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the metaverse\""},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Grace McDunnough"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"grace's liner notes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"metaplace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"music"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"musician"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"raph koster"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"virtual worlds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Meet Fellow Musician and Metaplace Founder Raph Koster"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"If you are a musician looking for your first virtual world experience, think about starting in\u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/\"\u003E Metaplace\u003C\/a\u003E.  Metaplace is the brain child of \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raph_Koster\"\u003ERaph Koster\u003C\/a\u003E - a blend of passionate visionary, thoughtful scholar, pragmatic developer and best of all, a soulful \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphkoster.com\/art\/index.shtml\"\u003Eartist\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theoryoffun.com\/\"\u003Ewriter \u003C\/a\u003Eand \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphkoster.com\/music\/index.shtml\"\u003Emusician\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPDATE:  Raph is playing a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.raphkoster.com\/2009\/11\/26\/playing-live-web-concert-tomorrow\/\"\u003Especial Metaplace concert\u003C\/a\u003E tomorrow, Friday Nov 29th 2PM PST.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/storage.koinup.com\/091121x212366\/212366-6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 551px;\" src=\"http:\/\/storage.koinup.com\/091121x212366\/212366-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI met Raph in person in 2007 to talk about Metaplace (then Areae). It was an informal business discussion and I watched over his shoulder as he flew through the basic tenants of Metaplace, talking at speeds normally reserved for livestock auctions.  We talked more over lunch (slower this time, there was chewing involved) about the future of virtual worlds, the collision of the social web and gaming, music, guitars and poetry. I won't bore you with our excursions of thought and speculation, but if I boiled down the conversation one thing predominated - the \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Epower of virtual worlds is unlocked when people can create, connect, and have fun pervasively\u003C\/span\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EImagine what that means for a musician.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EWhat's a Metaplace?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe could wander off and read the Mahalo text on \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mahalo.com\/metaplace\"\u003EWhat is Metaplace?\u003C\/a\u003E\" but for me it's easier to think about it like this: if metadata is data about data, then \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Emetaplace is a place of places\u003C\/span\u003E.  Okay, maybe that's not easier, but you sort of get the idea.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMetaplace allows you to create your own space or world that is embeddable so that it's accessible from anywhere on the web, without a client application to download (if you don't count flash) or a walled garden to navigate.  It's based on the premise that \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Eyou don't have to be a software developer, 3D artist or game developer to create a compelling and entertaining virtual world on your own\u003C\/span\u003E, or in this case, on your own with a help if you need it from an engaged and collaborative community.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps it's just easier if you watch the welcome video developed by Metaplace Community Maven extraordinaire \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/user\/Cuppycake\"\u003ECuppycake\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"405\" width=\"500\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ZWvSB9OddjM\u0026amp;hl=en_US\u0026amp;fs=1\u0026amp;color1=0x3a3a3a\u0026amp;color2=0x999999\u0026amp;border=1\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ZWvSB9OddjM\u0026amp;hl=en_US\u0026amp;fs=1\u0026amp;color1=0x3a3a3a\u0026amp;color2=0x999999\u0026amp;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"405\" width=\"500\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EWho is Raph?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can read scores about Raph's work in the development of virtual worlds, dating back to early MUD days. One thing I've learned about Raph is that despite his insane schedule as a start-up founder, he still somehow finds time to work and play and share. He was kind enough to answer a few questions about being a musician and the collision of music in virtual worlds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EQ: It's relatively easy for a musician to perform live in Metaplace. Was live music always a part of the MP road map?   What are the most important elements for a good performance?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003EA: I got started doing virtual worlds back in 1992 – text muds at first, and then Ultima Online work began in 1995, and I did big MMORPGs until I started Metaplace in 2006. But I have been doing singer-songwriter stuff slightly longer, getting going by teaching myself guitar in 1990 or so. Scary to think that I have been playing for 19 years now! I was led there in part by a growing up with folk music around me, by being a huge Paul Simon fan, and then discovering the contemporary folk scene in the late 80s in high school – at the time, that was Tracy Chapman, Indigo Girls, and thence a few years later to Bill Morrissey, Greg Brown, John Gorka, and so on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerformance was not always part of the roadmap, but early on we did kick around an idea called “Stages” a lot, which was essentially a stripped down Metaplace that ONLY did online performance venues. Eventually we realized that what we had made accommodated it just fine after all!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI think that a good performance online is in some ways very different than one in a venue. I really feel the “absence” of the chatter and the crowd while playing – it’s more intimate and more distanced at the same time. You can focus on the music without distractions, but you can’t feel the crowd in the same way. Also, there’s more reverb… seems like you have to drown the signal in it to sound OK online.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EQ: How do you see live performance shaping the future of Metaplace, or virtual worlds overall?  Would you encourage fellow musicians to add virtual worlds to their tour schedule?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003EA: I don’t know what the future of live performance is in virtual worlds. I have come to realize that the challenge is getting people to show up, regardless of venue. A virtual venue is only marginally easier to get to, depending on circumstances!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI don’t any reason why musicians shouldn’t include virtual worlds on their tours. It may not bring in as much revenue as a well-attended show, but on the other hand, there’s no travel costs. So yeah, it’s totally worth adding to the schedule.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EQ: You mention on your blog that you attend Kerville Folk Festivals have met a lot of professional singer-songwriters.  Can you share one of your favorite or most memorable encounters? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003EA: Gosh, memorable encounters with singer-songwriters… Michael Lille, a huge guy, holding our nine-day-old daughter. Dana Cooper staying at our house while on tour, playing my 62 Gibson acoustic, while I introduced him to the music of Peter Mulvey. Telling Sonia of Disappear Fear that we couldn’t make her show because we had Indigo Girls tickets, and her answering she wished she could skip her show and go to that one too! So many chats with Tom Kimmel or Don Conoscenti, under the stars in Austin. Watching Diana Jones, whom we knew on the circuit in Austin, go on to great success. Walking with Rob Laurens in the dark at Kerrville, and both of us having a fanboy moment when we realized Latty Larkin was walking in front of us (“It’s Patty! It’s Patty!”). I could go on. J One of the nicest things about the folk community is that it really does feel very much like an extended family, and it is a group of peaceful, thoughtful, caring people, very welcoming…\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou could take that last Raph quote and change \"folk community\" to \"metaplace community\".  Like every virtual world, there are people behind most of those avatars and while you can't avoid a few miscreants, Metaplace has a great feel of community about it that starts with Raph who spends time in world on a regular basis and extend to the Metaplace staff and cast of resident volunteer helpers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EWhat about music in Metaplace?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of the first people I met in Metaplace was Swedish musician \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/user\/Fredriksson\"\u003EFredriksson \u003C\/a\u003Eat his \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/FolknCoffee\"\u003EFolk N Coffee Cafe\u003C\/a\u003E. Fredriksson, now a Metaplace \"guru\" was then working with Raph on ways to stream live music into Metaplace and reached out to see if I could help. They already had all the pieces in place, all I really had to do was show up, connect my stream to Raph's Metaplace guitar and viola, that night we were \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/phasinggrace.blogspot.com\/2009_03_01_archive.html\"\u003Edual streaming in both Second Life and Metaplace\u003C\/a\u003E. This was a perfect example of Raph's vision to make experiential worlds accessible and entertaining.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOverall, the music scene in Metaplace is still nascent but the community itself is active and engaged thanks to some amazing community leaders like \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/user\/Cuppycake\"\u003ECuppycake \u003C\/a\u003Eand \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/user\/Amethyst\"\u003EAmethyst\u003C\/a\u003E. Metaplace was one of the first virtual worlds to host Koinup's \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.koinup.com\/group\/virtual-world-music\/\"\u003ERocking the Metaverse Tour\u003C\/a\u003E where Cuppy and team pulled out all the stops by developing The Lotus Room as a premiere performance venue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERaph has played live concerts himself and recently delivered an amazing two hour set in world for Halloween, you can listen to it here.  Several other well-known Second Life musicians have found their way to Metaplace including \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/user\/j9scarborough\"\u003Ej9scarborough\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/user\/Onehempcat\"\u003EOnehempcat \u003C\/a\u003Eand \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/user\/Al-Hofmann\"\u003EAl-Hofmann\u003C\/a\u003E but the world is vast and you can develop your own venue and be playing live in very little time.  You can check out some of the \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/go\/category_list\/11\"\u003EMetaplace music venues\u003C\/a\u003E here to give you some ideas.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EWhat about the technical set-up?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you need help with the technical set-up, there is no better reference that the \"\u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphkoster.com\/2009\/06\/13\/doing-live-music-in-metaplace\/\"\u003EDoing Live Music in Metaplace\u003C\/a\u003E\" post on Raph's blog. Metaplace also has an entire \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/forums\/topics\/listing\/23\"\u003Eforum dedicated to sound and music\u003C\/a\u003E where you can get help just by asking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen you are ready to schedule your event, be sure to post your live concert to the \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/calendar\/plan\"\u003Eevent calendar\u003C\/a\u003E so people know where and when to find you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are hoping to make a few dollars, listeners can pay you in either Metaplace coins or there is also a \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/module\/PaypalTipJar\"\u003Etip jar in the marketplace\u003C\/a\u003E that allows you to take Paypal contributions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo give Metaplace a try, it's free, easy and you'll learn a lot about performing in front of a live audience and when you get there, \u003Ca style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/beta.metaplace.com\/GracesLiveMusicLounge\"\u003Elook me up\u003C\/a\u003E and say hello. You can hop in right from here and get started.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/remote\/embedsimple\/MPCentralLive\" style=\"border: 0pt none ; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; overflow: hidden;\" scrollbar=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"600\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPeace, art and music ~ Grace\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGrace McDunnough on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.koinup.com\/GraceMcDunnough\/\"\u003EKoinup\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/phasinggrace.blogspot.com\/\"\u003EPhasing Grace\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFollow Grace on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GraceMcDunnough\"\u003Etwitter\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/blog.koinup.com\/feeds\/6245925259639184478\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.koinup.com\/2009\/11\/meet-fellow-musician-and-metaplace.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2695915210961513245\/posts\/default\/6245925259639184478"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2695915210961513245\/posts\/default\/6245925259639184478"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.koinup.com\/2009\/11\/meet-fellow-musician-and-metaplace.html","title":"Meet Fellow Musician and Metaplace Founder Raph Koster"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695915210961513245.post-6596787467958101007"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-21T10:07:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T18:37:01.205+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"metaplace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rocking the metaverse"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tips"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rocking the Metaverse (embedded version). Enjoy the show in Metaplace on the Koinup Blog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EToday on 21th of july at 3PM SLT \u003C\/span\u003E(or Pacific time) The stars of the Rocking the Metaverse (Doubledown Tandino, Slim Warrior and Grace Mcdunnough) will delight you. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can enjoy the show (held in \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EMetaplace world\u003C\/span\u003E), by logging here on the \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EKoinup Blog\u003C\/span\u003E. Have a great time!!!!!!! (click on \"Enter This World\")\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\"600\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/remote\/embedsimple\/RockingTheMetaverse\" style=\"border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" scrollbar=\"no\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/blog.koinup.com\/feeds\/6596787467958101007\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.koinup.com\/2009\/07\/rocking-metaverse-embedded-version.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2695915210961513245\/posts\/default\/6596787467958101007"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2695915210961513245\/posts\/default\/6596787467958101007"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/blog.koinup.com\/2009\/07\/rocking-metaverse-embedded-version.html","title":"Rocking the Metaverse (embedded version). Enjoy the show in Metaplace on the Koinup Blog"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Pier"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02537393929968908603"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"29","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_cfdqcNi2oPs\/Sv0YhOeRamI\/AAAAAAAAAk0\/86uTPncy3ec\/S220\/foto.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695915210961513245.post-7170091477631306371"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-03T11:32:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-03T11:45:32.289+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"metaplace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rocking the metaverse"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tips"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rocking the Metaverse - Reportage from Metaplace"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Dear guys, yesterday was a fantastic hit at Metaplace. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EDD Tandino, Dizzy Banjo, Slim Warrior, Grace Mcdunnough make a great \u003C\/span\u003Eshow and there were literally hundreds of people dancing in the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/RockingtheMetaverse\/play\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003ERocking the Metaverse world\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E created by the Metaplace staff. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELet me personally say thank you to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.metaplace.com\/user\/Cuppycake\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003ECuppycake\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, community manager at Metaplace (Cuppy is also a multiworld user and\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.koinup.com\/Cuppycake\/\"\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003Ekoinup member\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E since some weeks).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENext Rocking the Metaverse stop is at Twinity (on 16th of june)\u003C\/span\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.koinup.com\/group\/virtual-world-music\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EJoin\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.koinup.com\/group\/virtual-world-music\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003ERocking the Metaverse group\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to stay informed!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFollowing are some images taken during the show by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.koinup.com\/Poid_Mahovlich\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EPoid Mahovlich\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.koinup.com\/DoubledownTandino\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EDD Tandino\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.koinup.com\/J0anna\/\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EJ0anna\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and other participants\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr 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