Mark Wallace of 3pointD asks in a recent post: “Is there anyone out there who’d be interested in attending another 3pointD Think Tank on this subject (wikitecture)? My goal would be to get the original participants in the ARCH discussion in touch with some...
If anyone has an idea for an idea for a post that fits the concentration of this blog, or a meeting idea for the RL Architects group in Second Life, I would love to hear from you! I would like to start decentralizing this blog, and the group, and would love to include...
In addition to the ‘RL Architects in Second Life’ groups that I strongly encourage everyone to join, there are some new Second Life architecture groups to keep and eye on! The ‘SLSA members’ which relates to the ‘Second Life School of...
[update…transcript posted] Tom Portante will be giving a presentation about lessons he has learned through 20 years of experience with online communities today at 2:00 SL-time. During the last Community Development presentation, we heard Lys Ware of Stanford...
If I had to isolate the most commonly held concern real life architects have with building their projects in Second Life, it’s that the building tools are too limiting. They claim that realistic architecture is difficult, or even impossible to achieve using the...
Palladio’s Villa Venete, by Alfredo Desideri is now under construction on Architecture Island. Alfredo started his Second Life explorations through a Palladianesque installation (still rezzed on the island), and a tiny replica. The model shown here is still...
Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye, by Anton Brody is one to keep an eye on. The build already looks very promising. Given his careful attention to detail, and deep concern for historical accuracy, it should have been no surprise that Anton started working in Second...
I’ve posted a transcript is posted on a Page on the left column. It was quite an interesting, and productive conversation! Every time we meet like this, I’m reminded that we really should be having more meetings! I’ll add a few thoughts on the...
Thursday, February 15: 6:30 pm SL-Time in the RL Architects gathering space HERE. (Map ‘The Homestead’ in SL) First, a welcome to new members of the group! Newbie real life architects from around the world are showing up in Second Life on an almost daily...
