June 14, 10AM PST Chris Luebkeman : Future Challenges: Global Creative Contexts This is one not to miss! Chris definitely ‘gets’ Second Life. While working with him to prepare this event, his enthusiasm and vision for the potential of virtual worlds was...
Here are a few screenshots from the portfolio (sky platform by Scope Cleaver). It definitely makes architecture in Second Life look much, much better! However, I don’t think it necessitates a new approach to design (yet), given the lack of direct light and...
May 29, 10AM PST- Keystone Brouchard: Using Second Life as part of your Architectural Practice Keystone Bouchard will be doing a demonstration showing several ways in which professionals can use Second Life as a tool to support their practice. The strategies...
[youtube = http://youtube.com/watch?v=h4BMmq4dono] Looks pretty sweet, but it doesn’t look like there will be realtime shadows rendered. I can only imagine the weight a system like that would add to SL, so I’m definitely not surprised or disappointed. This...
Second Lifers will soon be enjoying a new level of visual realism through the introduction of lighting and atmospheric effects since Linden Lab’s purchase of WindLight. I’m not sure if they’re planning on full integration of the entire WindLight...
During this weekend’s real life adventures away from the computer, my wife and I went to see Herzog & de Meuron’s deYoung museum in San Francisco. Was I wrong to walk in, see this installation and think….. ‘sculpties?!?’ =) ...
