Despite my expansive background in Second Life (I lived there for a year) I don't blog about it enough. Perhaps I should change that. Rather then go the technical angle, let's start with something cultural!
A link just hit my radar that talks about a new development that hints at the future of live musical performance in virtual worlds! Incidentally, it's written by one of my Second Life friends (based in San Francisco that I've met in real life) about one of my Twitter friends (based here in Atlanta that I haven't yet had the pleasure to meet).
"Live music is undoubtedly one of the most powerful and immersive experiences in Second Life. Some musicians here have been able to develop dedicated communities and followings that rival real life artists. But where does the future lie for this kind of performance? Grace McDunnough suggests an answer with Musimmersion, a new system of scripting sets which enables a Resident musician to instantiate custom-made 3D environments to accompany specific songs they're performing."
"The aspect most astonishing about concepts such as Musimmersion is the convergence of many skill sets for the purpose of developing ever more compelling interactions between a virtual 3D space and the person sitting in front of the computer. The future of live musical performances, whatever that will be, is likely to hold a mix of incredible art, scripting, and unique musical talents, which should make us take another look at McDunnough's vision, “We are in the age of a new renaissance - the emergence of a technically capable creative class.”"
Check out the complete post at New World Notes.
