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I’ve been reflecting back on how 2011 has been for Second Life. I didn’t make any predictions for the year, but on reflection, I believe it was a good year for Second Life. Perhaps the best year for Second Life that I can recall for quite some time.Via dwellonit.taterunino.net … [Read more...] about A good year

"If you're watching TV and you hear a helicopter in your surround sound," says Santiago Alfaro, a grad student at MIT's media lab. "Wouldn't it be cool to just turn around and be able to see that helicopter as it goes into the screen?" Sure would. And Alfaro has realized that idea, in his thesis project, Surround Vision.Via www.fastcompany.com … [Read more...] about “Surround Vision” : Turns TV Into Augmented Reality

A source for free downloads of many original creations for you to use on your virtual world grid. Royalty free textures. Use any way you want.Via www.lindakellie.com … [Read more...] about Free texture downloads for Second Life / OpenSim grids

Open Wonderland — an open source, Java-based alternative to OpenSim — is now available on a tablet. According to WonderSchool, a subsidiary of Germany’s THINSIA, clients can now access the platform on an iPad by having their user session streamed to the device.Via www.hypergridbusiness.com … [Read more...] about WonderSchool streams world to a tablet – Hypergrid Business

Doctors in a domed laboratory in Canada are designing a virtual world where they hope to one day treat traumatized children with colorful avatars using toy-like medical gadgets.Sensory stimulation could be used to make a burn victim feel she is encased in a block of ice. Three-dimensional images of a child's bedroom at home could make him forget he is in a hospital."You could … [Read more...] about Virtual world to help kids overcome trauma – The Times of India