainstream machinima films: A panel discussion inside…

  • KeyNote Speech at SLACTIONS 2012

    Pooky Amsterdam
    27 Nov 2012 | 3:41 am
    This year was the first for SLACTIONS devoting a full program to Machinima. This great cultural organization is one that promotes education and understanding of virtual platforms. Pooky was asked to deliver the Keynote address and below is the text from this event. KeynoteThis week I clicked on a link, something I do quite often and for a large variety of reasons. To see a film I need to judge for a festival such as this, to read an article or look at a blog, to see how many views something I have produced has gotten, to laugh, to be moved. We click, we look, and we lean into the screen…

  • The 5th Annual Machinima-Expo Awards 2012

    Pooky Amsterdam
    2 Nov 2012 | 1:27 pm
    This year we took a theme for the Expo that would reflect what is important as we move forward. In this decade of  increased awareness on all levels of the Entertainment industry on the value and validity of games, "Let's Get Real" is what we chose.  Let's Get Real means, in game engine film making, a celebration of the craft of machinima film making (which is something the Expo has been doing since 2008 by the way) and the exploration of where, how, what and why we are getting better and bigger all the time.I was certainly delighted to be asked to be Programming Chair this year,…
 
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