by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
Architecture Island is now Voice Enabled! Go to http://secondlife.com/community/firstlook.php, download the First Look Client, get a USB headphone/mic and join in for a chat!
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
This article at Technology Review (via reBang) highlights some very important elements that I believe lie at the core of a broader movement toward a new language of virtual architecture, building on the inherent value and opportunity of virtual worlds, and...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
[youtube = http://youtube.com/watch?v=u-78CzpaCEM] Here is a brief machinima that hopefully describes the Architectural Jazz concept a bit more clearly. The idea is to make the inhabitant an active part of both the musical and architectural composition. In real life,...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjuIQdX74W4] Not bad! Whenever you’re ready for that permanent plot of land, let us know – we’re holding a place for you guys on Architecture Island!
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
(This is Keystone Bouchard’s essay submission to the Ctrl-Shift-07 competition on Lebenswelt Island – screenshots also by Keystone. Slideshow HERE.) The cannon blast launching this competition triggered an architectural jam session! The ‘real-time...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 9, 2007 | Uncategorized
(This is Theory Shaw’s essay submission to the Ctrl-Shift-07 competition on Lebenswelt Island – screenshots also by Theory) “Learn from experience what natural structures men find beautiful, because it is among such structures that men’s aesthetic...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 9, 2007 | Uncategorized
Very interesting article in The Guardian this month about architects, architecture and Second Life. Check it out HERE.
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
(This is Alfredo Desideri’s essay submission to the Ctrl-Shift-07 competition on Lebenswelt Island – screenshots also by Alfredo) The building’s origins date from the history of architecture: some architectural solutions therein originate from...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
(This is Andrew Liebchen’s essay submission to the Ctrl-Shift-07 competition on Lebenswelt Island – screenshots also by Andrew) “Privately owned user-created content is one of the dividing lines between Second Life and other forms of the Metaverse. A...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
PRESS RELEASE 2 July 2007 Steelcase announces its Inaugural International Second Life Design Competition for High Performance Seating. Steelcase, the global office furniture leader, is sponsoring a Second Life Design Contest for the most innovative and best-designed...
