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1 year ago
in Do these avatars rock? Suck? Other? YOU be the judge on Torley Lives
Hi Torley,
Thanks for your great blog! I'm a PhD student researching identity/personality and avatar customisation in SL and I would love to get a copy of the data you collect if that's possible (including the pics).
Thanks
Seeker
Thanks for your great blog! I'm a PhD student researching identity/personality and avatar customisation in SL and I would love to get a copy of the data you collect if that's possible (including the pics).
Thanks
Seeker
1 year ago
in Monash Uni: closed island? on The Metaverse Journal
No problem Anon but thanks for the apology anyway. I look forward to catching up inworld so you can show me around your island(s).
Cheers!
Deb
Cheers!
Deb
1 year ago
in Monash Uni: closed island? on The Metaverse Journal
p.s Keep up the good work. I rely on your blog as one of my main sources of OZ SL info!
Cheers again
Deb
Cheers again
Deb
1 year ago
in Monash Uni: closed island? on The Metaverse Journal
No worries Lowell but maybe ask us next time - you know where we live!
And again, I have no issue with Anons comments other than they were factually incorrect and highly exaggerated.
Cheers
Deb
And again, I have no issue with Anons comments other than they were factually incorrect and highly exaggerated.
Cheers
Deb
1 year ago
in Monash Uni: closed island? on The Metaverse Journal
Hi All,
As one of the organisers of yesterdays event I thought I would respond with some facts and personal opinions regarding the original post and the comment above.
1. Re the original post - the comment attributed to Melissa in the article was out of context. Monash is only closed at the moment because it's a 'work in progress'. At this stage we are not using professional builders (apart from our very beautiful Chinese installation) so we have very open permissions for building on the island to allow for creativity among our group that is made up of a diverse mix of educators and researchers from Arts, Law, Business, Cultural Studies and Education. While we are trying to see what form it might take, the island will be closed to the public, but when it's done we will be launching it to the world with much fanfare. As you probably know you only get one chance to make a first impression and we don't want that impression to be of a bunch of excited but inexperienced educators and researchers driving cranes and forklifts wearing hardhats :)
2. Re the comment to the original post. This is disappointing. Anon and I had a long conversation about this at the event and although I agreed with him that people are entitled to privacy both inworld and in RL I can also see why our registration desk attendants would find it unusual that someone would only give a RL first name and not even a SL name - but as I told Anon - each to their own and I had no problem with his wishes (although a little unusual considering he has a business in SL - first, second and third rule of marketing an established business - promote, promote, promote). What does concern and disappoint me however is that Anon felt so strongly about the issues of names that he needed to write three paragraphs about something that, in the big scheme of things, was a very small issue which only affected him as he was the ONLY person who had an issue with providing their whole name. Have the rules of professional conduct changed? Would other conference organisers not find it unusual if someone didn't register for the event, turned up on the day and then refused to give any more details than their first name (unless they were Madonna, Bono or Gandhi)? Am I missing something here? Also just to factually correct Anons comment - there were two people on the registration desk (not a FEW) and after the initial (justified in my opinion) questions at registration the issue was dropped and forgotten by all other than Anon. As I said at the start of the post, I personally have no issue with Anon wanting to keep his identity private (for what ever reason) however I am extremely disappointed that he has used this forum to make a big deal out of something was essential a trivial issue that affected only him.
For those interested in hearing something positive - the event was a great success (albeit the usual SL tech problems) and achieved the planned objective of finding out what is involved in running a mixed reality event.
Anon or anyone else please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments as this is a learning process for all of us.
Cheers (even to you Anon)!
(the not anon) Debbie McCormick/Seeker Esparza
As one of the organisers of yesterdays event I thought I would respond with some facts and personal opinions regarding the original post and the comment above.
1. Re the original post - the comment attributed to Melissa in the article was out of context. Monash is only closed at the moment because it's a 'work in progress'. At this stage we are not using professional builders (apart from our very beautiful Chinese installation) so we have very open permissions for building on the island to allow for creativity among our group that is made up of a diverse mix of educators and researchers from Arts, Law, Business, Cultural Studies and Education. While we are trying to see what form it might take, the island will be closed to the public, but when it's done we will be launching it to the world with much fanfare. As you probably know you only get one chance to make a first impression and we don't want that impression to be of a bunch of excited but inexperienced educators and researchers driving cranes and forklifts wearing hardhats :)
2. Re the comment to the original post. This is disappointing. Anon and I had a long conversation about this at the event and although I agreed with him that people are entitled to privacy both inworld and in RL I can also see why our registration desk attendants would find it unusual that someone would only give a RL first name and not even a SL name - but as I told Anon - each to their own and I had no problem with his wishes (although a little unusual considering he has a business in SL - first, second and third rule of marketing an established business - promote, promote, promote). What does concern and disappoint me however is that Anon felt so strongly about the issues of names that he needed to write three paragraphs about something that, in the big scheme of things, was a very small issue which only affected him as he was the ONLY person who had an issue with providing their whole name. Have the rules of professional conduct changed? Would other conference organisers not find it unusual if someone didn't register for the event, turned up on the day and then refused to give any more details than their first name (unless they were Madonna, Bono or Gandhi)? Am I missing something here? Also just to factually correct Anons comment - there were two people on the registration desk (not a FEW) and after the initial (justified in my opinion) questions at registration the issue was dropped and forgotten by all other than Anon. As I said at the start of the post, I personally have no issue with Anon wanting to keep his identity private (for what ever reason) however I am extremely disappointed that he has used this forum to make a big deal out of something was essential a trivial issue that affected only him.
For those interested in hearing something positive - the event was a great success (albeit the usual SL tech problems) and achieved the planned objective of finding out what is involved in running a mixed reality event.
Anon or anyone else please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments as this is a learning process for all of us.
Cheers (even to you Anon)!
(the not anon) Debbie McCormick/Seeker Esparza
1 year ago
in Australian business interest growing in Second Life? on The Metaverse Journal
The events sound very interesting. Unfortunately I've only just heard about them so it's too late for me to organise funding but next time... FYI Monash and Swinburne Universities are hosting an event this Saturday 17/11 that will be an overview of business/education/research in SL. It's designed for people with little or no SL experience. You are most welcome to attend inworld or RW - participation is free. We are all for increasing knowledge and participation in Second Life and happy to colloborate/support others involved in the same goal. Here are the links for more info or registration:
http://discoveryoursecondlife.eventbrite.com
http://sldiscoveryday.wikispaces.com
Best of luck for the events - I hope they are well attended. The more the merrier!
Regards
Debbie
http://discoveryoursecondlife.eventbrite.com
http://sldiscoveryday.wikispaces.com
Best of luck for the events - I hope they are well attended. The more the merrier!
Regards
Debbie
