Studio Wikitecture Meeting Tonight, September 17, at 6pm PDT (SLT)
The Studio Wikitecture and Treet TV communities will be gathering tonight in Second Life to discuss progress on their current Wikitecture project – the development of an urban ‘master plan’ for Treet Islands. They will be on hand to answer questions...
The Architecture of OpenSim (machinima)
Sims at a fraction of the cost? No prim size limits? Saving and restoring entire sims to and from my own hard drive? OpenSim is where its at, and its improving at a pretty impressive rate. With the likes of IBM, Intel, Microsoft and even Linden Lab itself making contributions toward strengthening OpenSim, it certainly seems to have a chance at making it to prime time if it hasn’t already. We’re now offering 6 sims at $150/month on the OpenSim Architecture Grid…
Architecture related destinations
I was recently grid-hopping in Second Life, several of the opensim grids, Blue Mars, and Multiverse, and saw so many incredible projects that I wish I had time to cover individually! Innovative work in this area exceeded my ‘event horizon’ long ago, and I...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-30
Virtual Barcelona Pavilion: A great build for architects to visit in the virtual world of Second Life. https://archvirtual.com/?p=1481 # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Virtual Barcelona Pavilion
The Barcelona Pavilion, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe, has been reconstructed in the virtual world of Second Life by avatar ‘Wim Wendt’. It can be visited by clicking HERE. If you don’t have an account, click ‘Sign Up’ in...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-23
3D Mesh Import into Second Life: A Sneak Peak at SLCC! https://archvirtual.com/?p=1457 # Video demo of 3D Mesh import, diffusion lighting, and the newly improved Second Life viewer: https://archvirtual.com/?p=1461 # Paper Architecture in Cyberspace:...Paper Architecture in Cyberspace
Here are some screenshots of a 3 hour charrette based on the idea of ‘Paper Architecture’ in cyberspace. The sim I’m building on was recently sold, and the build could disappear at any moment, so the exercise is joined by a keen sense of detachment,...Video demo of 3D Mesh import, diffusion lighting, and the newly improved Second Life viewer
Here is a video, uploaded by HVXSilverstar, showing Tom Hale’s demo at SLCC 09 of mesh import and diffusion (reflective) lighting. And here is a sneak peek at the new viewer: More to come! Many thanks to HVXSilverstar for making these videos...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-16
Looking for my next project. Who needs some design / virtual architecture? Second Life, or OpenSim. email info@archvirtual.com # Powered by Twitter Tools.