As reported today in the mainstream press, Telstra have announced their retreat from involvement with Second Life. As the Australian business with the largest investment in Second Life by far, Telstra's withdrawal potentially has a large impact on the local case for involvement of business in virtual worlds. More importantly, there are many hundreds of BigPond regulars who … [Read more...] about Telstra retreats from Second Life
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Interview – Simon Newstead, CEO of Frenzoo
Back in May, we covered Frenzoo, a fashion-centric world with a lot of promise. Since that time, Frenzoo has continue to grow and has received further funding to continue its development. CEO Simon Newstead is an expatriate Australian based in Hong Kong, and I took the opportunity to get some insight into Frenzoo's progress and future plans. He also discusses the role of … [Read more...] about Interview – Simon Newstead, CEO of Frenzoo
UWA 3D Art and Design Challenge – October round winners
A fortnight or so ago we covered the great work being done by the University of Western Australia in Second Life. One of the centrepieces of their activity is the 3D Art and Design Challenge, with the October winners now announced. You can see all the finalists here, but here's the summary: IMAGINE CHALLENGE - 3D Art 1st Prize:Willow by Bryn Oh ($L5,00 2nd Prize: Holophrasis … [Read more...] about UWA 3D Art and Design Challenge – October round winners
Interview – Denise Wood, University of South Australia
Denise Wood (SL: Denlee Wobbit) is Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of Media Arts program at the University of South Australia and the Teaching and Portfolio Leader of the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages. As one of Australia's many educators who are utilising virtual environments in their roles, I was aware of Denise's work in regards to disabilities … [Read more...] about Interview – Denise Wood, University of South Australia
Virtual worlds as lawn mowing
Although it's mostly a throwback to the mid to late 20th Century, there's still a significant cohort of Australians who associate mowing the lawn with the 'Aussie lifestyle' (I hate generalisations, but bear with me). There's no shortage of people who still dream of owning their own land, on which they can inflict the weekly spring and summer routine of mowing the lawn. Last … [Read more...] about Virtual worlds as lawn mowing