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Second Life, Real Life, Dreaming Life, Waking Life

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Mark Szpakowski

I’ve been exploring Second Life recently, and continue to be amazed at how compelling and real the emotional experience is. I know that these avatars, including myself, are slightly cartoony 3D-ish figures, but the quality of interaction seems just as … Continue reading →

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Social Presencing Theater and Shadow Puppet Plays

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Mark Szpakowski

A year ago I blogged Social Presencing Theater, as described by Otto Scharmer: A new social art form I called Social Presencing Theater that stages media events and productions to connect different communities and their transformational stories by blending action research, theater, … Continue reading →

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Money, Scarcity, Interest, and the Web of Wealth

Posted on April 24, 2008 by admin

Bernard Lietaer and Stephen Belgin have a fascinating article, In Whose Interest? in the latest issue of Fieldnotes. They examine the nature of interest: According to Stephen Zarlenga, Director of the American Monetary Institute, “Loans were made in seed grains, … Continue reading →

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