The first Book Fair will be held in Second Life this weekend (April 20-22). “The SL Book Fair brings together publishers, book sellers, authors, book developers, and readers to present and share their ideas around the use of books in Second Life.” Over 30 companies and individuals will exhibit, including Bantam Dell, Vision, Snowbooks, Conte Verlag, SL … Read moreSecond Life Book Fair
Fro those who have never played an ARG and are interested in understanding them more, here are some sample ARGs. * Dave Szulborski‘s ‘Errant Memories’. A game Szulborski created for beginners. He takes you through the whole process, explains what do in his two books: This is Not a Game, 2005, pp. 343-377 and Through … Read moreSample ARGs
Twitter is an application (see on the top of my left sidebar) that allows you to post a 140 character limit message. The basic idea is that you comment on what you are doing. But people are using it in all manner of ways. Here are some ways it is being used in entertainment: NonFiction: … Read moreTwitter and entertainment
Onder Skall, who I cited earlier with my post about Manoa!, has put a call out for those interested in a Second Life ARG Group. Here is his call: I’m scouting out the possibility of putting together a group in Second Life for people who love Alternate Reality Gaming. This would just be a group … Read moreSL ARG Group
His Awesomeness Leslie Nassar, a good mate, was interviewed by Microsoft Geek Nick Hodge on his Geek Stories. Leslie talks about his work on the ABC producing their podcasts. He also talks about why podcast networks suck — the problem he cites can be solved by networked & non-networked media becoming networked (a solutin for many multi-platform forms). He … Read moreLeslie Nassar on the ABC, why podcast networks suck and the circles of Hell
Cyberpest Prokofy comments in an post by Eric Rice about the cost of conferences and free conference streaming. Prokofy cites the cost of Virtual Worlds 2007 and says: “couldn’t ever dream of paying the cost of an SL island to go to an ephemeral thing” So, a conference is ephemeral and a virtual island in … Read moreQuote of the day: Battle of the Ephemerals
For those who have been waiting (I’ve been threatening to do this podcast for over a year) it is nearly here. Yes, that is right, the podcast is starting VERY SOON. I promise. 🙂
Came across this through PSFK: 1000 Words: A Manifesto for Sustainability in Design by Allan Chochinov. It is on a site about industrial design but, like all good design techniques, it can be applied to the creation of anything. Here are his main points: * Hippocratic Before Socratic * Stop Making Crap * Systems Before … Read moreA Manifesto for Sustainability in Design
I found Chris’ blog on eParticipation through a referral (he linked to me), but it looks interesting. One of my core interests is how the convergence of communication media will impact the way eParticipation projects are shaped in the future. Little research has been done on this, that’s why I’m closely following other fields, where the … Read moreeParticipation & Cross-Media
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by a journalist for the Sacramento Bee newspaper. The article, Beyond the Box: Games, Role-Playing, Virtual Worlds: TV goes interactive on the Web, was written by Rachel Leibrock and features quotes from Matt Bostwick of MTV (who I’ve posted about recently) and Tim Stevens. It is funny what … Read moreMe in the Sacramento Bee!