Reuters have published an interview with Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale from this weekend's SLCC. Most of the interview is fairly predictable but it's encouraging to see the acknowledgement of quality as the key driver into the future: "We’re at a place where we’ve demonstrated that the virtual world can exist. Now we need to make it high quality so it does continuously … [Read more...] about Linden Lab CEO: ‘We’ve got to increase the quality’
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Ongoing grid issues – how geography bites
The explanation by Linden Lab of ongoing grid stability this week is fairly technical but it once again illustrates the significant technical hurdles Second Life has to jump over just to function normally. Add to that the geographical distance and sub-par broadband in Australia and it's not hard to see why we're a frustrated bunch at times. At a forum in May this year, we … [Read more...] about Ongoing grid issues – how geography bites
Griefers cause of grid problems?
Fellow Aussie SL blogger Tateru Nino is alleging that foul play is behind the past few days' glitchiness in SL. Whatever it is, it's intermittent and causing a lot of frustration. I attempted twice over the weekend to complete a full lap on the Relay for Life and both times my browser crashed. Has your time in SL been affected by the glitches? … [Read more...] about Griefers cause of grid problems?
Welcome to error-land
There's nothing on the LL blog at this stage but there's obviously a significant issue with SL at present. When launching the browsers a stock standard 'Access Denied' message comes up within the browser: It's not been a great week for stability in SL, that's for sure. One important note - you can still log in to SL by clicking the Connect button. UPDATE: Linden Labs now … [Read more...] about Welcome to error-land
OECD report: lag issues are no surprise
There's unlikely to be many Australian SL users who don't have to deal with the frustrations of lag. The physical location of the servers in the United States are a key issue, but the speed of broadband internet in Australia is also a contributing factor. To throw the issue into very stark relief, the OECD has relesased a 310-page report entitled "OECD Communications Outlook … [Read more...] about OECD report: lag issues are no surprise