virtual worlds

That Doesn’t Suck! Inspiring Creativity With Spore

March 13, 2009

A post about the game ‘Spore’, using Live Blogging tool – CoverItLive PRESENTERS Caryl Shaw – Maxis DESCRIPTION Spore took the concept of creating and sharing User-Generated Content in video games a step farther than any other game. The creation of multiple in-game editors that were easy (and fun) to use and the sharing of [...]

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Web 2.0 articles in bdaily #8 – Conclusion

March 2, 2009
This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series bdaily

n.b. This was originally published on bdaily. Photo credit to bootload “Web 2.0: Conclusion With Justin Souter of Souter Consulting Part 4 [sic] of a series of articles on the application of Web 2.0 In writing this conclusion, I first would like to thank you for staying with me since January, and for your comments [...]

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Web 2.0 articles in bdaily #7 – Who

February 18, 2009
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series bdaily

n.b. This was originally published on bdaily. Photo credit to Saad.Akhtar [Update: this isn't me, it's some random geezer on Flickr, chosen because 'Who' was in the shot ;-)] “Web 2.0: The ‘Who’ With Justin Souter of Souter Consulting Part 7 of a series of articles on the application of Web 2.0 I thought ‘Why’ [...]

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How might Thinking Digital exploit Web 2.0? #TDC

February 18, 2009

This post is pretty much about what it says in the title! I met with Maxeen & Lewis from Codeworks last week and we had a think about how to maximise awareness and appreciation of Thinking Digital. Thinking Digital is an annual conference where the world’s greatest thinkers and innovators gather to inspire, to entertain, [...]

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NewcastleGateshead in Second Life

February 16, 2009

This post is a chance for me to kick-start my interest in virtual worlds / metaverses. It is also a chance to show off my in-world photography skills but – more importantly – it is a chance to bring to a wider audience the great work by Celia & Shaun at Vector 76 on a [...]

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Web 2.0 articles in bdaily #6 – Where

February 11, 2009
This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series bdaily

  n.b. This was originally published on bdaily. Photo credit to El mundo de los mapas “Web 2.0: The ‘Where’ With Justin Souter of Souter Consulting Part 5 of a series of articles on the application of Web 2.0 Social Media and Web 2.0 is everywhere, even-of all places-The Daily Telegraph last Saturday! Above all, [...]

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Web 2.0 articles in bdaily #2 – What

January 14, 2009
This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series bdaily

n.b. This was originally published on bdaily. Photo credit to ocean.flynn “Web 2.0: The ‘What’ The ‘What’ of Web 2.0 can be difficult to pin down. Tim O’Reilly’s original description doesn’t give a succinct definition. However, the analyst Forrester defines Web 2.0 as: “A set of technologies and applications that enable efficient interaction among people, [...]

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Janus – looking forward and back

January 5, 2009

January is named after Janus, the Roman “god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings and endings”. Janus looks both forward and back, and I thought it would be a suitable hook for me to do the same. Photo credit to Red Jinn Clearly, 2008 was a calamitous year for many. Timing my voluntary redundancy from Fujitsu [...]

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ThinkBalm releases its premier Immersive Internet report

December 17, 2008

I realise it’s lazy to post someone else’s material, but I figure Erica Driver at ThinkBalm wouldn’t mind the plug for her new Company. I’m a big believer in the possibilities of virtual worlds / the immersive internet, and wanted to do my own little bit to push things along. The Executive Summary of their [...]

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Animmersion assignment

October 24, 2008

A note regarding my first piece of consultancy, in my brave new world! Yesterday afternoon I visited the good people of Animmersion, [in their own words] a "professional visualisation studio" in Middlesbrough. They are affiliated with DigitalCity, having started as graduate business at the Teesside University. <quick plug> “Animmersion UK Ltd are specialists in applying [...]

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