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The latest in architectural visualization and virtual reality application development.
Exhibit Opening @ The Tech, February 6th (tomorrow) at 10AM SL-time
If you can't already tell, I'm pretty excited about the work being done over at The Tech. Given everything we've been learning about the nature and potential for architectural collaboration in virtual environments, I think they hit the nail on the head when it comes...
Wikisonic at The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop
Help me out here! I submitted a project concept to The Tech Virtual Museum Workshop, based on the Wikisonic project I blogged about a while back. The main idea of the project is to invite collaboration, virtual and otherwise, toward the design of museum exhibits for...
Wikitecture @ Metaverse U
I am sincerely honored to have been asked to present at the upcoming Metaverse U at Stanford University, February 16th and 17th. I will be demonstrating the Wikitecture concept, and I am confident that the presentation Theory Shaw and I have put together will be quite...
Archidemo – Architecture in Metaverse
I just received this link from Hidenori Watanave (CEO of Photon and Associate professor of Tokyo Metropolitan University) of the "ArchiDemo" project in the NikkeiBP island of Second Life. I will be following up with Hidenori to learn more, but couldn't wait to share...
Reflexive Script 03 Extended
Found this over on Mal's SL-Edu blog (link). Solid Aeon has taken script 03 to a new level. Nice work! [youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5QqdbsHtNY]
Reflexive Architecture Derivatives: Reactive Sculptures
I realize I should start another blog about Reflexive Architecture, since the subject strays a bit from the purpose of this blog. Until then, here is yet another exciting effort to build reflexivity into the virtual environment, posted by my friend mageEgo (who is...
Reflexive Innovation: Active and Dynamic is In, Passive and Static is Out
I have had the pleasure of being blown-away by some incredibly innovative uses of the Second Life platform in the past few weeks, most notably those angling toward a more Reflexive experience. I will formulate more in-depth thoughts on these in a future post. For now,...
Importing and Exporting in Second Life: Oh, How I Pine
By Ryan Schultz (Theory Shaw in SL), cross-posted from Studio Wikitecture blog I’ve been using Second Life for a number of years now to run experiments, through our ‘Studio Wikitecture’ group, to see if a Metaverse, such as SL might one day act as the platform for...
Raising the Bar for Reflexive Ar(t)chitecture: The DynaFleur
"Douglas Story & Desdemona Enfield -------with------- Dizzy Banjo - music and sound Poid Mahovlich – terraforming Harper Beresford - photography Spanning an entire sim on Princeton University’s virtual campus, DynaFleur is the kind of experience that truly is...
Architecture Course Ideas Using Second Life
I was noodling through my computer this morning, and noticed these courses ideas I wrote up last June that include Second Life as an integral part of a university level architecture studio. They were primarily intended as a simple brainstorming activity, so I thought...
From Architecture to Wikitecture: How Virtual Worlds and Web 2.0 Will Revolutionize Architecture
Tomorrow, Ryan Schultz and I are heading to Milwaukee to demonstrate Second Life to the American Institute of Architecture Students FORUM convention. For my part, I put together a survey of everything I could think of related to architecture in SL, and Ryan put...
via NPIRL: What every Second Life newbie should know – 10 secret tips that will boost your experience from the get-go
I could be wrong, but I suspect there might be a few readers who still haven't been in Second Life, or tried and didn't have a very good time. Just in case you change your mind, I'd like to share this link from fellow blogger and good friend of mine Bettina Tizzy from...
Architecture and Culture of Ancient Egypt Recreated in Second Life
"Aura Lily has been using Second Life to recreate the artifacts and architecture of ancient Egypt. Using maps drawn by one of Napoleon’s artist engineers, she’s also working on an accurate recreation of temples and buildings on the island of Philae. Aura’s work is...
via SLNN: “Architect DB Bailey ignores gravity and early critics”
Interesting story via SLNN.com about RL Architect DB Bailey. Screenshots also via SLNN.com Bailey says SL is ”unbelievably liberating for an architect, a dream." I couldn't agree more! [update: after finally having a chance to catch up on my reading, I found another...
re: What’s wrong with virtual architecture?
I was a little late on the draw, but there is an interesting post and comment thread over on GridBlog. Lordfly posts some very insightful thoughts about virtual architecture, competitions, functionality in SL and more. What are your thoughts?
Alley Flats Presentation Machinima
[blip.tv ?posts_id=540318&dest=20131]Here is a video I made during the University of Texas, Austin Alley Flat Initiative presentation. I have to apologize for the video and sound quality, but I really wanted to share this since it was a very inspirational tour and...