For Second Life residents, this time of year usually generates a lot of interest due to the Second Life Community Convention. There's no shortage of that interest this year given the tumultuous year to date and the return of Philip Rosedale to the CEO role. In a fairly relaxed presentation, Rosedale laid out Linden Lab's plans for the remainder of this year and into 2011. Some … [Read more...] about Linden Lab CEO starts to turn the ship
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The history of Second Life
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
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Fashion-centric world Frenzoo continues its evolution, announcing the ability to create furniture. 2. The veteran OLIVE platform continues development, this time announcing it will demonstrate the use of its platform to deliver clinical behavioral therapies, including "engaging clients and maintaining their active participation, efficiently overcoming individual emotional … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
Susa Bubble: saving the art from censorship
You may have seen a story on New World Notes today about the removal of an installation from the 7th birthday celebrations for Second Life. First, some context. The installation is titled Susa Bubble, and it looks like this: (You can check it out for yourself in-world or you can view a higher-res pic here) The creator, Rose Borchovski sums up the issue from her … [Read more...] about Susa Bubble: saving the art from censorship
Linden Dollars: where’s the panic?
I have to say I was a little bemused at the announcement by Linden Lab of their faith in the strength of the Linden dollar, after a selling run over the past 24-48 hours. On checking the current rate, it shows a 10.4 million Linden exchange throughput with the exchange rate deteriorating to 307.9 Lindens per US dollar at its worst but now bouncing back to 288 at time of … [Read more...] about Linden Dollars: where’s the panic?