I'm hard of hearing, as I've said before. Whilst I can hear, at least a bit, if I concentrate on voice without lipreading I can manage about 5 minutes before I get a headache. Given I'm prone to migraines as well, I'm not so keen on this. Over the last week I've been on the periphery of two voice only events - I use the term advisedly.
The first was after a class where a group of people gathered and chatted in voice. Until one of them IMed me to tell me that was what was happening I really didn't have a clue. Since I can't hear what they're saying, I was instantly, albeit briefly, totally excluded. The second was a presentation at NMC. In all fairness to the NMC people they found me a transcriber with almost no notice and I managed to follow what was going on pretty well. Kudos, and many thanks, for both looking and stepping up to do the job at no notice to all those involved.
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Hard of hearing experience of the "wonderful" new voice grid.
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Thinkerer Announces Challenge to Develop Metaverse Tools That Benefit Real Life
A group of residents gathered under the umbrella of Thinkerer Studios have announced yesterday at the NMC Symposium the search for a creative collaboration project that positively impacts real life. The prize consists of 30,000 Linden dollars and a fully paid parcel of land for a year (no mention of how large). Thinkerer Studios promises free promotion in both the virtual and real worlds for the winning entry.
To learn all the details, check out the official note or contact Thinkerer Melville.
NMC Symposium Fosters Creativity by Empowering Participants with Knowledge
The NMC Symposium on creativity continues steadily through this week's schedule. The conference demonstrates that the "medium is the message" by developing an open learning environment within the participating community. The key lies in instructing attendees on the tools they need to empower their own innovative ideas. To achieve their goal, NMC makes use of their professional organizational methods and top-notch educational material, both in "print" and in the form of incredible workshop leaders.
To explore the attitudes, attendee stories, and daily events, I highly encourage you to read the symposium collaborative blog at Creating Pandora's Box. CEO Larry Pixel set the tone of the conference with a compelling speech on why creativity matters, which is now available online.
Read on to see which pieces of the puzzle may have contributed to a positive reaction .
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Artist DanCoyote Antonelli Redefines Space and Immersive Art
What do you call the kind of art that cannot be captured in photographs and even machinima falls short somehow? It can only be unique and visionary.
I have only words of praise for DanCoyote Antonelli's sim-wide installation on Arts and Letters opening today at 6 pm SLT. Second Life is full of beautiful and interesting art exhibits, but DanCoyote (DC Spensley in real life) has taken his insights into the virtual space to a ground-breaking level.
Continue reading on for a sneak peak before the opening and some tips for a better experience!
I have only words of praise for DanCoyote Antonelli's sim-wide installation on Arts and Letters opening today at 6 pm SLT. Second Life is full of beautiful and interesting art exhibits, but DanCoyote (DC Spensley in real life) has taken his insights into the virtual space to a ground-breaking level.
Continue reading on for a sneak peak before the opening and some tips for a better experience!
Continue reading Artist DanCoyote Antonelli Redefines Space and Immersive Art
NMC Creativity Symposium Kicks Off on a High Note
The NMC symposium on creativity kicked off today at 2 PM Second Life time, with nearly 100 avatars present and about 150 avatars signed up. Considering that the virtual conference is one week long and registration was charged, this is quite impressive.
The art displays organized by Tayzia Abattoir and Ravenelle Zugzwang will be present and provided free throughout SLCC. For those interested, the live performance by DanCoyote Antonelli and the amazing ZeroG dancers is also
If you've never seen the ZeroG dancers, this is something not to be missed! Get to the event spot early on Arts and Letters, shows are limited to 30 avatars. To learn more about it check out the Second Life Art News blog or the YouTube video of one of the performances.
Coming soon: more about the wonderful events and content that keep everyone busy at this meeting!
NMC Presents a Week-Long Symposium on Creativity
Starting this Sunday, August 12, NMC launches a fascinating new symposium discussing creativity and education in the virtual space. By the looks of things, this is a very serious conference, charging entrance fees and asking people to register early. The event will contain six different components that search to dissect the issues at hand through a six-day schedule. The structure includes (from NMC):
- Studio Sessions - self-paced, hands-on studio sessions in machinima, fashion, sculpture/modeling, and virtual photography with access to expert instructors;
- Breakout Sessions - highly interactive 90-minute sessions on topics like basic and advanced building concepts, avatar design, scripting, machinima, photography, creative teaching techniques, and more;
- Featured Sessions - keynotes, panel discussions, tours;
- Learning Exposition - a showcase of easy-to-learn techniques, links to educational sites, and video learning;
- Parade of Sims - a set of tours led by the people who built and created some of the most sophisticated islands in Second Life;
- Social and Arts Events - a special series of exhibitions and performances, including DanCoyote and his talented ZeroG dancers
NMC Virtual Worlds supports education
The New Media Consortium has started a new program called NMC Virtual Worlds. The mission of NMC Virtual Worlds is to provide support services to education and training organizations who are starting up their own presence within Second Life.
More importantly NMC Virtual Worlds services are being offered pro bono. So, if your University is looking to create a Second Life presence (and lets face it Second Life is the new status symbol for a university) you can contact NMC and they will help you set up in world . NMC Virtual Worlds may be the missing link between Second Life being an interesting feature of a relatively small number of forward thinking Universities to Second Life presences being as common place as a University website. [Thanks: Larry Pixel]
