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March 20, 2007
Post ABC Island Second Life Round-Up
So last night was an interesting experience and if you watched the show from any of the three broadcast transmissions TV, Internet or Second Life there was one part included about the frustrations of Second Life crashing. It crashed at the end of the show so I missed the post show discussion with the ABC Island’s owner Abi Goldflake and 4 Corners presenter Ticky Fullerton which would have been quite insightful with the ~60 avatars (People) watching and interacting together in Second Life.
I missed the exact reason why there was a ~20 minute delay for the Second Life broadcast to start except that they had some issues with QuickTime Streaming Media Server and I believe the streaming video came directly from the ABC and was layered into Second Life so that was more of an ABC issue rather than a Second Life issue. Either way once the streaming got going it worked quite well and due to the hiccups the team were having I thought I best watch the show on HDTV just in case it never got off the ground so here is a comparison of the HDTV screening vs the Second Life screening with a little time shifting in play of course.
All in all my first day with a Second Life was interesting to say the least and the 4 Corners report was very insightful on what these virtual worlds behold. It is very early days in what these virtual worlds can offer though I have a few ideas on that though I will think about how ludicrous they are before sharing those with you. One thing is for sure though and that is I need to get my avatar looking good as sitting next to Mztry Moody I was looking rather ordinary.
If you missed the show in some form last night you can catch it at the 4 Corners Broadband Edition website.
Posted by Stephen at March 20, 2007 03:32 PM
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