Future Day
In my talk at the lively Future Day event yesterday at Terasem in Second Life, I said: Future Day should be all about a positive can-do attitude, a great excitement about a sexy, radically better...
View ArticleWelcome to avatar extraordinaire, transhumanist thinker Extropia DaSilva
I am happy to see the first essay by avatar extraordinaire, transhumanist thinker Extropia DaSilva on the Turing Church magazine. Read Extropia’s “Holy Singularity!” Her short low-profile bio sketch...
View ArticleTerasem update, online Hangouts and Second Life conference (July 20)
Terasem holds its yearly conference in Second Life on July 20, and its monthly gathering on the 10th of each month via Google+ Hangouts. I thought yesterday’s hangout was at 9am EST as usual, and...
View ArticleTerasem GN8 Virtual Workshop in Second Life, July 20, 2012
I look forward to seeing you at the Terasem virtual workshop in Second Life on July 20. The workshop tales place every year in Second Life on the anniversary of the first Apollo landing on the Moon....
View ArticleVIDEO – Terasem GN8 Virtual Workshop in Second Life, July 20, 2012
We had a great time at the Terasem virtual workshop in Second Life on July 20. The workshop tales place every year in Second Life on the anniversary of the first Apollo landing on the Moon. This year’s...
View ArticleVIDEO – Robert Geraci’s ‘Virtually Sacred’ talk in Second Life, June 29
Robert Geraci presented and discussed his new book published by Oxford University Press: “Virtually Sacred – Myth and Meaning in World of Warcraft and Second Life” in Second Life, on Sunday June 29, in...
View ArticleVirtual Turing Church – Brainstorm
This is a brainstorm session on how to design and launch a Virtual Turing Church. As usual I am sending this post to several mailing lists, Facebook pages and discussion groups, but I would appreciate...
View ArticleTranshumanist Avatars Storm Second Life
More than 80 transhumanist avatars stormed the virtual world of Second Life for a community event organized by Humanity+ on September 15 , 2011. This has been by far the largest virtual transhumanist...
View ArticleSnow Crash(ed) in Second Life (end 2012)
I fell totally in love with Second Life one minute after joining in 2005. A few weeks later I left a very boring but very well paid senior management post in the public sector to became a technology...
View ArticleBack to the future in the Metaverse
All seems to indicate that new, fully immersive next-generation virtual worlds and user interfaces may be around the corner. Let’s go back to the future in the Metaverse! Facebook‘s acquisition of...
View ArticleSoleri City in Second Life
Soleri City in Second Life is a development 3000 meters above Terasem Island, where Transhumanists may eventually gather, have displays, conduct informal gatherings or more formal seminars, and...
View ArticleVirtually Sacred, by Robert Geraci – religion in World of Warcraft and Second...
Robert Geraci, the author of “Apocalyptic AI – Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality,” has a new book published by Oxford University Press: “Virtually Sacred –...
View ArticleBack to the future in the Metaverse, Second Life, May 15
On Thursday, May 15, at 11am PDT (2pm EDT, 8pm EU) there will be a meeting in Second Life to discuss the VR renaissance outlined in Back to the future in the Metaverse. UPDATE – VIDEO – Back to the...
View ArticleVIDEO – Back to the future in the Metaverse, May 15
The Back to the future in the Metaverse event, on May 15, started as a major clusterf###, but continued as a very interesting event thanks to the fast reaction of my good friend David Orban. Watch the...
View ArticleMoral and Legal Imperatives for Sentient AI – Terasem Colloquium in Second...
The 2015 edition of the Terasem Annual Colloquium on the Law of Futuristic Persons, themed “Moral and Legal Imperatives for Sentient AI” will take place in Second Life – Terasem sim – on December 10,...
View ArticleSupport virtual OpenWorms!
OpenWorm Kickstarter: Support Development of the First Digital Organism – And Get a Copy for Your Browser! New World Notes reports. OpenWorm is an open source project dedicated to creating a virtual C....
View ArticleTerasem Colloquium in Second Life, December 10 – Speakers
The 2015 edition of the Terasem Annual Colloquium on the Law of Futuristic Persons, themed “Moral and Legal Imperatives for Sentient AI” will take place in Second Life – Terasem sim – on December 10....
View ArticleSusan Schneider on machine consciousness at the upcoming Terasem Colloquium...
Philosopher Susan Schneider will give a talk at the 2015 edition of the Terasem Annual Colloquium on the Law of Futuristic Persons, themed “Moral and Legal Imperatives for Sentient AI.” The Colloquium...
View ArticleTerasem Colloquium in Second Life, December 10, 2015
The 2015 edition of the Terasem Annual Colloquium on the Law of Futuristic Persons, themed “Moral and Legal Imperatives for Sentient AI” will take place in Second Life – Terasem sim – on Thursday,...
View ArticleVIDEO – Terasem Colloquium in Second Life, December 10, 2015
The 2015 edition of the Terasem Annual Colloquium on the Law of Futuristic Persons, themed “Moral and Legal Imperatives for Sentient AI” took place place in Second Life – Terasem sim – yesterday,...
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