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A presentation I gave at an e-business class (spring semester) based on my MSc Dissertation. I had completely forgotten I had it but finally managed to upload it on Slideshare. We Can Build You: Identity & Fashion in Second Life View more presentations from Sofia . . . → Read the rest of this entry… Click here for an explanation of the FSL (Fashion in Second Life) project It’s been some time now that I am reading, researching and writing my dissertation – I would say about a year, give or take a few weeks of total exhaustion and complete denial. One of the most important convictions I . . . → Read the rest of this entry… Click here for an explanation of the FSL (Fashion in Second Life) project I hope you all remember this. American Apparel, a Real Life (RL) company, opened a shop in Second Life (SL) in a blaze of publicity. Want to see what’s going on today?
Click here for an explanation of the FSL (Fashion in Second Life) project It’s all my own fault really. I wanted to research a cutting edge subject – and what shouts *new* more loudly than Second Life? The problem is that about a month and a half before my deadline I am still . . . → Read the rest of this entry… Click here for an explanation of the FSL (Fashion in Second Life) project Here is a question that the literature itself forces on the researcher. As with any ‘new’ plateau of research, its boundaries are initially confusing – perhaps even contested. The most fundamental starting point is that SL is avatar based – . . . → Read the rest of this entry… Click here for an explanation of the FSL (Fashion in Second Life) project I am fortunate enough to be included in an upcoming DIME (Dynamics of Institutions & Markets in Europe) – CIO (Creative Industries Observatory) and Birkbeck Conference on The Creative Industries and Intellectual Property. I will be presenting an introductory version . . . → Read the rest of this entry… Click here for an explanation of the FSL (Fashion in Second Life) project Well, it’s all GO GO GO with the Fashion in Second Life project and as you would guess everything else in my life is just hectic. It never rains eh? Having said that a lot of progress has been made. I . . . → Read the rest of this entry… Click here for an explanation of the FSL (Fashion in Second Life) project Well – not really. I am giving a presentation in class on Fashion in Second Life and I am basically setting out the concept behind the project, what is Second Life, how fashion designers work on it and what are the . . . → Read the rest of this entry… Click here for an explanation of the FSL (Fashion in Second Life) project Things have been quiet. I need to finalise a questionnaire for designers today or tomorrow. I will attempt to contact Linden Labs today and see if they keep statistics and if they can give me popularity (according to footfall?) . . . → Read the rest of this entry… Click here for an explanation of the FSL (Fashion in Second Life) project 1) Created an SL Avatar named SofiaGk Weatherwax 2) Wrote text for approaching SL fashion designers. 3) Searched for SL fashion events 4) Visited some SL fashion shops and shopping centres Interesting Links 1) SL Community: Fashion 2) Linden LifeStyles . . . → Read the rest of this entry… |
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I write about my academic pursuits. I am mainly into innovation in the creative industries and virtual worlds. Due to a humanities background I tend to go on about theory a lot.
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