Ross Dawson is an Australian futurist, prolific public speaker and creator of frameworks that assist in understanding trends. I've spoken on virtual worlds at a couple of get-togethers he's organised and he certainly understands the field broadly. He's recently launched Future of Sex, devoted to the future trends in sex. Virtual worlds feature as a key component but the site … [Read more...] about Virtual sex: the futurist perspective
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The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. Big Think - Learning in Virtual Worlds - not a Child's Play. "Thanks to high speed Internet and flat rate pricing virtual worlds saw a tremendous boost over the past years. This is unsurprisingly true for online games like World of Warcraft but also for virtual worlds like Second Life and Twinity which are now able to deliver more and more realistic graphics and a better … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Between Worlds: a Second Life machinima
This post originally appeared over at our sister site, Metaverse Health There's not a lot to add to the great description provided by the creators: “Between Worlds: A Journey of Hope” is a machinima produced by Panacea Luminos of NY HealthScape (USA) filmed and edited by Aliceinthenet (UK) and written by Skylar Smythe (Canada). The inspirational piece is a story of cancer … [Read more...] about Between Worlds: a Second Life machinima
Multiracial Identity in Second Life: survey participants sought
Passing on a call for survey participants from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. To participate you need to be from a multi-racial background. The full details: This is research conducted by Dean A. F. Gui (Second Life avatar, Hartwig Valerian) for research into multiracial identity in virtual worlds. Your participation is voluntary and identity kept anonymous. The only … [Read more...] about Multiracial Identity in Second Life: survey participants sought
The ABC in Second Life four years on: the official view
It's hard to believe it's been more than four years since the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched its island in Second Life. To coincide with that I interviewed the ABC's Abigail Thomas (SL: Abi Goldflake) to get the ABC's take on the last four years. The next step will be to catch up with the dynamos that are the ABC Admin team and community on ABC Island. In the … [Read more...] about The ABC in Second Life four years on: the official view