News From Arch Virtual
The latest in architectural visualization and virtual reality application development.
Virtual Mies
This machinima is weak, but I wanted to quickly document some of the progress being made on Architecture Island (better machinima will follow as the site evolves). Designer Dingson is installing Mies Van der Rohe's 'Farnsworth House' (SL build by Maximillian Milos,...
Sunbelt Software
Via Gwyneth Llewelyn "Developed by Beta Technologies for Sunbelt Software, this building is inspired by the real building standing in Clearwater, Florida. It's one of the areas in a private island designed to support Sunbelt Software's own user community (30,000 users...
Architecture Island: Land Available for Rent
Are you an architect or student of architecture that would like some land to start building your projects and architectural experiements? The Homestead (AKA Architecture Island) is an architectural incubator being used by RL architects from all around the world. The...
The Architecture of Wine
You can bet I'll be posting more about the architecture of simVineyard, by Chip Poutine of Virtual Suburbia. But until then, keep an eye on their project blog HERE.
Centre for Digital Media: The Future Education of a Virtual Architect
Below is an outstanding piece of architectural machinima showing the construction and design methodology behind Scope Cleaver's remarkable build for the Masters of Digital Media. Scope designed this build based on Architectural illustrations of their soon-to-be...
Autodesk + Second Life: Part 2
Last December, I wrote about our Second Life presentation during Autodesk CEO Carl Bass' keynote presentation in Vegas. LINK I found THIS news to be particularly exciting, especially since my quest to pursue architecture in the metaverse brought me to Clear ink,...
Architecture on the Double
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7bXu2ozXo0] Many thanks to Selma Serrerier, Ace Albion and Dahlia Trimble for collaborating on the creation of this piece.
Architecture in Motion
[youtube= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KruzH82Z2qQ] I've been working on this piece of machinima for the past few days in an attempt to summarize my progress to-date with using Second Life as a professional tool. Given the steep learning curve for newcomers to this...
House Call
Slideshow HERE While colleagues, friends, family members and even fellow avatars may question my sanity for transitioning from a real-world architectural practice into virtual architecture, I felt reasonably assured I had made the right decision when I was assigned...
1 for the Record, and Architecture Sucks!
Required reading for anyone interested in virtual architecture: HERE via Tab Scott HERE via wu-had
Architectuur in Second Life: Dedato of Amsterdam
Click HERE to View Slideshow This afternoon I had a chance to catch up with RL Architects member Rakeem Buaku, an avatar representing Dedato, an architecture studio from Amsterdam. Rakeem is building a model of his studio's new headquarters inside of Second Life, and...
IBM Architect Jessica Quin Visits Society for Virtual Architecture
Today at 4:00 PM SL-Time, the Society for Virtual Architecture will be hosting a presentation by Jessica Quin, IBM's Second Life Architect. Landmark HERE.
Architektur und Digitale Spiele
This series of 3 volumes called 'second life architecture' is impressive! The machinimatography (especially in Volume 1) conjures quite a compelling and fluid perspective that isn't easily percieved first-hand when inside of Second Life. I sincerely hope they continue...
More Foundations Screenshots
Posted more screenshots from last night's meeting HERE. I missed snaps of a few of the tours while trying to keep up with the chat stream. If anyone has ones I'm missing, please email them to me at jbrouchoud(at)sbcglobal.net Thanks!
Second Life Foundations
The Second Life Foundations meeting last night in Tinta Verde turned out to be a truly enlightening discussion. Seasoned builders and architects shared some of the latest building tips and techniques with each other, and with those who were just starting out. We also...
Second Life + Autodesk: Machinima Podcast
Zarf Woodward (Brian Mathews) and Collaboration Source (Jonathan Knowles) podcast from Autodesk Island in Second Life. Check it out HERE
