by Jon Brouchoud | May 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
Lets start with a brief thought trial before I get too far. Take a look at this familiar list of just some of the businesses who have, at some point, had a presence in Second Life: Accenture, AccuWeather, ABN AMRO, Aegon, Ajax Football Club, Alcatel Lucent, AMD,...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
[see also part 2 and part 3] I’m often asked if it is actually possible to make a living practicing virtual architecture in Second Life. As it turns out, I have indeed become quite a virtual Bedouin lately, and have been lucky enough to derive an equal or...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
These past few months have brought about a rather exciting surge of announcements and renewed energy around the OpenSIM project, the open source virtual world platform. Though it is still alpha level code, the future potential is obvious, especially for those of us...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
I never realized just how much I actually didn’t know about Second Life until I watched Torley Linden’s Second Life Tutorials. Not only are they crystal clear in direction, but Torley keeps them entertaining and upbeat as well. If you’re totally new,...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
If you can’t tell, I was more than a little nervous, and couldn’t quite shake my midwestern accent! =) Many thanks to Henrik Bennetsen, Stanford University and everyone who helped make Metaverse U so successful (see more videos HERE). We did receive a lot...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
I tried to snag a few teaser screenshots for this post, but I don’t think they really convey the quality of this build the way a personal visit would. You’ll just have to go see it for yourself! Here’s the release: You are cordially invited to the...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
Still the same content, just moved a bit to the west… http://slurl.com/secondlife/architecture/189/112/601/?title=Gallery%20of%20Reflexive%20Architecture
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
We’ve been wondering lately – in terms of public virtual worlds, which will be more robust and populous in 5 years, mirror world replication of our real life environment or fantasy-based environments? Should Second Life developers, or even Linden Lab...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
Thursday, March 20th at 5pm SLT (PDT) at Life 2.0 (registration is free HERE) We will be discussing municipal public works applications in use or being developed within Second Life, followed by a lively discussion about the possible uses of Second Life for city and...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
If you happen to be in the Chicago area, Ryan and I will be at the Illinois Institute of Technology on Tuesday, April 1st (6pm Central) talking about Wikitecture, and how virtual worlds and web 2.0 will revolutionize the architecture industry. If you can’t make...
