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Archive for April, 2008

Oh Yeah… People!

More amazing work from Draxtor Despres:

Non Profit Commons: the Second Coming of SL - While corporations may be fleeing SL, the non-profits are coming in droves….One group in particular has set out to coordinate the efforts of over 60 socially active organizations from all over the globe. So: as the SL brand is still evolving, […]

We Are The Strange - The Entire Film

Original version of the animated feature film “We are the Strange” 88 minutes : Presented in Str8nime
Get the 2 DVD set here!
http://www.filmbaby.com/films/1961
or here
http://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Strange-M-dot/dp/B000V6LT8U
All other language versions herehttp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1BD10C7B6DA3385E
Accolades and awards:
Sundance Film Festival Official Selection 2007
Golden Prize “Most Groundbreaking Film” Fantasia Film Festival Montreal 2007
Silver Prize “Best Animated Film” Fantasia Film Festival Montreal 2007
“Best Feature Film” HDFEST […]

Frozen Moments In The Virtual World

Visit Mexico, Ruta Maya
Machinima by Kronos Kirkorian
Music by Dizzy Banjo
This is a fun promo put together for a Second Life® project from the Mexico Tourism Board. For those of you having gone through the experience of wandering Second Life not finding anything impressive, hopefully this will point you in the right direction. (Well, this […]

Zebra Corporate Is Here!

It feels great to finally properly unleash this on the grid. When all was said and done, the official release of Zebra Corporate included:

A 60-seat amphitheater
A mini version of the 60-seat amphitheater
A 120-seat amphitheater meant to straddle two sims
A small office building
A large office building
A “galleria” (a curved building good for displaying content)
A landscape pack […]

10 Simple Steps to Your Very Own Virtual Sweatshop

“Invisible Threads”
10 Simple Steps to your very own Virtual Sweatshop with Telematic Manufacturing
Original Concept by Jeff Crouse & Stephanie Rothenberg
Video Directed by Annie Ok, Jeff Crouse & Stephanie Rothenberg
Machinima by Annie Ok
Live Footage by Stephanie Rothenberg & Broken Branchez Productions
Invisible Threads installation at New Frontier on Main at Sundance ‘08
Invisble Threads was made possible by […]

3D Mouse For Second Life

I was spammed a press release for this 3D mouse demo, but the video was pretty cool so I decided not to be irritated. This mouse does everything with a very easy interface. Check it out:

Hooray for gadgets!
Forbes fed out the press release as if it’s a regular news article, so check it out if […]