Picture Crime Scene Investigators, a popular television show watched by millions. Picture Gary Sinise on the heels of a criminal, using his arsenal of clue-tracking tricks to bring a murderer to justice. Now imagine the whole thing in pixels, taking place in the virtual reality world of Second Life.
Meet CSI: SL
Yes, you heard correctly, Crime Scene Investigators: NY is coming to Second Life. It will be a multipart show that is going to involve some of the citizens of Second Life during the break. I’m not sure of the details but apparently it’s going to involve investigations to take place in Second Life’s virtual world before the murderer resurfaces in the real world in the concluding episode the following season – potentially to be influenced by what takes place in Second Life.
Why? Apparently this brainstorm is the result of C.B.S. having purchased a stake in one of the design firms specializing in virtual worlds, Electric Sheep.
I’m not a CSI fan but I’ll have to make plans to try and catch this one. If someone who watches the show could give me a heads up as to when it’s going to be on, that would be much appreciated.
Virtual reality crime solving in fiction or television is one thing. But virtual reality has been used in trying to solve crimes and in court rooms for reenactments for some time now. These are closed systems, not part of a Multiverse or virtual world. But there’s no reason not to think of some future distributed virtual world akin to the Web where court room attendees might be able to access, with permissions, a server linked to the grid in order to view recreations. Such tools and the distance dissolving aspect of virtual worlds could even be used in future law enforcement enactments, allowing students to walk around and examine crime scenes from cases in detail. Who knows, as tools and methods are built up over time, recreations of fresh crime scenes might give lawmakers the in-depth understanding of distant crimes that no blotter or film footage can convey, to help them better participate in multi-regional efforts.
Meet CSI: SL
Yes, you heard correctly, Crime Scene Investigators: NY is coming to Second Life. It will be a multipart show that is going to involve some of the citizens of Second Life during the break. I’m not sure of the details but apparently it’s going to involve investigations to take place in Second Life’s virtual world before the murderer resurfaces in the real world in the concluding episode the following season – potentially to be influenced by what takes place in Second Life.
Why? Apparently this brainstorm is the result of C.B.S. having purchased a stake in one of the design firms specializing in virtual worlds, Electric Sheep.
I’m not a CSI fan but I’ll have to make plans to try and catch this one. If someone who watches the show could give me a heads up as to when it’s going to be on, that would be much appreciated.
Virtual reality crime solving in fiction or television is one thing. But virtual reality has been used in trying to solve crimes and in court rooms for reenactments for some time now. These are closed systems, not part of a Multiverse or virtual world. But there’s no reason not to think of some future distributed virtual world akin to the Web where court room attendees might be able to access, with permissions, a server linked to the grid in order to view recreations. Such tools and the distance dissolving aspect of virtual worlds could even be used in future law enforcement enactments, allowing students to walk around and examine crime scenes from cases in detail. Who knows, as tools and methods are built up over time, recreations of fresh crime scenes might give lawmakers the in-depth understanding of distant crimes that no blotter or film footage can convey, to help them better participate in multi-regional efforts.
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