Zak Claxton is one of many Second Life musicians who have built up a loyal following. Over the past year I've been aware of Zak's work on an album showcasing the body of original songs he's built up. With the December 11th release of his self-titled album, I thought it was a good time to profile his work, to get his thoughts on the SL music scene and some tips of SL music … [Read more...] about Interview – Zak Claxton, Second Life musician
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Surfing the virtual world hype
Riding the hype wave of a new technology with a “world-first” isn’t exactly unusual. We’ve seen this a lot with Second Life, right? But there’s actually other, more interesting lessons to be learned. Firstly, the newspapers and magazines don’t really check if you’re first, so if you want you can just copy what someone else is doing. This happened a whole heck of a lot. If … [Read more...] about Surfing the virtual world hype
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. DNA (India) - Virtual worlds will provide real security: Indian origin scientist. "A scientist of Indian origin has determined that advances in computers are making possible virtual worlds in which defense analysts can explore and predict results of many different possible military and policy actions. The scientist in question is VS Subrahmanian, a Maryland computer science … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Weekend Whimsy
1. Second Life Wedding Video Scrapbook Of Rod Hennesy and Echo Rae Nov 14, 2009 2. rollercoaster and a old lady in sandbox goguen 3. Sweet Superhero (Second Life) Metrotopia Contest Entry … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy
Interview – Nam Do, CEO Emotiv
I've been following the progress of Emotiv for a couple of years now, for two reasons. The first is a parochial one - the founders started out in Australia and have created some real waves with their work. The second is more obvious: computer-brain interfaces are an obvious evolution for virtual environments and Emotiv's product is one of the first ones available for consumers … [Read more...] about Interview – Nam Do, CEO Emotiv