September 30th, 2010 | by
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Second Life Machinima Video Reports
The K2C Project recently brought together architecture students from Cairo and Los Angeles, who developed an urban space between the pyramids and the new Grand Egyptian Museum, using the virtual world of Second Life as a collaborative design tool. Architect David Denton, who worked on Disney Hall with Frank Gehry among many other California landmarks, […]
April 30th, 2010 | by
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Second Life Machinima Video Reports
A band comprised of Second Life talkshow Goddess Pooky Amsterdam has collaborated with Draxtor Despres and German House/Electronica producer Samuel’s Dream, to produce this comical video. This response to The Guild’s “Date My Avatar” takes on heavy-duty themes like lonliness and redemption as well as commenting on general issues of virtual celebrity.
July 7th, 2009 | by
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Second Life Machinima Video Reports
Australian artist Lynette Wallworth was a mentor at the Producer Institute this year at BAVC in San Francisco. Her installations utilize technology to amplify and celebrate the human spirit. During the course of these intense 10 days, she engaged with filmmakers and technologists in fruitful collaboration and she entered Second Life for the first time. […]
June 9th, 2009 | by
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Second Life Machinima Video Reports
Wendy Levy from the San Francisco based Bay Area Video Coalition ( BAVC) is at the helm of the annual Producer’s Institute, which brings filmmakers together with technologists to develop new media strategies for their projects. Centered around social and human rights issues, the film projects touch on subjects from health-care crises to sex trafficking. […]
June 3rd, 2009 | by
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Second Life Machinima Video Reports
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton takes you on a tour of MacArthur Island in the virtual world Second Life, providing a brief overview of the Foundation’s work.
May 19th, 2009 | by
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Second Life Machinima Video Reports
Draxtor interviews Dareth Denimore, a sociology student at Cambridge University in the UK. Dareth just completed a survey on relationships in SL and, in the process, talked to over 200 avatars about their habits when it comes to relationships and virtual relations.
April 1st, 2009 | by
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Second Life Machinima Video Reports
Virtual Worlds such as Second Life offer a unique opportunity for intercultural dialogue and ongoing globalization. SL residents recently engaged in heated discussions and protests surrounding the reported human rights violations by Israeli soldiers. Draxtor Despres attended lectures on peace efforts and interviewed researchers in the field of conflict resolution. He even went out into […]
March 18th, 2009 | by
admin | published in
Second Life Machinima Video Reports
Combining the resources of California’s oldest university and one of California’s most respected publishers, the California Legacy Project launched the California Legacy Series, which now has more than thirty books in print. The series has entered Second Life determined to add a compelling visual component to the audio excerpts. Their goal is to raise public […]
January 7th, 2009 | by
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Second Life Machinima Video Reports
The event sponsor, Metaverse Broadcasting Company, was generous enough to put together this video of the award ceremony which introduces all nominees, the announcement of the contest winner and footage of SL’s version of The Rolling Stones!
December 1st, 2008 | by
admin | published in
Second Life Machinima Video Reports
The non-profit Faster Cures enters Second Life in hopes of furthering their cause. Draxtor Despres interviews the key players and outlines the reasons they chose Second Life as a virtual outlet.