Cool Second Life machinima "The story that disappeared on the earth."

I want to introduce cool Second Life machinima "The story that disappeared on the earth.".  This work was shot in second life by   movie director Akira Yamamoto. Famous Second life musician Chouchou dealt with BGM.



And, This work won the highest award in a visual art section of competition "Society for art &　science competition vol.8" of the movie works.

In commemoration of this, the premium screening event and talk show were held in Second Life from 23:00 of Wednesday, May 5. Users arrived two hours before the event start and became full at the time of the event start on that day. In addition, this screening event was streamed in Ustream and more than 200 people saw it .

Because the event video is uploaded in YouTube, please check it!!

Big news for Second Life users in Japan!

It's big news! Second Life documentary film "LIFE 2.0" is introduced by Japanese TV program "松嶋x町山の未公開映画を観るTV(Matsushima & Machiyama's TV which watches unscreened movies in japan)" on December 3rd & 10th 23:30~!


This TV program introduces excellent movies which is not screened in Japan. Perhaps, this is the first time this movie is introduced by the television program of the ground wave.

There are a lot of people who still say "Second Life is suck!" in Japan. I wish this program to change the such recognition.

Japanese 3D Avatar

 I write a Japanese 3D avatar service list. () show the taste of the avatar design.

Synthe (Cute)
http://www.synthe-web.jp/

Party Castle (Cute)
http://www.partycastle.net/

SITECUBE (Cute)
http://www.sitecube.jp/

MILU (Cute)
http://www.milu.jp/c/landing.php

ai sp@ce (Cute)
http://ai-sp.jp/

POKIPOKI (Cute)
http://pp.hanbitstation.jp/main.aspx

Square enix members 3D Avatar *SNS (Cute)
http://member.square-enix.com/jp/

meet-me (Cute)
http://www.meet-me.jp/

ntomo (Cute)
http://www.ntomo.jp/

VIZIMO (Cute)
http://vizimo.jp/

Splume (Cute & Rial)
http://splume.jp/

Any *SNS (Cute)
http://pc.myany.jp/

Home Japanese ver. (Rial)
https://playstationhome.jp/

Lamity *for mobile (Cute)
http://www.eitarosoft.co.jp/jp/index.htm


You would notice it.　The Japanese 3D avatar is only a pretty design.

When Second Life became the topic; many Japanese complained "Second Life avatar is not cute!".　It's the big factor that Second Life is not popular in Japan that an avatar is a real design.

Japanese 3D virtual world never die!---Cloud Heart

In 2007, virtual worlds boom was caused triggered by Second Life and Japan was no exception, too. Many virtual world services were born. However, those most disappeared two years later. Particularly, the 3D virtual worlds were the wretched situation. However, all of the Japanese 3D virtual worlds are not yet dead.

The Japanese startup ADN group released new 3D virtual world solution "Cloud Heart".

Cloud Heart is developed in Unity and works on a Web browser and mobile. Users can make own avatar, have own room, move around the space and chat with other users. The companies can have the virtual world by introducing Cloud Heart into own site. ADN group released the virtual world for fan clubs of Japanese band Greeeen as the first Cloud Heart introduction example.

https://www.greeeenland.com/

This fan club dues is 5,000 yen per one year. Fans make own avatar here and can interchange with other fans. Surprisingly members of Greeeen log in through their avatar, too. Fans can meet members here if lucky.

Furthermore, Greeeen fans of the world can communicate across the language barrier because the simultaneous interpretation of 42 languages is possible.

In fact, the virtual world specialized in artists existed from 2008. However, all of them failed. Because they were like hard core MMO which ran exclusive software(like Second Life). On the other hand, Cloud Heart work on a Web browser. Besides, it is cute. I think that Cloud Heart succeed.

By the way, ADN group CEO Taku Kamata was former CTO of 3Di. 3Di was dissolved in this March, but played an active part in Japanese 3D virtual world market from the Second Life boom era.

Tsukuba University's Second Life Machinima

It's cool works!



Japan's Tsukuba University Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Laboratory shoots a PV with 3D virtual world Second Life.
Akira Yamamoto shoot a this works(He is a movie director at real life).

Akira Yamamoto's website
http://playgroundofsecretbase.blogspot.com/

This PV is used for student invitation and a demonstration of Laboratory.

High quality Machinima

Lumino-scope is a Japanese band performing in rial and virtual both sides.

Live report(written in Japanese)
【Second Life】Lumino-scope初セカンドライフライブ！(THE SECOND TIMES)
http://www.secondtimes.net/column/tour/20081227_luminoscope.html

【ライブレポート】（リアル）Lumino-scopeワンマンライブ in こ卯さぎ亭(THE SECOND TIMES)
http://www.secondtimes.net/news/japan/20090202_luminoscope.html


They produced Machinima PV in second life this month.
(Machinima is a movie work produced only in virtual world and MMO.)

It is a very splendid work. Check it!




Lumino-scope MySpace page
http://www.myspace.com/luminoscope


Rial PV

ONE PIECE unofficial fan site in Second life

Are you a Secondlife user & Japanese comic "ONE PIECE" fan? Then let's go to this SIM!

What "ONE PIECE"(via Wiki)





This SIM was built by the Japanese second life user of the ONE PIECE fan.In SIM, there are pirate ship "Going merry" and the doll of the chief character appearing in comic. The visitor can take a souvenir photo freely.











And, there are a cool pirate bar & club, ONE PIECE ver.typing game, cute  objects and boats.

There is only and the fan site of the normal Web site reads a text and watches fan art experience of "2D".　But, you have a richer "experience" if it's the 3D virtual world.  We get into the world of comics and can play.

Please visit this SIM if you are Otaku.



http://slurl.com/secondlife/ONE%20PIECE/86/176/23

Good-bye, Edo-Castle in Second life

There is Japanese community called "EDO" in second life ("EDO" is a old name of Tokyo).



This community reproduces scenery of EDO (Tokyo) before Japan becomes the modern nation.

The most splendid scenery is Edo Castle.



Now, Edo-Castle becomes the palace of Japanese emperor. It's a very big building, but bigger than now in old days. Edo-Castle encountered the damage of the large-scale fire in old days.
This community examined ancient documents and completely reproduced Edo-Castle before the fire. It's a very splendid works! !



Because it was a splendid work, used as material by a history TV program.




In addition, a lot of not only the Japanese user but also overseas users visited here, too. And a Japanese popular song singer and a rock band held a virtual show here.



But, unfortunately this community is closed by April 30. what sad!

Please visit this community. And please see the sights a lot, take a lot of photo & video.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/EDO 01/171/125/69

Cosplay is difficult in not only the reality world but also the virtual world

Japanese popular virtual world Ameba Pigg started a tie-up with masterpiece of Manga/Anime "Lupin the 3rd"(Wiki).

via http://vsmedia.info/2012/10/17/lupin-the-3rd-amebapigg/ (Japanese)

Ameba Pigg sells the Cosplay virtual goods of characters of Lupin the 3rd. Users can let one's avatar do Cosplay using these. However, Cosplay is very difficult in both the reality world and the virtual world.

This is my avatar wearing the wig of male character "Goemon" of the character of Lupin the 3rd.

And this is my avatar wearing the wig of female character #Fujiko". Please compare these with a top official image. These are so unnatural.


In Cosplay, the most important point is "harmony". Wig, clothes and face, all must harmonize.  However, there are few Cosplayers which are completely made in this. There are the Cosplayer where a face and a wig do not harmonize in the reality world, too.

Of course Ameba Pigg users can change the face of one's avatar. Furthermore, they can wear make-up. However, those functions are charged in Ameba Pigg. I think that this reflects real strictness. A high expense is necessary for plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery in the reality world, and we must buy the cosmetics. It is not easy to become cool Cosplayer in both the reality world and the virtual world....

I cannot change a face because I am poor. So I always deceive it by laughing and singing. There is not it so funnily if we cannot see eyes.

And I to turn to back if possible.

By the way, Cosplay and the role playing are very fun! It is right a way of enjoying in the virtual world. We can make friends with unknown users immediately when we do Cosplay.

I remembered early Second Life and became nostalgic. Former Second Life had a lot of such community. How's the now?

Real * Virtual

I am sorry to leave blog for a long term!

I reopen from today.


NONKO ROMANKAN is a brand very popular in Japanese community of the secondlife.
This brand makes individual items which fused in a Gothic taste and a Japanese traditional taste.



"Real" Kimono brand "bushoan" made a secondlife item of NONKO ROMANMAN a "real" product.
They are sold now in IseTan Shinjuku shop.









PV which used second life for shown in the sales floor(It is shown in YouYube too).





This "real" item which born as "virtual", seems to be popular with not only a young person but also the elderly.

NONKO ROMANKAN BLOG
http://nonko.slmame.com/

bushoan
http://www.bushoan.co.jp/

NONKO ROMANMAN Second Life Shop
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Epsilon/95/104/22