New Media, Life and Work Online
Just a quick mention of Ann Wuyts marvelous write-up about a 3D rendering of Rome’s Theatrum Pompeium that you can wander around with an avatar without having to sign up for anything. Give it a try. Museums and history classes are transforming faster than we could have predicted…
I find myself adopting the role of debunker and myth-breaker lately. Yet another “nobody takes virtual worlds seriously” message from a tech blogger. (IT guys… sheesh…) I’m not quite ready to make further announcements about Virtual Worlds Keynote, so how to address this? Tell you what, its been a few days since I hit the [...]
In creating and running a wide variety of online events over the last few years, one thing has remained consistent: people undervalue information directly in proportion to how convenient it is to acquire. Ask yourself: if the meeting is easier to attend, was the meeting just as worthwhile? More? Less? Oddly enough, since most of [...]
While the notion of art galleries in virtual spaces isn’t anything new, I felt that there was something different about the project Z gallery in Second Life. In a real sense this gallery represents a large collection of best practices meeting in one place. Rather than spell it all out, I’ll simply encourage you to [...]
A new experience opened up recently. In a sense, Carmina (SLurl) is the virtual world rendering of the SL Things To Do blog. Don’t let that fool you into thinking that this is just a place with a bunch of landmarks. (See video below.) Peek into the lives of two avatars, one who’s left, the [...]