Life On Line - 2nd Programme

Guests include...

Co-founder of the virtual world Twinity, Jeremy Snyder, about the exciting new gothic machinima contest there and plans for more virtual cities to be released onto the internet in 2009.

Social Networks guru Andrew Peters looks at the changing face of Twitter and reports on US Military plans to use holograms to keep service personnel in touch with their families while stationed overseas.

Newsman Sigmund Leominster reports on a new virtual world, based on European Football, how Manchester Business School is using virtual worlds to train their senior executives, how Everquest can trigger depression - and the safest way to experience the running of the bulls in Spain - virtually.

On a more serious note, we take a look at a moving tribute in music and pictures by some Second Lifers to the victims of the devastating bush fires in Australia with their song, 'Too Many Tears'.

And American singer/song writer Dann Russo performs 'Parking Lot Kings'.

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MBC Weekly News 2-27-2009

MBC Weekly News with Dousa Dragonash and Recka Wuyts. Vijay visits Mardi Gras in Second Life in the French Quarter and the team reports on this weeks news in the real and virtual world.

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Philip Rosedale on the future of the web and virtual worlds

How the technology of virtual worlds will evolve.

To what extent will virtual worlds become even more emmersive than the real world environment.

The future of the user interface in virtual worlds - Will kinetic suits ever become a reality.

Will 3D mice rule the web?

How will virtual worlds integrate with social networks in the future?

Second Life technology will bring people together and transform the ways people communicate in small niche interest groups.

Learn how virtual worlds will create a global environment online that breaks down current language difficulties for seamless global communication.

Why online community environments will be around areas of affinity in the future.

Where does web 3D fit in the evolution of web communities?

Understand why Second Life is not a social network per se.

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Metaverse Week In Review - 22nd February

Today's latest show from Mal Burns and Tara Yeats.



Part the first. Week summaries and guest spots from Crap Mariner, JoJa, Kwame Oh and Debs Regent.



Part the second. Tara visits CNN's new island and we take an extended tour of Virtual London.

MBC Weekly News 2-20-2009

This week's news from MBC. Dousa Dragonash and Recka Wuyts host the news in the real and virtual worlds. Sigmund Leominster reports from Kent States new installation in Second Life and speaks with Melvie Pawpaw about the project.

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Inner World

Debut premiere edition of a new Second Life magazine. With art, fashion and travel, it covers most all inworld pursuits.

Click through for full screen viewing.

Rosedale on Portugal National Radio

Last week, TSF radio in Portugal featured this interview with Philip Rosedale of Linden Labs about Second Life. It was dubbed into Portugese for the audio broadcast but the original was filmed inworld. Here it is with sub-titles.

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Metaverse Week In Review - 15th Feb 09

Today's show.



Part One. Latest news roundup, plus news and technology clips.



Part Two. Tara's London machinema plus more entertainment clips.

MBC News 2-14-2009

MBC News with Dousa Dragonash and the return of Recka Wuyts. Bill Stirling, creator of the SS Galaxay is in studio to speak about the recent events regarding the 3-4 Sim long cruise ship which has now been rescued.

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Life On Line #1 - February 15th 2009

The first episode of Steve Cropper's new TV show, the successor to "The Late Show". More than just entertainment and chat, this features news and more.

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Twestival at Second Life

Today there are 175+ cities around the world hosting Twestivals which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. Naturally, there is also one in Second Life.

The Late Show with Angelico Babii

Angelico hosts his last episode of the Late Show. Guests AWM Mars, Michael Clements of Litfuse Films and a performance by Jax Streeter. Stick around as the Late Show relaunches this Spring.

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MBC Weekly News - 8th Feb 09

From MBC, Dousa Dragonash brings to you the latest news in the real and virtual worlds.

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Metaverse Week In Review - 8th Feb

The latest thrilling installment ...



Part One.



Part Two.

Pierre Olivier Carles on Virtual World's carbon reduction potential

Pierre Olivier Carles gave a talk at the it@cork Green IT conference where he discussed two case studies on how virtual worlds can reduce your carbon footprint (and costs). One of the case studies involved Europe's 2nd largest bank, Credit Agricole.

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Role magazine 3

The latest issue. Enjoy.

Week In Review - 1st Feb 09

It's beginning to look like we need three parts to get everything into this show. Yikes!



Part One looked at Dancing Ink's report on Understanding Islam via Virtual Worlds, plus both an interview with and report from Draxtor Despres. News on the Europe SL convention now renamed EUSLC in May and weekly comment from Mal.



Part Two with weekly comment from Tara, her machinema on "Flexi-Sculpies", plus SL London news from Debs Regent, more virtual Dr Who and the inworld Dresden Gallery. Also a "whew" from Mal who announced the likelihood of a midweek edition to catch up with what we didn't fit in.

Understanding Islam through Virtual Worlds: Collaboration, Culture and Community

The product of a year of research across the Internet and four continents, Dancing Ink Productions' Rita J. King and Joshua S. Fouts explored the potential of virtual worlds as a tool for public diplomacy and a venue for cultural dialog with Islamic Cultures as senior fellows at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs funded by a grant from the Lounsbery Foundation. The project also produced policy recommendations for the Obama Administration and a graphic book. All available at DancingInkProductions.com