Linden Lab Chairman (and former CEO) Philip Rosedale has let the Second Life community know he's scaling back his day-to-day involvement with Linden Lab's operations to focus on both his Chairmanship and a new venture. Not surprisingly he's coy about the new venture, so it's a perfect juncture for some speculation and hyperbole. Fire away: what do you think the new venture is … [Read more...] about Make your predictions: Philip Rosedale’s next venture
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World of Warcraft: the ‘crack’ myth
Before I question some of the hyperbole floating around the mainstream media over the 'World of Warcraft is like crack' story, I have to make a disclosure. I do play World of Warcraft and am in fact a Level 80 Fire Mage. Snigger all you want, but there's dozens, if not hundreds of you reading this that play WoW too, and you love it. More on that later. The latest iteration of … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft: the ‘crack’ myth
Linden Lab founder and CEO give a glimpse of Second life’s future
Daniel Voyager has tweeted the keynotes from M and Philip Linden at SLCC 2009. You can view M Linden's 104 presentation slides here. Key tweets from Daniel that interested me in particular were: 1. Philip Linden There will be lots of change. The prairie where we are now can become New York City Hmm, interesting perspective. Some people actually like living on the prairies … [Read more...] about Linden Lab founder and CEO give a glimpse of Second life’s future
VastPark ‘vs’ Second Life: is it really a contest?
Serge Soudoplatoff is a French entrepreneur and VastPark investor I had the opportunity of spending a morning with on his recent Australian visit. He has written an interesting piece comparing Second Life and VastPark from an IT architecture viewpoint. There's not a lot to disagree with, but I do wonder whether VastPark is going to gain the momentum it needs to ensure its … [Read more...] about VastPark ‘vs’ Second Life: is it really a contest?
Man vs Second Life: a tale of disenchantment
A month or so ago, we featured a machinima called Man vs. Second Life, as our Machinima of the Week. It was a notable piece of humour and well and truly deserved the more than fifty thousand views it has received to date. Here is it in case you hadn't seen it: A little over a week ago, the creator of Man vs. Second Life, Hugity, posted a follow-up on YouTube to announce his … [Read more...] about Man vs Second Life: a tale of disenchantment