http://www.jasonpettus.com/ Personal journal of Chicago-based arts administrator and travel writer Jason Pettus. en-us ilikejason@gmail.com 2006-10-09T20:23:51-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.jasonpettus.com/archives/000535.html A comics friend and I recently got on a topic that I've been discussing with others since the 1980s - of "micropayments," or charging just a tiny amount of money for a tiny amount of creative content (one comic strip, for example, or one poem). Today, some thoughts on why so far no one has been able to successfully implement such a thing...well, that is, except for the videogame "Second Life." More on how they're able to do it, and how artistic organizations could mimic the structure in real life if they wanted. Plus: some screenshots from the upcoming new brochure for my own arts center; plus great news to report about the Mini fundraiser - $360 now raised! 535@http://www.jasonpettus.com/ Business 2006-03-20T09:05:36-06:00 http://www.jasonpettus.com/archives/000530.html Today, part 2 (the final part, whew) of my field report, concerning my first weekend spent in the alternative-reality videogame "Second Life," along with lots of screenshots to illustrate what I'm talking about. Plus: a modest proposal to my readers - you guys buy me an Intel Mini ($500), so I can KEEP playing Second Life, and I won't fundraise for the South Africa trip, but rather earn the money in-game myself. Hmm, what do you think? 530@http://www.jasonpettus.com/ Second Life 2006-03-14T09:30:20-06:00