Entries Tagged as 'boston'
Placeworlds
As we consider our theoretical justification for using Second Life to facilitate civic engagement, we’ve come up with the notion of placeworlds. Below is a sketch of the concept:
Place is experienced space. It is what happens when geographic space takes on meaning of any sort – as an object of memory, or desire, […]
Categories: placeofmedia · boston · SecondLife · city · hub2 · civic_engagement
Civic Engagement and Second Life
As city governments explore their role in burgeoning virtual environments, they should see the creation of engaged and active civic groups as primary to their mission. We recently spoke to a reporter from the Boston Globe, who, after getting wind of the proposed project, was hoping to report that the city was moving into […]
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Hub2
Despite the fact that the Boston Globe has declared that the city has plans for a full virtual conversion in Second Life, the truth of the matter is its goals are much more modest. Together with my colleage Gene Koo, we are offering two courses at Emerson College with the goal of guiding students […]
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Boston enters Second Life
Last week, I hosted a meeting at Emerson College to talk about the City of Boston’s entry into Second Life. The good news is this: the city is committed to trying out the platform and to exploring the ways in which it can extend community involvement. At the meeting, we had representatives […]
Categories: placeofmedia · boston · citygovernment · SecondLife
Dear MBTA
What’s wrong with you? Just because you’re the only game in town doesn’t mean that you can treat us without respect. We know you’re experiencing hard times. We know you’re strapped for cash. But don’t take it out on us. You’re like an abusive spouse. You think we’re stuck in this relationship, so you brazenly […]
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Philly’s history-themed slogan is a thing of the past - The Boston Globe
Boston and Philadelphia struggle over the rights to history.
Link: Philly’s history-themed slogan is a thing of the past - The Boston Globe.
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Nor’easter
I just moved to Boston from Los Angeles to take a job at Emerson College. When I told people in California that I was moving east, they looked at me as if I was betraying the holy right of paradise - as if I was somehow turning my back on my good fortune. "You don’t […]
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