Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I got to sit behind Sir Ben Kingsley: imagine sitting within touching distance of an avatar of Gandhi! Pretty exciting to hear about where all this comes from! The opening of the Forum was last night, and Vaz covered it well. eBay to Participant Productions.

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Brighton Beach Brainstorm

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The particular issue that concerns Hiroshi right now is the Second Life problem, 3D avatar immersive environments. Notes from a Brainstorm The overarching concern of Hiroshi is a potential split in the disability community over new technology, particularly in the broadband age. To some disability groups, Second Life is wonderful.