[****news flash: jo and drax are on podcast vacation until 10/15 > please enjoy the archives & thx for your support***] our last show before the summer break = we were LIVE celebrating 13 years of our wonderful, gigantic, mad, creative, frustrating, beautiful world… great guests, great exhibits, still up for you to check…
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show #121: leftovers (svvr 2016 part2)
so much fabulous “tape” was found two months after visiting svvr 2016 in san jose: a woman who was married in vr in the 90ties, a 360 video documentarian who went to chernobyl and a lot more. this is the last show before the summer break so here is a full dose of deep thought…
show #119: money money money
finally drax gets educated on money – be it virtual or real! and oh yes: we start with lindex troubles and end with gloebit solutions = an hour full of monetary theory [and solutions!]. enjoy: and links: lindex in trouble [but possibly out of trouble as we go to air!] our guest christopher colosi [formerly…
show #106: the full monty drax
we are going into serious over-time today with an edited version of drax appearance on “the real virtual show” hosted by malia probst, talking sl and how sl is important for the advent of consumer vr… …and we address the recent bans of prominent content creators in sl, with more in depth discussion to follow…
show #89: vr kids
today a look at how vr can help kids with physical disabilities or temporary impairments. fascinating. and more of course. and high fidelity and more…of course: reading desired? here we go: havok engine bought by microsoft hololens dev kit for 3k [us$ not l$ ! ! ! ] tony parisi has a new job and…
show #87: vr in space
jacki morie – head of the ansible project to help astronauts overcome issues of isolation in space – is our guest today. want oculus connect news? next week [with analysis and guests from the ground]! first: transforming human interaction with tech that works right now… read on dear listener: created reality? for real? fb supports 360…
show #84: virtual theatre? yes…and more!
a smorgasbord [is that swedish?] of topics today = a brandnew virtual world that works on all platforms and the world premiere of vr theatre. that and guest kitty witchin on sl advertisement and if it works: reading material: our guest kitty o’toole who loves the arcade for shopaholics the arcade is a must: loz hyde…
show #82: catching up
a new linden lab project and older [yet NOT expired] tape from svvr 2015 are on today’s drax files radio menu. we do hope you enjoy words of wisdom from some bright minds [yes, we mean the guests, not us!] and more to read on the matters discussed below: adele kling remembered project sansar has started from fusion’s patrick…
show #75: hifi
you may have guessed it [from the title i am sure] = we are in a different virtual world this week and as such we have on the show today a gaggle of special guests indeed including one philip rosedale in a sit-down interview conducted at an actual physical location. enjoy an overview of high…
show #69: the young person’s guide to svvr 2015
two days of goggle [NOT just google by any meands] madness in san jose: svvr2015 aka the vrexpo on 40k square meters at the san jose convention center wrapped tuesday night. drax & assistant were there for one day & got a good sense of the state of vr in 2015: if you have the…
show #68: minecraft in the classroom = better than sl?
dear listeners, if you want to go straight to german high school teacher mirek hancl explaining how he uses minecraft to engage 6th to 12th graders, skip to 35:00 in the show. for those who want to know everything about the recent drama regarding second life journalism – please listen straight from the top: after your listening…
show #67: reporting on sl & getting it right!
stories about sl seem to be getting more in depth and nuanced – is the pendulum swinging back towards positive articles after the many-year-long hype backlash? do journalists [again] realize there is more to our world than playing barbie and ken? check out how our guest cecilia d’anastasio got her piece “avatar irl” about a transgender…
show #58: beau hindman has seen it all!
game journalist beau hindman has been in second life since 2004 and knows what he is talking about. that is why we have him, finally! also = gdc is full of head mounted displays and free render engines. good or bad or neutral news for sl/ll? you be the judge: read, watch, listen: – our…
show #52: sl looks good today!
a fab reaffirming show with some second life enthusiasts from madpea games. that is it! enjoy: and now read on to get the gist: – our new sponsor maven homes – get a leap motion by telling us a bad marketing idea from sl [and read all about dragonfly on roadtovr] – news from daily…
show #51: vr goes mainstream?
we are back, happy new year, it is 2015 indeed – possibly the year of vr going big & our first show features ben lang from the road to vr blog about what is hot and not straight from ces in las vegas, yeah baby: and more to read and watch while you listen and/or…
show #49: cubey is back
this is the show for the n00b vr enthusiast: if you like to build the vr metaverse of the future, listen carefully to resident, entrepreneur and former linden lab employee cubey terra who is back in the largest user-created virtual world to…well: create some more stuff: additional reading/viewing material: – something BIG gonna happen with sl…
show #46: unter den lindens
drax went to linden lab hq in san francisco [because you know they are still the s*** in virtual worlds] and saw the light. or did he? what does the above sentence even mean? take a listen and hear straight from lindens, passionate lindens, who love to make the [digital] world a better place: and…
show #42: been there, done that!
a second life charter member & a vr kid go into a virtual bar…allright: no lame jokes, because we do have a great show today, with leap motion cto david holz and the king of virtual landscaping, kriss lehmann. plus dk2, berlin, terry gilliam and of course the usual communist propaganda. enjoy: read on folks, read on: – awesome above thumbnail…
show #41: confessions of a lifer
on the show today we have a well-known and smart 10 year old: salazar jack aka justin esparza has been active in second life for a decade now and he knows a thing or two about what worked and what did not in a user-centric vw. lindens – are you listening? plus: dennis harper from…
show #39: argyle alligator
we have a new addition to the second life community: it is a tiny alligator from florida who engages in guerilla [or is it gorilla?] reporting on the ground all across the grid and he seems to capture the core of sl culture with his respectful questioning. or does he? we examine the man. plus a…
show #22: anthropology in virtual worlds
welcome to the off-season set of shows [yes we ARE on vacation!]: pre-recorded interviews with fascinating newsmakers from all over the virtual reality map. we are starting this friday with tom boellstorff, professor of anthropology at uc irvine and author of many books including “coming of age in second life”. enjoy a great discussion on issues of “real” relevance…
show #20: svvr [part 1: all vr’ed out!]
drax teleported into the very first silicon valley virtual reality conference and expo for a few hours while jo studied keynote speakers and panel discussions from afar: oh yes, the vr resurgence is in full swing & linden labbers were walking amongst the crowd of young enthusiasts, gently reminding them = there is a WORLD out…
show #12: the proprietary metaverse?
yes we most certainly are discussing the facebook/oculus deal however maria korolov from hypergrid business is also in the house. she gives us a fab history lesson [AND advice for the future ] in regards to open source worlds and leadership in digital platforms [is linden lab listening?]. this big hour is filled to the brink,…
show #9: SL GO
SL GO [by onlive] renders sl in the cloud in the most beautiful way for tablets, old laptops and every TV on the planet plus: we give-away a leap motion! what more do you want? perhaps coffee for us$ 1,50? ok then, here ya go: now on to contextual links: – strawberry on sl go…
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