The ‘Social Virtual’ World’s A Stage
A Film by Gary Hayes © Personalizemedia 2008

“Over 50 virtual worlds featured including: Second Life, HiPiHi, Kaneva, Twinity, ActiveWorlds, LagunaBeach vMTV. There.com, Habbo, Google Lively, FootballSuperstars, Weblin, AmazingWorlds, CyWorld, Whyville, Gaia Online, RocketOn, Club Penguin, YoVille, Webkinz, BarbieGirls, Prototerra, IMVU, Spore, vSide, Tale in the Desert, SpineWorld, Stardoll, The Manor, There.com, ExitReality, Vastpark, Qwaq, PS3Home, GoSupermodel, Grockit, Croquet, Metaplace, Coke Studios, Dreamville, Dubit, Mokitown, Moove, Muse, The Palace, Playdo, Sora City, Voodoo Chat, TowerChat, Traveler, Virtual Ibiza.”

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“Want to get a good idea of where the gaming business is headed? Follow the money — or better yet, follow the trends the folks with money are looking at. With that in mind, I recently contacted three top venture capitalists in the gaming space to get their take. What interests them most in this rapidly changing economy?

Here’s the short version: We’ll see a lot more games that are free or funded with other models besides subscription and retail, and a top-to-bottom transformation of how games are deployed, developed and played. At least one of the VCs, however, anticipates an imminent backlash against the overheated casual gaming business. Get the full scoop from Benchmark Capital’s Mitch Lasky, Lightspeed Venture Partners’ Jeremy Liew, and Susan Wu, formerly of Charles River Ventures, below the fold.” read more

from GigaOM

Cut Chemist – 1st Big Break from eyestorm on Vimeo.

Cut Chemist – 1st Big Break music video. Fisheye camera work insanity. Unique work indeed.

The song is by one of my favorite bands, Stars.
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