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
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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
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
Games for Health at Game Connect Asia Pacific
Game Connect Asia Pacific 2009 is convened by the Game Developers Association of Australia. On the 6th December there is a workshop session on games for health, supported by HISA. Registrations are through http://www.gameconnectap.com/register.html (Forum pass, Sunday only). This event is a key part of the strategy to create momentum in games for health in Australia, so if … [Read more...] about Games for Health at Game Connect Asia Pacific
Telstra responds to questions on Second Life withdrawal
As mentioned yesterday, Telstra have announced their withdrawal from Second Life, and there's been no shortage of discussion on it around the blogosphere. We've had some passionate comments and a couple of emails from residents quite upset at the decision. I took the opportunity to put some questions to Telstra's media spokesman, Craig Middleton, to get some further clarity … [Read more...] about Telstra responds to questions on Second Life withdrawal