Ricky introduced me to Lively tonight, and it was like a final jigsaw piece fell into place in an idea that had begun with an interest in the TalkShoe platform. The result just might be a "best of both worlds" scenario, but I don't know, you tell me.

I've detailed the idea in this thread on the ZS Forum. If you have previous, current, or even just wishful interest in the machinima audio conferences, let me know what you think of this as something to try out.

Part of what got me thinking about this, in addition to some users' dissatisfaction with the Second Life platform for these events, was the SL-induced chaos we all fell a bit prey to at the most recent conference, whose notes I recently posted here. While the fray was indeed a lot of fun, I confess it was a bit of a let down content-wise, especially after coming off such a strong conference #07. I do want these to be fun, but moreso I want them to feel like genuinely valuable time spent for those who show up.

Anyhow, let me know what you think. As I mentioned in Overcast #033, I'm merely a facilitator in these things... they're really all about YOU.

Oh, and by the way, about that other thing... yeah, I'm still hopelessly undecided. Stay tuned.