While E3 rages on over Stateside, here in the UK it's wellies and arm-waving in the Dundee sunshine: Radio 1's One Big Weekend, all weekend, all free, all festival fabulous: starting tomorrow. And if you're nowhere near Dundee or didn't get a ticket, you can still join in, because the Radio 1 team have only gone and built a virtual festival in the also-free Second Life:
Every virtual festival-goer will get a wee digital radio to take away with them, which will broadcast Radio 1 in-game, wherever you are. There's also, I hear, these Radio 1 teeshirts for your avatars. And dancing. And a chance that you could appear on-screen at the actual festival - the jumbotrons may or may not take screengrabs of the in-game festivalgoers.
Obvious disclaimer: I work for the BBC, and I work with the guys who made this happen, and I TOTALLY {heart} them. This blog is still all my own opinions and not necessarily those of my employer. Disclaimer over.
If you're in there, say hi! Just load up SL, search for Radio 1, and head over - but not now, because it opens tomorrow morning, GMT. Or IM me, and I'll teleport you there: Crystaltips Pavlova.
I signed up for Second Life last night, and spent a while wandering around wondering what the hell it is people do in this place!
This gives me a reason to log on again!!
Ps. My SL name is Sharper Weeks. See you there.
Posted by: Cris | May 12, 2006 at 12:28
Radio 1 in Second Life? Wow.
I think I'm going to log into Second Life tonight and give my avatar (Torvus Overdrive) a much-needed makeover. I hate the way she looks. I made her look really weird. :-P
Events like these are neat!
Dundee, huh... Most of my experience of Dundee were trips to the city centre where annoying school kids wandered about swearing and causing a ruckus, and once to the Royal Infirmary to visit a sick ex-.
But one of their arcades had some decent games, so yay for that.
Posted by: Brinstar | May 12, 2006 at 14:43
Is this going to be advertised on the One Big Weekend website or on the Radio? I've seen nothing about it other than on here.
Also, i take it that it's not availible yet, as i can't find it in SL atm. I'll try again in the morning!
Posted by: Cris | May 12, 2006 at 15:54
Just installed and setup an account, so very new and learning the game. I'm Synavrian Morenz ingame, see you all there tomorrow! (wd all at the beeb for sorting this out, very forward thinking :)
Posted by: Garth | May 12, 2006 at 20:46
Yep it opens in the morning. I expect this may end up being chaos - but what fun chaos!
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Posted by: Alice | May 12, 2006 at 23:17
Cool, morning it is then.
As long as W-Hat don't turn up we'll be fine! I want my Radio 1 Tshiiiiiirt!!!
Posted by: Cris | May 12, 2006 at 23:33
Can't wait this is going to be fun - someome loet me know how to find it please! - SL name Lee Keen
Posted by: Lee | May 13, 2006 at 09:22
Whenever I search for Radio 1 under Places, I get "None found". Can't find it under Events either.
Posted by: Peter Cooper | May 13, 2006 at 12:23
According to a Prim dropped at Cactuswrap Chillout Lounge by CJ Christiansen, the BBC Island opens at 2PM GMT
That's all i know so far.
Posted by: Cris | May 13, 2006 at 12:30
For those looking, you need to search for "BBC Radio 1". Actually, just plain "BBC" will do the trick.
wrt "digital radio to take away with them, which will broadcast Radio 1 in-game, wherever you are", I had hoped this would be true. The radio actually uses the URL linking ability in a script to open your browser and link to a mediastream - WMP or Real. So it's not actually "in-game". I had hoped that this was the added functionality that LL has hinted at recently.
Posted by: csven | May 14, 2006 at 16:59
It was a great event, and as a lot of the brits pointed out, good to have an event on UK time.
Secondlife already seems to have reached a good level of maturity, and possibly a tipping point.
I have been trying various things out the last few months with some of my collegues on our own time. It is great to see companies getting involved in the metaverse, as well as the residents really enjoying the gig. see eightbar.com
It was great to see how quickly the SLers picked up on it and we gravitated to the event.
I also thought it was great to have the builders in there to talk to and it helped us all feel a bit of ownership just by attending.
Well done, nice one. Epredator Potato
Posted by: epredator | May 15, 2006 at 09:01
Is there another concert event in Dundee this year & when is if any . I find the concerts exciting and being a executive chauffuer I get to meet all these famous and important people . Did any of these vips have a tour around Dundee or other parts of Scotland when they were there? what was their impression of Dundee and the people? ken graham pembury tunbridge wells kent
Posted by: kenneth graham | January 03, 2007 at 11:57
Are you still having concerts these days. I haven't looked into virtual music festivals so far. Something I should do.
Posted by: Virtual reality world | October 15, 2008 at 20:33
I wanna throw a virtual rave ! :)
Posted by: snes roms | October 18, 2008 at 23:25
wow! nice!!!
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