Aleks Krotoski talking about the social graph. [missed the start] A social psychologist, trying to examine connections Pathways can be mapped across friends and people. Mass friending…impact the data and how the network connects. there are certain relationships and strengths of relationships. You can technological measure strength but difficult as you get to semantics. Adding […]
BarCampBrighton – Slorpedo
This is about Slorpedo – a mixed reality game in Second Life based on an Icehouse game Torpedo. Difficult to play in real world, due to complex rules. so fits well with a virtual world built at HackDay London, uses reacTIVision How it used to work – runs on laptop (server), interacts with SL, via […]
Urban Planning in Second Life
I love the concept that a Paris residents association is asking members to propose a new design for the redesign of a central part of the city. The association is urging locals to come up with their own ideas for the area’s gardens and post them in the online world of Second Life, where people […]
Get a First Life and take a Blog Survey
You will, I hope, have seen Darren’s Get a First Life site, a call for people everywhere to sign up and try some of this real life stuff; you have to scroll down to comment 16 to get the real social impact of this, with Linden Labs posting their take on it and giving a […]
Big Brother In Second Life
I’m not sure whether I think this is innovative or downright scary but Big Brother is moving into Second Life.  Check out the trailer, which appears to be the sales pitch for the franchise and does not mention the SL version. In the virtual version, they are looking for 15 people in 3 time zones […]
Second Life
I’ve finally gone and joined Second Life. I’ll probably spend time over the next few days trying to work out how to use it, with all the accompanying pain of having to work to learn new things. My character is called Chel Maladay, and currently has no assets beyond the clothes I’m, standing up in.