Discussing Unity, Realxtend, Opensim, Blue Mars and Second Life
This blog is all about discussing architecture and design in virtual worlds – so lets discuss it!
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-08
RT @livingarchitect Architecture & Unconventional Computing conference http://post.ly/Ldac # Deserted Office Parks: The Exodus (to the virtual workplace) Continues https://archvirtual.com/?p=2126 # Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum Build Contest:...Rapid prototyping and collaborative design of real-world galleries and exhibits
Ironically, one of the most unique and memorable highlights of my time spent exploring virtual worlds had to do with music, not architecture. The ‘Wikisonic’ collaborative music installation, first prototyped in Second Life with help from John Street was...Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum Build Contest in Second Life
Friday, February 5th, 6pm – Build Contest at the Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum (now licensed with the architect’s official foundation) is holding a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Build-Off! It’s a fun...Deserted Office Parks: The Exodus Continues
Following part 1, part 2 and part 3 – posted almost 2 years ago, I wanted to combine a few references from this week that underscore the premise of the incoming exodus to the virtual workplace. First, an excerpt from an ‘All Tech Considered’ post,...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31
Yellowstone National Park terrain loaded into OpenSim: https://archvirtual.com/?p=2111 # @epredator @jefflowe I’m using Unity a lot too, and love it! So, when are you guys going to build http://bit.ly/8H9CpA ? #unity3d #opensim # ‘Architecture & Design’...Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum in Second Life establishes licensing agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Congratulations to the Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum for securing a licensing agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation for its work in Second Life. With Taliesin in my own backyard here in Madison, and the magnitude of influence Mr. Wright has had on my...‘Architecture & Design’ article describes art and architecture in Second Life
Here is the full article: http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/article/Design-goes-digital-in-Second-Life/509878.aspx , and a quote: “More said that as an architect, the hardest thing about working in a completely digital environment is understanding and...Yellowstone National Park terrain loaded into OpenSim
This is quite an achievement, posted by Shenlei Winkler on her popular Fashion Research Institute blog (read the full post HERE.) The terrain data was provided by the famed Dr. Brian Quinn, known throughout the metaverse for his work with LiDAR data translation into...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17
Stunning computer graphics and ‘Post-Avatar Depression’ https://archvirtual.com/?p=2078 #avatar # Powered by Twitter Tools.