Comments on: SBS Island in Second Life shelved

By: SBS: enter the machinima : The Metaverse Journal - Australia’s Virtual World News Service

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:38:46 +0000

[...] island touted for SBS may have been shelved, but they are still steaming ahead with their work within Second [...]

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:31:30 +0000

Yes Skribe is right, ABC island is just a sandbox - Wolfie's tour video of the ABC Sandbox

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uYBTDacNE0I

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:31:30 +0000

Yes Skribe is right, ABC island is just a sandbox – Wolfie’s tour video of the ABC Sandbox

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uYBTDacNE0I

By: Wolfie Rankin

Wolfie Rankin — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:23:30 +0000

I've seen the government throw lots more money at things we really didn't need...
so I don't think $5K is all that much.

If I ran a business and I thought that perhaps I could do something online rather than run a newspaper ad, I think I'd be saving money choosing SL over the newspapers which people are only going to toss out.

I really disagree with you.

Staff? Get some volunteers, hell, we made Eragon ourselves.

Wolfie!

By: skribe Forti

skribe Forti — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:16:20 +0000

Are the blogs costing $5+k per year, plus the set up costs plus the staffing costs? Are the blogs being run by a major media corporation? Are the blogs being funded by the Australian tax-payer? Seriously, you’re clutching at straws if that’s your best argument. ABC Island: Better than blogs that nobody visits.

By: Wolfie Rankin

Wolfie Rankin — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:23:05 +0000

You could also say by that definition that every other webpage is a waste of time and effort.

Afterall, look at all the blogs out there, there's a lot of noise, is anyone paying attention?

I tend to be more concerned with wasteful fashion mags, do we really need fifty magazines advertising lippy and who Tom Cruise might be sleeping with?

The only trouble with ABC Island is that we've been sitting on the yellow light for a long time, if we get a green light, we can really turn it into something.

It's not all about charters, it's sometimes got to do with perks... friends are perks.

Wolfie!

By: Sakkano Imako

Sakkano Imako — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:57:17 +0000

I believe that it’s a waste of money if it’s not managed properly. I should think that if SBS were to open a sim, one of the things it should do is use it to promote itself and it’s programming, perhaps to an international audience that might not have access to such things.

Really, there’s only a waste if the simulation is run lackadaisical. But I firmly believe that if a company wishes to get into SL, the should really research as to what they want to do.

My though on SBS (knowing the stuff I do) is to pretty much use it as a showcase for cultural diversity within Australia, as perhaps have something like a Tribeca/Sundace Film Festival within SL.