Monday, July 18, 2011
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Interview with Javabox Kawanishi
Second Life's Javabox Kawanishi talks about a place of dreams becoming reality at Downtown New York Citya place where the energy is buzzing day and night and SL becomes a reality!
By Miss Adalita Voom
Chief Editor and Columnist
DT NYC- NY Moments Newspaper
Published: Friday, July 8th 2011
I sat down for an interview with the city's creator and business mogul Javabox Kawanishi early on a Friday morning over a coffee and the following is an edited transcript.
Sitting in the lavish boardroom the atmosphere is energising with the presence of a man dedicated to helping people, I asked, so where did it all start?
NYC is built and managed by Javabox Kawanishi and Mariadelcarmen Bekkers, both friends and business partners since 2007 with vast experience of running a business in world.
"Our ambition was to create the best possible virtual environment for the SL community and do exactly the opposite of what we have seen so far on places in SL."
Says Java
It all started when Java went to NY for a week, fascinated by the dynamic of the city, the multiculturalismthe dreams that the city portrays of hope and excitement, put simply he fell in love with the city.
Java tells me that NY was founded by the Dutch, and was orginally called New Amsterdam, so he thought, let's build NYC here in Second Life.
With a vision and a team of ambitious friends, they began....the rest is history.
When asked about his vision i was quite suprised and in aweof his response, unlike the typical responses such as pleasure, business, fun...Java told me his vision....
"Imagine a virtual city where 100 000 people are logging in every day, imagine creating RL jobs for people all over the world, in some countries people work for as little as $1 USD per day, hard labour...this way they can earn a living enjoying all that NYC sim can bring from the comfort of their home by selling content or services, or working as a cab driver or greeter for $3 USD per day. May seem like a small amount of money to you and me, we spend that in a flash, but for them it's the equivalent of a week's salary, the challenge we face is how can we use social media and virtual worlds to create job oppertunities in those countries.
And that has been our mission since 2007.
The vision is to create a virtual environment for the Second Life community, where they can socialise.
Shopping is not core business here, socialising is...that is our aim."
Ok Java so what can people expect to see in NYC sim?
"People will see the opposite of what they have seen so farin SL, a place with more hang out places, and less stores...no shouting logo's from affiliate programs or walls paved with vendors, they will see a a place where they can enjoy their SL with their friends, such as places like Ralphs Diner (A 50's style Cafe), or ZO Restaurant (A romantic and slick place to take the one you love!), or many scenic areas where you can take pictures whether it be for blogs, modeling or fun...We have fashion designers offering fine quality clothes for affordable prices. The HQ of Freebie fashionista, a big fashion group with more than 3000 members, is also located in the city .
I asked, are kids welcome? (Being a mother i thought this was important!)
"Now that is a tough question...lol at times you may see a dragon flying through the sky wanting to land in the city, a huge dragon!!"
Of course i had to giggle at this mans sense of humour! LOL!
"Well, if that was to happen I would ask the person to change their avi, it is in our best interest to protect all visitors that are here to enjoy their day :).
Child avis are always welcome, so long as they obide by the rules of the city and are behaving, and not soliciting undesirable or mature content and are not causing harm to anyone."
Java may I ask...why did you want to start a newspaper for NYC?
"Well every city needs a newspaper right?....we would like to be able to connect with our visitors, inform them of activities and make this virtual city as real as possible for them."
So what kind of content can we expect to see?
"We will utilise social media media sites and inworld groups to create awareness about this wonderful virtual world"
So, scandal, robberies, social events, stocks & shares, sports? LOL?
"yeah as long as it serves and is beneficial to the community. We will give people what they want to see inworld, a place to socialise and create and be part of a bigger something."
Come and check out NYC sim, take part in our community and be a part of our events! It's a place you can call home and belong :)
Over and out!
Miss Adalita Voom :)
By Miss Adalita Voom
Chief Editor and Columnist
DT NYC- NY Moments Newspaper
Published: Friday, July 8th 2011
I sat down for an interview with the city's creator and business mogul Javabox Kawanishi early on a Friday morning over a coffee and the following is an edited transcript.
Sitting in the lavish boardroom the atmosphere is energising with the presence of a man dedicated to helping people, I asked, so where did it all start?
NYC is built and managed by Javabox Kawanishi and Mariadelcarmen Bekkers, both friends and business partners since 2007 with vast experience of running a business in world.
"Our ambition was to create the best possible virtual environment for the SL community and do exactly the opposite of what we have seen so far on places in SL."
Says Java
It all started when Java went to NY for a week, fascinated by the dynamic of the city, the multiculturalismthe dreams that the city portrays of hope and excitement, put simply he fell in love with the city.
Java tells me that NY was founded by the Dutch, and was orginally called New Amsterdam, so he thought, let's build NYC here in Second Life.
With a vision and a team of ambitious friends, they began....the rest is history.
When asked about his vision i was quite suprised and in aweof his response, unlike the typical responses such as pleasure, business, fun...Java told me his vision....
"Imagine a virtual city where 100 000 people are logging in every day, imagine creating RL jobs for people all over the world, in some countries people work for as little as $1 USD per day, hard labour...this way they can earn a living enjoying all that NYC sim can bring from the comfort of their home by selling content or services, or working as a cab driver or greeter for $3 USD per day. May seem like a small amount of money to you and me, we spend that in a flash, but for them it's the equivalent of a week's salary, the challenge we face is how can we use social media and virtual worlds to create job oppertunities in those countries.
And that has been our mission since 2007.
The vision is to create a virtual environment for the Second Life community, where they can socialise.
Shopping is not core business here, socialising is...that is our aim."
Ok Java so what can people expect to see in NYC sim?
"People will see the opposite of what they have seen so farin SL, a place with more hang out places, and less stores...no shouting logo's from affiliate programs or walls paved with vendors, they will see a a place where they can enjoy their SL with their friends, such as places like Ralphs Diner (A 50's style Cafe), or ZO Restaurant (A romantic and slick place to take the one you love!), or many scenic areas where you can take pictures whether it be for blogs, modeling or fun...We have fashion designers offering fine quality clothes for affordable prices. The HQ of Freebie fashionista, a big fashion group with more than 3000 members, is also located in the city .
I asked, are kids welcome? (Being a mother i thought this was important!)
"Now that is a tough question...lol at times you may see a dragon flying through the sky wanting to land in the city, a huge dragon!!"
Of course i had to giggle at this mans sense of humour! LOL!
"Well, if that was to happen I would ask the person to change their avi, it is in our best interest to protect all visitors that are here to enjoy their day :).
Child avis are always welcome, so long as they obide by the rules of the city and are behaving, and not soliciting undesirable or mature content and are not causing harm to anyone."
Java may I ask...why did you want to start a newspaper for NYC?
"Well every city needs a newspaper right?....we would like to be able to connect with our visitors, inform them of activities and make this virtual city as real as possible for them."
So what kind of content can we expect to see?
"We will utilise social media media sites and inworld groups to create awareness about this wonderful virtual world"
So, scandal, robberies, social events, stocks & shares, sports? LOL?
"yeah as long as it serves and is beneficial to the community. We will give people what they want to see inworld, a place to socialise and create and be part of a bigger something."
Come and check out NYC sim, take part in our community and be a part of our events! It's a place you can call home and belong :)
Over and out!
Miss Adalita Voom :)
Opening New York Business Center
The cloudy sky over New York city suddenly became blue:
Today, the New York Business Center opened its doors to public and therefore for all the business owners.
Even if there are still boxes that were not opened and unpacked yet, 50% of the available offices have already been taken by the business owners of the city.
There is a meetingroom on second floor for every business owner of this fast growing city to use free of charge.
The New York Business Center is a place where you can meet and greet with serious Second Life Entrepreneurs.
Come around and see yourself, our city
Today, the New York Business Center opened its doors to public and therefore for all the business owners.
Even if there are still boxes that were not opened and unpacked yet, 50% of the available offices have already been taken by the business owners of the city.
There is a meetingroom on second floor for every business owner of this fast growing city to use free of charge.
The New York Business Center is a place where you can meet and greet with serious Second Life Entrepreneurs.
Come around and see yourself, our city
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Whats going on!
Our building program is barely keeping pace with the demand for shops, virtual offices and gathering places. This is because we have been carefully listening to the community, making immediate goals for what they have asked and are now learning to anticipate their needs.
So now we are continuously creating and recreating the finest, most authentic city environment in SL.Our community is becoming actively involved in things they already enjoy and find new ones they had not even considered.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Timbaktu Inc
Never had I imagined that I would design and place my creations in a beautiful city like Downtown New York or at Malaysia sim near the beautiful water.I design because of passion of creating pattern for pixel clothing in secondlife.
So here is Timbaktu Inc at Downtown New York. You can have a tp here .
The texture of the shop , flooring and display were created by Javabox Kawanishi. It makes my clothes shine. It look so warm and cosy and soft. Ambient that I would always feel comfortable to be with.
The decoration gives me more ideas to design.
The city has a lot of place to hang out. I had tped some friends Mero, Dong, emoralis and Zhang to have voice chat at a cafe near Timbaktu Inc store.
Come over and see for yourself
(Picture soon available)
(Picture soon available)
Sunday, July 3, 2011
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