Official opening of uvvy island in SL
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The official opening of uvvy island in Second Life took place on Wednesday June 7, 2006, 2 pm EST, with a "Transhumanist Day" dedicated to promoting the transhumanist worldview and outlining its scientific and philosophical roots. Read more...
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Official opening of uvvy island in Second Life: Wednesday June 7, 2006, 2 pm EST (8 pm in most European countries, this should be convenient for visitors from both the US and Europe).
The opening event will be a "Transhumanist Day" dedicated to promoting the transhumanist worldview and outlining its scientific and philosophical roots.
The event is sponsored by FutureTAG, a future technologies consulting firm, and Vivox, a provider of voice communication services in VR worlds. It will be one of the first voice-enabled educational events in Second Life.
Besides a Second Life account and client software, to participate you will need a Vivox account and a recent release of the Vivox client. We are coordinating new user accounts and software upgrades with Vivox, so if you wish to participate PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME, EMAIL, AFFILIATION AND SECOND LIFE AVATAR NAME TO THE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS.
Agenda:
2 pm EST: Welcome
2.30 pm EST: Presentations in the Auditorium (central building, first floor):
Presentations:
- "Introduction", by Giulio Prisco (Giulio Perhaps in SL).
- "What is Transhumanism?", by James Hughes (James Sleeper in SL).
- "The Future of the Body", by Natasha Vita More (Natasha Cordeaux in SL).
- "Virtual Reality - Roots, Status, Perspectives", by Philippe Van Nedervelde (Philippe Golding in SL).
Presentations and Q/A audio via Vivox.
We haev been testing Vivox and are quite pleased with the results so far.
4 pm: Transhumanist party.
