show #83: perspective

show #83 today with our guest roblemVR we ponder the state of vr in the context of sl plus interviews with castAR founders jeri elsworth & rick johnson. and more [of course!]: read on fellow enthusiast, read on now: sponsor bright canopy is ready to open doors super giveaway [UPDATE: it is GONE = only white/black…

show #72: talkin’ bout virtual money with chris [rerun]

while drax is digesting his experiences at augmented world expo and jo enjoys the 6th anniversary of 1920’s berlin, let’s listen to christopher colosi [formerly of linden lab under the colossus name] explain his take on virtual currency world domination via his new startup gloebit: this interview first aired on show #40, good discussion going on in…

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 #44: what about belgium?

oh what a special guest today =  jaimy hancroft – super talented designer and business woman in sl, where she actively shapes the world that we love so much. and she does that all the while living in tiny tiny rl belgium! enjoy: – an fb group for sl folks who don’t go into sl –…

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 #34: is sl vr? [rerun interview with ben lang]

one more rerun before season 2 starts, folks! a conversation with ben lang from the roadtovr blog centering around the question if one can be  truly immersed in secondlife or not. enjoy and discuss: now read/watch [before you comment]: – mona eberhardt’s post about refocusing the vr debate –  our sponsor leaps into vr but…

show #15: reconnecting with education

i am sure we can all agree that education in virtual worlds – the immersion into science, art and/or history – is one of the most important “unique affordances” of second life [and other such platforms]. only natural then for the new regime at linden lab to emphasize their eagerness to embrace the diverse community…

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 #4: the sky is falling….

the party is over and the sky is falling: cloud party was absorbed by yahoo & rod humble left a certain building on battery street in sf for the very last time… is this the end? or is this just the beginning of the resurgence of virtual worlds? well, we have one hour of audio for…