3D Guitar Rocks Second Life

Over on O'Reilly's Emerging Telephony blog, 3D audio developer Keith Weiner describes what happened when select Second Life players got hold of his positional audio technology: They used it to perform live music for each other.

I've been involved in developing this technology for almost 10 years. I know intimately its architecture and components. I worked through the process of integrating it into Second Life. But on that virtual beach in this online virtual world, I forgot all this.

Because of the guitar.

We often hear that the future of music is in touring, as it's becoming increasingly difficult to sell CDs. It will be interesting to see if artists are able to support themselves through virtual tours. Making online concerts and open-mic sessions more immersive is a fascinating first step.

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