Nitida Ridge - Saturday, May 10th, 8am PST/10am CST
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Swiss Arena - Saturday, May 10th, 12pm PST/2pm CST
Archive for the ‘Performances’ Category
Performance at the Conservatory
The Conservatory - May 7th, 7pm SLT/9pm CST
All proceeds to go to Cancer Research
Press Release for Video Game Play and Addiction
The press release for Video Game Play and Addiction is now out. A link has been added to the side bar.
Gamers with Disabilities
Massively has written a nice article pointing out some of the issues unique to gamers with disabilities.
The importance of interface in any piece of software or any tool, for that matter, is often paramount in terms of its usefulness. The success of the iPod, for example, does not so much stem from its number of features as there are other mp3 players which boast more bells, rather it is a highly thought out user interface to which its success is more likely owed.
However, we often do not think about the interface in terms of the differences on the part of the user. There is an unspoken assumption, it seems, that all users are somehow equal in terms of physical structure that can be guessed from the design of end products. We often see mice, keyboards, and game pads coming in one basic size or accessibility.
Though a market around software and hardware for those with disabilities does exist, the specifics of these issues in massively multi-player environments have only started to be addressed. As the MMO worlds continue to evolve (I won’t say “mature” as I believe they are still in their infancy), groups such as Virtual Ability and AbleGamers are taking on important facilitating positions to help those who wish to partake in this growth of communication.
Performances 4/26 and 5/1
Nitida Ridge - Saturday, April 26th, 8am PST/10am CST
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Thursday, May 1st - 10am PST/12pm CST - SL’ang Life
Performances 4/19 and 4/22
Nitida Ridge - Saturday, April 19th, 8am PST/10am CST
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Asagao Treasures - Saturday, April 19th, 6pm PST/8pm CST
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Red Rock - April 22nd Earth Day, 12pm SLT/2pm SLT
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Bliss-Basin - April 22nd Earth Day - 6 pm SLT/8pm CST
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Days of Remembrance - in SL and thesixtyone
A day of remembrance to remember those who have lost their lives is being held at the Big Easy sim in Second Life on April 17. Those who have experienced the loss of a friend in a virtual world are invited to participate in this full day community event. A listing of those participating and their times can be seen here. My performance time is 9am PST/11am CST.
Along these very same lines, thesixtyone is in process of mourning the loss and remembering the musician Michael P Miller who died April 8th. 2008.
More than memorials, these are recognitions that befriending someone online creates a very real relationship and that the loss of someone has a strong impact on a person and community.
Performances 4/12 and 4/15
Nitida Ridge - Saturday, April 12th, 8am PST/10am CST
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Liquid Heat - Tuesday, April 15th - 6 pm PST/8pm CST
