Models Move from Catwalk to Virtual Runway and Back Again
Art and Exploration, Business in Virtual Worlds, Collaboration, Identity and Expression, Second Life | (2)
Fashion has many times been on the cutting edge... not just literally, but in terms of technological advances. A couple of recent items caught our eye that place the fashion industry squarely in the cross hairs of virtual world innovations.
First, ChipChick reports on a slew of Intel breakthroughs that will help in the fields broadband access, home energy management and shopping. Another item of note is the collaboration between Intel and the Fashion Research Institute to create fashion-specific virtual worlds featuring 'model bots.' Known as Shengri-La, the institute, featuring its Virtual Runway, was launched this month, and is intended ...