Learning Languages in Virtual Worlds

by | Mar 22, 2008 | On Technology

Terra Nova has an article about the use of Second Life for learning English. Of course, any language could well be learned in the context of a culture. The culture of a virtual world is likely little different. **Update (3-26-08): Also from Terra Nova, there is a...

The Sixty-One 100th Bump Party

by | Mar 18, 2008 | On Music

Whoo- hoo!!! Well I’ve made the front page with “Beast” at the Sixty-One. Many many thanks to all the wonderful support from those within and outside of SL. This Saturday, March 22nd, is the 100th Bump Party at the always excellent Nitida Ridge. Take...

Inferno and Virtual Jazz – Self-Determined Pricing

by | Mar 15, 2008 | On Music

  I’m running an experiment on the whole self-determined pricing that has been very much in the news lately. This path has been tread by the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, and Jane Siberry (the first musician to reportedly do so). Two new offerings...

Quantum Existence in Abstractia

by | Mar 13, 2008 | On Mind, On Technology

  “But it’s the interplay of the ‘real’ with the virtual that is the richest source for the possibilities of change. If we purely think of virtual worlds as separate, we’re ignoring the fact that they are NOT walled gardens. They may have walls...
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