The SL Agency
After being (somewhat forcefully) immersed in the world of Second Life, I’ve come to appreciate the huge potential that virtual worlds hold. This is why I focused my line of questioning on that very...
View ArticleLucky You, Tattoo!!
On Sunday April 20,2008 I conducted an interview with a business owner in Second Life. Below is the transcript from that interview. I spoke with Cathy Ryder from Ink Blots which is a tattoo parlor...
View ArticleRecent Presentations
While I’m gearing up for another semester of financial accounting, I wanted to share some recent presentations I’ve made and interview given related to Second Life. Last week I had the pleasure to do...
View ArticleFall 2008 Registrations cause a spike in Second LIfe registrations via NMC
It seems as if my fall 2008 class not only caused a spike on the number of avatars coming to Really Engaging Accounting on Teaching 4 in Second Life, but also created a spike in the absolutely...
View ArticleGlasshouse injects 3D representation of data into a virtual world
Cybertech News ran a post reporting on the company GreenPhosphour which is working on bringing 3D data into virtual worlds. They are currently using the tool for drug discovery and development. “Green...
View ArticleSecond Life does Translation
I’ve just finished playing with a new release of the Second Life™ Snow Globe viewer. In this release, chat is translated automatically. The chat translation is not the default though, you need to...
View ArticleSecond Life, What do the Students Think
Image by shornik via Flickr As some might know I’ve been using Second Life in my financial accounting class at the University of Central Florida since the fall 2007 semester. Since that time my class...
View ArticleSL Pro! and Viewer 2.0
Today marks the first day of the SL Pro Conference . It started with a key note by Tom Hale and I’ve recapped some of his major points below. Alluding to the new SL Viewer 2.0, he talked about taking...
View ArticleVisualization of Data
A video showing the almost infinite possibilities for data visualization within Second Life by Alchemy Sims. Visualization of Data, posted with vodpod
View ArticleSecond Life in a Browser
It’s been a while since I’ve had a reason to post and a lot has occurred since my last post including the departure, reemergence and second departure of the founder and CEO Phillip Rosedale. An...
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