It wouldn't be the end of a calendar year without making some predictions for the coming twelve months. Here's a handful of predictions - some are fairly safe, others push the envelope a little: 1. Australia will see its first legal action in regards to a virtual world - Second Life is likely to be the battlefield and it's likely to involve an intellectual property dispute or … [Read more...] about Australia and Virtual Worlds – 2008 predictions
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Virtual Worlds and Australia 2007 Part 2
Following on from Part 1 of our 2007 roundup, let's look at the second half of 2007. July 2007 - Garden for the Missing was featured. - we discussed the Australian Federal Police's monitoring of virtual worlds. - we interviewed the person who manages Hilary Clinton's (unofficial) Second Life presence. - active Australian users of Second Life climbed to nearly thirteen … [Read more...] about Virtual Worlds and Australia 2007 Part 2
Virtual Worlds and Australia 2007 Part 1
It's not an understatement to say that it's been a hell of a year for virtual worlds in the Australian context. So I thought it was worth doing a bit of a retrospective to put in context how much has occurred. Second Life has been our focus the past year but there's been some other exciting developments. January 2007 - we started off the year asking if 2007 would be Second … [Read more...] about Virtual Worlds and Australia 2007 Part 1
Australians in Second Life Update – steady as she goes
The November economic statistics are available and it shows an active Australian Second Life population of 11,982, a whole seven more the September figure of 11,975 (Linden Lab didn't release anything for October until the update today). Once again Australia remains in 11th place world-wide, which is 2.21% of the overall vatar count. Given that this time last year the … [Read more...] about Australians in Second Life Update – steady as she goes
Interview – Pavig Lok (Rezzable)
Melbourne-based Pavig Lok is part of the Rezzable crew that have created some of the more memorable Second Life presences this year. We caught up with Pavig for some thoughts on creating something unique work in virtual worlds. Lowell: Can you tell TMJ readers a little about your background in regard to virtual worlds? Pavig: Many years ago I developed an interest in virtual … [Read more...] about Interview – Pavig Lok (Rezzable)