Entries Tagged as ‘support’

October 18, 2009

International Architecture is Here

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 [...]

November 21, 2008

Essentials of Virtual Community Building

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 [...]

January 29, 2008

Virtual Civics

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 [...]

December 21, 2007

Madre Grande, part 1

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 [...]