GET A SECOND LIFE

Saturday, June 30

2:30 pm – 4 pm

Brunish Hall

Moderator:

Robbie Cooper (Photojournalist)

Panelists:

John Hartman (Feedia)

Steve Woodward (The Oregonian)

Kunikar Stemple (aka Katana Blade; Samurai Island, Second Life)

Ty Magpie  (21st Avenue Community Development Project)

Jerrol Eshleman (Artist / Illustrator)

Panelists in Second Life:

Reuben Steiger (Millions of Us. Second Life)

Eric Rice (aka Spin Martin; Slackstreet Studios & Audioblog.com)

Jason Stoddard (aka Fallon Winnfield; Centric - Agency of Change)

Ken Brady (aka Neko Longduk; Centric - Agency of Change)

With simple building tools available to anyone for free, Second Life offers endless possibilities for open source animation. What is at stake for society intellectually and financially when we move beyond character design to character embodiment and where do professional animators fit in?

- Shawn Bowman