Imagine you were intrigued by a documentary in your youth
and seeked a career that would allow you to advance a field of science similar
to what was presented in that favorite show you saw years ago.
Yan Lauria has
been able to do just that, having seen the Jean-Jacques Cousteau ocean
exploration documentaries in his childhood. He is now working as a project
manager at JAMSTEC, “Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology”. He
is also the main force behind Abyss Observatory, the oceanographic earth
science sim on Second Life © (SL). Stareyes Galaxy had the opportunity to
interview him and take a tour of the sim.