News From Arch Virtual
The latest in architectural visualization and virtual reality application development.
Steelcase Design Team Panel Discussion and Showcase in Second Life
The Steelcase Store in Silicon City (slurl) will sponsor a furniture & office design showcase December 1st through 15th. Designers showcase their work will be given the chance to meet with the Steelcase Design Team in a Panel Discussion that will be held December...
The World of Wikinomics – The New 2.0 World
If Wikitecture still doesn't make sense to you, check out Don Tapscott, at the web 2.0 expo in Berlin: http://blog.whoiswho.de/stories/16059/
3.3 million buildings from Virtual London into Second Life
More amazing work by Digital Urban; read about it HERE and HERE. [youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijFCeFbL6n8]
Virtual Embodiment, and the Quest to Discover What is Real
Dusan Writer posted another very thoughtful entry on his blog (link) about Reflexive Architecture. One of the most defining characteristics of the new virtual frontier is the increasingly blurry boundaries between fields of profession, and I'm excited to see the...
Introducing the Wikitecture Tree (machinima)
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3eWKIJxzyc] A new technology, a new intereface, and a new methodology for collaborative design in Second Life. Theory Shaw (Ryan Schultz) and Keystone Bouchard (Jon Brouchoud). Technology developed in collaboration with...
Phew… Finally, the Official Kick-Off Meeting for Wikitecture 3.0!
Can mass collaboration and collective intelligence improve the quality of architecture and urban planning? We are happy to announce that, Studio Wikitecture will continue to try to tease out this question, via it’s 3rd Wikitecture experiment kicking off officially on...
Gehry Technologies Recruiting in Second Life
During the relatively brief time I've spent in Second Life (its only been 18 months!), I have met some incredibly high caliber architects, designers and engineers from around the world, and I think Gehry Technologies is right on target looking for recruits in Second...
Sagrada Familia, by Antoni Gaudi: Virtual Video & Photo Exhibition on arcspace Island
via the arcspace group in Second Life: "As part of an ongoing involvement with the Sagrada Família Church in Barcelona researchers in SIAL (Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory) lead by Professor Mark Burry are currently working on investigation into Antoni...
Reinventing Virtual Surface
Another fantastic exploration in reflexive architecture, this time from Far Link. His first machinima (well done!) is posted below, and his descriptive post can be found HERE. [youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxqa_v-cEB0]
Re: Reflexive Architecture
Check out this most impressive application of 'Ripple Effect' reflexive architecture, scripted by Adeon Writer. The difference between my original concept and this improvement is that each new avatar is represented by a different color. What a great idea! Adeon has...
Dont’ Agitate the Dots! Metrics + Architecture in Second Life
Thoughts on metrics, architecture and issues of presence in virtual worlds on my other blog @ Clear Night Sky: http://clearnightsky.com/node/388 Dusan Writer follows up with additional thoughts HERE, and HERE.
“Second Life Will Revolutionize Engineering Design” Design News to Cover Second Life
"Design News is breaking new ground as the first engineering publication to recognize the utility of SL for engineering design. We may be responsible for kicking off the CAD revolution our article foretells. It is only very rarely in a career that one is so fortunate...
Collaborative City Planning, Urban Design and Architecture in Second Life – Machinima
Here are two demonstrations of collaboration in Second Life. The first shows how city planners, urban designers or members of the community might use virtual worlds to describe, discuss and even co-create design concepts. The second shows how multiple contributors can...
Design Festival Hamburg Visits Architecture Island
" In the virtual world of Second Life currently a considerable amount of design for buildings and interior design is emerging. Yet there are limits to the capacity for detail. Is this parallel world useful for the development, presentation and sale of design in the...
arcspace Builders Academy
For those of you who need basic SL skills the arcspace Builders Academy, run by Mater Rhodes, will be starting classes in SL Building Systems this month. Mater will be using voice and text. To sign up: Contact Mater Rhodes in SL
Can Virtual Collaboration Win the Open Architecture Challenge? Wikitecture 3.0 is ON it!
There's still plenty of time to join the team! You don't need any architectural experience, just a willingness to collaborate, learn and help people in the world who need it most. You can find a transcript of our first Wikitecture 3.0 project discussion HERE. During...
