An Australia Council project that was initially announced nearly a year ago, has come to fruition. Babelswarm is the final product of writer Justin Clemens, visual artist Christopher Dodds and musician/artist Adam Nash and it's being launched this evening at 5.30pm, Friday 11th April. It's a simultaneous launch in Second Life and in Lismore, NSW at the Lismore Regional … [Read more...] about Babelswarm – Australia Council launches Second Life art project
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V2: Synner Prinz and Bill Hayabusa
As promised a few weeks back, we're pleased to start a new feature called V2 (virtual two), where two avatars describe their relationship in their own words. The inaugural edition features Australia-based Synner Prinz and US-based Bill Hayabusa: Synner Prinz It's with pleasure I share my journey thru Secondlife with my love.... I'd only been on Second Life a few weeks … [Read more...] about V2: Synner Prinz and Bill Hayabusa
VastPark, Twofish Elements and TurboSquid
The announcements keep on coming out of Virtual Worlds 2008, with Australian-based VastPark using the fourm to announce some further developments. The most interesting announcement to me is the license agreement with Twofish, Inc. They provide an economic platform for 'online entertainment properties' called Twofish Elements™ . It's an ecomonic engine that claims to be "an … [Read more...] about VastPark, Twofish Elements and TurboSquid
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
Episode 2 of TMJ Podcast – VastPark special
We've got Episode 2 of our podcast live a week after Episode 1, mainly due to the opportunity to interview VastPark CEO Bruce Joy. [display_podcast] It's an interview of more than 30 minutes but Bruce has some fascinating insights on VastPark's development and the virtual world business in general. There's also some brief news snippets and a preview of Episode 3. For … [Read more...] about Episode 2 of TMJ Podcast – VastPark special