1. SECOND LIFE - MISS BLISS COUTURE 2010 - PATCH THIBAUD AUDITORIUM 2. Second Life Tribute To Dirty Money Feat Diddy Starring Bird Lilliehook and Mega Ordinary 3. Michael Jackson Follet - Remember the Time in Second Life … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy
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World of Warcraft, your boss and succeeding at work
For a lot of people, politics, corporate strategy and philosophy are the sort of topics that lead to thoughts of using a cheese-grater on an inner thigh. If you're a cubicle jockey in an office, or someone questioning their existence in the meatspace, then WoW may be able to help. When I say help, I don't mean in the 'yep I'll call in sick and play WoW for three days straight … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft, your boss and succeeding at work
Frenzoo goes 3D
Fashion-centric virtual world Frenzoo have announced the availability of 3D scenes within the world via its public beta. You can read more on Frenzoo here. I also took the opportunity to ask Frenzoo CEO Simon Newstead for his thoughts on the closure of Metaplace, and he pointed me to some thoughts he'd already written on the topic. There's plenty of challenges out there for … [Read more...] about Frenzoo goes 3D
Body image and virtual worlds: call for study participants
Jon-Paul Cacioli is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology student at Deakin University, and he's currently conducting a study on body image in virtual worlds. In his words: "I am looking for participants, male and 18+ to complete a survey regarding both their real world and virtual world body images and psychological states." He needs 300 or so participants to take the survey. It's … [Read more...] about Body image and virtual worlds: call for study participants
The reverse argument for virtual worlds in the enterprise
With thanks to Tateru Nino for the heads up, this machinima just about perfectly encapsulates the tug-of-war within the enterprise in regards to adoption of virtual worlds as a collaborative tool. It's an incisive piece that strips bare some of the stereotypes and barriers put forward by business as 'arguments' against utilising virtual worlds in their operations. It's the … [Read more...] about The reverse argument for virtual worlds in the enterprise