Marinetta is the capital city of Rosario, a fictitious island situated in the Mediterranean Sea. It is also the title of an ongoing educational multimedia project that began in June 2002 and is intended to last for a minimum of five years.

Arcada’s work in Second Life is at a crossroads. I know where we have been, I know where we are going; but I am not sure anymore how we are going to get there. What follows is a set of preliminary reflections based on reading, thinking, practical work in Second Life with Catharina Gröndahl, and a series of long conversations with Lindy McKeown and Steve Bronack.

About a week ago Linden Labs announced the availability of a beta version of SL Enterprise, a product that had been rumoured for some time because people knew something was being developed under the code-name Nebraska. This has implications for our work.

finally begins to explore Zoho Creator
realises ust how long it is since he sat down and played with something new for two hours (Zoho Creator in this particular case!)
is getting somewhere with Zoho Creator (and liking it)
has had an exciting afternoon planning something that could be very positive indeed

remembers “that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck” (Dalai Lama, 4)
@arvindnatarajan I am amazed. I have 75% of SplashMoney functionality in Creator after four (interrupted) hours of work, and 2 forum posts!
wishes Master Camie a happy graduation
has been talking with Tanneli about the future
has done this and is now finishing doing that
wants Ms Tornqvist to have a bicycling good weekend!
says a big yes to the weekend

thinks Mats is right. Some things are indeed going to be a tall order.
wonders where Pluti is and tries to bring various bits and pieces up to date

is waiting for news
has a first draft of an important plan ready, and awaits some reaction
is testing out a wireless network. Second Life, anyone?
has been dogfighting in Rosario in the name of enhanced pedagogy

A few minutes ago Johnny Bistrom pointed out to me that the new version of Unity 3D has been released – and that it is free. Unity 3D is a game engine and development platform that can be used to build games & worlds online, on iPhones and on the Nintendo Wii. It has been around for several years and we have both noticed its existence, but done very little more.