Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

In January, I interviewed Sibley about the potential use of virtual worlds and Second Life by museums, but in the four months since then, the virtual world platform--and the hype around it--has exploded. It seems that Second Life is both the closest and farthest thing from many museum professionals' minds.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. A mobile app that allows you easily conduct mobile searches by simply speaking into your phone using their new “Speak Now” technology. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone.

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Fun Resource Nonprofit Social Media 101

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

Virtual worlds are a communication medium in which people use avatars (animated characters) to interact and have shared experiences in a 3D environment. Most museums already have websites. I’m not an expert on museums who can comment on why museums have websites and what they use that platform for.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2007

I'm pretty careful about unplugging my phone charger when it's not being used, but it would be a heck of a lot easier--and more exciting--if I could see my energy use report at the light switch. How could museums be part of this? There are lots of science museums with exhibits that provide simulations of exactly these phenomena.

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The Verge

MARCH 7, 2022

The tool strips narrative game-making down to its fundamentals — a room, an avatar, dialogue, all rendered in 8-bit pixel art. The first shows the room you’re working on; the second is for designing an avatar, items, and the tiles themselves; the third lets you choose colors. But he’d hit a brick wall. The impact was immediate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City. That's Danah Boyd in RL who was also live blogging the event.

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Digital Media Learning Avatar 50

Mashable Tech

APRIL 10, 2025

SEE ALSO: 'Black Mirror' Season 7 trailer reveals the unsettling plots of each new episode The male voice on the phone to Philip's quiet, cluttered, seaside home says, "You won't have to write anything. But as the story of Phillip and Carol unfolds, the avatar's tone gets sharper. Philip is resistant. Is Kelly Phillip's daughter?

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 12, 2025

Still, there's some comfort in a phone call. Striking Vipers" Season 5, episode 1 College friends Danny (Anthony Mackie) and Karl (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) enter the sensorially real video game "Striking Vipers" intending to beat the s**t out of each other’s avatars, but instead they have crazy, phenomenal sex. — P.K.

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