How I made my Avatar to look like me: Cyber Extruder

http://youtube.com/v/iUILjtEmYXsI just came back from a Metaverse1 workshop in Spain. Many people have asked me how I made my Avatar to look so similar to me... well it was simply. I used Cyber Extruder. The following video describe the entire process in Second Life lingo. The technical side of it is fascinating: Using a reagular … Continue reading How I made my Avatar to look like me: Cyber Extruder →

Tactile Jacket for Virtual Worlds by Philips Research

Philips Research, a Metaverse1 member, has just released a new version of their Tactile Jacket.According to the IEEE spectrum:This week, researchers from Philips Electronics plan to describe a jacket they have lined with vibration motors to study the effects of touch on a movie viewer’s emotional response to what the characters are experiencing. “People don’t … Continue reading Tactile Jacket for Virtual Worlds by Philips Research →

Nice idea by ExitReality: Taking 2D into the 3D

As part of the Metaverse1 research I got some new ideas for platforms. One is nicely demonstrated by ExitReality. This 3D browser addon allow you to add a URL of a web site and see it in 3D. If you own the web site you will be able to modify the look and feel of … Continue reading Nice idea by ExitReality: Taking 2D into the 3D →