After some technical trouble getting her avatar to play the guitar (an audience member offers his), Suzanne Vega presents through her alter ego a rendition of her classic otherworldly fable to an audience in the online world of Second Life.
More info here: http://nwn.blogs.com /nwn/2006/08/nwntv_t he_secon.html
And here:
http://nwn.blogs. com/nwn/2006/08/nwnt v_the_secon.html
The singer's avatar explains how her original acapella version of "Tom's Diner" became the basis for MP3s, then proceeds to sing it.
More info here: http://nwn.blogs.com /nwn/2006/08/nwntv_t he_secon.html
And here:
http://nwn.blogs. com/nwn/2006/08/nwnt v_the_secon.html
Double-time run through Second Life's Relay for Life '06 track, a microcosm of the world, raising funding to benefit the American Cancer Society. See http://nwn.blogs.com /nwn/2006/07/running _for_lif.html for details.
A conversation with Social Autopoiesis, one of the first fully-formed interactive NPC avatars in Second Life. Warning: contains some salty language. Read about him here:
http://nwn.blogs. com/nwn/2007/01/soci al_animal.html
For better resolution, view the original Windows Media movie here:
http://blip.tv/fi le/get/Slhamlet-Adam BrokkensLibsecondlif eChatBot782.wmv
Using Seattle's HUD to talk with Gwynneth Llewelyn of Portugal in her native language. Details here:
http://nwn.blogs. com/nwn/2006/08/a_br otherhud_of.html
To help his severely disabled friend interact more with others, Ushiba created an interface to connect and interact in SL with thought. Read more about it at http://nwn.blogs.com /nwn/2007/10/the-sec ond-life.html
Reposted (with permission) from here:
http://bme.bio.ke io.ac.jp/01news/
A walk through the Mexican Tourist Board's site, with music by Dizzy Banjo. Read about it here:
http://nwn.blogs. com/nwn/2008/04/musi c-for-the-m.html
Using the Vivox voice server, Falk is able to process chat into voice. Read about it here: http://nwn.blogs.com /nwn/2007/10/chatted -up-resi.html
Warning: video contains salty language, not necessarily safe for work viewing (unless you work in a bar.)
Accompanied by a reggae stream, Hamlet Au of New World Notes (nwn.blogs.com) explores the giant-scaled world of Greenies with two transformers, a fly, and a crow. Modes of transport: a WWII fighter plane, and a flying hotdog. Read more here:
http://nwn.blogs. com/nwn/2007/07/gree nies.html
A tour through three Burning Life worlds:
[1] "The Dream" by Aster Lardner - Burning Life (friga) 230,49,33
[2] The Bone Box - Burning Life (Krigo) 35,148,24
[3] The Skybox of Stephane Zugzwang - Burning Life (Odi) 34,160,65
Read more about them here:
http://nwn.blogs. com/nwn/2006/09/burn ing_worlds.html
Zora Spoonhammer presents Sculpty Earth, her Second Life project that displays real time weather data. Read about it at New World Notes: http://nwn.blogs.com /nwn/2007/11/mirr... Music is "Eden" by Torley Linden: http://nwn.blogs.com /nwn/2007/11/mirror- worldlet.html (Update adds a couple minutes of weather display in double-time.)
Performance by Sami Shah (Orionalation Carver) from Karachi into Second Life's Wasteland. Read about it here:
http://nwn.blogs. com/nwn/2008/06/comi c-relief.html
Fierce acrobatic swordsmanship between purple warrior and swift ninja on Samurai Island, the user-created combat and PvP MMO in Second Life. Info here: http://nwn.blogs.com /nwn/2006/08/samurai _combat.html
Music by Torley: http://torley.com/
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