Stratton Interview

Well the Bryant & Stratton Interview went really well. Got a tour and a talk with admin. really interesting stuff. Something unexpected happened too that I thought was interesting. I was very concerned with keeping the screen clear of clutter, maps, popup windows, even names and usual visual ques built into second life.ff I tried to keep my capture from seeing these things. Half way through my interview a lady from McGraw Hill joined our conversation and began asking questions through the text window. these texts appeared in my capture window much to my dismay. I then realized that a back channel was being created within my interview. This is something that would never happen in traditional documentary filmmaking, but because there were no camera's no boom pole etc. Tammy, had no idea I was recording. The back channel added a whole other level of conversation that was remarkable. I see a whole new genre breaking out here. There's a lot of possibilities I had never considered. I am officaially coining the phrase, Machinamentary!!! I googled it and it doesn't exist so it's mine.

Video Comments anyone?

Com'on! I leave a video comment widget on the page and NOBODY is gonna take advantage of it? You don't need to comment on the Blog or the content, just do something stoopid, like on Much Music's Speakers Corner. No that's showing my age. Speakers Corner hasn't been around since like '97. So give it a try I'd like to see how it works for you.

First Machinima

I thought I'd post the machinima project I did in '07 so that there would be something to compare this new project too. Lookin' for, "better than that".

Bryant & Stratton College

I've secured my first interview with Bryant and Stratton College. They are offering several programs within Second Life and on June 11th they are having the First Graduation in-world, ever. One of the co-founders of SL will be the keynote speaker at the graduation. Although it is closed to family and graduands, I've been granted access for "filming purposes and plan to interview students on campus. I'll also be given a guided tour of the campus by Scott Taylor, Director of Admissions for Online Education. Check out the story on the Grad here and the college program here.