1. Linden Lab have started providing more illustrations of the potential uses of the new Shared Media functionality that was rolled out this week with Viewer 2. More of our thoughts on Viewer 2 in coming days, but one small pocket of resistance appears to be coming from SL musicians, as the new search functionality as it currently stands is impacting the ease with which people … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
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Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. ABC Island's friends are seeking feedback on the new Pool Studio. It features a green screen area for Machinima production and a cinema section where we hope to stream video shortly. 2. Interested in helping entrepreneurs in developing countries? Our Metaverse Aid team is growing slowly and more than a dozen ventures have been funded to date. Why not join us? 3. There's … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
Metaverse Aid
Late last year I wrote on Metaverse Aid, which is a team on the Kiva website. I just wanted to take the opportunity to encourage anyone involved with virtual worlds to join the Metaverse Aid team and make a real difference to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Each loan is just that, a loan, and you can reinvest the amount paid back in another entrepreneur. Read more … [Read more...] about Metaverse Aid
Announcing: Avatar Dog t-shirts
I'm really thrilled to announce we've got some t-shirts for sale. The primary purpose of the t-shirts is to raise money for Kiva, our charity of choice. Kiva provide funds to small businesses in developing countries and to date well over 57 million dollars have been lent, with over 97% of that repaid so that it can be reinvested in other businesses. Here's how it works. Buy … [Read more...] about Announcing: Avatar Dog t-shirts
Metaverse Aid – join the team
Back in October 2007, this site started generating a positive cash flow. After covering all costs, the decision was made to put excess funds to good use. Kiva was chosen primarily for its brilliant model of helping people help themselves, but there was also the tie-in of Kiva having a Second Life presence. Since then, more than a dozen entrepreneurs in developing countries … [Read more...] about Metaverse Aid – join the team