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Augmented Reality: The Future Of Gaming
Platform Nation —
Authority: 147
During the history of video games, rarely has a year gone by without someone in the industry making huge strides. In recent years developers invited the gamer to become part of the virtual world with games like Fight Night 4 , it was just a matter of time before developers found a way to bring the virtual world ...3 hours ago -
HD Video Tour of Sick City Virtual Sim
Second Life Update —
Authority: 433
The below high definition video is a short tour of a particularly interesting virtual sim in Second Life. Sick City is a cool city with a high level of design and lights. It is definitely a cool place to check out if you have not been there. Watch the below high definition video. It is about 1.5 minutes long. ...19 hours ago -
Virtual Tour: St Joseph’s University
Second Life Update —
Authority: 433
We have written several times about Virtual Universities and 3d Education in Second Life. In the below video we see a short tour of Saint Joseph’s Virtual University in Second Life. It is a brief overview of some of the rooms, campuses, meeting areas, and grounds. Additional builds are in development. ...1 day ago -
Miss Virtual World 2010 – is it rude to nude up on stage?
Fashion Feed of SL —
Authority: 171
This is the Miss Virtual World in-world kiosk designed by the talented Miss Absinthe Primrose. I rezzed it on my roof and thought I would share it on my blog because its really quite gorgeous. Never able to resist a moment on stage, I nuded up and found a position where my nether regions were covered, popped on ...1 day ago -
What happened to the metaverse?
Spatial Sustain —
Authority: 474
Just a few years ago there was a flurry of activity to create virtual digital worlds such as Linden Labs’ Second Life for interaction in spaces some call the metaverse. At that point in time, the prediction was that these worlds would far surpass Facebook and MySpace as the places that we’d want to gather [...]1 day ago -
Digital Design Studio (DDS)
arts-humanities.net: Digital Humanities and Arts - Engage with digital learning and research —
Authority: 132
The Digital Design Studio (DDS) is a postgraduate research and commercial centre of Glasgow School of Art. Its intense learning and research environment exploits the interface between science, technology and the arts to explore imaginative and novel uses of advanced 3D digital visualisation and interaction ...2 days ago -
Design Appeal and Second Life
Dusan Writer's Metaverse —
Authority: 512
I’ve been working on a longer post about design thinking…but as often happens I started writing it and the longer I wrote the more it seemed to meander off and take a life of its own, so I put it aside and will get back to it when I have the willpower to whip it [...]2 days ago -
HighTouch Book Club reading: Total Engagement
HighTouch —
Authority: 120
Im a little late in posting about the next read for the HighTouch book club . Ive already begun reading Total Engagement: Using Games and Virtual Worlds to Change the Way People Work and Businesses Compete by Byron Reeves & J. Leighton Read (Harvard Business Press, 2009.): Imagine the value if you ...2 days ago -
Veterans Day Tribute Through November 14 in Second Life
Second Life Update —
Authority: 433
I hope you had a happy Veterans Day. I spent mine camping outside with the family. We need to take this special time to remember the men and women who have sacrificed for our country. Second Life celebrated as well raising funds for Operation Uplink. Operation Uplink is a non-profit that provides phone cards for ...2 days ago -
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Goes Free For Two Weeks
Animation Blog —
Authority: 131
Funcom has decided to repeat the successful re-evaluation campaign that went live earlier this year for the best-selling massively multiplayer online role-playing video game ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’. Previously active players are encouraged to come back to the game and play free of charge for ...2 days ago -
From Virtual Reality to Augmented Reality
Virtual Speak —
Authority: 120
I’ve been debating on whether or not to tackle this topic. Every other new tech article seems to address it so I thought it only fitting to bring up the topic on the blog. Let me first preface this with a disclaimer: I know very little on augmented reality. So what is this newfangled technology? Does it really ...3 days ago -
Open University Virtual Education in Second Life
Second Life Update —
Authority: 433
One interesting virtual education project is the Open University’s Innovative Experiment in Community. This virtual university is running several classes in the virtual world of Second Life. Long distance learning and community building are emphasized. Open University is based in the United Kingdom and ...3 days ago -
Social Networking Addiction
3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog —
Authority: 541
I am not sure about the rest of you but I am finding myself becoming more and more addicted to social networking programs. There are some really great places to make new friends, new networks, develop good tips and resources. I have found that you can do very well on Face Book, Myspace, [...]3 days ago -
Second Life News: Miss Virtual World 2010 Preview
SLentrepreneur Magazine —
Authority: 115
by Sappho ZapateroSimilar to “Miss Universe” and other beauty pageants in real life, “Miss Virtual World 2010,” seeks a beautiful Second Life avatar with outstanding presence and personality. The winner will be crowned December 19th 2010 at 11am SLT at the Patch Thibauld Auditorium in Second Life.Earlier ...4 days ago -
HD Video Tour of Sailors Cove
Second Life Update —
Authority: 433
We have written before about boating in Second Life . The below video is a tour of Sailors Cove in Second Life. This is a water and boating virtual sim used primarily for sailing and for sailors to live. The below high definition video is about 5 minutes long. Teleport there now Check it out below. ...4 days ago -
Workplace Violence -- How to recognize its warning signals
Blogs —
Authority: 160
Last weeks shooting at Fort Hood was a criminal act of senseless violence against innocent victims whod done nothing to harm their assailant. As the FBI, army officials, police investigators and forensic psychologists continue to piece together the events and motives behind this brutal act, many of us scratch our ...4 days ago -
Philip Rosedale’s Artificial Intelligence
Dusan Writer's Metaverse —
Authority: 512
In our continued watch of Philip Rosedale’s (nee Linden) new venture, P-Squared, comes a most unusual job posting, which may or may not go hand-in-hand with his request for burritos. Now, what’s interesting about the job announcement, other than the fact that it would nearly certainly scare off 95% of potential ...5 days ago -
Is There Really Mass Confusion Around the Term of ‘Virtual World’?
Virtual Speak —
Authority: 120
The recent 3DTLC conference brought together many virtual world enthusiasts to convene and re-think the future of virtual worlds. Among one of the more talked about topics at the conference was defining (or rather redefining) the term ‘virtual world,’ is it still the correct term to use or are there better terms ...5 days ago -
HD Video Tour of Virtual Paris
Second Life Update —
Authority: 433
We have written before about traveling to virtual countries in Second Life . In the below video we take a virtual tour of Paris in Second Life. The tour starts off in a virtual subway and then takes you up to street level top explore and see some of the historic monuments. Teleport there now The below high ...5 days ago -
Homeland Security May Expand Preparedness In Virtual World
Homeland Security News —
Authority: 529
Last month we featured an article that detailed Catastrophic Planning and Management Institute’s innovative disaster awareness project, “The Disaster Zone’. The Disaster Zone assists in planning and preparing for real disasters with virtual worlds via a Second Life simulation. Now it appears they won’t be ...5 days ago
