The Australian Women’s Weekly covers SL
The Australian Women’s Weekly have run an article titled ‘Internet Communities Explained’ and SL gets a guernsey. RMIT’s Dr Lisa Dethridge is quoted extensively in relation to SL and one quote caught my attention in particular:
“avatars tend to keep the fantasy alive by refraining from chat about ‘RL’ [real life] and referring to this world [...]
Second Fest
Second Fest is on this weekend and it’s very Australia-friendly with Day 2 kicking off around 9pm AEST (4am SL time). The rumours about an avatar appearance of the Pet Shop Boys are probably nothing more than that, but hey those guys were avatars fifteen years before SL so it’s an obvious fit.
The Intel [...]
Location guide for new users
Tateru Nino from SL Insider has formulated a brilliant list of locations for new SL users to visit.
It’s well worth spending some time checking out the locations mentioned.
Joys and Sorrows of Voice in Second Life
On the SLOz forums, Aussie SL’er Juko Tempel asked for a discussion on voice in SL. So we’ve made her moderator of the Voice in SL forum.
Drop in and join the debate on voice-enabled SL and its joys and sorrows for you.
Gamer Revolution on ABC TV
Tomorrow evening on ABC TV, the first of a two-part series called Gamer Revolution will screen. It’s a wide-ranging look at gaming but from the snippets I’ve seen I believe Second Life receives an examination.
The PIER opens
Owned by Sydney-based Carys Dahlstrom (and virtual dog Wullie!), the PIER is becoming one of the more popular social venues. Although its been around quite a while (I remember spending some time there months ago), it’s had a facelift and a move to a new sim. The (re)opening was held last weekend:
In Carys Dahlstrom’s own [...]
Australia Council offers matchmaker service for SL artists
Today we received a follow up comment from the folks at the Australia Council:
“Need artists to collaborate with for the Second Life Grant opportunity?
Australia Council for the Arts has set up an artist’s forum in Second Life for artists looking for other artists to collaborate with for its Second Life grant.
The “matchmaker” blog can [...]
