a long and in depth discussion about avatar representation and its implications in educating folks using a virtual world, how does this reverberate outside in the real world and why do these environments like second life not lose any validity in education just because we now have head-mounted displays sold at every best buy? all…
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show #128: vr in germany [part2: mirek hancl]
dear listeners: as we are struggling to unplug from a world where trump is president-elect enjoy great food for thought from an inspiring educator who is not afraid of tech in the classroom: read on now: this is not a vr simulation: trump really is president and it is not palmer luckey’s fault [alone] This isn't…
show #127: vr in germany [part1: cospaces]
yes there is a vr startup in good ol’ germany [maybe even more than one?] and we visited their hq in munich. interesting to note that far away from silicon valley we find a ethos that is very reminiscent of the early second life promise… [btw if this topic is not enough sl = at…
show #122: sl13b [and then we on vacation!]
[****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…
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 #107: your memory on open sim
a show about open sim = yes we can & it is scientific to the max! but we most certainly address recent revelations about project sansar and the bans of content creators in sl. enjoy: reading stuffs below: syrian refugees are greeted by furries [no: not luskwood = canadia ;)] our sponsor dutchie [just came…
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 #103: project bento
we are back with weekly shows that feature jo and a healthy balance of vr and sl [and more!]. today? all about flying pigs and new skeletons [out of the closet!] = enjoy: and now read and watch and smile: our guests aki shichiroji, medhue simoni and mahadma amazon lumberyard – a competitor for sansar?…
show #99: a young reporter’s tale of vr
possibly the shortest show ever [due to holiday madness], nonetheless a killer exclusive = a next gen reporter talking with vr luminaries about next gen tech and all that in bite sized chunks for very low attention span consumers of the program [still longer than your average vine i am sorry…]: read on dear listener: everything…
show #97: lab chat response
a brief show in response to the emotionally charged comment threads which started after the first lab chat broadcast…who would have expected that a few were of the nasty kind? enjoy out post mortem analysis: and just handful of links this week as we are out the door already: ciaran laval is writing on the…
show #96: remix the preview?
it is a tough situation in drax files land: holidays in the us, jo drunk from her lab chat success and drax on the way to scotland….hence = short and sweet show with isla gealach give-away prior to finished mini documentary: and that is it for the show, stay tuned for next week, finally nicco reggente…
show #94: what happened in dublin…
back from the dublin web summit, where vr was just one tiny portion of this gigantic and [for exhibitors] pricey pitch-fest. while many “solutions” of the alpha crowd seem anachronistic and in the worst case bizarre, there were fabulous panels, great guinness and free wifi on the public bus. there was also, ebbe linden, a…
show #91: celia pearce on everything!!
celia pearce teaches game design and game history, she is a pirate in second life, wrote books on play and digital communities & of course co-founded the indiecade festival which is going on in los angeles right as we are posting this very show. enjoy a candid conversation with an important thinker in the space of…
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 #81: sansar anxiety
season 3 of the podcast is here and the next generation virtual world linden lab is building [working title “project sansar”] may or may not cause anxiety in second life users. our panel discusses emotions and speculates about the future of the metaverse. enjoy: sponsor spotlight: cube republic makes fabulous thingies the [infamous?] qz article that…
show 80: minecraft [rerun]
a great conversation with teacher mirek hancl who uses minecraft in the classroom. that success could have belonged to sl we think, but why is mc so successful in edu circles? enjoy this last rerun before season 3 hits the aggregators: – mirek hancl teaches minecraft [he appears in “virtualize it!” from spiegel tv] – binnen…
show 79: harry potter in sl vr [rerun]
last rerun before season 3 hits the drax files radio hour & jo yardley will be back. today a conversation with about mischief managed, a harry potter roleplaying operation in second life. enjoy: – our new sponsors from avazines – they also have brightmetallic and toxic candy in their portfolio… – our featured guests corwin lacourte…
show #76: tom
a new experiment on today’s show: we are sharing the raw material which will result in a [hopefully] compelling mini documentary video about digital ethnographer tom boellstorff. enjoy: and read on: – tom interviewed on geelab: – crazy #immersiveDrax meme – started by loki eliot from the original pic….. ….he made this one: Could not help…
show #74: happy birthday second life
happy birthday second life: 12 years old & counting while old vw rivals are littering the side of the road. but it is a new day with new competition [and a next gen vw in the works] so we have danger linden, senior director of product & troy linden, senior producer on the show to…
show #70: all about vw therapy [rerun]
our guest [licensed marriage and family therapist]tammy fletcher aka avalon birke in sl dispels some myths about providing counseling services in virtual worlds. fascinating: we hope you enjoyed the show, more on tammy’s rl operation is here. while drax files radio is on summer mode – make sure to read the relevant blogs linked here to…
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 #65: brooke makes marketplace
brooke linden is a senior producer at linden lab and oversees all things marketplace, the amazon/etsy of virtual goods & services for second life. a website that delivers items to the tune of several million US$ into the hands of avatars all over the grid every day. enjoy the show: and now read on if you…
show #64: pathfinder
john “pathfinder” lester formerly linden was creating communities for people with disabilities at harvard medical school when 3d persistent virtual worlds and vr headsets were still a dream and/or simply way to expensive to ever get into the hands of the average user. in the early days at the lab he was instrumental in explaining a concept…
show #61: ranting with niran
everyone can create an sl viewer and niran actually did it: a young self-taught german furry and tinkerer sprung into action indeed. so behold, because today: the man behind black dragon! want to read? below please: – ready player one to be directed by steven spielberg – but when checked today = no more ready…
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 #54: freedom
we know that a creative virtual world like second life is empowering but jj zinfanwe from the university of australia will tell us today how special sl is for people with disabilities or chronic illness. all that plus xiola linden on why she loves to manage virtual communities: want more context? click the linx below: – ll…
show #53: kaya’s passion
kaya angel is a well-known and respected content creator in second life. his recent video where he shares his passion for creation and community is a great testament for the uniqueness of a user-empowering virtual world. jo is not in the house today so i was able to talk with kaya for 40+ minutes about…
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 #50: dmca
our 50th anniversary has tracy redangel and kitty o’toole discussing legal matters with us & fatima mekkaoui tells us her stories imvu. fascinating: now on to more reading if you will: – firestorm is on sl go and sl go can enter multiple grids – congrats to rob [who are you though?] for winning a leap…
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 #48: always in season
what a show: if you like to hear filmmaker jackie olive explain why for her documentary about the horrific history of lynching of african-americans in the united states second life is the perfect companion environment, fast forward to 20:35 and get into it. fascinating stuff all around: read on friends: – always in season documentary…
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 #45: the good old days
a show full of oldbies today, talking about the rich media landscape in second life ca 2005-2009, led by – in the print section – the intrepid publishing and reporting team at the metaverse messenger. enjoy & get some perspective, my dear n00bs: and now please read on for more: – a sl griefing video gets…
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 #40: chris, the money guy!
christopher colosi was once the ben bernanke of the virtual universe second life, setting policy, dealing with land barons and guiding a team that handles a 500 million us$ annual economy. now he is back with gloebit, a digital currency platform, ready to facilitate any [virtual] goods and services transaction. a fascinating conversation about “real” vs….
show #37 virtual therapy?
is a virtual world able to provide help in the event of a crises, a psychological crises? can psychotherapy work in second life, with all the anonymity and lack of “face-to-face” communication? we discuss today with our guest dr. tammy fletcher the possibilities and pitfalls of virtual therapy. she ran the “wellness island” in-world between…
show #36: virtual harlem
a fascinating conversation with bryan carter, the mind behind virtual harlem, about identity and ethnicity in virtual reality, about time travel, immersive education and generally about where the train is headed: and here are links – as per usual – for your further investigating pleasure: – net neutrality: – microsoft buys minecraft [and not second life?]…
show #33: tony parisi…again [because he is that good!] [rerun]
just as i finished putting the show together, guest tony parisi informed us that he has joined philip rosedale’s high fidelity virtual world venture as advisor. indeed perfect timing to replay the interview with tony from episode 26! enjoy & let us know in comments = who should control the metaverse of the future? philip, tony…
show #31: esteban [rerun]
esteban winsmore [aka charliezzz] owns most of second life [according to himself that is] & henceforth claims the right to crash any event, live in every house and/or repossess every business in our beloved virtual world. today: rerun of a conversation with the controversial man/figure/entity. enjoy & discuss: more linkage to explore below: – esteban’s youtube…
show #29: terms, terms, terms AGAIN [rerun]
linden lab has updated its controversial terms of service while we are on summer break and therefore we are running again an extensive interview with artist and activist richard a. goldberg. enjoy and join the discussion: for the most current news on the tos issue [until we are back with weekly live-to-tape shows] please check…
show #28: lunch with a lifer [part 1: stefan weiss]
muenchen is a popular tourist spot in real life and in second life it too has been thriving albeit only since 2007 and not 1158. the capital of bavaria in the virtual world is a lovingly put together group of sims. it recreates not only the landmark buildings around the historic marienplatz center but through events…
show #27 [rerun]: pamela ain’t buying the hype!
on behalf of myself and jo i apologize: we are aware that everyone is expecting an interview with dr.jacki morie today about past present and future of vr, but things during this summer hiatus of our beloved podcast have been crazy busy to say the least… the interview with jacki is in the can but there is simply no…
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 #21: svvr [part 2: lindens with goggles]
lindens were spotted [above l to r: ed mason, gamefacelabs, voidpointer, catalyst]at the recent svvr con/expo. most certainly they were dragged in front of a mic and they had a lot to say about the recent vr resurgence + goggles + redefining the sl narrative! enjoy the show: yes, this is indeed our last live [to…
show #18: lindens are people too! [part 3]
you wanted more linden interviews and what are we going to present this week? yes exactly: a conversation with a linden who enjoys quality tv shows like “macgyver”! plus race-car driving sl pioneers…. ….and of course karl krantz who is tirelessly educating vr youngsters about a little known [albeit vast] digital universe: more reading material to deepen…
show #14: philip > there thou art!
you guessed it: this show is all about mr.rosedale aka philip [formerly] linden and what he has been up to since going back to creating worlds. there is indeed a LOT of new shiny stuff to talk about. listen and learn: and now read some more: – leap motion giveaway [leave us a message on skype draxfiles…
show #11: the road to vr
you guessed it: jo and i were not invited to game dev con in sf. so unfair… …however: ben lang from the “roadtovr” blog spend some quality virtual time with us and shared his vast knowledge on everything vr hardware. enjoy the show: and relevant links below: – bill may visits me in rl &…
show #10: oculus!!!
friends: time for oculus rift demo roller-coasters and tiny little tuscany replicas to move aside coz….. “they may have the goggles but WE got the world!” [i am printing a shirt with that slogan RIGHT now while waiting for my loaner oculus to be shipped from maine!] yes it is true: oculus integration into sl is…
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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