In today’s 2 meetings we spoke French with Babbler, met up with folks from FrancoGrid attending a Virtual Worlds Camp on ReactionGrid, revisited an accurate reconstruction of the Eiffel Tower based on real life architectural plans, and found many freebies at the “Ile aux Freebies.”
Read on for a full transcript and photos.
When venturing forth onto the global Hypergrid of interconnected virtual worlds, you’ve got to be prepared.
Having a good guidebook is key. And exploring with a group is always helpful.
But don’t forget, your inventory and avatar travel with you wherever you go. So be sure to pack wisely.
Here’s how you can get a tool to help you avoid being “Lost in Translation.”
Today we took a Hypergrid jump tour from jokaydiaGRID to FrancoGrid.
We visited an accurately scaled reconstruction of the Eiffel Tower based on real life architectural plans, an avant-garde art installation, and a recreation of the world of Pandora from the movie Avatar.
Read on for a full transcript and lots of photos of our excursion. Many beautiful sights were seen on this adventure!
Today we took a Hypergrid jump tour from jokaydiaGRID to NewWorldGrid.
We visited a historical recreation of Mount Grace Priory in England.
Read on for a full transcript and photos of our excursion.
As of October 27th, I have joined the fantastic team at ReactionGrid.
My new role is Director of Community Development.
Read on for some of my thoughts on where I’ve been, where I’m going, and what brought me to make this new career jump.
Today we took a Hypergrid jump from jokaydiaGRID to ReactionGrid.
We visited PESD Island, a place where teens learn about history and art. It’s a great example of how to cultivate collaborative learning.
Read on for a full transcript and photos of our journey!
In the movie Terminator 2, there is a memorable scene where Sarah Connor carves some words into a park bench.
I think those words hold a special meaning for those of us interested in the future of virtual worlds like Second Life, OpenSim, and whatever new worlds will come.
And I believe it’s a very bright future. For everyone.
From the movie Time Bandits:
“You see, to be quite frank, the fabric of the universe is far from perfect. It was a bit of botched job, you see. We only had seven days to make it.
And that’s where this comes in. This is the only map of all the holes. Well, why repair them? Why not use them to get stinking rich?”
Or, you could use them to build a foundation for the future of Virtual Worlds.
Once in a while, I get a tingling feeling on the back of my neck.
It’s triggered by my discovery of something beautiful that has the potential to change both my own life and the lives of others.
Nascent revolutionary change.
Today I got that feeling again. And it only took me 1 hour of my time and a small USB key.
As you may have noticed, I haven’t blogged for about a month. I was also quiet on Twitter. The primary reason for this was a nasty bug that knocked me off my feet for a few weeks, and while I recovered I took the time to pretty much unplug from the online world.
Occasionally decoupling from the endless flow of online information gives me a chance to focus on new things without interruption. I spent my offline time reading books on various subjects and deeply immersing myself in the narrative of a couple video games.
While my illness bug is happily gone, my writing bug has happily returned. My next few blog posts will be about some insights I had into the nature of engagement in virtual worlds, games, and immersive stories. But for now, I’ll share some thoughts about the current situation with educators and non-profits in Second Life.
Be Cunning and Full of Tricks 