WEEKEND OPEN FORUM (Updated)

Events, projects, discussions; announcements, observations, opinions-- post all and sundry here, for later highlighting.

Updated, 6/24:  Lots of interesting tidbits--

- Ignatius Onomatopoeia wonders if the Lindens are doing enough to promote their own fourth anniversary.  I can definitely say SignpostMarv Martin and his team of Resident volunteers have been a lot more visible in that effort.

- Bay Area-based Residents interested in SL machinima, take note:  Geuis Dassin announces a free machinima class in San Francisco.  "We'll cover topics ranging from software to use to production techniques and more."

- Forget about for-profit companies in Second Life, will it be Universities that make the metaverse truly big?  Dirk Singer makes the case for that happening.

- The irreplaceable Gwyn L. notes the opening of "Bollywood", a new island devoted to the colorful Indian film industry.  No SLURL, but presumably typing that word into the Map or Search panel will bring it up.  Seeing as how SL avatars already look like Bollywood starlets, they should be right at home.

Comments

[Ignatius Onomatopoeia]

LL hasn't made a big deal about SL's 4th anniversary (or I missed it).

So...I'm wondering, what do other readers think SL will be like in 4 more years? What will be added, what lost?

I'm hardly six months old, so it's hard to speculate. I will say that if SL is around in four years, I will too. I never thought I'd live to see anything even remotely like Snowcrash's metaverse in my lifetime. I just hope RL doesn't start looking like its counterpart in that novel.

[Cyn Vandeverre]

Ignatius, you think a multi-sim celebratory island with events and things isn't a big deal?

http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/06/21/second-lifes-birthday-celebrate-this-saturday-june-23-2007-at-sl4b/#more-1041

[Geuis Dassin]

We're still organizing a RL machinima class for people based in the San Francisco area.

The class is free. We'll cover topics ranging from software to use to production techniques and more.

Email me if you're interested in attending.

[email protected]

[Ignatius Onomatopoeia]

Cyn, It certainly is a big deal...probably nearly as big as the hole in my head.

Ah, the perils of not reading the SL blogs often enough. Thanks! Iggy

[Gwyneth Llewelyn]

Indeed, while doing a short article on the SL4B (Second Life Fourth Anniversary) I was surprised to see how little coverage Linden Lab did give it this year. In fact, except for some scattered blogs, an Eventful list, and a Google Docs, that seems to be it.

On the other hand, visit Bollywood, the first India-themed community in Second Life, which is also launching this weekend...

[Cyn Vandeverre]

You're welcome, Iggy. It also comes up as a notice when SL is logging you in -- under the status bar where hints often go.

[Dirk Singer]

There's obviously been some negative talk in the business press about the SL numbers, and brands (largely due to going about it the wrong way) failing to make a presence.

I'm wondering whether come the fifth anniversary, it will have been all the colleges and Universities , with their student populations, who gave SL the push it needs. I posted about it here:

http://www.metaversed.com/dirkthecow/blog/24-jun-2007/will-universities-be-saviours-second-life

[Hamlet Au]

Gwyn, gotta SLURL handy for Bollywood?

[Heidi Sturm]

Hamlet -

SLURL for Bollywood is: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bollywood/163/52/27

I didn't have a chance to visit during the opening bash, but did walk/fly around a bit. Their theatre is still being built out, but the dance club and overall structure is up and worth a visit.