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As if you needed any more proof that an eclipse is a demonic portent of doom, the Exploratorium has announced that it will be sending an expedition to someplace near Mongolia to videotape the eclipse on July 31 ... so that they can stream the footage into Second Life. Not, like, into the sky of Second Life -- just onto a big virtual projection screen, which your avatars can then gather around and stare at until distracted by a crowd of furries humping a leprechaun.
At this point, we'd rather just stare at the unobstructed sun.
But in case you can't make it to Second Life, there's also a real-life party happening at the Exporatorium, too. It starts at 9pm -- and OMG, it's a slumber party. Now THIS is our idea of fun. Bringing a sleeping bag to a museum? This is totally From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler! Details (and there's lots of them) can be found in some particularly dense paragraphs here.
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Who's bringing the Crisco and condoms to the party?
brilliant, matty. as always.
Recently, JPL did a Second Life event with footage for the landing of the Phoenix on Mars. So there's precedent.
But don't think this is novel. I can remember unofficial NASA events with still pictures (no live streaming video) on virtual world chats (such as The Palace and Alpha Worlds) in the '90s.
aaahhhh, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler! =) =) =)