Robert Bloomfield leads a discussion with Dick Dillon, from Preferred Family Healthcare, Dr Dan Krawczyk and Dr Michelle Kandalaft, from the University of Texas at Dallas about how their organizations use virtual spaces and anonymity for counseling young people with substance abuse and social problems.
From Treet TV.
An additional interview with Dick Dillon by Cybergrrl Oh was recorded today and can be found on Metaworld2.
4 leading architects from the US, New Zealand and Egypt discussed what Obama promised in his Cairo speech: an online network, facilitating collaboration across geographic and cultural boundaries. Hey, isn't that what SL has been for many of us for these past few years already? Draxtor Despres looked into the matter.
A place opened by Harry Linden a few years ago in SL, where Banned SL residents would be located, It has now re-opened again officially and Ed went to take a look, at the not so exciting, CornField.
A look at just a small few of the endless possibilities in Second Life for residents and new people when they join.
Sneak preview of an amazing three dimensional model of the entire planet on which anyone can build their own homes or shops anywhere on earth. It was built by a tiny team led by Michael Fotoohi, managing director of Micazook.com and a bunch of friends all working in their spare time (Take a bow .Daniel, Jarek, Bartek and Marcin and Lukas) .
Report by Vic Keegan - more in The Guardian tomorrow.
This is a report on a place to get every piece of SL news and magazine in Second Life.
News in the News today, as i take a look at the new HQ on the Skybeam sim, for one of the biggest news sources in Second Life, SL Newspaper.
The latest edition of "Designing Worlds" from Treet TV looks at Burning Life in Second Life. A special edition of "MetaArts" will be presenting a video collection from the event on the new Metaworld5 arts channel shortly - watch for our link.
4 of the latest news stories around Second Life, into one short and sweet report.
Discovered the worklist for SL Residents, and Philip Lindens P Squared land today.
A look at the reports Ed covered this week in and around Second Life, featuring clips personally chosen by the reporter..
Dousa Dragonash has Mal Burns in the studio to discuss an immersive WWI sim, as well as a new roving reporter Lisa Hermano makes her debut. From MBC.
A look at The Library @ Driftwood Beach n mainland in Second Life. Take a look at this report to see what its all about.
A look this morning at a Boat show, taking place between Oct 15th and Nov 2nd, in Second Life. Run by Tradewinds overland, who is owner of the Tradewinds Yacht Club In-World.
From Chantal Harvey ... (music Patrick Faith)
What is Burning Life? It is the virtual spin-off from Burning Man, the grand happening that takes place once a year in the American desert.
Lindenlabs provides 34 servers, read: sims, and people apply or claim a piece of land to express their art, or to build their vision on a party venue.
Philip Rosedale aka Philip Linden is said to have gotten his idea for a virtual world while participating in Burning Man.
I was visiting this years Burning Life in Second Life, and was invited to become a hot stilt bitch.... thus transforming into a beautiful avatar and outfit, wearing stilts and juggling fire.
There is no beginning, where to go, there is so much to see (read: film). Then, I ran into iono Allen, who does virtual tours (Art Department), and he took me to some wonderful installations on BL.
A few clips put together with some music, of my first week breaking the Second Life news scene by storm.
Amazing support group events going on in Second Life to help sufferes in the Real World, of depression and anxiety. Watch this report for more information.
Reound up of my main reports of the day, along with other news from around the Metaverse today. Featuring briefs about my two morning reports on Business and Virtual Solar System. Along with other news on Presidential campaign manager coming to SL for talk with students, and Octoberville 2009 well under way in run up to Halloween.
Only in Second Life, can people from all around the world come together this afternoon at 3pm, to see what really goes on in Space. And be in space yourself, in this virtual version of the solar system.
A look inside business in Second Life. And why Virtual World presence doesn't always work for Real world organisations. Something that big companies who still have a base in the virtual world however, do have something in common. See report to find out what the key is to a virtual world success.
Daily Podcast based in Second Life. Editorial Clarity talks about BnT Holdings collapse, Dating in second Life thoughts, The Frolic Mills show on MBC, and preview of a documetary and the reason behind vision Group.
See previous posts for video clips.
In this edition we look at an online initiative to conduct your own lifestyle check and assess your own risk of breast cancer. We preview a new global play that will also be staged in Second Life in October. And we meet the creator of Literal Videos, who has some fun at musicians' expense.
Brief overview of the latest news in Second Life. This one features a Michael Jackson tribute at the end.
A report on Dating in Second Life. Can residents trust it? This features a popular Avatar dating site avmatch.com
Major second Life company BnT Holdings, who own around 50-55 sims in the virtual World, have filed for Bankruptcy.
Could it ever happen. A Recession in the Virtual World of Second Life. Today marks the 22nd anniversary of Black Monday, and on topic,Ed wanted to know from a random SL Resident, what the affects would be, if a recession ever hit Second Life.
This was a special short report in regards to ROLE Magazine, who announced its closure after its November issue is released.
Rita J. King of Dancing Ink Productions hosts this round-table discussion at the Manpower island in virtual world Second Life with Don Tapscott, author of Grown-Up Digital. Guests include Jeff Joerres & Tammy Johns of Manpower, Amanda Van Nuys of Linden Lab, Chuck Hamilton of IBM, and Spencer Zuzolo of 3D Squared.
This week featured musicians Keiko Takamura, Juel Resistance, Space Junky, and Bones Writer. Also the opening of metaverse island. From MBC.
Sneak Peak! Yoovolution Walk-through with creator W. Vito Montone, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Nevoverse Technologies, Inc.. See sidebar for registering for November event.
Pooky Amsterdam, CEO of PookyMedia, describes the uses of 3D immersive worlds for video, customer integration, product launch, training films and more. Time is the new currency, increase the value of your company's website with video from this award winning company.
The MachinExpo event is on, Sunday, November 22, 2009, from 9AM to 2PM (Pacific Time) in the virtual world of Second Life, at the UCSville sim.
This video is a two minute overview of the eGov virtual world environment. NIC USA hired Cranial Tap, Inc. to design and build this engaging 3D online space. It is used to bring people together from around the world to demonstrate how states and disseminate relevant information to their constituents.
The three buildings located within this Second Life environment each feature a set of unique technologies and services. The virtual space is open to the public and can be found at http://slurl.com/secondlife/eGov.
Dousa Dragonash hosts a panel discussion on whether live music should be free or not in Second Life. Panel participants are Mal Burns, Twstd Ruggles, Orenthia Macbain, Sesi Ackland and Eva Moon. From MBC.
Yoko Ono will be inworld in Second Life on Friday (John Lennon's birthday) , where she will unveil the "Imagine Peace Tower" sim as a virtual representation of the ongoing project. This short documentary tells you a bit more.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is an outdoor work of art conceived by Yoko Ono in memory of John Lennon. It is situated on Viðey Island in ReykjavÃk, Iceland. The artwork was dedicated to John by Yoko at its unveiling on October 9th 2007, John Lennons 67th birthday.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER symbolizes Lennons and Onos continuing campaign for world peace - which began in the sixties, was sealed by their marriage in 1969 and will continue forever.
The words IMAGINE PEACE are inscribed on the Well in 24 different languages.
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is composed of a tall shimmering tower of light that will appear every year and be visible from October 9th (Johns birthday) until December 8th (the anniversary of his passing).
In addition, the Tower will illuminate from Winter Solstice (December 21st 28th), on New Years Eve (December 31st) and the first week of spring (March 21st -28th). It is lit from 2 hours after sunset until midnight, and until dawn on New Years Day.
On 9th October, John Lennons birthday, Yoko Ono asks the people of Iceland to join her and many others across the rest of the world in praying for peace and stability.
At 8pm, as IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is illuminated on the island of Viðey, in Reykjavik, Iceland, she asks everyone to join together and let the power of light and prayer become a collective expression of the desire for peace and harmony on our planet.
The latest news from Dousa Dragonash and some other bloke. From MBC.
Book trailer for Peter May's latest standalone thriller, Virtually Dead, set in the virtual world, Second Life.
The animated TV chat show has evolved into an in-person TV lifestyle program about how we spend our lives on the internet. In this first edition, we take the waxhead's tour of the web and explore what the net means to surfboard riders. We talk to one of the creators of the latest virtual world, Blue Mars. And Canadian Gen Y people talk about online dating. Life On Line
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