It's coming up to a year since the change of Federal government in Australia. In Second Life, there was an election night party. At the time there was lots of excited talk about the ALP's broadband policy and the promise it may bring - there is progress on that front but it's fraught with problems. Then there's the internet censorship issue bubbling along. All in all, … [Read more...] about Australian politics and virtual worlds – no momentum
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Virtual sex brings ’em in
Over the past few days Second Life has reached a new peak concurrency of more than 76 thousand. The reason being cited is recent stories on a divorce resulting from virtual adultery. It's not suprising and it's backed up by an Australian Second Life resident who spends a significant amount of time mentoring new users. In a brief discussion with him this afternoon he confirmed … [Read more...] about Virtual sex brings ’em in
World of Warcraft polled on Obama and McCain
Humour is the intent of this video, and there's certainly some funny sections. It also does again show the potential power of virtual worlds as a political platform. If you don't have time to watch - Obama polled 62% across the whole Azeroth population, with McCain been favoured by Alliance whilst Obama is the pick of the Horde. It's been a popular video to watch: more than … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft polled on Obama and McCain
AFTRS: directing the future
Gary Hayes has amazing talent. As with so many people who are masterful in their field, he can make the difficult look effortless. However, this time it's not an attractive and engaging machinima or build that has me excited, but Gary's words about the new diploma courses being run at AFTRS. Forget the glitz and glam, ignore the special effects of the promo videos if you are … [Read more...] about AFTRS: directing the future
Second Life is my wheelchair.
There's all sorts of talk about accessibility, particularly around making computers, the Internet, and online services like Second Life accessible to those who are differently abled. From the chaps in Japan, with their innovative solutions that allow folks with very minimal physical capabilities to use Second Life, to the Imprudence team and Jacek Antonelli - just one of a … [Read more...] about Second Life is my wheelchair.