Life On Line

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This avatar machinima TV talk show plays around with how we spend our lives in virtual reality and elsewhere on the internet.

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To some people, a virtual world might seem like a funny place to stage a live play. But that's exactly what one European Theatre company decided to do as part of a major anniversary. Anya Lupton has more.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and women worldwide are being asked, could your lifestyle be increasing your risk of breast cancer? One charity in Britain has launched an online quiz designed to help women - and men - answer the question. Stieve De Lance reports on Life On Line www.life-on-line.tv

In this edition we mark Breast cancer awareness month. Did you know men can get breast cancer too? We preview a new play being performed in the virtual world Second Life. And we meet the man who is credited with creating 'literal videos'. Life On Line www.life-on-line.tv

New virtual worlds are appearing all the time. One of the latest is called Blue Mars. We talk with the man who led the development team, Jim Sink, on Life On Line www.life-on-line.tv

For many years we've been surfing the net - not grazing or trawling it - the world long ago decided to surf it. There's heaps of online resources for surfers looking for the best spots and some other things that may surprise you. www.life-on-line.tv

Millionaire adventurer Dick Smith is the special guest on Life On Line, the man who brought consumer electronics to Australia. Dick has flown solo around the world in a helicopter. he's the patron of the Australian Skeptics, an active environmentalist and founder of teh Australian geographic Society.

Fashion is a favourite obsession for millions of people worldwide from all walks of life and of all ages. And its just as true of the internet where people spend lots of money and effort creating and obsessing over whos wearing what by whom. In fact a new virtual world devoted exclusively to fashion has just been created. My next guest is one of the drivers in the fashion industry in virtual worlds. Shes the author of a successful fashion blog and an accomplished designer in her own right. Ladies and Gentlemen, Scarlett Niven. www.life-on-line.tv

Amnesty International has recently appointed the extremely hard-working Amy Cross as their global Online Coordinator to campaign in support of Amnesty International through the internet. www.life-on-line.tv

Life On Line takes a closer look at remarkable new virtual technology – a digital artificial intelligence called Milo, created by Lionhead Studios. www.life-on-line.tv

Life On Line helps celebrate Second Pride, a week-long online gay pride festival in the virtual world Second Life. We talk to one of the organisers and learn about Amnesty International In Front, the charity that will benefit from Second Pride. www.life-on-line.tv

How many of us have received those stupid emails telling us that we’ve inherited a vast amount of money and all we need to do is provide our bank account details? Who in their right mind would fall for it? Actually lots and lots of people. It’s just one very common and obvious example of cybercrime. We are all exposed if we’re online. But the good news is there are some steps we can take to protect ourselves. Steve Cropper a lawyer specialising in this, Seamus Byrne. www.life-on-line.tv

Well almost everyone has a flutter on the horses or plays the pokies or has a big night out trying their luck at a casino. And it’s happening increasingly online too in a big way. Winners are grinners and they’re always delighted. But for a significant number of people, gambling is not a once-in-a-while past-time. It is a serious addiction that threatens to destroy lives. How do you deal with it? Let’s find out from our next guest who specialises in treating people with gambling addiction, our own resident psychotherapist, Roman Candle.

fear Factuer (French for postman) is a remarkable piece of animation from the students of the French animation college ESRA. Featured on Life On Line (www.life-on-line.tv) an animated TV talk show about how we spend out lives on the internet.

Recently a system of viewing an ordinary website as a 3D environment, effectively turning it into a mini virtual world. Steve Cropper speaks with the creator of ExitReality, Danny Stefanic. www.life-on-line.tv

Co-Founder of the virtual world Twinity talks about the exciting new machinima contest for budding movie makers. Jeremy is the Twinity correspondent for Life On Line www.life-on-line.tv an animated internet TV talk show that takes a playful look at how we spend our livfes on the internet.