http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:40:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/second-life-authorities-can-i-see-your-i-d-please.html Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:43:47 +0000 Researches say the growing number of virtual characters in online communities has created a need to identify the real people behind aliases for marketing research and law enforcement purposes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/could-facebook-credits-work-as-a-real-world-currency.html Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:00:29 +0000 The Purple List, PSFK's network of experts, considers the future of virtual currency.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/game-play-festival-where-video-games-meet-theater.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:58:38 +0000 The Brick Theater of Brooklyn is running a festival of gaming-inspired performance art.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/us-army-to-build-virtual-world-as-training-ground.html Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:55:56 +0000 The military is taking inspiration from Second Life to develop a virtual simulation for soldiers. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/our-new-status-updates-online-activities-as-alibis.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:30:43 +0000 We've heard of several instances where people's online activities have gotten them into trouble, but can they also save you from prison?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/is-augmented-reality-the-next-second-life.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:10:00 +0000 Piers Fawkes presents some thoughts about the hype bubble around Augmented Reality.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/bowling-lanes-reclaimed-as-furniture-second-life.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:00:13 +0000 William Stranger's "Second Life" uses reclaimed wood from a local LA bowling alley to create a number of different works including a coffee table, a bench and a diptych. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/minsch-twitter-in-3d.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:30:33 +0000 Minsh is a unique site that visualizes Twitter users as fish in a 3-dimensional, underwater world. Schools of fish gather based on their tweets. The site is in Alpha now with the Alpha 2 version to be released on July 13, 2009. Richard Banks explains: The concept behind the virtual world is that the social behaviour of fish will represent what people are talking about online. In the world of Minsh, people writing about a given subject find themselves swimming in the same school. When a person updates his or her Twitter status, the fish swims away to join peopleRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2007/03/ps3s-secondlife-2.html Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:44:57 +0000 According to a Wired report, Sony have created a possible killer application for the PS3. The so far lacklustre PS3 launch could be revitalised by a game that captures the notion of Second Life with the incredibly powerful graphics of the new console.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2006/10/selling_to_avatars.html Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:28:31 +0000 In his weekly Consumed column in the NY Times magazine, Rob Walker has provided a great back-to-basics guide to Second Life - for all you folk who just need a recap - with some insights into how brands (real world and Second Life) can benefit the residents.]]>