Over the past two months I've been pretty immersed in virtual worlds history in regards to health innovations (for this book), and it's certainly been an illuminating experience. That said, this post from Tateru Nino over the weekend is the most illuminating piece of virtual worlds history I've read in a long time. Coinciding with Second Life's 7th birthday celebrations, the … [Read more...] about The history of Second Life
Virtual world history
The first landmark in Second Life
In Second Life, I'm a bit of a landmark hoarder, and I noticed that I had kept the very first landmark I saved when I became a Second Life resident in 2006. As was common for new residents, I'd saved the location of the casino whose chairs I used to sit in to gain Linden dollars. Those were the days. So, I then decided to visit the landmark itself and found that the University … [Read more...] about The first landmark in Second Life
Second Life user retrospectives
The Second Life sixth birthday is looming. What, I wondered, were the changes, for good or for ill, that made the biggest impacts upon the community of users, since the last birthday? While pondering this, I had the following thoughts: "Don't worry, users can barely remember what happened last week. 12 months down the track, they'll have forgotten the whole thing." We've all … [Read more...] about Second Life user retrospectives