Over the past few months or I've followed the efforts of Dale Linegar and Stefan Schutt in establishing what is now known as The Lab. Melbourne-based and dedicated to providing support and skills to 10-16 year olds with Asperger's Syndrome, The Lab is already showing some great results. It's one of those initiatives that deserves much more kudos and funding than it is … [Read more...] about The Lab: virtual worlds learning at its very best
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UWA’s third machinima challenge: what a field
The University of Western Australia's active presence in Second Life continues with a vengeance. I was lucky enough to be asked to be on the judging panel for the MachinimUWA III: Journeys competition. The panel this time includes director Peter Greenaway and you can view the full list of judges at the bottom of this post. Fifty pieces of machinima were submitted, with the … [Read more...] about UWA’s third machinima challenge: what a field
Virtual sex: the futurist perspective
Ross Dawson is an Australian futurist, prolific public speaker and creator of frameworks that assist in understanding trends. I've spoken on virtual worlds at a couple of get-togethers he's organised and he certainly understands the field broadly. He's recently launched Future of Sex, devoted to the future trends in sex. Virtual worlds feature as a key component but the site … [Read more...] about Virtual sex: the futurist perspective
The ABC in Second Life four years on: the official view
It's hard to believe it's been more than four years since the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched its island in Second Life. To coincide with that I interviewed the ABC's Abigail Thomas (SL: Abi Goldflake) to get the ABC's take on the last four years. The next step will be to catch up with the dynamos that are the ABC Admin team and community on ABC Island. In the … [Read more...] about The ABC in Second Life four years on: the official view
The Virtually Live Events Project
This is a guest post from Surreal Numbers on how the Openlife grid has played host to numerous musical events. It's one of many examples of how OpenSim and related grids are continuing to grow in popularity and maturity. Thanks to Shai Khalifa for the heads-up on the project initially, and for a historical take on Openlife you can also view our original 2008 profile of the … [Read more...] about The Virtually Live Events Project