by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
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 =...
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 20, 2007 | Uncategorized
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! ...
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
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.
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
“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...
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
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...
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
” 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...
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
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...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 26, 2007 | Uncategorized
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...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
After tallying the results, the consensus for the best time to meet is: Tuesday, September 25th @ 9:00am PST/SLT. Here is the slurl link to the ‘Studio Wikitecture’ parcel in Second Life. Although kick-off is not until Oct. 15th, we wanted to hold an early meeting to...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
If Terry Beaubois (Tab Scott in SL) keeps this up, I’m going to have to dedicate a regular column just for covering his work! Check out ‘Learning Architecture in a Virtual World.’ Well...