by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 27, 2007 | Uncategorized
[youtube = http://youtube.com/watch?v=LlfpACg_lww] From the official Second Life wiki, revealing the formerly secret ‘sculpted prims’… “We provide an exporter for Maya, and hopefully exporters for 3ds Max, Blender, and ZBrush will be available...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 27, 2007 | Uncategorized
This has been a truly amazing phenomenon to witness (screenshots here HERE, Theory’s Wikitecture protocol HERE). Through the revisions, additions and edits of at least 11 different contributors and several phases of schematic evolution, it seems to have found a...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 26, 2007 | Uncategorized
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KboWvZ9PLc] Machinima showing Cameron Sinclair and John Gage discussing virtual collaboration and Open Architecture Network in Second Life. Sponsored by Sun Professional Services, coordinated by Clear Ink, machinima by Kiwini...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 25, 2007 | Uncategorized
[youtube = http://youtube.com/watch?v=zCl7BT4quCU] During today’s downtime, I spent some time on the beta grid experimenting with RenderGlow per Torley’s suggestion. The gradient shading was done with textures, but the glow helps add some depth....
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 25, 2007 | Uncategorized
Join Simran Sethi, host of “The Green” on the Sundance Channel, in Second Life for weekly discussion forums on environmental issues and solutions. Topic: BUILD – How can we “green” our own homes? Where: “The Green” forum takes...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 24, 2007 | Uncategorized
Cameron Sinclair, 2006 TED Prize winner, Executive Director of Architecture for Humanity, co-editor of the book ‘Design Like You Give A Damn’ and contributing writer for Worldchanging.com will be joined by Sun Microsystems founder John Gage in a live audio...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 23, 2007 | Uncategorized
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwzGOSa22aY] As a contribution to Architecture for Humanity’s Open Architecture Network, I built this virtual model on Architecture Island (SLurl). Real-life construction of the Porchdog home is part of Architecture...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
Following up on the premise of the ‘Virtual Architecture as the Ultimate Green’ concept, I wrote some additional thoughts in a comment to a thread on the sustainability or ecological footprint of virtual worlds over at Clickable Culture, pasted below...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
[Update: 9am morning session transcript posted HERE. Reminder: the next session will be held at 6pm SL-time 4/19/07.] Can Architects (or designers in general) design a building collectively? The ‘RL Architects in SL’ group would like your help in trying to answer this...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
Here is a Second Life classic. Previously covered here and here, with video posted here. Visited it in SL here. Given its RL Architectural nature, I think Octal Kahn’s reconstruction of Gregory Ain’s Mar Vista Residence deserves a place on The Arch. Photos...
