Month January 2007

Architecture in Second Life

There are quite a number of RL and virtual architects creating work in SL. There was a link today on the SLED listserv from Pathfinder Linden to a YouTube video of what could be considered collaborative virtual architecture. There are more videos posted by Keystone1111 on YouTube that are equally as interesting. They are wonderful examples of process and technique for building in SL - something that one normally doesn't get to see while logged into SL unless you happen to stumble upon someone. Thanks to Keystone1111 for posting these and sharing this work.

Graduate Film Students in SL

The University of Kansas is offering a graduate-level film class this semester that leans heavily into cyber culture. Students explore production of machinima and the rapidly changing issues of producing in cyberspace. The article in the Kansan goes into more…

Coffee = Fire

This just proves my belief that coffee is the answer to everything. JavaLog – a fire log made from coffee waste promises eco-friendly fire that provides a warm soothing glow to relax in front of. I can’t help but think…

Class Status Update

Looks like this class won’t be going this semester. We didn’t meet the minimum number of students needed to run it. I think I’ll still keep the site up though and add SL resources as I run across them or…

Preparing for Class

I’m in the process of preparing this site for the Spring Semester students (hopefully there are enough of you for this class to go).  Over the next week and throughout the semester more content will be appearing here. This will…