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...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
The new island, formerly known as ‘Lebenswelt’ was the prize I have had the honor of being awarded in the Cntrl-Shift-07 competition for their Bienial Pacific Students of Architecture Congress held in New Zealand. My goal for the new island is to encourage...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 5, 2007 | Uncategorized
Read the full story here: The Underwire – Wired Blogs If anyone can comment with the Landmark, it would be much appreciated!
by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 28, 2007 | Uncategorized
As an architect, I find the possibility of thinking about architecture in the metaverses very fascinating. What is impressive is the infinite freedom of design there is in SecondLife and this is why I’m quite disappointed with the ways currently used to...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 28, 2007 | Uncategorized
This past weekend marked the very first annual Wikitecture meetup, held in Oakland, California at Jack London Square. So many ideas, lots of brainstorming, too much IPA…
by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 28, 2007 | Uncategorized
The Bienniel Pacific Students of Architecture Congress has done an outstanding job including Second Life as an integral part of their program, and will be streaming live content from the convention directly into Second Life starting July 1, 2007 on Lebenswelt Island....
by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
These are exciting times for Architecture and Second Life! Sun Microsystems brought Cameron Sinclair to Second Life last month. Autodesk brought rockstars Sergio Palleroni and Chris Luebkeman for some unforgettable events. This week, a phenomenal line-up of Second...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
On June 30th, my avatar will turn 1 year old! What a year it has been! Within a few months of my first log-in, Second Life moved me from Wisconsin to Berkeley, drove me to leave a career in real-life architecture behind in pursuit of a virtual alternative, and...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 15, 2007 | Uncategorized
Chris Luebkeman’s presentation on Autodesk Island was quite a unique experience! During event preparations, Chris described an idea for creating a more engaging presentation than the formal theater-style build where the audience experiences the event in a...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
Wow, so many exciting architecture-related events happening! Full speed ahead! =) Next week, the Design Museum in London is projecting and hosting a series of Second Life events in both real and virtual reality during RIBA’s Architecture Week. Contact Fraser...