Metaverse-related talks
In the past year I was invited to give a handful of talks related to moderation in the metaverse. Most of them were in Korea, where interest in virtual worlds […]
Category Archives: ::3D Virtual Worlds::
Why do people get married in virtual worlds?
“My boyfriend cheated on me,” A said. It sounded strange, coming from the lips of an 11-year old. “How do you know he cheated?” “I saw him with another girl.” “Maybe he […]
Creating government in an lawless world
Henry Jenkin’s post on politics in Second Life reminded me of my own observations in Second Life which I’ve been meaning to write about. The interesting thing about Second life […]
Wearing hanbok in Second Life
Modeling my hanbok (traditional Korean dress) line in Second Life. I designed this line of Korean dresses because when I first joined Second Life in 2006, there were no shops […]
Avatars get facial expressions
Here’s something that will take us closer to a SnowCrash scenario: avatars are getting facial expressions. Now, maybe, my avatar will look less stupid.
SL as an education tool
Charlie Nesson spoke to the alumni association today about Second Life and some of the problems we must address if we are to use it as an educational platform. He […]
Obama Campaign and Games
When Alec Ross said that the Obama campaign was “citizen-centered” and that it invested in new media tools, I bet he wasn’t referring to games. But Obama fans have taken […]
Laziness, DRM and Freebies
It’s no surprise that the cable industry is growing despite the availability of allegedly “free” content available on the Web. People want content, but they are also lazy, and sometimes […]
D. Yvette Wohn 