Monash University (doesn’t) join the SL contingent
We’ve been contacted by SL resident Curiosa Paravane requesting we remove the image we’d featured in this story. Curiosa has made the following statement: “The branding of the building on esperance was a mistake which has been corrected”. We’ve removed the image as it appears Monash University aren’t in fact officially in SL at this [...]
Interview – the SLCN TV Team – Part 2
We finish up our Q&A with the effusive SLCN TV team with a discussion on SL competitors and what’s inspirational about SL. Part 1 of the interview can be found here
Lowell: So what do you see as the biggest challenges for the SL platform in the coming 12 months?
Starr: Living up to the inflated expectation [...]
A.N.Z.A.C build – now closed
We noticed over the weekend that the A.N.Z.A.C. build was no longer showing in search, and it’s presence had disappeared as well. We IM”d owner Ashley Dowding who confirmed everything was on hiatus due to financial constraints. There’s some hope from Dowding that it will return in the future.
Aussie influx from 60 Minutes
Subsequent to the 60 Minutes story this evening, there was a significant influx of new signups, most of whom ended up at The Pond:
There were upwards of 120 people on The Pond sims and others dispersed through other areas…
SL on 60 Minutes tonight
60 Minutes ran a story on Second Life this evening. It’s an Australian produced story and featured reporter Liz Hayes. It leant heavily (read: very little new information) on the Australian users covered in the SBS documentary – Diana Gales and Blair Styles. ABC gets a mention but surprisingly Telstra doesn’t. The flow of the [...]
Transformers – more than meets the virtual eye
A prefect bridge between the two parts of the SLCN TV interview series would have to be a quick look at the new Transformers presence. It’s been sheperded by the SLCN crew and ‘atmospheric’ would be the best description of the whole shebang.
I’ve not had a lot of Transformers exposure so not sure how [...]
Interview – the SLCN TV Team – Part 1
SLCN TV are SL’s only native cable TV offering and they’re Australian to boot. Wiz Nordberg (Gary Wisniewski), Starr Sonic (Keren Flavell) and Texas Timtam (Grace Roberts) agreed to an in-depth chat and here’s part one:
Lowell: Could you give a potted history of how the three of you decided to put SLCN together.
Wiz: Well, [...]
