To clarify, the machinima for The Office episode, “Local Ad,” which aired in October 2007, was created by me and my real life husband, Steve Nelson, for Clear Ink, a digital marketing and strategies company in Berkeley, California. We co-produced & co-directed a total of eight scenes shot in a variety of Second Life locations. Three sets were built on Clear Ink's back lot sim, and five scenes were shot in locations around Second Life. The Mesopotamia sim was one of these locations, and we obtained permission from the owners of the region, Sands Development Group, to use it for one scene. EDG was commissioned by the Sands Development Group to build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon the previous year in 2006, as correctly noted in the October 25, 2007, EDG blog post: http://www.slencoredesign.com/

EDG was not commissioned to do any of the work for The Office machinima, nor was the Sands Development Group involved in the production beyond allowing us to shoot a scene there. We chose to shoot a scene at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon because it represented a creative and authentic Second Life marketplace. Congrats to EDG and Creative Shed Services for being the first to bring an authentic depiction of VR to the big screen! We look forward to seeing this latest achievement.

Thanks so much for that extra info on ‘The Office’ project. There certainly wasn’t any intention to claim EDG were the primary creator of that project hence the statement ‘they created a presence featured’ – but always good to hear even more of the story from Clear Ink.

To clarify, the machinima for The Office episode, “Local Ad,” which aired in October 2007, was created by me and my real life husband, Steve Nelson, for Clear Ink, a digital marketing and strategies company in Berkeley, California. We co-produced & co-directed a total of eight scenes shot in a variety of Second Life locations. Three sets were built on Clear Ink's back lot sim, and five scenes were shot in locations around Second Life. The Mesopotamia sim was one of these locations, and we obtained permission from the owners of the region, Sands Development Group, to use it for one scene. EDG was commissioned by the Sands Development Group to build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon the previous year in 2006, as correctly noted in the October 25, 2007, EDG blog post: http://www.slencoredesign.com/

EDG was not commissioned to do any of the work for The Office machinima, nor was the Sands Development Group involved in the production beyond allowing us to shoot a scene there. We chose to shoot a scene at the Hanging Gardens of Babylon because it represented a creative and authentic Second Life marketplace. Congrats to EDG and Creative Shed Services for being the first to bring an authentic depiction of VR to the big screen! We look forward to seeing this latest achievement.

yay! may more come

xoxo, caLLie cLine

Wolfie!