Philip Rosedale has delivered a pretty interesting presentation to the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality group. Aside from giving a decent demo of High Fidelity, Rosedale has a bunch of interesting points to make and even throws up a new definition of virtual reality: Virtual Reality: A Sensory Experience in which the results of our actions are consistent with our past … [Read more...] about Philip Rosedale Addresses Silicon Valley VR, Demos High Fidelity
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Philip Rosedale spruiks new venture, talks down Second Life?
If you've followed the exploits of Linden Lab's former CEO and current Chairman over the past year or so, you'll know he's been off creating something new. The New York Times has run a profile on that venture, Coffee and Power. That venture seems interesting enough and leverages heavily the virtual currency model used for Second Life, in this case to purchase or receive … [Read more...] about Philip Rosedale spruiks new venture, talks down Second Life?
Linden Lab CEO starts to turn the ship
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
Make your predictions: Philip Rosedale’s next venture
Linden Lab Chairman (and former CEO) Philip Rosedale has let the Second Life community know he's scaling back his day-to-day involvement with Linden Lab's operations to focus on both his Chairmanship and a new venture. Not surprisingly he's coy about the new venture, so it's a perfect juncture for some speculation and hyperbole. Fire away: what do you think the new venture is … [Read more...] about Make your predictions: Philip Rosedale’s next venture
Linden Lab’s CEO steps aside
According to a Reuters story, Philip Rosedale (SL: Philip Linden) is standing down from his role as Linden Lab CEO. From what I can see it's a Bill Gates-like decision of getting away from the day-to-day burdens of running a company to focus on wider issues. If anything, this is likely to help the company and the initial response seems to be positive. I can't see any … [Read more...] about Linden Lab’s CEO steps aside