Virtual sex steps up a notch: JoyRiact
Today whilst completing out weekly news roundup, I stumbled across a press release from a Swiss company promoting the late 2009 release of a suite of net-connected sex toys under the banner JoyRiact. The press release contains the usual healthy dose of hyperbole, but it seems Second Life is key market and JoyRiact claim to [...]
World of Warcraft – ‘Well Read’ Achievement
As a long-term World of Warcraft player, I’m still regularly astounded at the complexity and depth of the ‘game’. For the past year, the Achievements system has helped to encapsulate the scope of WoW. At time of writing, there are 931 achievements that range from pulling off 100 victories in a battleground to kissing a [...]
Weekend Whimsy
1. Shrink Wrapped – avatars needing psychiatric help 2. Mitch Triellis – Second Life Belfast 3. Waiting for my Tomorrow: A Love Story in Second Life
Another Perfect World
In late June, the UK’s Channel 4 ran a documentary called Another Perfect World. It’s a well structured look at virtual environments with a focus on the tensions in developing a ‘utopia’, with World of Warcraft, Second Life, Metaplace and Lineage scrutinised. A 30-minute preview can be viewed right here:
Twinity: intersection of immersion and State
With a new round of funding in the bank, Twinity is on as firm a ground as it’s ever been. The development of virtual replicas of cities has proven a successful formula to date. Singapore is a Twinity stronghold and a virtual Orchard Road is on the way. Two aspects of the Orchard Road announcement [...]
Book Review: My Avatar, My Self
Firstly, it’s fair to warn you that I’m breaking one of my own reviewing rules here. I generally never write a review of something that I haven’t purchased. That’s a rule that I’m not in the habit of breaking, but it’s worth noting that I’m making an exception here today. If you want the short [...]
Alter Ego: A Taste
It’s been awhile since Alter Ego was touted for release and it even had a proposed late June screening date. That’s been delayed but if you want a taste of what Alter Ego offers, here’s a snippet from Director Shelley Matulick, called ‘Peter and the Wolfie’: Peter and the Wolfie from Shelley Matulick on Vimeo. [...]
