Australian author Clifford Wycliffe’s new novel, Dark Siren, has an undeniably provocative cover. Coupled with quotes from Lord Byron and David Vaile, the Executive Director of the Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre at UNSW Sydney, Australia, I approached this virtual world novel with some trepidation. The action commences with the attempted apprehension, in Sydney, of a … [Read more...] about Book Review: Dark Siren
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VastPark ‘vs’ Second Life: is it really a contest?
Serge Soudoplatoff is a French entrepreneur and VastPark investor I had the opportunity of spending a morning with on his recent Australian visit. He has written an interesting piece comparing Second Life and VastPark from an IT architecture viewpoint. There's not a lot to disagree with, but I do wonder whether VastPark is going to gain the momentum it needs to ensure its … [Read more...] about VastPark ‘vs’ Second Life: is it really a contest?
Beautiful Kate – behind the scenes glimpses
As I've mentioned before, the Australian film Beautiful Kate sees its full Australian launch today, with other localities to follow soon. To coincide with this, I've created a short machinima showing a glimpse of the scene in which Second Life is featured and some other stills of the process that led to the final product: International release details will be posted as … [Read more...] about Beautiful Kate – behind the scenes glimpses
Mark Colvin starts to get Second Life
I like Mark Colvin's style of journalism a lot - PM is arguably one of Australia's best sources of current affairs to be found, and its ongoing success is at least partly due to its host. He also happens to be pretty tech savvy and is one of Australia's more engaging people on Twitter. Today, PM looked in depth at Second Life and virtual worlds more broadly. Specifically, … [Read more...] about Mark Colvin starts to get Second Life
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. ABC Island's friends are seeking feedback on the new Pool Studio. It features a green screen area for Machinima production and a cinema section where we hope to stream video shortly. 2. Interested in helping entrepreneurs in developing countries? Our Metaverse Aid team is growing slowly and more than a dozen ventures have been funded to date. Why not join us? 3. There's … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds