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Network Culture Project - Public Good Challenge Part 1 Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 349 seconds The USC Network Culture Project recently challenged the residents of Second Life to imagine new ways that virtual worlds such as Second Life could be used to make a contribution to the public good.Draxtor Despres is filing a report in 3 parts. Related: annenberg, change, culture, draxtor, foundation, global, howard, kids, macarthur, network, rheingold, social, usc, virtual, world |
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Virtual Guantanamo Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 219 seconds Many so-called enemy combatants are still held at the US military run detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, most of them never charged of any crime. January 11, 2008 marked the six-year anniversary of the arrival of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. With a new administration next year, what will the US do with the remaining detainees? Draxtor Despres visited the virtual detention center in SL. Related: award, begg, corpus, declaration, detention, draxtor, guantanamo, habeas, human, internews, justice, life, literacy, media, moazzam, rights, second, unconstitutional, universal, usc |
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SLCC 2008 Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 204 seconds what a short but EXCITING trip Draxtor took to Tampa this year. He met friends, colleagues, creative people, weird ones, just like himself....out of hours of footage he was able to condense this short report. Yes, DD is still recovering from staying up past 10pm, his usual bedtime... Related: clan, community, convention, ill, lab, life, linden, machinima, oddfellow, second, serpentine, stroker, tampa, tuna, virtual, worlds |
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Network Culture Project - Public Good Challenge Part 2 Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 346 seconds The USC Network Culture Project recently challenged the residents of Second Life to imagine new ways that virtual worlds such as Second Life could be used to make a contribution to the public good.Draxtor Despres is filing a report in 3 parts. Related: ability, annenberg, culture, disabled, lab, lands, life, linden, native, network, obesity, prison, project, second, texas, virtual, wall |
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Network Culture Project - Public Good Challenge Part 3 Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 334 seconds The USC Network Culture Project recently challenged the residents of Second Life to imagine new ways that virtual worlds such as Second Life could be used to make a contribution to the public good.Draxtor Despres is filing a report in 3 parts. Related: ability, digital, draxtor, foundation, good, lands, learning, life, macarthur, native, network, philanthropy, public, second, virtual |
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Veterans Day 2007 in Second Life Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 280 seconds Veterans Day last year celebrated in Second Life with a replica of the Vietnam Memorial and the opening of a vet center. Did not have time to check on progress but I hope and wish they are doing well. Related: afghanistan, avatar, draxtor, iraq, life, military, navy, ptsd, second, society, soldier, veteran, vietnam, wall, war |
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Happy Holidays from the Draxtor Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 239 seconds dear friends in RL & SL: happy holidays & a fruitful start into 2009. heavy workload prohibited a traditional year-end machinima, so please enjoy 2007 rerun :) Related: 2009, bernhard, christmas, drax, draxtor, holidays, journalism, lab, life, linden, report, sandcastle, season, second, snowman, tannenbaum, virtual, world |
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Another Day at the SL Office Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 226 seconds The American version of the BBC's "The Office" has established itself in 3 (and 1/4) seasons as a unique and daring comedy. With the WGA strike continuing, fans of "The Office" had to go into SL to get a fix of Dwight and the gang. Draxtor Despres met up with regional management! Related: clear, comedy, dunder, dwight, hollywood, ink, media, mifflin, nbc, office, rainn, reality, schrute, second, strike, wga, wilson, writer |
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William Gibson enters Cyberspace Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 252 seconds The man who is credited with coining the term "cyberspace" has finally entered the world he helped envision back in the 80ties. The author of Neuromancer read from his new novel Spook Country at RiversRunRed, courtesy of Penguin Books, UK. ...and he answered questions from legion of fans! Related: bernhard, books, country, cyberspace, despres, draxtor, gibson, life, matrix, neuromancer, penguin, quentin, second, spook, william |
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Blues Al Andalus Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 318 seconds A new project headed by Michel Manen wants to to combine ancient Islamic laws with modern progressive values. The Al Andalus sim hasn't even officially opened yet, but many residents are up in arms about the form of governance proposed. Do women have to wear headscarfs in SL now? Are virtual beheadings next? Yes, Islam is coming to SL and it might be the beginning of a new constructive dialogue! Related: andalus, caliphate, churc, cordoba, craedo, draxtor, granada, islam, kevinblue, law, life, mosque, neva, prokofy, second, sharia, terror |
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Alliance Library System Second Life Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 208 seconds The Alliance promotes reading and makes SL a better place....let's celebrate their one year anniversary! Related: bernhard, birthday, books, despres, drax, draxtor, kurt, library, life, second, vonnegut |
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Investing in a GAME ? Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 213 seconds Marmaduke Mertel looks at the world of SL finance and speaks to some of the greatest thinkers of the field. Many thanks to Shava Suntzu for co-producing the piece. Shava, you rock!!! Related: avix, bloomfield, cornell, draxtor, economy, exchange, life, life4u, marmaduke, nick, second, shava, stock, wilson, world |
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BAVC - Global Warming Day in SL Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 148 seconds what happens if folks in SL simulate global warming effects? this was done for Dan Grossmans group as part of BAVC producer's institute 2008. Marks the first collaboration of Draxtor and Buhbuhcuh, the two uncrowned masters of machinima. hey guys, where are the trophies??? Related: buhbuhcuh, center, crises, draxtor, global, life, pullitzer, reporting, second, warming |
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Obama in Second Life Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 130 seconds Obama is a tech-savy candidate and the issue of the digital divide is part of his program as more and more information moves online. His supporters are plentiful in SL. Draxtor Despres profiles one of them. Related: barack, bernhard, democratic, drax, draxtor, global, harris, life, mccain, obama, party, president, second, sienna, virtual, vote, world |
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More business than the Draxtor thinks Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 222 seconds there is more business success in SL than the mainstream media thinks, heck, even premiere virtual journalist Draxtor Despres got it wrong last week with asserting non-profits are the only ones to gain traction in SL. Related: bernhard, business, clever, consortium, defense, despres, draxtor, federal, life, national, second, vexpo, virtual, worlds, zebra |
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Dred Scott Case reargued in Second Life Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 89 seconds The folks over at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard comissioned this short piece about the famous former slave who fought for his freedom before the courts. Related: berkman, bernhard, center, civil, drax, dred, harvard, justice, law, scott, slavery, society, st.louis, war |
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Black XS perfume promotion in SL Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 200 seconds a new fragrance premieres in SL and RL at the same time! Related: despres, drax, draxtor, life, marketing, promotion, second |
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Halloween in Second Life: scary stuff.... Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 239 seconds It is that time of the year again, when ghouls and skeletons rule the land...at least in the United States, where Halloween is huge, there is no escaping from the Trick or Treat crowd..but also in SL, there are plenty crazy customes and parties too! Draxtor Despres almost pooped his pants while investigating... Related: before, burton, christmas, danny, draxtor, elfman, halloween, life, nightmare, octoberville, pixel, pumpkin, second, tim, trix, tuna |
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BAVC - Tony Walsh on Flash Games vs SL Posted by: draxtordespres
Video duration: 149 seconds should a designer bring social issues to the fore via flash-based games or with the help of a virtual world? Draxtor Despres meets Zero Grace, an "oldbie", one of the first, in RL and SL Related: action, activism, bavc, death, draxtor, flash, games, grace, life, mcdonalds, penalty, second, social, take, tony, walsh, zero |
