by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
All it takes is a catalyst. For the past 48 hours, this empty parcel came to life with a group of designers, architects and artists from around the world, who imprinted this build with their creativity – riffing and building on what others had created, and...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Dust off your prims folks, we’re kicking off a public building jam session on Architecture Island in Second Life, focused on the seed theme ‘Amalgamate’ (to mix or merge as to make a combination; blend; unite’ combine). Head over to...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
This is the first time I’ve made New Year’s predictions, but I so enjoy reading what others predict that I couldn’t resist jotting down a few of my own. In general, I think 2011 is going to be of vital importance to virtual world growth and...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
2010 was a year of growth and advancement for virtual environments, but it was also a time of uncertainty and transition. While I often refer to the metaverse as an open frontier, this year I kept thinking that we were still in a stage of discovery, and had only...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Over the past six months, Draxtor Despres has been carefully documenting the collaborative work of students from Ain Shams University and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles – led by Amr Attia, David Denton, and Kara Bartelt. Drax is partnering...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Architecture Foundation’s “John Edwards Lecture” is designed to bring a global leading architect into conversation with a contemporary from another discipline. Last year, it featured Thom Mayne, Morphosis Architects, and Frédéric Flamand,...
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum, which was recently granted a licensing agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation (and later attained official 501(c)3 non-profit status from the IRS) was served a cease & desist order by lawyers representing the Frank...
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I was given a demo of a project called ‘Canvas,’ by former Linden Lab manager Chris Collins (Tipodean Technologies). After clicking a url he gave me and logging in, I was suddenly standing on Architecture Island (in Second Life) –...
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
The machinima featured above does a great job of showcasing the new ExploreIt! project, opening this weekend (more info about the opening event below!). Santa Barbara City College challenged us to figure out how to leverage the immersive capacity of a virtual...
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
$2,000 is the current bounty for free/open Microsoft Kinect drivers (via Adafruit Industries), which really jarred some memories for me. Whatever happened to ‘Hands Free 3D’ – the “prototypical interface” that enabled the control of...