by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
If you can’t tell, I was more than a little nervous, and couldn’t quite shake my midwestern accent! =) Many thanks to Henrik Bennetsen, Stanford University and everyone who helped make Metaverse U so successful (see more videos HERE). We did receive a lot...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
I tried to snag a few teaser screenshots for this post, but I don’t think they really convey the quality of this build the way a personal visit would. You’ll just have to go see it for yourself! Here’s the release: You are cordially invited to the...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
Still the same content, just moved a bit to the west… http://slurl.com/secondlife/architecture/189/112/601/?title=Gallery%20of%20Reflexive%20Architecture
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
We’ve been wondering lately – in terms of public virtual worlds, which will be more robust and populous in 5 years, mirror world replication of our real life environment or fantasy-based environments? Should Second Life developers, or even Linden Lab...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
Thursday, March 20th at 5pm SLT (PDT) at Life 2.0 (registration is free HERE) We will be discussing municipal public works applications in use or being developed within Second Life, followed by a lively discussion about the possible uses of Second Life for city and...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
If you happen to be in the Chicago area, Ryan and I will be at the Illinois Institute of Technology on Tuesday, April 1st (6pm Central) talking about Wikitecture, and how virtual worlds and web 2.0 will revolutionize the architecture industry. If you can’t make...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
Does anyone remember the Society for Virtual Architecture? I sure do. I loved it. I was lucky enough to find my way to a meeting on my very first day in Second Life. I was in the midst of building this hideous replica of a real life project I was working on at the...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
I just wanted to thank all the contributors on the OAN Nepal Challenge for all their hard work and dedication over the last couple months. The following images are of the final boards submitted to the OAN project site (larger images here). You can be your own judge,...
by Jon Brouchoud | Feb 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’m sincerely honored to have been invited to jury this most exciting competition! I know firsthand how exhilarating it can be to work on a project like this in Second Life, especially given the collaborative nature they’re inviting. This is an absolutely...
by Jon Brouchoud | Feb 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNKoP_-eAUc] Hats off to the folks at AI Design Studio. Not only because they have been working so hard to develop an AutoCAD import tool for Second Life, but also because they make such entertaining machinima promotional...