Meetings of Great Minds
Great to see virtual worlds featuring at this weeks TED and SXSW events. How to get a Second Life will screen at TED. Two sessions at SXSW focus on the convergence of social media and virtual worlds. While very different in terms of formats and attendees both events bring together some of the worlds great thinkers from the arts and sciences communities. Doing so enables the sharing of ideas, hopes and dreams. Unlike the last occasion when convergence was in vogue the tools to re-imagine and reinvent our world today are now in place.
While initially unimpressed with a SL Voice offering I am now extremely excited having learned more about the project, its features and roadmap. The involvement of DiamondWare in partnership with Vivox has alot to do with this. For those interested in learning more about the SL Voice offering Johnny Ming has a special SecondCast podcast from yesterday moonwalk. With SL Voice going open beta in April and lots of Linden Research Inc patents in the pipeline the immediate future looks bright. It looks like the new 3D social network Teapotters is arriving just in time.