Tomorrow evening on ABC TV, the first of a two-part series called Gamer Revolution will screen. It’s a wide-ranging look at gaming but from the snippets I’ve seen I believe Second Life receives an examination.
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Aussie influx from 60 Minutes
June 24, 2007 By
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…
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Transformers – more than meets the virtual eye
June 23, 2007 By
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 true to the original the build is, but it did remind me very much of Half-Life. Similar in look but also similar in navigation – this is not a simple walk around effort.
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Some big guns take aim at SL’s usefulness for business
June 20, 2007 By
The SL Herald in their inimitable style discuss some criticism being leveled by big business at SL. Quoting a Forbes article titled ‘Sex, Pranks and Reality’, the SL Herald summarise the corporations shutting up shop or thinking about it. The prize quote from the Forbes article comes from Wells Fargo’s digital agency:
“Going into Second Life now is the equivalent of running a field marketing program in Iraq.”
Of course, I’m yet to understand why any corporation would go into SL with any perception other than it being an experiment. An experiment with potential for success, but one all the same.
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Philip Rosedale (Linden) appears in The Age
June 8, 2007 By
Interview is right here (reprinted from The Guardian).
As mentioned on SL insider, there’s nothing particularly ground-breaking in the interview although Rosedale’s commitment to opensourcing and interoperability is demonstrably significant.
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Mainstream media and Lowell’s public appearance
May 18, 2007 By
Crikey.com.au have covered Second Life twice this week, firstly in relation to crime, then a discussion on lawlessness and research and development issues.
Similar issues are likely to be discussed at the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association forum on Tuesday 22nd May. Titled The Future of Virtual Worlds, it features Chris Collins (Logan Linden) from Linden Lab, Abigail Thomas (Abi Goldflake) from the ABC and yours truly as the moderator. Registration required on the AIMIA site.
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