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March 31, 2007
It's the Return of Silly Web Quiz Saturday!!!
This one comes to us via Jason at Let's Say You're Right, and is notable for a few reasons:
- It's mulitmodal (how cool is that?)
- It's super-glossy (high production values ftw)
- It allows you to personalize it pretty thoroughly
- I really liked the variety of choices (though, as always, I would have liked even more)
Check it out and let me know what you think about your own results.
Posted by reparent at 10:04 AM | Comments (1)
March 9, 2007
Digital Dartboard 3: Trilogy of SL Terror!
Hey, everybody! Go check out the Lives Online blog -- the next edition of the award winning Digital Dartboard is up! And it's all about Second Life!
And it even features some sexy, sexy avatars! Rrawr!
Posted by reparent at 6:28 PM
Friday Machinima (Second Life Edition)
This week's Friday Machinima is a blast from the recent past -- it's the machinima video from the midterm exam!
And for more on Text 100, check out their web site. Or watch this (non-machinima) video from Text 100 about branding in virtual worlds:
(x-posted to Lives Online)
Posted by reparent at 6:21 PM | Comments (0)
March 3, 2007
Digital Dartboard 2: The Return of the Deadly Dart!
Hey! The next edition of the wildly popular Digital Dartboard series is now online at the CyberCultural Studies blog.
So, what are you waiting for? Check it out!
Posted by reparent at 5:04 PM | Comments (0)
Friday Machinima: Spartan Edition
This week's Friday Machinima picks up on the ideas we've been talking about in the CyberCultural Studies class about the tensions between only observing and actively participating in online communities.
There's been a lot written about online spaces and online games, but not much of this high-level discourse has been done inside these spaces. This Spartan Life changes that. It's a talk show that features various famous digital theorists, artists, and game designers, and it's recorded entirely within the virtual world of multiplayer online Halo. (Click this link or the image below to go to episode 1 of This Spartan Life.)
Damian Lacedaemion, DJ Octobit, and the Solid Gold Elite Dancers are your guides to some of the smartest talk around about "the finer aspects of life, music, art, sex, movies and yes, even games." And it's all dipped and fried in a golden batter of Halo goodness. Frag-tastic!
There are four episodes so far, but I'm linking you to the first one to get a better feeling for the project. The other episodes are here.
(X-posted to Lives Online)
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