Comments on: Sky News hits Second Life http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/ Raising The Eight Bar Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:24:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Electronic Monies Log http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/#comment-200999 Electronic Monies Log Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:47:16 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=334#comment-200999 <strong>Electronic Monies Log</strong> On the third annual PARK(ing) Day, urban parking spaces across the country were commandeered and turned into small oases. Electronic Monies Log

On the third annual PARK(ing) Day, urban parking spaces across the country were commandeered and turned into small oases.

]]> By: Kelly http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/#comment-195667 Kelly Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:17:59 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=334#comment-195667 This little youtube shows the sky news centre before the launch and the actual event. This little youtube shows the sky news centre before the launch and the actual event.

]]> By: eightbar » Blog Archive » BBC money programme on Virtual Worlds Real Money http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/#comment-103176 eightbar » Blog Archive » BBC money programme on Virtual Worlds Real Money Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:08:44 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=334#comment-103176 [...] I just watched the BBC MoneyProgramme edition about virtual worlds and real money. It featured a few people we all know quite well. It being the BBC and the money programme it covered everything really well. There was still a playfulness about the piece, but it showed the seriousness of the entire industry. Philip Rosedale/Linden made some good points about the future, and how we dont quite know where its going but its going to be exciting. Max Flint also did not solely cover Second Life but instead looked at the business of virtual goods versus subscription models. It was good to see Justin Bovington on TV from Rivers Run Red too. So that’s two weekends running as he was on the sky news feed last weekend too. I know know we can expect even more people at work to have been woken up to the potential and to understand why were have all invested so much of ourselves in this. [...] [...] I just watched the BBC MoneyProgramme edition about virtual worlds and real money. It featured a few people we all know quite well. It being the BBC and the money programme it covered everything really well. There was still a playfulness about the piece, but it showed the seriousness of the entire industry. Philip Rosedale/Linden made some good points about the future, and how we dont quite know where its going but its going to be exciting. Max Flint also did not solely cover Second Life but instead looked at the business of virtual goods versus subscription models. It was good to see Justin Bovington on TV from Rivers Run Red too. So that’s two weekends running as he was on the sky news feed last weekend too. I know know we can expect even more people at work to have been woken up to the potential and to understand why were have all invested so much of ourselves in this. [...]

]]> By: Better Communication Results http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/#comment-102572 Better Communication Results Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:25:35 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=334#comment-102572 [...] Sky News last week opened the doors to its own virtual newsroom at the Hay Festival this Sunday.Sky News politics editor Adam Boulton, who anchored a simulcast from an approximation of the broadcaster’s tent at Powys on television and inside the 3D world, said the feature attracted 700 avatars, more than the software was able to cope with.Boulton said Sky would be staging more events in-world in the coming weeks. [...] [...] Sky News last week opened the doors to its own virtual newsroom at the Hay Festival this Sunday.Sky News politics editor Adam Boulton, who anchored a simulcast from an approximation of the broadcaster’s tent at Powys on television and inside the 3D world, said the feature attracted 700 avatars, more than the software was able to cope with.Boulton said Sky would be staging more events in-world in the coming weeks. [...]

]]> By: And today they said… 1/6/07 http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/#comment-102571 And today they said… 1/6/07 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:25:08 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=334#comment-102571 [...] Sky News last week opened the doors to its own virtual newsroom at the Hay Festival this Sunday.Sky News politics editor Adam Boulton, who anchored a simulcast from an approximation of the broadcaster’s tent at Powys on television and inside the 3D world, said the feature attracted 700 avatars, more than the software was able to cope with.Boulton said Sky would be staging more events in-world in the coming weeks. [...] [...] Sky News last week opened the doors to its own virtual newsroom at the Hay Festival this Sunday.Sky News politics editor Adam Boulton, who anchored a simulcast from an approximation of the broadcaster’s tent at Powys on television and inside the 3D world, said the feature attracted 700 avatars, more than the software was able to cope with.Boulton said Sky would be staging more events in-world in the coming weeks. [...]

]]> By: Matt Whitbourne http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/#comment-102118 Matt Whitbourne Thu, 31 May 2007 19:38:55 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=334#comment-102118 Glad to see this one come to fruition. Miliband seemed to be quite on the ball which was rather refreshing! Glad to see this one come to fruition. Miliband seemed to be quite on the ball which was rather refreshing!

]]> By: Sky News launching newsroom in Second Life at NevilleHobson.com http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/#comment-101198 Sky News launching newsroom in Second Life at NevilleHobson.com Wed, 30 May 2007 08:17:12 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=334#comment-101198 [...] [Update May 30] I didn’t watch Sky News on Sunday, but Ian Hughes did and wrote a great account. [...] [...] [Update May 30] I didn’t watch Sky News on Sunday, but Ian Hughes did and wrote a great account. [...]

]]> By: Out to Pasture » Blog Archive » Links for 5-29-07 http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/#comment-101155 Out to Pasture » Blog Archive » Links for 5-29-07 Wed, 30 May 2007 05:45:38 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=334#comment-101155 [...] ePredator at Eightbar blogs about IBM’s latest cross-reality tennis experience for the French Open, and also coins an expression I can relate to in terms of the phases of reactions you see as people become accustomed to virtual worlds: “Joke, threat, obvious” … we have a little while before we’re at obvious, but it is coming. [...] [...] ePredator at Eightbar blogs about IBM’s latest cross-reality tennis experience for the French Open, and also coins an expression I can relate to in terms of the phases of reactions you see as people become accustomed to virtual worlds: “Joke, threat, obvious” … we have a little while before we’re at obvious, but it is coming. [...]

]]> By: UgoTrade » Blog Archive » The Level Playing Field: from Web 2.0 to World 2.0 and Virtual Life http://eightbar.co.uk/2007/05/27/sky-news-hits-second-life/#comment-100930 UgoTrade » Blog Archive » The Level Playing Field: from Web 2.0 to World 2.0 and Virtual Life Tue, 29 May 2007 14:27:51 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=334#comment-100930 [...] But, Epredator, Andy Remblai and Aglernon Spackler from IBM (see Eightbar ) were all there, and three Lindens. And, you can catch up with what happened at the event on Second Life on the Eightbar blog. Also see a very good post on MindBlizzard, and Sky New’s own advert/machinima for the event. The video grabs below are from this. On the right is Justin Bovington. [...] [...] But, Epredator, Andy Remblai and Aglernon Spackler from IBM (see Eightbar ) were all there, and three Lindens. And, you can catch up with what happened at the event on Second Life on the Eightbar blog. Also see a very good post on MindBlizzard, and Sky New’s own advert/machinima for the event. The video grabs below are from this. On the right is Justin Bovington. [...]

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