Second Life Machinima: Draxtor Despres Features The Kansas To Cairo Project

September 30th, 2010  |  by  |  published in 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, […]

Second Life Machinima: Draxtor Despres’s I’m Too Busy To Date Your Avatar

April 30th, 2010  |  by  |  published in 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.

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres Interviews Lynette Wallworth of the Bay Area Video Coalition

July 7th, 2009  |  by  |  published in 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.  […]

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres Interviews Wendy Levy of the Bay Area Video Coalition

June 9th, 2009  |  by  |  published in 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.  […]

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Features MacArthur Foundation’s SL Island

June 3rd, 2009  |  by  |  published in 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.

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres Examines RL Relationships in SL

May 19th, 2009  |  by  |  published in 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.

Second Life Machinima: Draxtor Despres Covers Gaza Protest in SL

April 1st, 2009  |  by  |  published in 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 […]

Second Life Machinima: Draxtor Despres Showcases The California Legacy Project

March 18th, 2009  |  by  |  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 […]

Second Life Machinima Video Reports: 2008 SLentrepreneur Award Ceremony

January 7th, 2009  |  by  |  published in 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!

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Faster Cures – Changing the Culture of Research

December 1st, 2008  |  by  |  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.