1. As we've covered previously, there's an enormous amount of activity going on in Second Life. There's regular presentations as well as streaming of parts of the real-world COP15 event. Here's where to check it out for yourself. 2. The Australia Council initiative, The Australian Centre of Virtual Art, has put a call-out for artists to participate in its 2010 virtual art lab. … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
The Archive
‘Alter Ego’ finally hits the small screen
It's coming up to a year since Alter Ego was being completed, and finally SBS have committed to a screening date. It's showing next Monday, 14th December at 11.25pm. More on the screening time later, but first: The Mini-Review I had the opportunity to watch Alter Ego a few months back. Directed by Shelley Matulick, this documentary takes a very close look at Second Life from … [Read more...] about ‘Alter Ego’ finally hits the small screen
UWA 3D Art and Design Challenge – November round winners
The latest round of winners in the University of Western Australia's 3D Art and Design Challenge have been announced. The momentum of this competition continues to grow, with a huge number of entries and the addition of Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdon to the final judging panel. All the details on the November winner from Jayjay Zifanwe: Glyph Graves & Silene Christen take the … [Read more...] about UWA 3D Art and Design Challenge – November round winners
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. The Independent (UK) - Millions and millions of little monsters. "Virtual worlds are booming. This summer, market research firm Strategy Analytics projected that the population of virtual worlds would increase from 186 million inhabitants to 640 million by 2015. And a big part of this giant leap is going to be from young people. Apparently, children between five and nine … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Weekend Whimsy
1. Christmas 2009 in Second Life 2. Zak Claxton in Second Life (2010) 3. World AIDS Day 2009 - Karuna Island in Second LIfe … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy