Saturday, June 7, 2008

Brave New Oztron

After stuffing about with a website that was never quite complete for several years I have decided to see if I can keep a simple blog up to date.
I am using blogspot, but will host on my server once the host gets around to manually adding the cname referral. I am doing this so I can back it up (not that I will, but I can) - and also so I can get rid of that little blogger bar up the top.

Other stuff I have set up is a daily posting of my delicious links, which is simple enough to do. The only vaguely tricky thing with this is that your blog ID on blogger can be found in the URL when you are administering your blog. The results should appear in a post shortly.

Below is pretty much the total content of the old Oztron site, it has a few useful links. Please excuse the muddled tenses.

Current projects - creating an lsl/php/mysql games engine - tugengine.org and open source virtual world, osvr.net.

AMES Engageme workshops at Victoria University, teaching teachers how to use technology to engage disinterested students.

Saturday 30th May 2009 - ICTEV Conference - I facilitated a Virtual Worlds Workshop.

Thursday 7th May 2009 - Health Beyond Conference at Etihad Stadium, I was the backup techy for a virtual interview between Mandy Solomon and Ben Sawyer from Serious Games, as well as a virtual tour of health sites in Second Life by David Holloway.

December 2008 - I did a short presentation at the Australian Virtual Worlds Workshop entitled 'A Practical Guide to Second Life use in the Classroom.'

In January 2009 as part of the Avatar Project I will be running a week long SL/tech workshop for kids with aspergers, in conjunction with SPIT Gippsland.

Also in January 2009 I will be facilitating a Young Filmmakers Machinima Summer School Workshop at Melbourne Grammar.

2008 VU Class Blog (movies coming soon)

This years class blogs, includes WMM, IST and New Media(storytelling/machinima using Second Life) at VU Flinders and St Albans campuses.

Virtual Make Poverty History Concert - video now online

A three day workshop at Melbourne Grammar building, performing and streaming a real concert into Second Life(audio/video), and Second Life into the real concert(live mixed visuals).

Avatar Project Website Blog (2008) - includes video of Sydney Congress

Vichealth supported project studying the mental health implications of taking teens in world. My blog for this is updated regularly.

Click here for the building blog for VU(2008)

Virtual build for Vic Uni.

Click here for the Melbourne 2051 website for the 2007 IST class

Last years Interactive Storytelling class project, a future version of Melbourne done in Second Life.

Click here for 2007 class blogs.

Last years Interactive Storytelling and Writing for Multimedia class blog.