The island touted for SBS may have been shelved, but they are still steaming ahead with their work within Second Life. A blog has launched on the SBS site with the focus being on helping people to make their own machinima. Documentary-maker Shelley Matulick (SL: Mixin Pixel) is behind the blog and will provide weekly tips. It's certainly a hands-on approach for SBS and if … [Read more...] about SBS: enter the machinima
Education
Murdoch University Island in Second Life
Veteran Australian Second Life resident and Murdoch University Library staff member Kathryn Greenhill, has created a very interesting video of Murdoch University's presence in Second Life. It covers the management, ongoing activities and challenges that running an island in Second Life involves. Another good reason to have a look is that the island is closed to the general … [Read more...] about Murdoch University Island in Second Life
The virtual classroom project
Jokay Wollongong is an Australian Second Life resident with a very active education blog that's well integrated with the Jokaydia islands in Second Life. One interesting project underway is the Virtual Classroom Project. It's a lengthy read but an excellent example of some of the Australian-driven innovation in education in a virtual world context. Check it out in-world … [Read more...] about The virtual classroom project
New Second Life business / education tool
Clever Zebra are a well-respected Second Life development company who recently changed their business model to an 'Open Solutions' approach. This week they released a new and free tool called Zebra Presenter. It's an in-world presentation package and having seen a few of them over the past year, this would have to be the best one to date. Check the introductory guide to Zebra … [Read more...] about New Second Life business / education tool
Why use virtual worlds for collaboration?
Respected site Terra Nova has a simple summary of why virtual worlds are used by some for collaboration. For longer term users of Second Life, the collaborative opportunities seem self-evident, paticularly for the education and business sectors. Although, like every form of collaboration it has its inherent challenges. If you have a collaborative project underway, tell us … [Read more...] about Why use virtual worlds for collaboration?