Parcels available on Architecture Island
A 12,000 square meter parcel is available on Architecture Island in Second Life. You will have access to the Architecture Island auditorium, presentation and classroom space, and the ability to post information about your work to the Architecture in Virtual Worlds...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27
Microsoft’s Avatar Generator for Virtual Environments to Inject a Degree of Reality into Appearance https://archvirtual.com/?p=2016 # Awesome holiday Unity build: http://skive.co.uk/xmas/ @edpredator #unity3d # Powered by Twitter...Microsoft’s Avatar Generator for Virtual Environments to Inject a Degree of Reality into Appearance
Following Friday’s “Microsoft Bing and Virtual Earth” post, I wanted to add a bit from Virtual Worlds News, which discovered that Microsoft may be “exploring ways to make Xbox Live avatars more like their users.” citing their...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20
@BostonDave: I would love a 3DVIA Scenes invite! # @matthewwest – would love a 3DVIA Scenes invite – I’m Keystone1111 – Thanks in advance! # Microsoft Bing and Virtual Earth to include avatar-based interaction with real time chat?...Virtual Worlds as Green Workplaces: US Department of State Hosted Discussion
The US Department of State hosted another panel discussion in Second Life this month, digging into a topic I think has great potential – ‘Virtual Worlds as Green Workplaces.’ Here is yet another outstanding machinima by Draxtor Despres, covering...Microsoft Bing and Virtual Earth could soon have avatar-based interaction with real time chat, through Dessault’s new 3DVia ‘Scenes’ – Seeking Beta Testers
I think the above video gets most interesting (to me anyway) about 2:06 in, proving that 3DVIA ‘Scenes’ appears to take the integration of immersive, avatar-based, shared experiences seriously – even including realtime chat and geo-specific...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13
I encourage everyone to visit Twinity, but the app is so huge! (ditto Blue Mars) I’ve been downloading an update for 2 hours now # Has anyone tried Unity (Unity3D) for architectural visualization, or an architecture-related installation? # When worlds collide...When worlds collide – MMO’s, game development platforms and the built environment
The barrier to entry just keeps getting lower for for architects, engineers and construction professionals to further employ MMO (massively, multi-player, online) environments in design collaboration, education, visualization and architectural discourse. Here are a few bits and pieces of the puzzle that I’m keeping an eye on.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29
A stunning piece by Dan Pinchbeck and Jessica Curry, recently performed at the Royal Opera House: http://blip.tv/file/2908726/ # Powered by Twitter Tools.