Gwyn Talks: Legendary Avatar Finally Speaks in Second Life
Today and tomorrow, the metaverse development company Beta Technologies is hosting an in-world conference on doing business in SL, with Dusan Writer and Amanda Linden presenting. Here's more details. That's interesting but not newsworthy in itself, as conventions like these happen in Second Life all the time. What is notable in this case, however, is that Beta Technology’s CTO, Gwyneth Llewelyn, will also be presenting -- and speaking by voice. A celebrated Second Life analyst since 2004 or so, Gwyn's created quite a persona for herself (that's her pictured in 2006), but up until now, has relayed her personality and intellect entirely through text, either in-world through chat, or on her prolific blog -- no voice for her in all those years, except for a couple presentations she made in her native Portuguese (she tells me). For this conference, however, she'll be speaking English, offering a first glimpse of the real world person behind an avatar who's remained anonymous for so long.
Oh pfft :P
Thanks for the article, though :)
Posted by: Gwyneth Llewelyn | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 12:02 PM
What time is Gwyneth's presentation?
Posted by: Mitch Wagner | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 03:57 PM
She's also on T.L next week! 2 chances to hear her "hidden" voice! :)
Posted by: Paisley Beebe | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 05:28 PM
"Person speaks shocker!!"
I'm sure Gwyneth is lovely, but with the tone of the article you'd think she was gonna get naked on webcam!.
Posted by: Pamphlet Au | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 03:10 AM
@Mitch: at 9 AM SLT. Full schedule is here
And yes, Paisley has invited me to her show too :) Should be fun :)
@Pamphlet: yes, that's journalism for you :)
Posted by: Gwyneth Llewelyn | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 05:43 AM
Argh, looks like I missed it.
Posted by: Mitch Wagner | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 09:42 PM
Conspiracy theory #29902. The voice you heard did not belong to Gwyn's primary, it was some voice actor reading from a script Primary prepared;)
Extie DaSilva- sounds rather like Eliza Dushku when she speaks.
Posted by: Extropia DaSilva | Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 04:27 AM
I think the entire presentation was assembled out of gestures ;-)
Posted by: Richard Meiklejohn | Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 05:58 AM