The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. MCV (UK) – World’s first virtual football world. “Football Superstars is a free to play football MMO, published by UK Company CyberSports. It is the world’s first virtual footballing world – an interactive online virtual world designed for football fans to live a top footballer’s lifestyle and is due for release in late 2008. [...]
Law and regulation of virtual worlds seminar
Melbourne keeps on churning out interesting virtual worlds events. This time it’s a seminar titled “Law and Regulation of Virtual Worlds”.
The details:
Wednesday 25 June 2008, 4 – 6.30 pm
Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies
Monash University Law Chambers
472 Bourke Street Melbourne
Key Speakers
Gary Hayes, Director LAMP @ AFTRS and Head of Virtual [...]
Want to show YouTube videos in Second Life?
Torley Linden shows you how here.
It’s essentially a workaround by using the ‘high quality’ MP4 file associated with a lot of YouTube files now.
Second Life’s Fifth Anniversary: it’s about culture
Linden Lab have unveiled their theme for Second Life’s fifth anniversary celebrations. “Celebrating the cultural diversity of Second Life” is it and residents are invited to create exhibits – applications close soon.
An Aussie culture exhibit anyone?
All the details here.
Weekend Whimsy
1. Second Life People Are Strange
2. WWII Dogfights on Second Life – Round 2
3. Koinonia Church in Second Life
Australasian Virtual Worlds Workshop: call for participation
After last year’s successful ‘Discover Your Second Life’ session, a number of educators have banded together to organise the first Australian Virtual Worlds Workshop (AVWW).
It’s scheduled for the 28th and 29th November 2008 at Swinburne University in Melbourne. The organising committee are currently calling for participants, so if you’d like to get involved, check the [...]
A year ago on The Metaverse Journal
ABC Island hit a snag, garnering a fair amount of mainstream media attention, claims of griefing attacks and the odd recrimination.
