In June last year I profiled the superb work being done by Stefan Schutt and Dale Linegar at The Lab. If you haven't read that profile then definitely read it now, or even better listen to this interview with Melbourne's RRR, recorded this week. If ever there was a program involving virtual environments that deserves major league support, it's The Lab. Go have a look in … [Read more...] about The Lab: the great work continues
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Eve Online FanFest panel accused of mocking suicidal player
CCP has launched an investigation after an Eve Online panel at its FanFest convention was accused of mocking a suicidal player. Eve Online player Kestrel wrote to CCP and Eurogamer today to complain about Thursday's Alliance Panel presentation.The presentation, delivered by one of the CSM council members and moderated by a CCP employee, featured an in-game communication … [Read more...] about Eve Online FanFest panel accused of mocking suicidal player
Post-apocalyptic Steampunk Pirates in Second Life
If I could find something about vampires or Alice in Wonderland I think this build would manage to incorporate most of the major themes we love inworld. It might sound a little strange, and it could be that the owners would describe it differently, but I think this combination works and it’s a great place to visit.My journey began today with this photo↑ by … [Read more...] about Post-apocalyptic Steampunk Pirates in Second Life
Great overview of VWBPE 2012 by Daniel Voyager
Early this morning I logged into Second Life to visit VWBPE locations around the grid and started to collect notecards/freebies which was fun. As you can see today I have updated my blog for VWBPE 2012 which I hope all my readers will like. I went over to the first event on the listings called Conference Orientation Meet-and-Greet where the SL community started to catch up and … [Read more...] about Great overview of VWBPE 2012 by Daniel Voyager
Linden Lab clams up on metrics
Tateru Nino has a great story on how Linden Lab will no longer be providing SL economy metrics: Essentially, over the years, the figures have been progressively stripped of the supporting data that gave them meaning, and now hardly anyone can understand what’s left. That kind of makes it a waste of time to extract the data and generate the reports in the first place. Of … [Read more...] about Linden Lab clams up on metrics