Veteran Australian Second Life resident and creator Gary Hazlitt has labelled a version of the excellent work done by another Second Life Resident showing the Australian locations on the grid. Add to that the numerous mainland Australian presences and it really does illustrate the integral role we play in Second Life. … [Read more...] about Australian Locations on the Second Life grid
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Australians in Second Life Update – down again
Second Life metrics to the end of December are now available and from an Australian perspective there's been a significant drop in active users - 10,644 is the number cited, down from 11,982 in November and a long way under the fifteen thousand of mid-2007. Australia maintains its position as 11th in terms of worldwide active users. Given there's record concurrency (number of … [Read more...] about Australians in Second Life Update – down again
2008 Australian Open Tennis in Second Life
Following on from last year's foray into Second Life, IBM and the tournament organisers have again teamed up to replicate the real world action in Second Life. Australian IBM staff are central to the whole thing and are hoping for a response at least equal to last year's. Features of the build include the replica Rod Laver and Margaret Court arenas, an integrated … [Read more...] about 2008 Australian Open Tennis in Second Life
Griffith University in Second Life
Griffith University, located over 5 campuses in the real world between Brisbane and the Gold Coast in Queensland, is yet another Australian tertiary institution entering Second Life. It could be considered their sixth campus. The island presence of Griffith University is the brain child of Jason Zagami, a lecturer in the School of Education and Professional Studies. One of … [Read more...] about Griffith University in Second Life
World Stock Exchange to continue business
As promised earlier in the week, we managed to catch up with Australia-based CEO of Second Life's World Stock Exchange (WSE), Luke Connell (Second Life: LukeConnell Vandeverre). I've interviewed him a couple of times and the stories always garner a lot of attention. I need to preface this interview with some kudos for Luke Connell - I IM'd him without notice and he took part … [Read more...] about World Stock Exchange to continue business