Comments on: Australian Open Tennis and Fashion Cash Prize in Second Life http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/ Raising The Eight Bar Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:13:27 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: nba news http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-242550 nba news Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:48:38 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-242550 Hi, I can’t understand how to add your locate in my rss booklover. Can you Help me, please :)

]]> By: MyTennisCircle-Tennis Social Network http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-241433 MyTennisCircle-Tennis Social Network Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:12:13 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-241433 I love second life, and now tennis in second life! Thats cool still wondering how can it be monitized. www.mytenniscircle.com just got launched, check it out its a free tennis social networking site! I love second life, and now tennis in second life! Thats cool still wondering how can it be monitized.
http://www.mytenniscircle.com just got launched, check it out its a free tennis social networking site!

]]> By: tennis camp http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-241159 tennis camp Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:30:37 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-241159 The real money and second life money don't have much in common and it's very difficult to conver to real dollars. The real money and second life money don’t have much in common and it’s very difficult to conver to real dollars.

]]> By: Tina Anderson http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-211765 Tina Anderson Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:07:47 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-211765 I wonder how much it is worth in real money though. This has not exploded into the mainstream like it was expected to. I wonder how much it is worth in real money though. This has not exploded into the mainstream like it was expected to.

]]> By: Bret Treasure http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-206748 Bret Treasure Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:02:51 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-206748 Hi Ian, The Australian Open's website says it's $250,000 worth of virtual currency, which is not quite the same thing :p Hi Ian,

The Australian Open’s website says it’s $250,000 worth of virtual currency, which is not quite the same thing :p

]]> By: Layla http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-205302 Layla Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:35:58 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-205302 I wish I would have seen this blog earlier. I would've most definitely submitted an avatar. I love Second Life. I have noticed that it's not taking off as fast I thought it would, but it's still a great way to interact with people. I wish I would have seen this blog earlier. I would’ve most definitely submitted an avatar. I love Second Life. I have noticed that it’s not taking off as fast I thought it would, but it’s still a great way to interact with people.

]]> By: epredator http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-202060 epredator Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:38:36 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-202060 @tennis The aim of using any metaverse Second life or any other is to enable people to engage with one another and with the content. It is still early days, so I guess it depends on what you call mainstream. I know at Wimbledon I got to talk to 200 people a day about wimbledon and what IBM does. Not as pure marketing but as enagaging with interested parties. The website we do for wimbledon has 8.5 million unique users. They are not a like for like comparison. I could not have a dialogue with 8.5 million people. We are exploring Second Life and othre metaverse technologies. The benefits we have seen just internally of people interacting in an avatar based environment over and above the traditional text and voice ways are leading us to expierment further. Last year the Australian Open build in Second Life was used exclusively for invite only customers, just as hospitality would be at the actual event. This year the team have opened it up to compare and contrast. If people want to come along and see the potential they can, and just imagine what it these sort of interactions would be like in 20 years time. Not to replace real life and being there but a step forward from flat TV. Unless we explore these options we wont know what works, what we need to change to make these experiences deeper. @tennis The aim of using any metaverse Second life or any other is to enable people to engage with one another and with the content. It is still early days, so I guess it depends on what you call mainstream. I know at Wimbledon I got to talk to 200 people a day about wimbledon and what IBM does. Not as pure marketing but as enagaging with interested parties. The website we do for wimbledon has 8.5 million unique users. They are not a like for like comparison. I could not have a dialogue with 8.5 million people.
We are exploring Second Life and othre metaverse technologies. The benefits we have seen just internally of people interacting in an avatar based environment over and above the traditional text and voice ways are leading us to expierment further.
Last year the Australian Open build in Second Life was used exclusively for invite only customers, just as hospitality would be at the actual event. This year the team have opened it up to compare and contrast.
If people want to come along and see the potential they can, and just imagine what it these sort of interactions would be like in 20 years time. Not to replace real life and being there but a step forward from flat TV. Unless we explore these options we wont know what works, what we need to change to make these experiences deeper.

]]> By: Better Communication Results http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-201876 Better Communication Results Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:38:29 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-201876 [...] Courtesy of eightbar.co.uk: [...] [...] Courtesy of eightbar.co.uk: [...]

]]> By: tennis http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-201745 tennis Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:17:16 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-201745 Second Life is just not working out for the mainstream. IBM is trying to promote because they have a major stake and first mover advantage in it. I think this marketing effort is a waste of time. <a>Tennis Plaza</a> http://www.tennisplaza.com Second Life is just not working out for the mainstream. IBM is trying to promote because they have a major stake and first mover advantage in it. I think this marketing effort is a waste of time.

Tennis Plaza

http://www.tennisplaza.com

]]> By: Kzero » Blog Archive » Australian Outfitters - IBM’s latest tennis project http://eightbar.co.uk/2008/01/14/australian-open-tennis-and-fashion-in-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-201565 Kzero » Blog Archive » Australian Outfitters - IBM’s latest tennis project Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:34:45 +0000 http://eightbar.co.uk/?p=426#comment-201565 [...] Here’s the SLurl. Related information about this project can be found on the excellent Eightbar blog. [...] [...] Here’s the SLurl. Related information about this project can be found on the excellent Eightbar blog. [...]

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