CBCTV reports on Second Life.
Some of the countless application in SL-
EDUCATION
Second Life is used as a platform for education by many institutions, such as colleges, universities, libraries and government entities. There are over one hundred regions used for educational purposes covering subjects such as chemistry and english.
UWA will be launching its campus on Friday 2nd october 2009.(Holy shit)
A brief overview about Second Life and how educators may be able to use it in their classes.
ADVERTISING
A good marketing gimmick?
RELIGION
Religious organizations have set up virtual meeting places in Second life.
Some believe it provides for a better and safe place where people can talk about spirituality without having to fear for any threats.
Buddhist Monk Master Bhikku Maitreya talks about healing the earth and cleaning the mind as in Buddhist philosophy.
He describes the spiritual practice of his Holiness the Dali Lama and outlines his plans to invite him to speak in Second Life. A must see - if and when that happens.
Someone has compiled a video of the religious buildings in Second Life.
Another video.
The product of a year of research across the Internet and four continents, Dancing Ink Productions' Rita J. King and Joshua S. Fouts explored the potential of virtual worlds as a tool for public diplomacy and a venue for cultural dialog with Islamic Cultures as senior fellows at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs funded by a grant from the Lounsbery Foundation. The project also produced policy recommendations for the Obama Administration and a graphic book. All available at DancingInkProductions.com
ART
Second Life has created an environment where artists can display their works to an audience across the world. This has created an entire artistic culture on its own where many residents who buy or build homes can shop for artwork to place there. Gallery openings even allow art patrons to "meet" and socialize with the artist responsible for the artwork and has even led to many real life sales. Numerous art gallery sims abound in second life.
The SintixErr Gallery is an art gallery in the Spirit Fens area art park in Second Life run by Jack Whitsitt which provides free space for DC artists. Through artoutlet.org, the SintixErr also schedules art, music, and performance events which occur (through video and audio links) simulataneously in Second Life and Real Life
In 2008 Haydn Shaughnessy, real life gallerist, along with his wife Roos Demol hired a real life architect, New York based, Benn Dunkley to design a gallery in Second Life. Dunkleys goal was to design an interactive gallery with art in mind in a virtual world. "Ten Cubed" is a radical departure in art exhibition, a futuristically designed gallery showcasing art in a unique setting. On January 31, 2008, "Ten Cubed" was launched. For its inaugural exhibition, Crossing the Void II, owner and curator Shaughnessy selected five artists working in and with modern technologies. These artists included Chris Ashley based in Oakland, CA, Jon Coffelt based in New York, NY, Claire Keating based in Cork, Ireland, Scott Kildall based in San Francisco, CA and Nathaniel Stern originally based in New York, NY now in Dublin, Ireland.[101] Real life as well as Second Life editions are available from the gallery. - Wikipedia
A tour of Haydn Shaughnessy's Ten Cubed art gallery situated in the depo park on Second Life.
VIRTUAL SEX
PS: The following video is restricted to MA15+ or 18 or whatever. Just make sure no young-gens are watching it.
Tracey Smith from the CBS Early Show explores the "seamier side of SL" SexGen Escorting and Virtual Sex are highlighted in this provocative piece.
Watch this video if you want to know how ti have 'sex' in second life.
(There is a porn mogul in second life!! WTF!)
THEATRE.
Yes, you guessed it shakespeare comes alive in second life. Ok not him, but his plays.
A machinima, built, acted, animated and recorded in Second Life by Digital Communications and Media students at NYU McGhee. A Fall 07 class project of "Machinima - filmmaking in Second Life" developed and taught by Mechthild Schmidt.
EMBASSIES IN SECOND LIFE.
The Maldives was the first country to open an embassy in Second Life. The Maldives' embassy is located on Second Life's "Diplomacy Island", where visitors will be able to talk face-to-face with a computer-generated ambassador about visas, trade and other issues. "Diplomacy Island" also hosts Diplomatic Museum and Diplomatic Academy. The Island is established by DiploFoundation as part of the Virtual Diplomacy Project.
In May 2007, Sweden became the second country to open an embassy in Second Life. Run by the Swedish Institute, the embassy serves to promote Sweden's image and culture, rather than providing any real or virtual services. The Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt, stated on his blog that he hoped he would get an invitation to the grand opening.
In September 2007, Publicis Group announced the project of creating a Serbia island as a part of a project Serbia Under Construction. The project is officially supported by Ministry of Diaspora of Serbian Government. It was stated that the island will feature Nikola Tesla Museum, Guča trumpet festival and Exit festival. It was also planned on opening a virtual info terminals of Ministry of Diaspora.
On Tuesday December 4, 2007, Estonia became the third country to open an embassy in Second Life. In September 2007, Colombia and Serbia opened embassies. As of 2008, Macedonia and the Philippines have opened embassies in the "Diplomatic Island" of Second Life. In 2008, Albania opened an Embassy in the Nova Bay location. SL Israel was inaugurated in January 2008 in an effort to showcase Israel to a global audience, though without any connection to official Israeli diplomatic channels.
Malta and the African country Djibouti are also planning to open virtual missions in Second Life. - Wikipedia.
Opening of the Swedish embassy in SL-
Estonia in SL!-
And the list goes on.
Once again, the contents and thoughts in the video are purely the users and do not reflect my personal opinions on Second Life. The video is solely used to give the readers a mixed bag of opinions/views on Second Life by its users.
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