Emotiv is an Australian-founded company working "to introduce the immediacy of thought to the human-machine dialogue" - which is a nice way of saying they want to develop a better way of using the human mind / face to control computer functions. Put simply, a headset is worn and particular movements / expressions and emotions will have particular computer effects. Using … [Read more...] about Get Emotiv with virtual worlds
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World Stock Exchange faces an uncertain future
After today's arguably overdue intervention by Linden Lab in regard to virtual banking in Second Life, I dropped by the World Stock Exchange to see what was going on. There was only one other person wandering around and a very short notice from WSE about Linden Lab's announcement. The notecard states: "LL has introduced a new policy on banks. The FAQ says that stock … [Read more...] about World Stock Exchange faces an uncertain future
Virtual banking – Linden Lab intervenes
Linden Lab today announced that any virtual banking facilities offering interest on Linden dollars deposited would now be banned. Initial reaction from a significant number of residents falls into the 'about time' category but like the July 2007 gambling ban the impact on the Second Life economy will be enormous. I'd be surprised if any of the financial providers are able to … [Read more...] about Virtual banking – Linden Lab intervenes
WSE closed for up to a month – strange or not?
Over on Your2ndPlace, Nobody Fugazi has done a story on Second Life's World Stock Exchange (WSE) and its announcement of an up to 30-day closure. I headed over to WSE myself and sure enough was greeted with this: Auto Greeter: Hello. Lowell Cremorne Welcome to the WSE. As you all know we are upgrading as part of our launch for the WSE 4.0 platform. This is a huge … [Read more...] about WSE closed for up to a month – strange or not?
New Year’s Eve Party in Second Life
I just noticed on Massively that there's an Australia-friendly New Year's party in Second Life: * 4:00AM - 6:00AM SLT - Sydney/Melbourne New Year's Eve Ball * 2:00PM - 3:00PM SLT - Live Charity Auction * 3:00PM - 5:00PM SLT - London New Year's Eve Ball * 8:00PM - 10:00PM SLT - New York New Year's Eve Ball * 10:00PM - 11:00PM SLT - Live Charity Auction * 11:00PM - 1:00AM SLT - … [Read more...] about New Year’s Eve Party in Second Life