by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
The following is a guest post/request from Moira Hunter: I am a teacher at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Malaquais in France. I am also a doctoral researcher in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University in the UK and...
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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 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Check out this video demonstrating the use of a Kinect within the Unity3D editor (hat tip @andyhughes, and more in the Unity forum). I wish I had sometime to jot down a few additional thoughts, but the video speaks for itself. 2011 is going to be an exciting year...
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by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
2010 was a year of growth and advancement for virtual environments, but it was also a time of uncertainty and transition. While I often refer to the metaverse as an open frontier, this year I kept thinking that we were still in a stage of discovery, and had only...
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by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
EnerCities is an awesome web-based ‘serious game’ application built with the Unity3D platform that enables players to build a sustainable metropolis. Unfortunately I fell for the easy energy options early on, enabling me to build my city and earn money...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
[Updated: No Longer Available – New Updated Kit Coming Soon!]
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
A truly remarkable, bar-raising project that demonstrates the power and potential for architectural collaboration and education in virtual environmnents. More about the project HERE, HERE, and HERE – along with this write-up inArchitectural Record earlier this...
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by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Over the past six months, Draxtor Despres has been carefully documenting the collaborative work of students from Ain Shams University and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles – led by Amr Attia, David Denton, and Kara Bartelt. Drax is partnering...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Architecture Foundation’s “John Edwards Lecture” is designed to bring a global leading architect into conversation with a contemporary from another discipline. Last year, it featured Thom Mayne, Morphosis Architects, and Frédéric Flamand,...
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by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum, which was recently granted a licensing agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (and later attained official 501(c)3 non-profit status from the IRS) was served a cease & desist order by lawyers representing the Frank...
