New Media Awards 2007 Atos Origin

Second Life Simultaneous Policy Adopters' Group

http://luzoorbit.blogspot.com/

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

Luzo Orbit is an avitar resident in Second Life, the on-line virtual world. He has set up land with an amphitheatre for discussion of the Simultaneous Policy (SP) campaign. SP brings people together around the world to discuss solutions to global problems and using Second Life enables international meetings without air travel. Campaign supporters - Adopters - undertake to encourage politicians to sign a pledge to implement SP alongside other governments.

1 nomination from readers

  • Second Life is a phenomena, bringing together people from the rich world - the technology barrier means participation by people in developing countries is difficult. However, it gives a means for international meetings. The SP amphitheatre has hosted such events and has an audio library where avitars can sit and listen to past radio interviews, presentations and policy fora. There are also fun things, such as a swimming pool, dance floor and hot tub and facilities for voice as well as text chat. Speakers can show slides in world.

    To complement the Second Life activity and provide wider access, there is a streaming radio service, SL SP Adopters' Group radio (SL-SPAG radio) running a loop of material available in world, with occasional live programmes. A blog also provides an update on events and activities.

    This is an imaginative use of technology, which is bringing people together and helping to transfer interest in SL to action in RL (Real Life).

    Mike Brady could accept any award on Luzo Orbit's behalf - or it could be presented to him directly in SL!!

    Nominated by Mike Brady, 13 March 2007

6 comments from readers

  • Excellent! It gets my nomination

    Submitted by John Bunzl, 31 March 2007

  • Great stuff!

    Submitted by Gareth Doutch, 03 April 2007

  • Luzo Orbit and the SP Adopters Group deserves the Civic Society Award. Working hard to bring the virtual world together to discuss serious Real World Concerns.

    Submitted by Licia Zona, 22 April 2007

  • Can anything good come out of the soul vacuum that is Second Life? Answer yes.. An international forum for virtual face to face discussion of, and potential impact on the urgent issues of Climate Change and the Clash of Civilizations. (if you can get bit to work on your computer)

    Submitted by Ros Prichard, 04 May 2007

  • Perhaps the most important discussions on how to solve our current global problems

    Submitted by Rob Wicke, 06 May 2007

  • Clear, friendly, informative and challenging. It offers an innovative alternative to conventional international politics at just the right time -- when cooperative decisions need to be made in dealing with climate change.

    Submitted by Brian Wills, 26 May 2007