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Presentations, Panels and Discussions

Second Life's ability to create a sense of presence, shared space and shared experience makes it ideal for presentations, panels and discussions. Presenters can show slides and videos and stream their voices into the world.


'The Infinite Mind' in Second Life - Through the Looking Glass

The Infinite Mind is a US-based weekly public radio program which covers a range of topics including the art and science of the human mind and spirit, behaviour and mental health. In October 2006, they produced and broadcast the first ever real life radio shows from a virtual world.

Titled Through the Looking Glass, the 4 part series included radio/in-world presentations on Virtual Communities, Virtual Culture, Virtual Music and The Transmission of Experience. Each of the shows were taped (in-part) in Second Life in front of a live virtual audience at the Infinite Minds' Virtual Broadcasting Center, which included functioning recording studios, listening and screening rooms and an amphitheater where broadcasts were taped.

For further information, watch John Maeda in Second Life with The Infinite Mind (Part 1), watch The Infinite Mind & Suzanne Vega on Youtube, or watch a video of author Kurt Vonnegut's appearance on Google Video.


Crisis in Darfur with Mia Farrow and Guests

Held in January 2007, Crisis in Darfur was an in-world briefing on the genocide in Darfur organised by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum held in front of a virtual replica of the museum which included a dramatic exhibit of photographs depicting the genocide emergency in Darfur.

Speakers included Mia Farrow - actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, John Heffernan - Director of the Genocide Prevention Initiative for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience, Ronan Farrow - human rights activist and freelance journalist, Ron Haviv - award-winning photojournalist and the moderator, Bill Lichtenstein - president of Lichtenstein Creative Media.

Watch a Google Video of the event or read more about it here -Live from Second Life: Crisis in Darfur with Mia Farrow and Guests.


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