Is it possible to be efficient as both a local and global creator? Virtual vocations create an opportunity for international collaboration that is unparalleled — have we learned to work efficiently together across boundaries?
International Architecture
The architects of today’s International Architecture in Virtual Worlds panel hosted by the US Department of State in Second Life explored [...]
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No matter who you are, where you come from or what challenges you are hitting right now, there are a few things we all share in common. We need a few basic things: food, water and shelter are followed by education and communication with others who share our experiences. Deep down we want to bond [...]
I love building new worlds; it is the most provocative challenge for a mixed media artist in today’s horizon.
Community building in virtual space has risen to the level of an art form with the advent of multiplayer worlds with real world challenges embedded within our games. We have learned to move beyond the screen [...]
Posted a new video today from the MacArthur Foundation events in Second Life on Virtual Civic Liberties with legal professor Jack Balkin speaking with Jonathan Fanton. Hosted by USC with Global Kids, filmed by yours truly.
The post-event discussion on the practicality of these discussions for growing future communities was fruitful [...]
It’s been two weeks now and I’m still not sure how to talk about the AMO trip to Madre Grande in Dulzura, CA. For those of you who haven’t followed our work, Amoration team members have been heading down to MG since 2004 for meditation retreats and art/music gatherings at this theosophical monastery [...]
