ABC Island played host to an election night party, with lots of chat about unfolding events in the real world. The 'Australians' group in SL was also buzzing with a running commentary. It'd be an understatement to say those gathered on ABC island and the group chat were pro-Kevin Rudd: Numerous comments were expressed in regard to the ALP's broadband policy and its … [Read more...] about A new government’s genesis viewed from Second Life
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Simon’s community approach
One Australian Second Life resident I've met in recent months is Simon Kline. Simon is a very active resident and his approach is one that has made an impact on quite a few others. Essentially, Simon loves creating things for the benefit of the wider SL community. He's created a great notecard of Australian locations in SL that you may have seen and he's a regular attendee at … [Read more...] about Simon’s community approach
Librarians Forum another successful ABC Island event
As mentioned previously, the new comedy on ABC, The Librarians was the impetus for a forum held on the Melbourne Laneways section of ABC Island. The build itself featured aspects of the TV show, utilising one of the Laneways buildings previously unused. More than thirty people attended, including a respectable cohort of librarians. There was some interesting discussion of … [Read more...] about Librarians Forum another successful ABC Island event
‘Librarians’ tie-in on ABC Island this Thursday
Australian made comedy The Librarians makes it debut this week and there's a tie-in event scheduled on the Melbourne Laneways section of ABC Island. The full info from the notecard I received: "DATE: Thursday November 1st TIME: 7:30pm AEDT, 5:30pm (WA) 1:30am SL time (PDT) The Librarians, is a new six-part comedy series from ABC TV, based around the highly-strung head … [Read more...] about ‘Librarians’ tie-in on ABC Island this Thursday
Thursday’s Fictions Q&A a success
This afternoon, the ABC Island Ampitheatre played host to the Q&A session following the ABC TV screening of Thursday's Fictions. The panel consisted of Dr Richard James Allen , Dr Karen Pearlman, Gary Hayes and Story Consultant Jacqueline Turnure and the discussion was moderated by Christy Dena and audio streamed. Around twenty-five people sat in-world on the discussion with … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Fictions Q&A a success