second life presentation on drivers of change

If you're a designer, architect, engineer or planner; if you're interested in the things that are driving change in our world; and if you're at all curious about the virtual world of Second Life* - then here's something you may be interested in.

This Thursday, 14 June at 17h00 GMT, Chris Luebkeman will be presenting some of the work being done by his team at Arup on Drivers of Change. The presentation will be live from Autodesk Island in Second Life. Titled "Future Challenges: Global Creative Contexts", the promotional blurb says:

Population shifts, increasing scarcity, and the wanton consumption of arable land and natural (renewable and nonrenewable) resources amount to what could prove to be a significant global dilemma - a dilemma of disastrous proportion. Yet trends in design and an ever-increasing focus on conservation and environmental issues suggest that we are headed for a collective change. This program considers the impact of global drivers of change on sustainable creative contexts, explores potential implications, and provides attendees with examples of design work that is already responding to the challenges.

Let's hope there isn't another flood during the presentation. In April this year, the virtual world was partially flooded to highlight the risks of global warming.

*Never heard of Second Life? It's a 3D world built and imagined entirely by its residents - some 7 million users. Although it's a virtual world, it has a real economy. You can join for free, but real-world transactions worth millions of dollars take place every week based on interactions within Second Life. If you are not already a member, but want to join the presentation on Thursday, go to Autodesk and register.