Cyberpest Prokofy comments in an post by Eric Rice about the cost of conferences and free conference streaming. Prokofy cites the cost of Virtual Worlds 2007 and says:
“couldn’t ever dream of paying the cost of an SL island to go to an ephemeral thing”
So, a conference is ephemeral and a virtual island in Second Life is…
I find this funny on so many levels. Clever.
For those who have been waiting (I’ve been threatening to do this podcast for over a year) it is nearly here. Yes, that is right, the podcast is starting VERY SOON. I promise. 🙂
Came across this through PSFK: 1000 Words: A Manifesto for Sustainability in Design by Allan Chochinov. It is on a site about industrial design but, like all good design techniques, it can be applied to the creation of anything. Here are his main points:
My favourite quotes:
“We think that we’re in the artifact business, but we’re not; we’re in the consequence business.”
“We have to start balancing our ability to be clever with our ability to be smart.”
Check it out: http://www.core77.com/reactor/04.07_chochinov.asp