Discussion on internet filter on Tonight Live is… live!
As mentioned previously, I had the pleasure of appearing on Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe. The topic of discussion was the Commonwealth Government’s proposed internet filtering legislation and its potential impact on virtual worlds.
Paisley asked some incisive questions that helped set the scene for both the challenges and opportunities the legislation may provide. As [...]
Internet filtering and virtual worlds: Tonight Live discussion
I’m really pleased to be a guest on tomorrow’s Tonight Live With Paisley Beebe. Paisley is an Australian singer and broadcaster we’ve profiled before, and Tonight Live is arguably one of the most popular virtual worlds TV shows around.
Paisley and I will be discussing the background and potential impact of the internet filtering legislation proposed [...]
National Portrait Gallery in Second Life
There hasn’t been an enormous fanfare about the launch of the National Portrait Gallery’s doppelganger exhibition in Second Life, but there probably deserves to be. For its first foray into virtual worlds, the Gallery has created an impressive exhibition that beautifully showcases the power of digital artwork.
I asked the architect of the exhibition, Greg More [...]
UWA Art 3D Art and Design competition: December 2009 winners
The University of WA’s 3D Art and Design competition continues its significant momentum, with the December 2009 winners now announced. The full announcement below, plus you can view pictures of all the entrants on the UWA in SL blog.
As on of the finalist judges, each month makes me more nervous as I realise the [...]
Beautiful Kate – DVD and USA screening
Just a quick heads-up that Beautiful Kate as of today is available locally (PAL version) on DVD.
For those in the United States, the film is also showing this coming weekend at the Palm Spring International Film Festival. Hopefully that will lead to some wider screenings throughout the US.
The agenda-setting challenges for virtual worlds: a discussion paper
The past couple of years have seen virtual worlds start to get on government agendas worldwide. From a policy perspective, agenda-setting is a widely researched area and it’s very pertinent to virtual environments. To that extent, I’ve written a discussion paper that analyses the challenges to date in ensuring virtual worlds do end up [...]
Virtual worlds predictions for 2010
Having completed our review of our 2009 predictions, we’re back for another round for the coming year.
1. OpenSim will continue or even improve on its growth trajectory – the momentum will continue, although a handful of larger grids are likely to have the lion’s share of that growth, with all the challenges that go along [...]
