by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
This is the first time I’ve made New Year’s predictions, but I so enjoy reading what others predict that I couldn’t resist jotting down a few of my own. In general, I think 2011 is going to be of vital importance to virtual world growth and...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
I think the above video gets most interesting (to me anyway) about 2:06 in, proving that 3DVIA ‘Scenes’ appears to take the integration of immersive, avatar-based, shared experiences seriously – even including realtime chat and geo-specific...
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Dedato, an architecture and design firm based in Amsterdam has now moved into its new headquarters – a 5 story design they prototyped in the online, multi-user virtual world of Second Life before construction started. Rakeem Buaku, who coordinated the virtual...
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
They call it the ‘Open Neighborhood’ project – and it is really a site to see. This partnership between the Town of Acton and researching faculty and students from the Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department at Tufts University is...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
My faith in ‘the convergence’ was re-affirmed by Cory Ondrejka’s recent commentary on this video in his excellent collapsing geography blog. It’s easy to forget, and often difficult to visualize, what these newly emerging (and converging)...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
“This is an introduction by Lauren Stokes to Architecture For Humanity’s own interactive digital globe that will host models from their Open Architecture Network. Using X3D Earth and Open Street Map, web3D students sponsored by GeoSherpa are helping...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
Check out this ‘mashup of Google Earth and Second Life creating a collaborative 3D data visualization.’ from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration “Virtual worlds like Second Life allow users to show information in ways that are very...