The Jeff Pulver Blog: Another Look at Pulveria

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September 18, 2006

Another Look at Pulveria

Last Tuesday towards the end of my opening keynote of Fall 2006 VON/Video on the Net, I introduced the audience to Pulveria, pulver.com’s new Second Life conference space.

While I was giving my keynote, David Siegel captured video of what it looked like from inside of Second Life.

And while Miller Copeland visited last Tuesday, he took pictures of the facility which are now available for viewing on flickr.

During my talk I forgot to acknowledge Vivox whose technology made it possible for me to communicate between both the real world and Second Life as well as well as The Electric Sheep Company who helped us build Pulveria.

And now that Pulveria has launched, I am looking forward to hosting additional lectures and events in our new conference facility.

Comments from the Blogosphere regarding Pulveria:

Miller Copeland: "If you get a chance to stop by Pulveria, by the way, do make sure to take a minute to wander the facility; it's a spectacular build, architecturally-speaking, a grand mesh of navigability and stunning visuals, a combination rare to come by in the grid.

David Siegel: "The best part of the experience for me was after the keynote talk. Just like in a real conference, several people lingered in the back of the room and started chatting.

Steve Smith: "We may be a ways from the Star Trek holodeck, but the technology available today is starting to be usable for real life purposes. Very cool.

Alec Saunders: "Perhaps the most intriguing part of the speech was the switch, momentarily, to Second Life, where the whole speech is being broadcast live to avatars in the conference center on Pulveria, Jeff’s Second Life island."

Jon Arnold: "The really cool thing is that Jeff actually conversed with one of these avatars in real time during his preso, which all of us could see and hear. For those of you who need something more that what real life has to offer, this is a pretty neat way to put your imagination to work in a virtual world."

BL Teens Blog: "Towards the end of Jeff's speech, all about technology, he turned to show a large screen to his side, which showed the Second Life conference room! It was at that moment that the guy sitting next to me, turned to me and said, "I think we're in the wrong room." He was right -- what Jeff was showing on the screen was an auditorium full of people, while I was sitting with just one other person. We wandered out and down the stairs until we found the auditorium to hear the end of the speech. As my mother pointed out, my sense of direction is so bad that I can even get lost in cyberspace!"

(Photo by Steve Garfield)

Tags: Second Life, Pulveria, VON, Video on the Net, Jeff Pulver
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