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…
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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 #38: nothing but oculus!
sorry folks but we will talk second life and dk2 today & then we move on to oculus connect and crescent bay. that is it. oh wait: no, we also talk how to tackle sl messaging in the age of vr resurgence and teleporting in 4d. intrigued? well then, have a listen: good show? we…
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 #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 #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 #30: cyberith…
the future of full immersion into virtual reality/worlds will have to include a way to explore digital spaces by walking, running and jumping. in other words: using more than your vision! even adolescent males, securely confined into their mom’s basement – gaming the day away – intuitively know that moving around a bit more is not a bad idea….
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 #25: sl11b
what a week [again]: ll announces a new virtual world is in the works while second life turns 11. the situation seems akin to a young family welcoming another child into the world while the first born is not sure if he/she should be thrilled or depressed upon this news. anyhow – jo and i were…
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 #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 #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 #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 #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…
show #8: the BIG picture
what a show: oculus components are running out, new linden lab ceo ebbe altberg loves his job [so far], researcher nick yee says the virtual is real and the local sheet music store owner pamela says the virtual is make-believe and totally NOT real! oh and yes: second life is growing again! listen [on stitcher it…
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…
show #2: the legacy of osprey therian
alrighty, we made it to show number 2 and we are not off the air quite yet, we are in fact expanding our empire to stitcher, arguably the best radio-podcast-on-demand app out there, sandwiched between award-winning public radio programs & home-made podcast fare, varying widely in quality…awesome: just where we belong! now onward: today’s show is…
show #1: oculus + nsa + fitted mesh = ?
ok so we just recorded our very very first show [can you spell “yes we did”?] and now without any further type type [after all,radio/pod/broad/narrow-casting is an aural experience: put those headphones on and dive in: let us know what you think in the comments [btw you can download the show as mp3 or subscribe on…
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