I don't often comment on each week's machinima roundup but I'm struck this week on the outright quality of each of the pieces below. In the more than 2 years (140 weeks and counting), we've been featuring machinima each weekend, there's always something funny, inspirational or just plain wacky to watch. Over that time, like you'd expect with any artform, it's continued to … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy
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Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Paisley Beebe interviews the University of Western Australia's Jayjay Zifanwe in her latest episode of Tonight Live. You can watch it here. 2. If you have a Nokia Smartphone and want some tasty virtual worlds wallpapers, you might like to check this out. 3. The Second Life economy for the first quarter of 2010 hit an all-time high. In case you missed it, Tateru Nino has … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
GnomeAir: one of Second Life’s funniest (casual) observers
Like a lot of people I love a machinima that provides laughs, and in recent months one of the highlights in that regard has been the work done by GnomeAir. His weekly updates on forays in Second Life pack a lot of experiences into each one, and there's no shortage of cutting commentary on a range of Second Life aspects. I fired off some question to the somewhat elusive … [Read more...] about GnomeAir: one of Second Life’s funniest (casual) observers
Alice has a dollar. A virtual economic failure
Alice and Bob are participants in an economy. Alice has a dollar. Alice gives the dollar to Bob. In Second Life terms, that’s a user-to-user transaction. Bob gives the dollar back to Alice. That’s another user-to-user transaction. Repeat this sequence four more times. Is Alice and Bob’s economy now worth ten dollars? Or is it still worth one dollar? Well, that … [Read more...] about Alice has a dollar. A virtual economic failure
UWA Art: March winners and a three-year continuation
The University of Western Australia continues its 3D Art and Design Challenge, announcing the March winners. All those details are replicated in full below thanks to the indefatigable Jayjay Zifanwe and the UWA in SL blog. What's even more impressive is the announcement that the UWA have agreed to fund the monthly competition for a further three years, to the tune of a million … [Read more...] about UWA Art: March winners and a three-year continuation