It's hard to believe it's been just over three years since I had my first hands-on with Euclideon's graphics technology. I was impressed back then and have been keeping in semi-regular touch with the team to see how thing's are going. In the past fortnight they've released some pretty interesting updates on how they're going. Aside from showing off their work looks visually, … [Read more...] about Euclideon Unveils Its Progress
General News
Philip Rosedale Addresses Silicon Valley VR, Demos High Fidelity
Philip Rosedale has delivered a pretty interesting presentation to the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality group. Aside from giving a decent demo of High Fidelity, Rosedale has a bunch of interesting points to make and even throws up a new definition of virtual reality: Virtual Reality: A Sensory Experience in which the results of our actions are consistent with our past … [Read more...] about Philip Rosedale Addresses Silicon Valley VR, Demos High Fidelity
Relay for Life in Second Life 2014
The Relay for Life event in Second Life has always been a highlight for me and it looks like this year's is no different. I'm always extremely impressed with the commitment that goes into organising this even each year and aside from all the great fundraising it does, it also challenges the stereotype of virtual worlds being ephemeral things without substance. Here's the … [Read more...] about Relay for Life in Second Life 2014
3rd Annual Mental Health Symposium in Second Life
Virtual Ability have another great event planned for late next week - here's the full press release: Virtual World Conference Supports Quality of Life in Mental Health Virtual Ability, Inc. announces the third annual Mental Health Symposium to be held Saturday, April 26th, 7:00 am PDT/SLT to 5:00 pm PDT/SLT in Second Life®. The theme of this year’s conference is “Quality of … [Read more...] about 3rd Annual Mental Health Symposium in Second Life
Linden Lab CEO departs
It's all a bit unofficial yet, but as Daniel Voyager has posted (via Jo Yardley), Rod Humble appears to have finished up at Linden Lab. It's hard to be surprised when any CEO calls it quits after a tenure of three years or so, but it's interesting Linden Lab themselves have had nothing to say as yet. I had the opportunity to share a radio spot with Rod 2 years back, and on … [Read more...] about Linden Lab CEO departs