Well-known Australian Second Life resident Wolfie Rankin has some interesting news: Hi Everyone. Some of you are aware that I'm making a documentary with Shelley Matulik on Second Life. Shelly made the Podlove doco which was shown on SBS about the couple who run the nightclub on Second Life. It was called "Our Brilliant Secondlife" and can be watched here. The new doco is … [Read more...] about Australian Second Life Documentary – any celebrities out there?
Virtual worlds in the media
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1. VentureBeat - Mind Candy joins the online virtual pets fray. "Virtual pets are a tried and true market for those targeting young kids. Mind Candy is joining the fray against larger rivals with a kids offering of its own this week: Moshi Monsters." 2. Strategy Page - Virtual, Persistent Battlefields. "Computer games have been a major source of training technology for the … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. Sydney Morning Herald - They're virtually famous. "Imagine an art gallery where you can not only touch the works on display, you can walk over them, sit on them, even fly through them. Such actions would doubtless send security staff into apoplexy, but in Second Life, the world is your oyster. Today three Australian artists unveil their exhibition Babelswarm in the 3D … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. Times Online - Second chance for Second Life. "The Wales-based new media whizzes Craig Morrison and Joel Cockrill are in the middle of building a second world in cyberspace. In the meantime they are having to negotiate this one. Last week the boys from Bangor took the train up to Toronto from New York to see some new technology for creating 3-D maps." 2. PC Quest (India) - … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. TechCrunch - Handipoints Thinks a Virtual World Could Make Kids Do Chores in the Real One. "If your kid’s obsessed with Webkinz and Club Penguin but you can’t get them to do their chores, you may want to take a look at a new entrant into the virtual worlds scene called Handipoints. Founder Viva Chu started Handipoints in January 2007 with the notion that chore charts would … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news