Happy New Year to all of you!

If you are a member in Second Life and you have virtual shopping experience and/or intend to purchase items, I would appreciate if you could complete the survey as part of my university dissertation. That would be great.

I have created a blog from where you can access the survey. Please use the link below:

www.franki-sl.blogspot.com/

Thank you very much

Philipp

P.S If you have any queries please let me know or leave a note on the message board.

christmas fancy dress party interrupted due to death on Second Life

what a party! tonight avatars showed up in all their fancy-dress outfits. highlights included dragons, devils and transformers.

as thebaimprojects' christmas fancy dress party progressed to china, it was brutally sabotaged by three members of the chinese mafia. they stormed the party boat, which resulted in the death of one party member. what a bloody mess! anyone who has ever claimed there is no death on second life, has been proved wrong. thebaimproject members were framed ... we ask ourselves WHY and therefore will return in the new year to track down the killers!

join thebaimproject detectives then in the quest to prove their innocence.

along those lines thebaimproject wishes all of you a merry christmas and a happy new year!!!

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the baimproject christmas challenge ... on second life!

as it's the final week of term before christmas, we thought this weeks' challenge would be christmas themed! we would like you to join us for christmas in second life!

if you have not got an account, don't worry its pretty easy to set up on http://www.secondlife.com/. once you have signed in, we challenge you (well your avator...!) to meet us thebaimproject members in 'christmas' on second life, dressed to impress!

we are looking for the craziest-dressed avator, who will win a prize (in real-life). free clothing and accessories can be picked up in 'freebie island' on second life, so don't worry you wont have to spend a penny. the winner will be announced on friday.

here are a few details about when to meet us.

where: in 'christmas' by the big christmas tree, on second life (teleport to christmas!not christmas island)

when: thursday 13 december, 8pm

if you have any queries, just let us know ... we look forward to meeting your avators!

a gaming experience ...

and the winner is Mark Ryan!!!!!!!

Mark won the Pro Evolution Soccer gaming night against all other competitors. He showed good skills and was very touched winning this competition and as he said in his own words "I am over the moon ...".

Also, the girls were playing Second life, which added to the whole gaming experience and was a lot of fun too.

regards,

thebaimproject.

bournemouth uni vs reading uni - pro-evolution soccer challenge!

the baimproject has organised an interactive, online pro-evolution soccer challenge between bournemouth and reading university. this truly interactive battle will take place in the 'living room of the future', which is in the media school, on friday 30 november at 6pm.

if you would like to join us baimproject members in taking on reading,

e-mail us at thebaimproject@hotmail.co.uk with your name and contact details...

after the challenge, we will be having an open contest for anyone to come along and play a few games on the wii, xbox 360 and playstation 3. we have fantastic equipment at our disposal, including a massive plasma screen, so even if its your first time playing, its well worth a visit...

we look forward to seeing you on friday to partcipate or to support the bournemouth team!

thebaimproject hosts ... ????

thebaimproject is planning a bit different compared to what we have done over the last few weeks, this time it will be something a little bigger.

it will be ...

... interactive,
... something that will happen online,
... something that will involve a game and
... last but not least another university.

that's how we leave it for the moment as there is a lot to organise and we don't want to promise something that we cannot deliver.

so watch this space for further updates and we will let you know how you can participate in this event.

world exclusive of the baim idols first video!

here is what you have been waiting for - thebaimidols first video 'Like a Virgin'.... we hope you enjoy watching the guys as much as we did, doing what they do best!


what do you think the future holds for thebaimidols?

and the choice of song is ...

after many e-mails, the first e-mail we received voted for 'Like a Virgin', so therefore the very final vote goes to Madonna.

Now thebaimproject will produce a music video of the bespoken song, which will be presented to you on sunday evening (we might include the outakes as well ...) lets get practising!

introducing the latest challenge ... the baim idols!

this week thebaimproject characters are launching our new band - thebaimidols! all you need to do is to vote for the song you would like to see us reproduce for our debut 'baim idols' video.

the video will be presented to you here on sunday evening...

the song choices are:

1. Robbie Williams - 'Let me entertain you'


2. Madonna - 'Like a virgin'


3. Wham - 'Wake me up'


4. Backstreet Boys - 'I want it that way'


5. Westlife - 'Flying without wings'

ps: bournemouth university students please can you vote from home so we are able to collect all your votes. this is due to technical limitations with the bournemouth university network which only allows one vote to be cast. thank you.

jacobs' cream-cracker eating challenge - the movie

Here are all the lovely clips you have been waiting for. It shows how difficult it actually is (but achievable) and the fun we had. Thanks again to everybody who participated on the day of the event.

what a cracking challenge ... who managed to beat the world record?

what a cracking challenge! many thanks to all our guest particpants, including Alex Flahive and Matt Newland who took on Philipp and Stefan from thebaimproject in attempting to eat three cream crackers in under 47.15 seconds.

unfortunately none of the guys managed to break the world-record, but Philipp was the fastest at an impressive speed of 1 minute 6 seconds.... video of the event to follow soon!

the competitors for the world-record challenge are ...

Stefan and Philipp!

watch Stefan and Philipp go head-to-head in the infamous jacobs' cream cracker eating challenge tomorrow!

but will they beat the you? there's still time to contact us to take on the guys tomorrow at 1pm.

don't miss it!

ps: check out Stefan practising his eating skills below ... footage of all the days events will be posted very shortly!

also the two of them have been practising a lot over the last week. here is a little clip of what they have been up to.

absolutely crackers?

you know us baim characters love a good challenge….this weeks challenge will see two of us go head-to-head against you in the impossible, infamous jacobs’ cream cracker eating competition.

how quickly can YOU eat three jacobs’ cream crackers?

the existing record was set in october 2002 in a awe-inspiring time of 47:15 seconds. can you beat this?

the crackers suck out ALL the saliva from your mouth meaning you cannot chew, and swallowing is impossible. if you think you are up for the challenge e-mail us your name and why you think you can challenge us!!!

vote for who you want to face at the characters with the two highest votes will go through to face you.

if you manage to beat us in the challenge, you will be rewarded with a baimbeer as acknowledgement for this achievement!

when: thursday, 8 november 2007 @ 1pm

where: outside the sports hall in the semi-circle

let’s get cracking!

task # 1 - the trolley

Hello everybody,

Natalie has been hanging out with the stair climber 3000 last week, and therefore has sucessfully completed the task. She has also been rewarded with 2 points. Watch the video footage and see the person that spotted Natalie on campus.

Regards,

Stefan

Congratulations Carla, you are the winner of this weeks competition. Your bottle of baim beer is on the way!

winner of the first baimproject challenge.

The winner of the first baimproject challenge is ... Natalie!!! :-)

Thanks to everybody who voted this week. In a close encounter Natalie was the winner with 49% of the votes. Check out Natalie at BU campus hanging out with the stair climber 3000. Remember to send us your photos with Natalie to thebaimproject@hotmail.co.uk and we will post the best photos and videos on the site. We will also keep track of Natalie carrying out the task. Photos and videos will be posted on thebaimproject.blogspot.com shortly!

Cheers,

Philipp.

...and here is the first picture of Natalie and the SC 3000

the stair climber 3000 challenge.

here is the first challenge of thebaimproject.

the character that receives the most votes will be "hanging out" with the stair climber 3000 (SC3000) for the rest of the week.

for your chance to win a bottle of baim-beer, take a picture of the SC3000 including this weeks character and yourself and e-mail it to thebaimproject@hotmail.co.uk. Don't forget to leave your full name and your course. Good luck.

... if you would like to see the selected character and the SC3000 do a particular task, just leave a comment on the blog and we will select the best ones to carry out.

vote now!!!

welcome to thebaimproject.

welcome to thebaimproject. this is an interactive media project designed to display our lives with a twist, where you decide what happens next ...

this project is based around 5 key characters - Natalie, Vicky, Philipp, Eduardo and Stefan.

how does it work?

each week a scenario will be given with possible outcomes that you decide on.

the scenarios can vary. different characters will be selected each week with some tasks involving more than one person. from one-on-one competitions to group tasks, everything is possible.

the scenarios will be revealed on mondays, voting closes by wednesday midnight. the task will take place on thursdays. we will upload all the action asap after the events have taken place.

here is a little clip. do you get the idea?