Earlier this week, as Reuters noted, HBO acquired the rights to a series of machinima produced in Second Life.

As reported by Reuters, “‘My Second Life: The video diaries of Molotov Alta’ purports to tell the story of a man who ‘disappeared from his California home’ and began issuing video dispatches from Second Life. The popular virtual world, which has its own currency and a growing economy, has drawn millions of users who create alter egos called avatars and interact with people from around the world.”

The pilot episode, which has been around for quite sometime prior to the acquisition, will be supplemented with 7 episodes called “My Second Life” which will take a look into different subcultures “from Furries to Cyberpunks to Neo-Luddites to Sex Slaves to the King of the Hobos.”

The video was available on YouTube earlier today, however, it seems as per this acquisition, the video has been deemed private. Youtube writes: “This is a private video. If you have been sent this video, please make sure you accept the sender’s friend request.”

Stay tuned for its release.

What is the future of medicine?

UK’s National Physical Laboratory and Imperial College London have created SecondHealth: a virtual hospital in Second Life built to offer a glimpse into the future of medicine and clinics in London.

The UgoTrade Blog reported that Dave Taylor, who is leading the SecondHealth initiative, “introduced Second Health by explaining that most of today’s most pressing social concerns, like healthcare, have underlying technical considerations. And, that the mass media does not always lend itself to the nuances of technical issues. Through a series of recent newspaper headlines he demonstrated how traditional media is unable to communicate the complex issues facing healthcare today.”

According the SecondHealth, “This is an experimental, innovative and efficient means of communicating complex healthcare messages as well as illustrating what healthcare of the future could look like.”

Take a look at this machinima piece they put together:

I know I’m late to the party, but Bedazzle Studios released an incredible piece of machinima quite some time ago. I have yet to see something rival it, even though its been out for so long!

Based on an old cowboy poem, Eric Call, the director, brings the poem to life on his Second Life based set.

Check out the movie: