by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
Just for fun, I made this machinima of one of the more popular posts I wrote on my personal blog earlier this year, found here. Feel free to remix it!
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
The United States Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs invites you to attend: “Architectural Design and International Collaboration in Virtual Worlds.” The panel will discuss how architects utilize virtual technologies for international development partnerships. Panelists from various countries will explore the efficiency of virtual worlds and shared 3D design platforms as environments conducive to cross-cultural collaboration.
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
Visiting an architectural masterpiece, or touring a building we helped design, is one of the many great rewards of architectural study and practice. Yet even if we think of ‘architecture’ as a rich, experiential, and tangible phenomenon, the daily...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Realxtend continues to innovate, as reported by Jani Pirkola at maxping: “The virtual earth has been flat. Now that is about to change. Is it going to be a ball? Yes, but not as you would think! realXtend surprises us by defining a new model where the avatars...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
For all of you early adopters out there, this new report from ThinkBalm is definitely worth a read. If rich, immersive, 3D, virtual environments “The core question we set out to answer is, “How are early adopters overcoming barriers to adoption of immersive...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
This Second Life event should be a pretty interesting, held October 2nd at 12 PM PDT, 21:00 PM CEDT, at this slurl. It will be moderated by Roy Philbin from Second Interest, and features the following panel: Kirsten Kiser, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of arcspace.com...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
If you’re curious about how the OpenSim platform might be useful in your art, architecture or design related projects, we will be holding an informal open house this Wednesday, September 23rd at 9am PDT on the Architecture Islands grid. Here is the event’s...
by Jon Brouchoud | May 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
On Friday, May 22nd at 11am PDT (18.00 GMT), we will be hosting a discussion on Architecture Island in Second Life, called “The Learning Curve for Architectural Education in Virtual Worlds” as part of this year’s WIAOC 2009 conference this SLurl....
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Sergio Palleroni, from the BaSiC Initiative, talks with Phil Bernstein, VP Autodesk about the value of using virtual worlds, and its future potential as a means of organizing satellite offices, and enabling communities to participate in discussions and forums. He also...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity, visits ‘the Virtual Porchdog,’ a replica of a hurricane relief project. Here are two videos, one of his virtual presentation, and the other showing construction progress on the virtual...