Sammamish Snow 2008
For the last couple of days the Seattle-area weather forecasters have been predicting a big snow storm and until this morning I didn’t believe them. Saturday came and went with no snow. On Sunday we got hit by ahail storm that left 1/2″ of hail on the ground which quickly melted away. But […]
slscout.com: A New Social Networking Site for SL Residents
Filed under: News
slscout.com is the latest SL-focused social networking site, and it’s got all the right elements: embedded videos, forums, etc. Even better, they’re holding a contest right now wherein users can post their favorite photos, have them rated by other users, and possibly win the First […]
From Access to Information to Access to PeopleNice article in Educause by John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler titled “Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0″ which is another great conversation starter for those who still may not have a basic understanding of these shifts. It’s written more toward the […]
Wii and Headtracking - wouldn t this be great for Second Life?I just came about this video where Johnny Chung Lee of the Human-Computer Reaction Interaction Lab shows us how he utilizes the Wiimote to do headtracking. The results are amazing![Click here to see the video]Now how cool would this be to be […]
SecondCast #43 - libsecondlife Johnny Ming and Walker Spaight interview Eddy Stryker (John Hurliman) and Bushing Spatula (Ben Byers) behind the libsecondlife project which aims to create a stable, open source platform for third party Second Life development. However, recently one of the libsecondlife tools called CopyBot has become […]
What’s in a Name? Site/Bot Census Taker Tracks SL Surnames, Observes TrendsIf you suddenly see a metal robot with a suspicious resemblance to Bender from Futurama, it’s probably not a camping bot– just an automated census taker, quietly gathering names, and compiling them into a database. The bot is an alt…SLHamlet
Seattle Social Media Club: Virtual Worlds in the New Year
At 6:30 PM on January 31st I will be participating in a panel discussion at the Seattle Social Media Club. The topic will be Virtual Worlds in the New Year and you are welcome to attend. The meeting will take place at the Seattle office […]
Be sure and visit my stall here in Ravenglass - Negozio Del Graffiti - fine authentic textures for your unique building needs!posted by Kidd Newchurch on Ravenglass using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]
2008 Second Life Predictions, Revealed!Here they are– thanks to all who voted. Attracting 44% of survey takers is the prediction "Web pages-on-prim technology introduced", and I have to say, I think that’s more a reflection of hope the Lindens will do so. (And as…SLHamlet
Encoding video can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be
Filed under: How-To, Machinima
While it’s Halloween and we’re embracing our fears, I’d like to chat about encoding video. When you look at all the setting choices that you have, it can be downright intimidating. I recently had the chance to speak with the wonderful Machinimist […]