AVWW 2008 continues (a wrap-up of Day 1 will appear soon), with some superb presentations and discussion. This morning I attended the presentation by Linden Lab's Chris Collins, who gave an interesting overview of Linden Lab's approach and future plans. Two standouts for me were: 1. The 2009 beta of a standalone Second Life grid - this, like the OpenSim platform, will allow … [Read more...] about Linden Lab: standalone servers soon
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AVWW 2008 commences
The Australasian Virtual Worlds Workshop is underway today and continues tomorrow (all day Friday and Saturday 28th / 29th November Australian time). The base for events is Swinburne University's Koala Island. It's still not too late to get involved and it's even free to join the Second Life component of AVWW (click here for landmark) We'll be covering both the RL and SL … [Read more...] about AVWW 2008 commences
AVWW this weekend – registrations still open
Just a reminder that one of Australia's best virtual worlds get-togethers in on this weekend in Melbourne and in Second Life - AVWW 2008. Registrations remain open - there's no cost for in-world attendance, $20 for students and presenters attending the Melbourne event, $50 for other attendees. There's a great program on offer so do think about registering - Australians are at … [Read more...] about AVWW this weekend – registrations still open
VastPark expand developer pool, SDK on the way
Vastpark's slow but steady progress toward launch continues, with an announcement that its Developer Program has some new faces. Two of those faces include Australian-based companies: Finpa (an eLearning outfit) and The Project Factory (a virtual worlds developer). The other entities coming on board are MindTaffy (USA), Metaversatility (USA) and ADMINO (Finland) … [Read more...] about VastPark expand developer pool, SDK on the way
Australian politics and virtual worlds – no momentum
It's coming up to a year since the change of Federal government in Australia. In Second Life, there was an election night party. At the time there was lots of excited talk about the ALP's broadband policy and the promise it may bring - there is progress on that front but it's fraught with problems. Then there's the internet censorship issue bubbling along. All in all, … [Read more...] about Australian politics and virtual worlds – no momentum