Virtual Worlds

Official Second Life Blog
Introducing Second Life Enterprise, Now in Beta, and Second Life Work Marketplace

4 Nov 2009 | 9:07 am

We’re ListeningOver the last few years, the number one request and core business requirement of many of our enterprise and government customers has been the need for a behind-the-firewall Second Life solution. The extra layers of security and administrative control in a stand-alone product would allow these organizations to explore virtual work as a powerful and effective collaboration and communication tool—if it was available. We listened. Last year, Mark Kingdon (SL: M Linden), Linden Lab’s CEO, announced that we were working on a behind-the-firewall solution in response to customer…
The Second Life Economy - Third Quarter 2009 in Detail

2 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

Second Life economy hits major milestones in Q3: 1 Billion Total User Hours, 1 Billion in User-to-User transactionsIn Q3 2009, The Second Life economy reached a significant milestone marking the continued success of Second Life. See the release here.Second Life Residents enjoyed strong economic growth in Q3, despite the ongoing impact of the Bot policy on total user hours and concurrency.Highlights of Q3 include:150M USD in User-to-User Transactions, 54% growth over the same quarter last yearA new all time high and continuing rapid growth for the Xstreet online marketplace 3.1 Billion Voice…
Third Party Viewer Policy

20 Oct 2009 | 9:00 am

Linden Lab supports an open platform with opportunity for all. The flexibility of the content creation tools and open viewer allow for great creativity and innovation, but that openness also carries a responsibility for those developing on our platform and those using third party tools with our platform.In our recent blog post Our Content Management Roadmap we addressed the responsibility Residents have to respect the intellectual property rights of others inside or outside of Second Life, and we urged developers of third party copying tools to adopt standard industry practices that protect…
Long live the wiki!

19 Oct 2009 | 1:12 pm

It's official: Our Knowledge Base (KB) has been moved to the Second Life Wiki! Now that our massive migration is complete, we can offer several tremendous, hands-on benefits to improve your knowledge-seeking and knowledge-sharing experience, including:Direct linking--at long last! The link you see is what you copy and paste to share helpful articles with others. It's that simple.|Unified help resource! When the KB and the Wiki existed in two different places, some were confused over where to look for help. Viva la unification! Now there's just one place to find everything you need.Link…

Virtual Worlds News
Habbo Takes Twilight Launch Live

Curt Feldman

6 Nov 2009 | 1:41 pm

Habbo's partnership with Twilight studio Summit Entertainment kicks off in earnest today with the availability of Twilight-themed virtual goods. For the next four weeks Habbo Hotel users will be able acquire Twilight-themed goods for their in-world rooms. Additionally, one of the movie's leads (still unannounced) will make one or more surprise appearances in-world to chat with and answer questions from Habbo users. "Habbo users have been very vocal in expressing their interest in the Twilight Saga film series," Teemu Huuhtanen, president, North America, Sulake Inc. says.
NewsBrief: Ngmoco Acquires Miraphonic

Curt Feldman

6 Nov 2009 | 9:38 am

This week ngmoco announced (via twitter) that it had acquired the social game publisher Miraphonic. Games published by Miraphonic include Epic Pet Wars and Epic Soldier Wars. The games are available both on Facebook and iPhone. Miraphonic's games are generally freemium titles that monetize through sale of virtual goods. In the case of Epic Pet Wars it is an in-game virtual currency called Respect Points. The move seems to be the first fruit of ngmoco's recently-stated ambition to move into social game development, signified by the recent hire of former MySpace SVP of Business…
Cyworld Shutters US Operation

Curt Feldman

6 Nov 2009 | 9:13 am

Cyworld, Korea's preeminent social network -- one which launched a localized version for the US market in 2006 –- is in the process of shuttering its operations here, according to an e-mail sent to members yesterday. Cyworld's English-language servers started to go offline last week and will be completely unavailable to US subscribers effective November 23. No reason was given for the move, though it seems clear the company's three-year effort in this market never really took off. Two years after launching an English-language version, with a staffed operation in the US to…
4,172 Attendees Already Registered for Engage! Expo

Christopher Sherman

5 Nov 2009 | 9:41 am

4,172 people have registered to attend the Engage! Expo at Toy Fair taking place February 16-17, 2010 in New York City. We're extremely pleased with the response and we're still 15 weeks away from the show. The number of companies that are looking for solutions to engage with and monetize with youth online is simply amazing. The exhibit hall offers demonstrations of the latest tools, technologies, products, and services used to build and monetize social games, virtual worlds, web-connected and wireless-connected toys, mobile applications, youth web sites, and interactive…
Offerpal Media Hires New CEO

Curt Feldman

4 Nov 2009 | 8:47 pm

The former CEO of Mochi Media, George Garrick (pictured), today was named chief executive of ad offer company Offerpal Media. Anu Shukla, founder of Offerpal, relinquishes the role of CEO which she has held since the company's founding in 2007. Garrick signs on at Offerpal amidst a firestorm that has pit the ad offer giant against TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington. Last week Arrington publicly accused Offerpal of a number of questionable practices including knowingly allowing children to steal their parents credit cards in order to purchase virtual currency or complete ad offers and…

Worlds In Motion
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 6

6 Nov 2009 | 3:48 pm

In our latest employment-specific round-up, we highlight some of the notable jobs posted in big sister site Gamasutra's industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from 5th Cell, Insomniac and more. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, including positions from Sega of America, 2K Marin and more. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly. It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket…
Playfish Cash Cards at Walgreens

6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am

Playfish Cash Cards are now available at Walgreens in the United States. The next time you pick up your meds, shampoo or toothpaste, you can treat yourself to either a $10 or $25 card, good for buying virtual currency within Playfish's games, including Pet Society, the company's biggest cash cow. This entry into retail stores is a huge step for Playfish and the social games industry overall, and signals the mainstreaming of virtual goods. Spending real money on an imaginary jacuzzi or a Halloween "mummy fish" will no longer be thought of as weird or fringe behavior. Clearly, you’ve arrived…
The Sound of Music: Social Gaming's Audio Challenge

5 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am

Music is often considered secondary in game design, but it's crucial to setting the mood of any environment. Who can forget the gobble-gobble sound of Pacman or the lush orchestral tracks in Final Fantasy? With GameSoundCon approaching next week in San Francisco, it's a good time to think about how sound enhances one's enjoyment of games—and perhaps even contributes to a game's addictive nature. "Melody is the thing that gets stuck in your head," says musician Aaron Walz, who recently formed The Casual Game Audio Alliance with four other composers. The group's mission is to raise the…
GDC 2010 Opens Reg, Details Reduced Pricing, Line-Up

5 Nov 2009 | 3:37 am

Game Developers Conference 2010 organizers have opened registration for the March 9th-13th event, confirming Social Game and iPhone Summits and revealing newly reduced price options for event passes. The first two days of the San Francisco-based conference will feature a total of eight summits, two of which are new to the GDC lineup: the iPhone Games Summit and the Social & Online Games Summit. New for GDC 2010 are reduced conference pass prices with the introduction of optional lunch packages. Attendees now have the option to purchase lunch provided by the Moscone Center based on their GDC…
Zynga's De Loayza Talks Facebook Saturation, Clones

4 Nov 2009 | 12:59 pm

The social gaming space is shaping up to be the industry's most major growth area in 2009, and Zynga is one of the space's frontrunners, operating some of the most popular games on Facebook. Viral game mechanics that leverage the functionality of social networks are what drive the success of games like Zynga's FarmVille, Cafe World and Mafia Wars, which are currently the top three Facebook games for monthly active users. Cafe World alone has reached 28 million active users, 3 million of those in its first six days. But the prevalence of social, viral games -- many of them thematically and…

Virtual Freebies
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Savvy_D

31 Oct 2009 | 11:27 am

I quickly did the Trick-or Treating at the Caribbean City sim, and was surprised at the goodies I came away with!Above, you will see the goodies from Second Spaces Furniture. The "Price is Right" pose from Pulling Strings (lots of fun poses here), a ghost t-shirt from Kunstkammer, along with 1 of 4 hair styles from Bryce & eyes from Eponym. Ova Hauled is offering Limited Edition pieces for your Halloween.This outfit can be picked up for 0L. Suitable for humans & neko's alike. Upstairs you will find ears & a scull & spider decorated tail.Cilian'gel has some Halloween goodness…
Trick or Treat

Savvy_D

31 Oct 2009 | 6:37 am

I am about to start the trick or treating at Caribbean City, and thought you'd like to join me. I'll post my findings later. Hope to see you there!Hugs, Sav
I think she's lost her mind!

Honey

30 Oct 2009 | 5:06 am

Rachel at In Her Shoes and Hair @ Vignette sent out a notice stating that after years of loving SL, she had decided to give back, and that all of the shoes and hair were currently free. I don't know how long this will last, and as you might imagine, it's lag city over there.Before I post the slurls, I'm going to state....there is a tip jar in one of the corners of the hair store....remember what hair and shoes cost you and you're getting an entire store for free. GIVE TO THE TIP JAR…
Yay, it Thursday!!

Savvy_D

22 Oct 2009 | 2:59 pm

Together Inc. has a cool dollarbie in the discount section. The LM should drop you right in front of it. If not, take the teleporter to the Discount section, and its up on the wall.Khush has a FREE as well! Take a look at these jeans! They come plain, or pumpkin adorned just in time for Halloween.These jeans are low cut, and sexy, with great prim legs!Orage Creations is having a Pumpkin Hunt which started on the 20th & runs til the 31st. 8 pumpkins hidden around the store. If you've been following the blog for a while, you know I love this store!Here is a peek at the goodness!The "Little…
Halloween dollarbie

Honey

20 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm

La Petite Morte is offering the above background for 1L! It's not just a background, it's also got the broom and sit pose...Very cute and if you're a photobug like me, you'll have a blast with it! Look for the Subscribe-O-Matic while you're there, there's another gift in it! ;) Honey

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virtualworlds: Meez, a virtual world for teens, claims it has been profitable since April http://bit.ly/wMwMr

20 Oct 2009 | 1:14 pm

virtualworlds: Meez, a virtual world for teens, claims it has been profitable since April http://bit.ly/wMwMr
virtualworlds: Virtual worlds reportedly grew by 39% in the second quarter of 2009 to an estimated 579 million. http://bit.ly/uWoEQ

30 Jul 2009 | 9:19 pm

virtualworlds: Virtual worlds reportedly grew by 39% in the second quarter of 2009 to an estimated 579 million. http://bit.ly/uWoEQ
virtualworlds: eMarketer is forecasting that 54% of children will be using virtual worlds like Club Penquin and Pixie by 2013. http://bit.ly/pcmkq

26 May 2009 | 9:18 am

virtualworlds: eMarketer is forecasting that 54% of children will be using virtual worlds like Club Penquin and Pixie by 2013. http://bit.ly/pcmkq
virtualworlds: A British medical school is having students treating virtual patients in an online hospital in Second Life. http://tr.im/i1dv

30 Mar 2009 | 9:08 pm

virtualworlds: A British medical school is having students treating virtual patients in an online hospital in Second Life. http://tr.im/i1dv
virtualworlds: Tokyo company named Genkii is launching an iPhone app called Sparkles that lets iPhone users connect to a virtual world. http://tr.im/hHx5

23 Mar 2009 | 10:39 am

virtualworlds: Tokyo company named Genkii is launching an iPhone app called Sparkles that lets iPhone users connect to a virtual world. http://tr.im/hHx5

SlinkMag
Video: When Your Second Life Becomes Your First Life

Mari Malaspina

27 Oct 2009 | 12:00 pm

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Let’s Talk about SLex: BNI Designs

Mari Malaspina

26 Oct 2009 | 12:33 pm

WARNING STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT!!! Second Life has much to offer and tons of it is PG. There is however a sexual side to Second Life and with it tons of businesses have sprung up to cater to the kinks and desires of lusty residents. I’ve seen it all in my time on the grid. [...] No related posts.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum Craftsman Build-Off Competition

Mari Malaspina

19 Oct 2009 | 4:50 pm

The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum Craftsman Build-Off Competition PRESS RELEASE–For immediate release 19 October 2009 Contact: Barbara Collazo, FLWVM Education Director SLURLS TO THE EVENT ARE TBA – WATCH FOR UPDATES! Come one, come all! The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum is hosting another build-off. This time the theme is Craftsman, or American Arts & Crafts. [...] Related posts:The Frank Lloyd Wright Museum of Second LifeLet’s Talk about SLex: BNI Designs
Next Generation Interaction: Are Virtual Worlds Waiting in the Wings?

Mari Malaspina

18 Oct 2009 | 1:19 pm

Next Generation Interaction: Are Virtual Worlds Waiting in the Wings? Related posts:The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum Craftsman Build-Off Competition Related posts:The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum Craftsman Build-Off Competition
Finding Poetry in the Temple of Sighs

Mari Malaspina

17 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am

There are hidden places in SL, secret places that hide magic and dreams. A princess seeking knowledge and beauty wandered for days and nights to find a place she had heard only in whispers. “Mayhap you will find The Temple of Sighs”, said the whispers. “Within that ancient and lonely place is an [...] No related posts.

What's New
New Clothing!

Billybob

6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am

Hello Penguins! The island's moved from spooky to snowy - there's a cold snap coming and some celebrations might be in order! But before we get to that, we'll need to dress for the weather - and the latest Penguin Style in the Gift Shop has some new cool weather gear. You can trade the pumpkin heads for earmuffs (but only if you want - the pumpkin heads might be fun with one of those new coats). In other news: The Martial Artworks catalog has got penguins dancing at the Dojo - Judging from the number of penguins there, you guys are stoked to help Sensei! If you have an apron on and you dance,…
Reviewed By You

Billybob

5 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am

Hello Penguins! Last week we asked about what you thought was happening with the Volcano... Tons of cool ideas came in and we thought this one from Waddles98990 was interesting: I think we are lucky it hasn't exploded alredy. Some ninjas say the valcano has feelings and is celeberating holloween with a storm. Others say it is not a threat because it has always been there before. I for one have no idea and I am pretty shure sensei is the only one who knows for shure. Then again maybe even he is puzzled by this amazing firery mountain! (Waddle on CP and plz post!) There's definitely something…
Happy77 asks a Card-Jitsu Expert

Happy77

4 Nov 2009 | 1:19 am

Greetings Penguins! The Dojo Courtyard is the happening spot on the island right now! (The Goldsmithing outfit is quite fabulous - it's a blast to hang out there and use the tools.) Since lots of you are at the Dojo and you'll probably be playing Card-Jitsu when you take a break from building Amulets, I thought it'd be cool to talk to someone who considers themselves an expert. Q. Tell us your greatest Card-Jitsu moment. A. Well my absolute favorite moment was helping a group of penguins train for their black belt. It took 20 matches, 2 hours, and 1 extra large pizza with hot sauce, but it…
Help Build Amulets!

Billybob

3 Nov 2009 | 9:04 am

Hello Penguins!Halloween's over, and you guys made it a party to remember. We saw a lot of cool monsters and spooky igloos all over the island! Thanks for helping to make this Halloween so much fun.By the way - have you been to the Dojo Courtyard today? Looks like there's some work to be done, so grab your buddies and head there to help build Amulets! There's some new gear in the Ninja Hideout, too, so be sure to check that out if you haven't yet.Let us know if you're able to help out Sensei... Until then...Waddle on!-Club Penguin Team
Sneak Peek - Attention Secret Agents!

Billybob

31 Oct 2009 | 11:17 pm

Hello Agents! We know it's been a long time since you've had a new Mission and we've heard from a lot of you that you want one! We haven't forgotten about you guys - and we really want to say thanks for being so patient. PSA - Some of you are wondering what's keeping Herbert P. Bear occupied these days and what he's got in store for the Penguin Secret Agency. I don't want to give much away right now, but we do want you to know that the team's working on something big. For now, keep up the things you're doing to keep the island safe, and I'll keep you in the loop when I've got more info.For…

DIP's Dispatches from the Imagination Age
Novia Halostar

4 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm

At the opening of an art installation at the virtual Hotel Chelsea in Second Life tonight, I discovered the work of Novia Halostar, the proprietor of the URSA MAJOR Gallery and Studio. I especially love the light on the curtain next to the green chair, and the way the bird appears to be made of flames.
Congratulations Rita J.King

4 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

We're a bit remiss on blogging this past week. Lots of exciting projects in development. More on those soon. In interim, we'd like to congratulate Rita J. King on being appointed Senior Fellow for Social Networking and Immersive Technologies at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress.
An Immersive Google Earth?

28 Oct 2009 | 4:51 pm

The ubiquitous Malburns pointed us to the above new virtual world about which the Guardian will be reporting. This virtual world is an explorable version of planet earth. Seems ambitious and interesting.
Mundos Virtuais, Culturas Reais

28 Oct 2009 | 8:39 am

A new Brazilian enterprise, "Webcitizen," which seeks to stimulate citizen engagement between citizens and government, conducted an extensive interview Rita J. King and me at the Gov2.0 conference about the power of virtual worlds for cultural relations and digital diplomacy. The interview and write-up, Mundos virtuais, culturas reais can be read in its entirety here. (Note to readers: The text is in Portuguese.)
No Tweet Til Brooklyn

18 Oct 2009 | 11:45 pm

The writer Jonathan Ames, creator of the hilarious, fabulously well-written new HBO show Bored to Death, got his Twitter on tonight when he asked if anyone would host him and a friend in Brooklyn so he could watch his own show, since he doesn't have a TV (see the Tweets below). I was in San Francisco, reading his new book, "The Double Life is Twice as Good."

CodeBastardRedgrave.Com
Rouge is in need of some patrons

CodeBastard Redgrave

21 Oct 2009 | 7:04 am

As you may or may not know, the Rouge sim is a living piece of art created by Eshi Otawara. The sim itself is financed directly by sales from MechanizedLife.Com, my gears and gadget shop, located in a small portion of Rouge. However, in those difficult economic times, Rouge has grown costly to maintain, this is why we are doing this call to patrons. If you love art and if you love Rouge, here’s how you can help: - Donate: There are little donation boxes scattered all around Rouge. Drop something in it, it’s always appreciated. You can also donate directly to CodeBastard Redgrave…
Rouge is 1 year old. Let’s celebrate!

CodeBastard Redgrave

7 Jul 2009 | 9:33 pm

♪♫…What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play…♪♫ Ladies, slip into your finest Burlesque-inspired attire and Gentlemen, come dressed to impress…because on Saturday, July 11, 2009 ♪♫ Life is a Cabaret! ♫♪ One year ago, we comemorated the unveiling of Rouge with an epic gala event. During the 24-hour event, hundreds of Second Life residents were treated to music from some of the grid’s most notorious DJs, gifts from a host of immensely talented designers, and more decadent debauchery than one could hope for. But, that was then… The…
Machinima Artist Panel is tomorrow: Don’t miss it!

CodeBastard Redgrave

29 May 2009 | 7:56 pm

Machinima Artists Panel - Saturday, May 30, 2009 MechanizedLife, in collaboration with The League of Muses, presents the Machinima Artists Panel. We have invited five of Second Life’s most creative and prolific Machinima Artists to participate in this interactive discussion about the art of machinima in Second Life. Moo Money, Pyewacket Bellman, Samlowry Hawks, Osiris Pfalz and CodeWarrior Carling will be on hand to answer every question you’ve ever had about machinima. Join us Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 2:00 PM SLT. You don’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind event!
MechanizedLife FilterCam Mask Contest - L$40000 in cash and prizes!

CodeBastard Redgrave

19 May 2009 | 6:26 pm

MechanizedLife announces a new Flickr contest with over L$40,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded. The FilterCam HUD, created for all Second Life photographers and machinimists, both amateur and professional, virtually eliminates the need for post-processing by allowing the user to create artistic and dynamic SL(tm) photographs through a simple to use, menu-driven HUD. One of the most notable features of the FilterCam is the ability to personalize in-world snapshots by using the included texture masks or by creating and uploading your own. This contest gives Second Life’s artists an…
Chère Rheta

CodeBastard Redgrave

11 May 2009 | 8:12 am

My heart is split in half on this sunny monday morning, as we all got the news of your tragic departure. Not a bad way to go for the ultimate self-proclaimed drama queen, but you know, you could have waited a bit longer before leaving us like that. I will always remember you Rheta. What I thought was just another gushing fangirl revealed herself to be one of the most heartwarming, integer, loving and caring person I ever had the chance to know. It pains me like you have no idea to know that I won’t be able to share a giggle with you and debate about deeply philosophical subjects as we…

Gabes Virtual World
Change blocksize of local VMFS

Gabe

5 Nov 2009 | 7:46 am

During install vSphere now creates a VMFS partition by default on the local storage on which the service console partitions will be installed. When you want to use this partition to store your VMs on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Is there enough support for ESXi already

Gabe

3 Nov 2009 | 4:38 am

We all know that the future version of vSphere will probably only be the ESXi version. At least, this is what VMware’s aim is for ESX5. Because it is wise to already get used to ESXi now to get... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Review: Vizioncore vRanger Pro 4.0

Gabe

2 Nov 2009 | 10:13 am

Part 3 of my backup products review has been released at SearchVMware.com. Follow the link below to see my review on “Vizioncore vRanger Pro 4.0″ Backup and replication product review... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Review: Veeam Backup & Replication 3.1

Gabe

29 Oct 2009 | 5:31 am

Part 2 of my backup products review has been released at SearchVMware.com. Follow the link below to see my review on “Veeam Backup & Replication 3.1″. Backup and replication product... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Review of four backup products for a virtual infrastructure

Gabe

29 Oct 2009 | 5:26 am

Just released on SearchVMware.com my latest review on backup products for a virtual infrastructure: “Backup has always been essential to maintaining IT infrastructure, but it is also the most... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Virtual Environments
Virtual Worlds is now Virtual Environments

dveale@cisco.com

3 Nov 2009 | 1:42 pm

So you may have noticed a name change for this blog has taken place. Wondering why? Well the main driver is that virtual worlds does not really cover all of the topics being discussed in this blog. This blog started out mainly focusing on virtual world activity but has grown in scope since its launch in 2007. We have posts on virtual web based environments (mostly as relates to events), augmented reality, gaming, and of course virtual worlds so it seemed only fitting to change the name to more accurately reflect the content being shared. The growth of the topics covered via this…
Virtual Fan Mail

dveale@cisco.com

26 Oct 2009 | 9:04 am

For those event planners working on virtual environments to complement their physical events it’s nice to get affirmation that you’re strategy and implementation are on track and being received positively by your audience. Don’t get me wrong of course event planners want feedback whether positive or negative but when someone takes the time to submit a positive comment it means a lot. Just like anything in life we are always more apt to share feedback when we are unhappy (kind of like me with airlines) so when someone takes the time to provide a kudo you know you hit the nail…
Virtual Ask the Expert on October 21

dveale@cisco.com

9 Oct 2009 | 12:32 pm

Don’t Miss the Upcoming NetPro Cisco Support Community Ask the Expert Event in Cisco Live and Networkers Virtual Cisco Live and Networkers Virtual is already your anywhere, anytime resource for technical information, networking with your peers, and learning more about Cisco products. Join us on Wednesday, October 21 at 10:00 a.m. PDT for a live, interactive NetPro Ask the Expert event in the Auditorium of Cisco Live and Networkers Virtual. Edison Ortiz, Routing and Switching CCIE # 17943, Network Consulting Engineer, Advanced Services at Cisco will be discussing Campus QoS with Cisco…
Watch the Live Keynote Featuring Guido Jouret, CTO, Emerging Technology Group

dveale@cisco.com

27 Sep 2009 | 8:44 pm

Next week you can join hundreds to thousands of your peers from all over the world in the Cisco Live and Networkers Virtual Auditorium as Guido Jouret, Chief Technology Officer of Cisco’s Emerging Technology Group delivers the opening keynote for Networkers Australia and New Zealand. The keynote takes place on Monday, September 28, at 3:30 PM PDT/Tuesday, September 29, 8:30 AM AEST.
Analysis of a Virtual Event

dveale@cisco.com

13 Sep 2009 | 3:49 pm

Post Cisco Live we always try our hardest to measure and understand the effectiveness of the event for our audience. This year we had to measure not only the in-person event but also the virtual hybrid event. This effort focuses on: Measurement for loyalty, familiarity with Cisco products and technologies, and messaging awareness Comparing in-person attendees with virtual event attendees to all major performance metrics to understand the differences in these audience types Whenever possible, compare event performance with Exhibit Surveys’ Industry Averages for hi-tech proprietary…

NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life
TSDIGS Event Followup Interview with Buffy Beale!

Genesis

6 Nov 2009 | 1:39 pm
Digital Storytelling Challenge Awardees Announced!

Beth J. Bates

24 Oct 2009 | 8:02 am

On October 21, we held our Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Party here at TechSoup headquarters in San Francisco. Bookmark/Search this post with: read more
Digital Storytelling Drive-In TONIGHT 7PM in San Francisco & inSL!

InKenzo

20 Oct 2009 | 11:18 pm

How to Participate in the Digital Storytelling Drive-In Events hosted by TechSoupGlobal inSL or in San Francisco: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 21, 2009 7PM PST See and hear the stories live in San Francisco Bookmark/Search this post with: read more
TechSoup Global's free Digital Storytelling Online Event and Community Challenge, September 30-Oct. 21.

Genesis

25 Sep 2009 | 3:02 pm

Every organization has a story to tell. But yours doesn’t have to be a bland, corporate-sounding video or canned sound bite. Even with limited resources, time, or skills, your nonprofit can tell a compelling story that captures the importance and impact of your cause — and we’ve got an event that will show you how! Bookmark/Search this post with: read more
MacArthur Grantee Virtual Roundtable this Thursday August 27 in Second Life

rikomatic

24 Aug 2009 | 7:47 pm

For the past four weeks, representatives of five nonprofits supported by the MacArthur Foundation have been going through the "Virtual World Capacity Building Program" an intensive training on nonprofit applications of virtual worlds. These organizations have explored several major virtual platforms, examined some of the leading examples of nonprofit actions in the metaverse, and thought about how they might best use these tools to further their respective missions. This Thursday, August 27, these five groups will be presenting on MacArthur Island in Second Life their initial…

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Introducing Second Life Enterprise, Now in Beta, and Second Life Work Marketplace

4 Nov 2009 | 9:07 am

We’re ListeningOver the last few years, the number one request and core business requirement of many of our enterprise and government customers has been the need for a behind-the-firewall Second Life solution. The extra layers of security and administrative control in a stand-alone product would allow these organizations to explore virtual work as a powerful and effective collaboration and communication tool—if it was available. We listened. Last year, Mark Kingdon (SL: M Linden), Linden Lab’s CEO, announced that we were working on a behind-the-firewall solution in response to customer…
The Second Life Economy - Third Quarter 2009 in Detail

2 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

Second Life economy hits major milestones in Q3: 1 Billion Total User Hours, 1 Billion in User-to-User transactionsIn Q3 2009, The Second Life economy reached a significant milestone marking the continued success of Second Life. See the release here.Second Life Residents enjoyed strong economic growth in Q3, despite the ongoing impact of the Bot policy on total user hours and concurrency.Highlights of Q3 include:150M USD in User-to-User Transactions, 54% growth over the same quarter last yearA new all time high and continuing rapid growth for the Xstreet online marketplace 3.1 Billion Voice…
Third Party Viewer Policy

20 Oct 2009 | 9:00 am

Linden Lab supports an open platform with opportunity for all. The flexibility of the content creation tools and open viewer allow for great creativity and innovation, but that openness also carries a responsibility for those developing on our platform and those using third party tools with our platform.In our recent blog post Our Content Management Roadmap we addressed the responsibility Residents have to respect the intellectual property rights of others inside or outside of Second Life, and we urged developers of third party copying tools to adopt standard industry practices that protect…
Long live the wiki!

19 Oct 2009 | 1:12 pm

It's official: Our Knowledge Base (KB) has been moved to the Second Life Wiki! Now that our massive migration is complete, we can offer several tremendous, hands-on benefits to improve your knowledge-seeking and knowledge-sharing experience, including:Direct linking--at long last! The link you see is what you copy and paste to share helpful articles with others. It's that simple.|Unified help resource! When the KB and the Wiki existed in two different places, some were confused over where to look for help. Viva la unification! Now there's just one place to find everything you need.Link…

Alphaville Herald
Fierce Fashionistas - Metaplace launches Fall collection!!!

SLHerald

5 Nov 2009 | 4:21 am

The Herald goes backstage at MP's Fall fashion show by Suzie Skybeam Amethyst announces the after-show party Nervously waiting backstage, I watch two channels of chat scrolling up the screen: the public announcements to the audience, and the private instructions...
Coverage of Second Life Suspended for 48 Hours

SLHerald

4 Nov 2009 | 7:17 pm

Metaplace a mostly harmless substitute The Herald has joined http://theartistsvoice.org/ in an almost entirely symbolic SL content creator sympathy strike November 4th and 5th and 6th. While taking a break in tracking the transition of Second Life into Suit Life,...
Tepid Life 2009: A Tasteful Success

SLHerald

4 Nov 2009 | 3:11 pm

by Miss Petunia Amaryllis Courtney Taliaferro, Second Life League of Decency Herald readers will no doubt recall my prediction of the impending doom of all that is wicked, obscene, and crass in the cesspool of vice known as Second Life....
Kris Littlething -- Post 6 Grrrl

SLHerald

4 Nov 2009 | 8:10 am

[This week's model is the beautiful and talented Kris Littlething, who was not only sweet enough to do the shoot on short notice, but who also produced outfit after outfit of incredibly tasteful design so that I could have done...
Lab Responds to Eros and Nomine

Jessica Holyoke

2 Nov 2009 | 6:31 pm

Lab's Naked Trademarking and Copyright Preemption defenses explained by Jessica Holyoke On Friday, Linden Lab filed its response to the suit filed by Eros, LLC and Shannon Grei. Most of the responses are unsurprising as most answers admit or deny...

Treet Archives blogs
This Week on Tonight Live New Directions for Education and Business in SL

Paisley Beebe

6 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am

This Sunday Nov 8th 6PM slt New Directions for Business and Education in Second Life. Jokay Wollongong is freelance designer, educational technologist and facilitator based in Wollongong, Australia. Her work is focussed on virtual worlds design, web development, educational technology, social media and facilitation. She runs Jokadia an educational facility here in Second Life. Recently she was issued with a "Take Down" notice by Linden Labs for her Education in SL Wiki site, She has complied with the notice, and now wonders what the future is in SL for Educationalists. She is opening a…
Halloween in Babbage with Designing Worlds

Elrik Merlin

2 Nov 2009 | 3:40 pm

As you may have heard, last week's Designing Worlds was rather unusual. As it was our closest show to Halloween we decided to do something a bit different, and while the programme started reasonably normally, it soon went off in a rather different direction. The live version was pretty good, but the archive version you can see here is stunning! Many thanks to all the team at Treet for the 18+ hours of post time they put in to make this something really special. And a big thanks to everyone involved from one end to the other. I do hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it.
Bringing Real Life Fashion to Second Life

Angie Mornington

1 Nov 2009 | 6:05 pm

Once again we get to see RL fashion in Second Life! Boudoir Designer Vitabela Dubrovna who has bought her real world shop and designs to Second Life. Vitabela creates some really beautiful dresses and is just as creative in Second Life. Make sure you tune in to see this Fabulous designer and why she decided to bring her line into SL. Boudoir Website: http://vitabela-vitabela.blogspot.com/ Shop at Boudoir SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Secret%20Gardens/224/199/22 **** Fabulous Fashion Accessories Spotlight: Iris Ophelia**** The Fabulous Iris Ophelia is back this time as our Guest…
Episode 71 - Trick or Truth?

Pooky Amsterdam

30 Oct 2009 | 9:02 am

This was a great week, and full on for Halloween for the tinies took center stage in their trick or treat best. Oh Scary! Break out cuteness alert! A koala with a pet ghost and a fox in a devil costume are pretty over the top, especially when they fall down and go BOOM! Hydra was back at desk, and though someone had rifled through his glove compartment, he was able to carry on. At least no one left a spider in there! - Gatsby Crumb was very Pixel and Pirates in his boxian splendor, with beautiful clothes fitting a high seas adventure and negotiating through deep water, he managed to keep…
This Week on Tonight Live, Gentle Heron, Paul Nowels, Mudpuddle Cleanslate

Paisley Beebe

24 Oct 2009 | 4:28 am

This Week Oct 25th 09 Sunday 6pm slt on Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe. The amount of disabled and chronically I’ll users continues to rise on Second Life. The platform is being used for support Groups and people disenfranchised by distance and mobility, to find information support of just plain friendships. Its a perfect platform for people who are normally isolated by virtue of their disability. The stories coming out of Virtual Ability about the new lives some of these people are now able to lead in Second Life are both moving and real. Gentle Heron one of the founders of Virtual…

The Metaverse Journal - Australia's Virtual World News Service
Weekend Whimsy

1. Halloween in Second Life® on Info Island (Community Virtual Library) 2. [Second Life- Burning Life 2009] Hahaha-SNSD 3. Aion Halloween – Koala Vlog
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds

1. The announcement of Second Life Enterprise has certainly sparked some discussion. There’s some interesting debate here and some barely amusing coverage here – surely the ‘flying penises’ anecdote has been flogged to death a few dozen times by now? Finally, here’s a great example of how the standalone offering is already being used [...]
Linden Lab launches Second Life Enterprise beta today

Linden Lab will announce today that their second “work offering”, Second Life Enterprise, is entering an open beta period, prior to release. The preliminary beta for the Second Life Enterprise has been running since April this year; the open beta program will run through Q4 this year, and general availability will be announced during [...]
Interview – Denise Wood, University of South Australia

Denise Wood (SL: Denlee Wobbit) is Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of Media Arts program at the University of South Australia and the Teaching and Portfolio Leader of the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages. As one of Australia’s many educators who are utilising virtual environments in their roles, I was aware of [...]
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. The Hindu (India) – Brave new worlds beckon. “Everyone has indulged in a little escapism sometime in their lives. The need for an outlet from the relentless glare of reality is felt by many and the possibility of an alternate lifestyle hidden from public view can be a powerful attraction. This a lternate role-play [...]

Spoke n' Cog
Spoke n' Cog

31 Oct 2009 | 10:11 am

Spoke n' Cog Spoke n' Cog has added a new location in the Cale Valley sim of the Zindra continent. You must be age verified to visit this store. Visit Cale Valley (229, 208, 83) Posted via email from Tinsel Silvera's posterous
Dirty Rat

30 Oct 2009 | 3:06 am

Dirty Rat I'm in Vintage Village visiting Dirty Rat. These builds are created by n0th1ng Ackland and are truly amazing. The textures he uses are the best I've seen in SL so far. If you haven't been here, then this is a must add to your list of places to shop. Visit Verdigris (208, 85, 71) Posted via email from Tinsel Silvera's posterous
The Corn Field Office Hour

29 Oct 2009 | 4:57 am

The Corn Field Office Hour For some reason I don't think much is going to get accomplished at this meeting! Visit The Corn Field3 (197, 166, 23) Posted via email from Tinsel Silvera's posterous
Nebraska Beta to make its debut

18 Oct 2009 | 11:06 pm

This Twitter popped up a couple hours ago:Save the date. Officially announcing Nebraska Beta "behind the firewall" version of Second Life at #E2Conf on Nov 4th.I followed the link through to the Enterprise 2.0 2009 Conference to find this:The Virtual Enterprise: The Future of Work #e2conf-49 - Sponsored by Linden Lab/Second LifeSpeaker - Mark Kingdon, CEO, Linden Lab/Second Life"We all feel it. Today's economic, environmental, and business climate is putting tremendous pressure on enterprises to cut costs, innovate faster, and work in a more eco-friendly way. And, these business imperatives…
Zindra Continent Expands

18 Oct 2009 | 4:37 pm

Zindra continues to grow in land mass and visitation.Linden Lab has added an additional 33 sims (still under the Ursula name) to the lower south-eastern corner of the Zindra continent. If you look closely at the Ursula numbering of the sims, you will see that there is a potential for adding 242 more sims before the continent is finished. Perhaps, the land flippers might want to keep that in mind as they scurry about driving up prices in an already depressed land market.As for visitors, I'm seeing a lot of green dots tonight. That is good news for Zindra business owners. Unless, it is all bots…

WoW.com
Breakfast Topic: Getting guildies to the website

7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

This is certainly an issue (if not a full-blown problem) in my guild, so I wouldn't be surprised if most guilds have a rough time getting guild members to use some of the outside resources they've put together. Nowadays, there are so many ways to make a guild website and so many different things you can do with one that most every guild has at least one place online to call its own. And those places are usually frequented by one or two people in the guild (usually the person running the site and/or maybe the GM and an officer or two), but in my experience, it's kind of tough to get people to…
Patch 3.3: Haris Pilton's got a brand new bag

6 Nov 2009 | 10:15 pm

It was only a matter of time before Blizzard gave us another pre-expansion gold sink, and here it is, ladies and gentlemen. Haris Pilton, Shattrath socialite, has once again started selling her limited-edition accessories, and this time she's expanded her line with the Portable Hole, a 24-slot BOE bag. The bag is currently available on the Patch 3.3 PTR, and given the official WoW Twitter account's tweet earlier in the evening about it, it looks to be here to stay once the patch hits. Of course, the reason question isn't who's going to buy these -- anybody who's already bought a mammoth and a…
The argument for paladin stances

6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

Righteous Defense lays out an intriguing argument for an idea that I still personally can't get behind: paladin stances. The recent changes around patch 3.3 have shined a light on paladin versatility, and basically, paladins are forced to pay the hybrid tax three times over -- because they can do it all without limiting themselves, they can't do anything as well as other classes. So RD makes the suggestion: instead of letting paladins have all of their spells under any aura, it's time to narrow things down a bit. Devotion Aura becomes tanking stance, gets Righteous Fury's threat bonus added…
Scientists study how the brain thinks about virtual avatars

6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm

This is fascinating stuff to think about over the weekend -- New Scientist has an article (sent to us by quite a few readers -- thanks!) about how we perceive our virtual selves in video games like World of Warcraft. A group of scientists at Dartmouth University hooked a few WoW players up to an MRI recently, and they found that when asked to describe themselves and their virtual avatars, the same areas of the brain activated -- areas normally suited to "self-reflection and judgement." In other words, you think about your avatar the same way you think about yourself. They found nearly no…
Drama Mamas: Couples counseling

6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

Dodge the drama and become that player everyone wants in their group with the Drama Mamas. Lisa Poisso and Robin Torres are real-life mamas and experienced WoW players -- and just as we don't want our precious babies to be the ones kicking and wailing on the floor of checkout lane next to the candy, neither do we want you to become known as That Guy on your server. We're taking your questions at DramaMamas (at) WoW (dot) com. Usually couples counseling is for the problems that come with being a couple, not dealing with them. But this week we encounter two situations that involve drama caused…

Torley Lives
@laughingfelix found this Twitter HUD called…

Torley

6 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm

@laughingfelix found this Twitter HUD called “SLITTER” (ha) in Second Life. Has a very elegant, web-looking appearance. Haven’t tried it for myself yet. SLITTER Premium Koenji Branch (via Liqueur Felix)
PassMark CPU Benchmarks – Common CPU's

Torley

6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

PassMark CPU Benchmarks – Common CPU's: Stats!
016 – Phantalism

Torley

3 Nov 2009 | 9:50 pm

You see, Arthyr's twin brother had been competing with him for the self-proclaimed "World's Most Dastardishly Amazing Pro Artist". "Pro" being the opposite of "con" here; they'd don different identities and assume different personas — adopt as many fake titles as they could in a week, then seek to be recognized as legitimized experts. Yet all that suckerism had taken its toll on Arthyr, so he retired to his lair under the streets. It was a cozy kingdom. Every now and then he'd abduct someone and bring them under. It was surprisingly…
015 – Home of the Rave

Torley

2 Nov 2009 | 6:18 pm

The sky's stepped golden shades from the fragile cyan line dividing the dirt from the stellar, burning embers suffocating clouds to all sides. An underworld racing circuit, financed by the decadent and/or bored, edgy enough for the corecore ground yet available in a home game version. Purple, gold, and black — team colors of Seridice, high-rollin' angst mavens with enough self-conscious angst and baggage to bring the track down. Trained by A-Tet herself, Six-Time League Champion before her Glass Dagger racer came crashing down, wiped out into a plasternium billboard for Jolly…
Premise

Torley

27 Oct 2009 | 6:15 pm

So much science fiction relies on "What if?" When we think "science fiction", or at least when I think about it, my mind gravitates towards literary or visual media. It makes sense, we had books before movies. But even with sci-fi music, they're often listed as accompaniments — like The Matrix and Hackers soundtracks, to name two marketable ones — and not so much standalone works with a story to tell. Outside of vocals, cinematics are painted when both eyes are closed. Observation: there's a curious shortage of prog rock fused with techno music altho synths…

New World Notes
Virtual Law Expert Ben Duranske on SL Content Theft

SLHamlet

6 Nov 2009 | 12:18 pm

Chestnut Rau has a good summary of a recent in-world presentation on legal issues and SL content theft by virtual world law expert Benjamin Duranske (Benjamin Noble in SL), author of Virtual Law: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds....
The Heartbreak of Second Life Content Theft

SLHamlet

6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

SL fashion designer Sasy Scarborough has a long and tormented post on the heartbreak of content theft, sent to me by my style columnist Iris Ophelia. Here is Sasy talking about one of her regular routines, tracking down stolen content,...
In Defense Against Stroker Serpentine Content Theft Lawsuit, Linden Lawyers Cite "Unclean Hands" Defense Against Plaintiffs -- an Expert Analyzes Why

SLHamlet

5 Nov 2009 | 3:23 pm

The Lindens' lawyers have filed a response to the content theft-related lawsuit filed by Stroker Serpentine and Munchflower Zaius -- the Alphaville Herald has a full copy here. Among the defenses is the legal doctrine of "unclean hands", in which...
New World Tableau: "Surfer" by Arminius Heron

SLHamlet

5 Nov 2009 | 1:47 pm

Ideal viewing for a cold Fall day, Arminius Heron shot "Surfer" in a beach region with a kneeling model pose and a surfboard, turning a static shot into a perfect freeze frame of action. (You definitely want to click to...
Survey: How Big Is the Market for Second Life Enterprise?

SLHamlet

5 Nov 2009 | 10:56 am

This week, the Lindens officially launched its behind-the-firewall product, Second Life Enterprise™, formerly code-named "Nebraska", with a starting price of $55,000. It comes out the gate with 14 clients, including a number of high profile firms like IBM and Northrop...

Massively
The Daily Grind: Do you believe MMOs have one month to make a positive impression?

7 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

This seems to be a divisive issue for many people... which makes it the perfect cannon fodder to use in a morning Daily Grind question! Readers of Massively, do you think that MMOs have a single month to make a gloriously positive impression on our player base?Is the first month really the sink or swim times that internet buzz makes it out to be? Or do you believe an MMO is something that grows and refines itself over time like a fine wine, or cheese? A product that gets distilled by its developers and eventually turned into something brilliant?Crash and burn or slow evolution, we want to…
CCP's Ryan Dancey on keeping EVE Online compelling

6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

CCP Games Chief Marketing Officer Ryan S. Dancey recently spoke with Gamasutra's Christian Nutt about the state of EVE Online and what makes the sci-fi title unique. EVE has traits that many MMOs don't, such as player governance, a dynamic virtual economy, and slow but continual subscription growth. CCP does face problems in tandem with that growth however, namely from RMT operations. There is also the issue of balancing developer control over aspects of the game's economy (mission rewards, salvage and loot drops, ISK sinks) with the ideal of allowing EVE's economy to be as player-driven as…
Warhammer Online's endless trial now available

6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

The endless trial has arrived in the land of Warhammer Online, and it's quite the offer. Of course, we've reported on the actual trial before but as of today (post-maintenance) it's officially enacted within the game. So if you've been waiting to go back and check things out but didn't feel like re-subbing or somehow missed out on all the excitement of the game's launch last year, then now is the perfect time to get in and take a look. If you're not sure what the heck this whole "endless trial" thing is all about, here's a handy official FAQ to peruse. We think it's a good if not bold…
Fallen Earth brings a bit of the apocalypse to the iPhone

6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

Today Fallen Earth has announced a new iPhone app in the works that might well make all but the most hardcore earth-loving Vista reconsider their wary stance on technology. This new Fallen Earth app will offer players the ability to access their stored and equipped items, check out their character's stats and maps of the different sectors. What's most interesting to us is the addition of real-time chat, email, auctions and crafting to the mix. The ability to interact with the auction house and crafting queue is going to be huge to many crafters and travelers, thereby making sure that one…
Exclusive screenshots from Jade Dynasty's upcoming "Ascension" expansion

6 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pm

Perfect World Entertainment's Jade Dynasty really is a unique offering on the MMO market. We here at Massively have been covering it and commenting on it since we got to see it at E3, and we're always interested to hear more about the MMO that "plays itself." Well, the team at Jade Dynasty hasn't disappointed us and they've let us here at Massively check out some exclusive screenshots of their upcoming expansion, Ascension.Ascension is opening up the path for players to become veritable gods, but it's also adding two new factions, a brand new race, realm versus realm PvP opportunities, aerial…

Not Possible IRL
So long, farewell...

Bettina Tizzy

3 Nov 2009 | 7:41 am

Back when this blog began, 750 posts ago, there were few blogs that did write-ups and reviews of great content and installations in Second Life. This has changed dramatically, especially over the past year. Today, a number of academic journals are gearing up to focus on virtual content, and they will be the appropriate venues for most of the topics we've been covering lately.I like to think Not
Seifert Surface breathes (real) life into virtual content

Bettina Tizzy

1 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am

Seifert Surface (aka Henry Segerman), a mathematician and also a bodacious creator of both virtual and real math-inspired art, is doing so many new and fun things that I had to get out of my blogging funk long enough to post this. Three years ago, and over on his New World Notes blog, Hamlet Au did a great write-up on Seifert's recreation of Robert A. Heinlein's fictional "Crooked House" in
Fantasy - So close at hand

Bettina Tizzy

26 Oct 2009 | 1:45 pm

For these photos, I wore Roselea Sweetwater's new Neptune Dream gown, which gives new meaning to the term "bubble wraps," and stood inside Glyph Graves' kinetic sculpture, Windswept. Hair by Eshi Otawara. No photo editing. Roselea is about to open Whimsical on Halloween, a new sim for shopping, dancing and art. Teleport directly from here.
Goosebumps

Bettina Tizzy

26 Oct 2009 | 1:09 pm

Man oh man, do I love this video or what? It's not often that a piece of machinima makes me feel this way, but this... this reminds me of why I am so entranced with virtual worlds. Produced by Soundr Productions, the people behind it are Sarah Burnside, Andre Englehardt, and Ghost Harris.
An interview in Chinese and English with virtual superstar Cao Fei - Will you be the next artist showing at RMB City?

Bettina Tizzy

23 Oct 2009 | 4:29 pm

Cao Fei (aka China Tracy in Second Life) is one of six finalists for the 2010 Hugo Boss award. The $100,000 prize is presented every other year to “the artist (or group of artists) working in any medium, anywhere in the world” for making the most important contribution to contemporary art.In Second Life, we know her as the artist who conceived and produced the four sim/islands work collectively

Alliance Virtual Library
Libraries in Second Life This Week!

Abbey

5 Nov 2009 | 11:03 am

Upcoming Events at Renaissance Island Stop by and see how our Manor is coming along! Princej3rd Figaro, our Master Builder, is raising a new manor in celebration of the history of one Baddesley Hall, which sheltered Catholic priests, who were under the threat of a death sentence if discovered, and made special provision to hide and protect them. Several priest holes were built, secret passages to hide people in the event of a search. Altho many similarities will be seen, we are modeling our Lagswell Manor according to consensus of what our tenants and visitors have expressed by votes. The…
2009 College Fair in Second Life

Abbey

5 Oct 2009 | 7:59 pm

Announcing the 2009 edition of the College Fair in SL! The fair this year will be co-sponsored by Alliance Virtual Library and held on International Schools Island over two days: Oct 24 (Saturday) 5pm to 9pm SLT and Oct 25 (Sunday) 5am to 10am SLT To participate please visit: http://bit.ly/SLCF09
Libraries in Second Life this week

Lorelei

12 Aug 2009 | 7:29 am

Summer Picnic Fun! You are invited to a picnic, a hunt, and a party or two during the month of August at Alliance Virtual Library. Scattered about the sims Info Island, Info Island International and Imagination are picnic areas loaded with goodies to enjoy and hidden gifts. Each area holds a landmark to one of our library areas where you can learn about a variety of topics and find even more goodies! Picnic areas are open now to explore and enjoy. You’ll find romantic spots, places of imagination, helpful info. games like volleyball, catch, and kenpo, and just plain fun by visiting…
Central Florida Memory in Second Life! Video Tours Available

Lorelei

7 Aug 2009 | 5:54 am

Central Florida Memory in Second Life! – Video Tours Available In the summer of 2008, the Orange County Library System (OCLS) brought the Central Florida Memory project (www.cfmemory.org) to a new audience through an interactive exhibit built within the virtual world of Second Life (www.secondlife.com). OCLS has now produced two video tours to introduce, promote, and explain both the exhibit and the project. The videos utilize machinima, the art of producing computer animated films through pre-existing 3D environments, to tell the stories of historic Central Florida. Viewers follow the…
Libraries in Second Life this week

Lorelei

7 Aug 2009 | 5:52 am

Karuna News Update for the Week of July 26 – August 2 Sunday, July 26: Live Consumer Health Librarian Help from 8-9 pm SLT Monday July 27: Learn about MedLine Plus Robin Mochi, Karuna Consumer Health Librarian will share tips on using the MedlinePlus database to search for information on HIV/AIDS. From 6:30 – 7:30 pm SLT Wednesday, July 29: Live Consumer Health Librarian help from 9 – 10 am SLT Wednesday July 29: Celebrate Life with Live Music and Dance at Cafe Ristretto! Join us for another fun-filled evening featuring live music by Midnight Mc Carty (classic rock covers,…

Second Style Magazine
Date Night:Make Mine Nymphetamine

Gidge Uriza

7 Nov 2009 | 4:30 am

The Gothic inspired fashions at Nymphetamine offer a wide range of looks and I’m always surprised at the fun you can find in the fashion there. Lots of ruffles and lots of cleavage are always on tap for sexy looks that range from not-quite demur to outright hot-mama. This Tulli dress includes the gorgeous “I’m off to the races at Ascot” themed hat and I love the detailing on the bodice. Just a little too short, just a little too much cleavage to be demure – yet…….it’s a great ladylike look. Luckily, I’ve got legs that go all the way up.
Advertise with Second Style!

Felicity Blumenthal

6 Nov 2009 | 8:31 am

We are now accepting ads for # 30, our December HOLIDAY issue! With over 12,000 readers a month, and our fantastic ad rates, you just can’t go wrong… Contact Felicity Blumenthal, either in world, or via e-mail (felicityblumenthal@yahoo.com)
Second Style Issue #29 Available Now!

Felicity Blumenthal

3 Nov 2009 | 9:53 am

Welcome to Second Style’s November issue, and with that welcome I’d also like to say “Hello!” I am the new Managing Editor for the magazine. However, I am not a stranger as I’ve been with Second Style for quite a few months now, just in a different role. I also have a lot of magazine experience as I’ve worked with 2 other Second Life magazines in the past. This is however my first “go” at editing. I remember when I first joined Second Life, one of the very first blogs I ever read was Second Style. It truly is a surreal and exciting time for me to be part of something…
Buzzing on the Day After

Brigitte Belgar

1 Nov 2009 | 10:42 am

Greetings, friends and others. I sincerely hope recovery from your candy comas is progressing well on what’s turned out to be a cool November day outside my windows. My Halloween evening involved brief appearances at two separate college campuses in my state– not something I’d necessarily recommend on the most bewitching evening of the year. That said, my husband and I sincerely enjoyed seeing the wide– we’ll call it ‘variety”– of costumes sported by our state’s honorable collegiate crowd. Most, as expected, were more scandalous…
Halloween, Remixed

Brigitte Belgar

31 Oct 2009 | 1:40 pm

Happy Halloween, friends! Though I couldn’t have been more pleased with this spooky season’s in-world fashion offerings, I’ll be the first to admit I’m tired of seeing the same things over and over again as I scroll the various feeds. To give you a reprise from what’s become the norm and to pay tribute to one of my favorite holidays, I’ve gathered together a few pieces acquired from recent in-world events, hunts, and group gift boxes to create some ensembles you won’t see on the avatar next to you at tonight’s Halloween festivities. As…

Fashion Victim
Just Fabulous!

Swirly Cyclone

16 Oct 2009 | 9:40 pm

Swirly saw the most fabulous gown and just had to share it with you all. Who needs aquariums darlings? A work of art! This stunning frock has fish, glow, and lots of bubbles, which are simply essential and really should be used more. Designers, take heed!Grim Bros Grim Couture - Okeanos Maritime GownClawtooth by Clawtooth - Kitten with a Whip Hair (Starlet Blonde)TESLA - Vixen Desire Shoes in Cool Mint&Bean - Lake Blue Pale Skin*smooches*Swirly
Hair Fair Treats from Tiny Bird!

Swirly Cyclone

19 Jun 2009 | 1:39 am

Hello darlings, Swirly here! Are you all excited about Hair Fair? Swirly knows she is. So many fabulous designers releasing fabulous new wigs, Swirly is giddy with excitement! Swirly is particularly excited about Tiny Bird's new Hair Fair releases, even though she already has them of course. Tiny Bird designer Autumn Hykova is a well known Gorean slave girl, who manages to take a break from carrying water across the sim for long enough to create some simply marvelous hair. Good girl Autumn!Swirly has been waiting simply forever for this hair to be released since she was teased with a preview…
Swirly's Blogger Homage

Swirly Cyclone

25 Jan 2009 | 9:24 pm

Hello darlings, Swirly here! Swirly saw the most fabulous blogger challenge on Winter Jefferson's blog In Cold Blood (dreadfully violent name dear). A week to acknowledge those bloggers you respect, and who have inspired you. Well, to be frank darlings, none of you overly inspire Swirly and she has no respect for any of you. But she does quite enjoy reading some of your little blogs, with their pretty pictures and what not. And it seems only right that Swirly participate in this challenge after Winter's lovely homage to her. So without further ado, here is a small tribute to some of you dear…
Fabulous New Prosthetic Feet from Stiletto Moody!

Swirly Cyclone

17 Dec 2008 | 7:58 pm

Hello darlings, Swirly here! Did you know that Stiletto Moody was the FIRST person to introduce sculptie shoes to Second Life? Swirly didn't, and thought it was someone else entirely, until Stiletto herself set the record straight on that. Phew!Now onto the review. Swirly was VERY excited about this new release from Stiletto that has not only been hailed as the greatest advancement in technology to ever hit the SL grid, but is also very reminiscent of Swirly's all time favourite television show!Ahh Dexter! Luckily for those who have suffered similar fates to that pictured above, Stiletto…
A Public Service Announcement from Swirly

Swirly Cyclone

12 Dec 2008 | 5:26 pm

Hello darlings, Swirly here! Complaints have been received about some of Swirly's old posts dominating the various feeds. Swirly really wishes she could take responsibility for this but alas, this is only a Blogger glitch that is causing feeds to pick up numerous old posts from blogs hosted on Blogspot. The more intelligent amongst you may have observed that unfortunately this has happened with a number of lesser blogs, not just Swirly's.So what is the solution to this dreadful problem? How can it be fixed so that Swirly's old posts dominate the feeds every single day, allowing you to enjoy a…

World of SL
sered Second Life: Through the gates of time

7 Nov 2009 | 5:03 am

I still remember it clearly. I was a teenager, sitting on the couch at home watching TV: a report from Berlin, where, much to my amazement, people were breaking through the infamous Berlin wall. Confused border guards, people hacking away at the wall with large hammers, a tremendous outpour of joy and tears. People hugging and crying, the Brandenburer Tor. Mass parties, freedom! I may have been young then, but I knew I was watching history unfold itself before my eyes. I had been behind the Iron Curtain one time and it frightened me; but now it was gone. Today I'm looking back at the Berlin…
Your2ndPlace.com: Be careful whom you converse with

7 Nov 2009 | 4:32 am

So there you are, you've typed up your listing for Xstreet, you've decided to make it a plain English listing rather than a keyword fest, so you describe your item with a litle background on its origins with a storyline.So say for example you are selling silks, you decide to say who might be using these silks and being Gorean there's a slave element and you point out that the slaves are allowed to converse with any free person. Then you discover that someone at Linden Lab doesn't seem to understand the meaning of the word converse, they are only familiar with the brand of footwear and they…
Beta Technologies: Beta Business Park becomes first business-oriented Community Gateway

7 Nov 2009 | 4:13 am

Since November 6th, 2009, Beta Business Park has become the first business-oriented Community Gateway, listed on the login page for new residents, and thus allowing any new user with the intention to enter Second Life® to relate to communities of professional and business users to have their own area to start, with trained helpers to orient them through their first steps in Second Life. Beta Technologies understands the difficulty for business users to get their first impression in Second Life and find groups of people with the same mindset. With the announcement of Linden Lab’s major…
iheartsl community blog: Hey! That looks like me!

7 Nov 2009 | 1:26 am

Right now I think that 3rd party SL clients cannot download an avatar’s shape for their own use. In the future, if this is possible, would you wear a “decoy shape” in public to avoid having people download your shape or would you just wear your regular shape? I’m curious! Vote vote vote! Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Be seen by thousands of Second Life residents daily! Advertise with JUICYBOMB.COM.
BlogHUD: Musical Box Piano

7 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am

Every now and then I have a desire to make a programmable music box in a virtual environment. Today I went a step further. I found a program to create MIDI files and found a music box in the sound bank. I used Audacity to record and alter the sounds a bit to my liking. I then Created a piano keyboard texture and uploaded both the sounds and two octives of sounds. I created a script to sense what area of the prim was touched to play a specific sound. For starters, I now have a 1-prim keyboard that plays single notes of a music box. crossposted to Dedric Mauriacposted by Dedric Mauriac on…

Fashion World of SL
Highlight of the Evening…Sil Collas presents….a special Fashion Show…

iheartsl.com

Für heute Abend habe ich ein ganz besonderes Highlight für Euch….. Sil Collas präsentiert wieder einmal eine Fashion Show ganz besonderer Art. ….aber lest selber Einladung Fashion Show Eternity Design mit Schuhen von Scorpio Shoes sowie Live Acts von Aminius Writer Samstag, 7. November 2009, 22.00 Uhr MEZ/1:00 PM PST Taxi zur Show Samstag im Club abhängen? Das kannst du später auch noch! Aber erst mal gehts um 22 Uhr MEZ auf Res Secundae. Dort gibts was auf die Augen und die Ohren. Bezaubernde Models von Sil Collas Models werden euch Kreationen für Frauen und Schmuck…
Fall is Here at MichaMi!

MichaMi

And to keep us warm at a nice price, Milla has set Pippa, Abigail and Malina on 50% off sale at least through the weekend. The Malina Jacket come in 4 warm colors and includes a sculpty mini-skirt. It’s a great base for leggings and boots. Pippa is a very versatile outfit with zillions of options in white, gray and black. Abigail is a stripey sweater mini-dress made for your favorite boots or slacks. You’ll find Pippa and Abigail in Milla’s Attic, and Malina nearby. Remember ONLY at the MichaMi main store at Muse! Your limo ladies:)…
Fall Weather is Here – Get Out Your Tights!

iheartsl.com

Posted by Gidge Uriza Since I never throw anything away, I had these excellent ribbed tights that were part of a funky disco outfit from Pixel Dolls last year. When I saw this sweater/skirt set at Honey Soul – I knew they’d make a great fall look. I love the bright red skirt, which brings some pop to this otherwise grey outfit. I’ve added the beads from Kungler’s Nadja set (those lovely Kunglers almost always include accessories which can be used for anything!) which makes a nice finished look I think. I wore this around all night on Thursday, not shopping. I am…
Emerald DMCA’s NeilLife

Shopping Cart Disco

GO GO GADGET EMERALD! We just submitted a copyright violation claim to Google regarding a “neillife” viewer blog. This is one of several clients that have been brought to our attention that are in violation of our copyright. We intend to file similar claims at our discretion against any derivatives of our work which are in violation of our copyright. We are at the end of our patience in regards to these programs. …. PS: In case you didn’t catch it above: “neil”, and other violators, your actions have resulted in the termination of your rights under the…
Date Night:Make Mine Nymphetamine

Second Style Fashionist

The Gothic inspired fashions at Nymphetamine offer a wide range of looks and I’m always surprised at the fun you can find in the fashion there. Lots of ruffles and lots of cleavage are always on tap for sexy looks that range from not-quite demur to outright hot-mama. This Tulli dress includes the gorgeous “I’m off to the races at Ascot” themed hat and I love the detailing on the bodice. Just a little too short, just a little too much cleavage to be demure – yet…….it’s a great ladylike look. Luckily, I’ve got legs that go all the way up.

What's New SL
What's New @ Idiosyncrasy

7 Nov 2009 | 3:53 am

New Skins released for Vanity Skin Fair by Idiosyncrasy, see pics of the Exotique Mia and Justice the Charity Skin for Care International. Go to What's New SL
What's New @ KBL and Stellar

6 Nov 2009 | 7:51 pm

What's New @ KBL and Stellar, go to What's New SL for more info, and pictures...and check out releases from other stores you may have missed.
What's New @ Exodi & from Adam n Eve

6 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pm

Check out the New items from Exodi as well as the wonderful Group Launch week Gift from Adam n Eve to the What's New SL Group. Click HERE to go to What's New SL
What's New @ Magika, La Petite Morte

4 Nov 2009 | 11:39 pm

New Hair, Eye Gems and Photography Sets, all can be seen at What's New SL. Click HERE
What's New @ Highland Meadow

3 Nov 2009 | 9:05 pm

What's New at Highland Meadow, Click to see the beautiful Cape Elizabeth

Gwyn's Home
Amanda Linden's office hours [Flickr]

Gwyneth Llewelyn

5 Nov 2009 | 4:37 pm

Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: Talking about Second Life Enterprise
Step UP! for Content Creators [Flickr]

Gwyneth Llewelyn

5 Nov 2009 | 2:12 pm

Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: Today is Nov 5th :)
Step UP! day is today

Gwyneth Llewelyn

5 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am

After the huge launch by Linden Lab yesterday, addressing the real life business market, it’s time to get back in-world, and make sure that content theft doesn’t get more widespread, by making sure that everybody knows what it’s all about — including, of course, our dear Lindens For that, a group of residents (which has quite grown lately!!) has been promoting November 5th as the Step UP! day. It’s very simple: on this day, content creators refuse to upload any textures to SL (thus avoiding that LL gets all these hundreds of thousands of daily L$10 transactions),…
Second Life Enterprise Launch [Flickr]

Gwyneth Llewelyn

4 Nov 2009 | 11:07 am

Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: ... from the Metanomics main stage
Talking at the Tonight Live show [Flickr]

Gwyneth Llewelyn

1 Nov 2009 | 7:15 pm

Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: fun, fun

SignpostMarv's Blog
Quick SL Achievements web client demo

SignpostMarv

13 Oct 2009 | 5:10 pm

Since I've made some progress on the project, I decided to create this video demonstrating the web client for the SL Achievements API that I'm working on.
I Took The Tateru Comic Challenge

SignpostMarv

1 Oct 2009 | 3:14 am

Some say that creativity is a product of our freedoms. I’m more of the opinion that creativity is a product of our constraints, whether externally imposed or self-imposed. So, the self-imposed challenge: Take five images (already taken) from the digital camera’s memory-card and weave them into a one-page comic that tells a story. Tateru Nino
Metaverse ID 0.14.2 released!

SignpostMarv

30 Sep 2009 | 3:31 am

While tinkering away this morning with an upgrade to my WordPress plugin MV-ID, I thought I’d sneak in a new feature: shortcode support! What this means is that in addition to sidebar widgets, you can now embed the profiles inside blog posts like so: [mv-id mv='agni SL' id='83b3987f-9520-4275-8efe-3ac13dd3f635']. The plugin supports displaying individual profiles as shown above, [...]
How Mainstream Media views Second Life

SignpostMarv

30 Aug 2009 | 7:52 am

Generally after an article is published with this view of Second Life (it being a dull hole in the ground with nothing to do), pretty much every savvy Resident points out how wrong they are. Original strip Dilbert characters are by Scott Adams and ©2009, United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Mashup created under the Collaborative Content License of [...]
Studio Ghibli Films as MMOGs

SignpostMarv

4 Jul 2009 | 5:26 pm

The last couple days I’ve been thinking about how various Studio Ghibli films could be adapted to MMOGs, which would work, which wouldn’t etc. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro If Lupin III were adapted as an MMOG, I don’t imagine it would be more than a generic Crime MMOG with the Lupin III label slapped on [...]

An Engine Fit For My Proceeding
Verbosity and the Law

Ordinal Malaprop

20 Oct 2009 | 11:46 am

I have been told that, at times, I am prone to using far more Words than would be strictly necessary (were one wishing to be strictly concerned with the production of terse and straightforward prose, perhaps for transmission via telegraph or - indeed - semaphore!) for the communication of the central Concept or Idea that I have in mind; something which might be partially explained by the fact that quite frequently I have very little in mind, and very little idea of the semantic payload - as it were - that a particular Sentence will end up bearing. In addition to this, it has been observed…
Satire is dead

Ordinal Malaprop

13 Oct 2009 | 2:02 pm

I hopefully do not have to say anything more. Trackback URL for this post: http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/trackback/287
Whimsical Happenings

Ordinal Malaprop

10 Oct 2009 | 1:36 pm

Merely a quick note to mention that I will be appearing at the Aether Salon in New Babbage a week on Sunday, alongside the considerably more interesting and productive Ms Hyasynth Tiramisu, speaking on the subject of "Whimsy". A link providing more specific information. I am sure that I will be blithering in the same way that I usually do, but despite my presence I am confident that the Aether Salon will be as illuminating as always and full of the best and brightest gems of society. Trackback URL for this post: http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/trackback/286
Attachments, Mono and the Gallows

Ordinal Malaprop

11 Sep 2009 | 2:33 pm

I was informed a little while ago of a JIRA issue that has consequences for those Scripters who - firstly - make scripts for attachments, or vehicles, or regularly rezzed items, which is quite a few of us, and - secondly - compile things with "Mono", which is also a popular pastime. I made a note of this in my TwitterThing and, in recent days, have seen at least three separate references to the problem, despite the issue first being raised in SVC-3895 in February of this year (so, a very young JIRA issue, then). Of course, on the TwitterThing one is restricted as to the length of explanation,…
A Request for Suggestions Regarding Adult Content

Ordinal Malaprop

9 Sep 2009 | 4:14 pm

It is my Rezday today, and given that, I decided to make myself a Present of 512 Square Metres of land. (Tier for which I will not be paying due to my Premium Status - a term which always makes me feel like some sort of ham. Premium Ordinal Meat, L$100 per pound!) In any case: I have bought a small plot at Raindown (137,57). My intention there is to make an actual Adult Library; things which actual adults might be interested in, as opposed to the ridiculous fantasies of adolescents pretending to be older than they are, or older folk pretending to be younger than they are. I would welcome…

Dwell On It
Size matters

Tateru Nino

3 Nov 2009 | 3:38 pm

I thought this was kind of cool, actually. [...]
Do not call

Tateru Nino

30 Oct 2009 | 3:28 am

In Australia, the Do Not Call Register (and the associated Do Not Call Register Act – 2006) are there for the purpose of “upholding the public reputation of the telemarketing industry.” If you’re an Australian, you’ve probably just spit your drink across your monitor. You might want to clean that up. [...]
It takes work

Tateru Nino

29 Oct 2009 | 9:36 pm

Looking back over human history, rationality has been the anomaly. Being rational takes work, education, and a sober determination to avoid making hasty inferences, even when they appear to make perfect sense. [...]
The library dilemma

Tateru Nino

27 Oct 2009 | 10:19 am

Public libraries – you know, if the library hadn’t already been developed (about 4,000 years ago, give or take), and you were proposing a public library system for books right now, you know what would happen? [...]
The basic unit of group disagreement

Tateru Nino

26 Oct 2009 | 6:20 pm

It’s extremely rare that any two people possess the same basic beliefs and priorities. It might be so rare, that it doesn’t actually happen at all. We’re all at least partially aware that if you dig deep enough, any superficial resemblance in the beliefs and priorities of any two people is fundamentally erased. That doesn’t stop us giving each-other crap because someone fails to precisely conform with our views. I’ll be talking some more about that, but right now, I’m going to talk about Jack Thompson. [...]

Twitter / erbo
erbo: Now closer to home: http://bit.ly/4xl3G8

6 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm

erbo: Now closer to home: http://bit.ly/4xl3G8
erbo: I'm on my way home: http://bit.ly/1DfgHc

6 Nov 2009 | 5:06 pm

erbo: I'm on my way home: http://bit.ly/1DfgHc
erbo: It's a little freaky to be able to tweet while stopped at a light.

6 Nov 2009 | 5:01 pm

erbo: It's a little freaky to be able to tweet while stopped at a light.
erbo: At IHOP having some food while Andrew is off having fun at a haunted house. I'm a cheap date on First November. :-)

1 Nov 2009 | 8:37 pm

erbo: At IHOP having some food while Andrew is off having fun at a haunted house. I'm a cheap date on First November. :-)
erbo: @ChuckBlakeman Well, Douglas Adams once wrote a radio comedy sketch about a kamikaze pilot being briefed...for his *nineteenth* mission...

31 Oct 2009 | 9:10 pm

erbo: @ChuckBlakeman Well, Douglas Adams once wrote a radio comedy sketch about a kamikaze pilot being briefed...for his *nineteenth* mission...

Living in the Metaverse
How To End Content Theft

dandellion

30 Oct 2009 | 3:11 am

Remember remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder, treason Should ever be forgot… I don’t know if 1605 conspiracy to kill King James I of England and some members of aristocracy has anything to do with this and if there will be any gunpowder barrels and fires on Linden’s sims, but the call is here and we should talk about content theft before we start the particle scripts. While I wholehartedly support the action and the idea behind it, I’d like to chit-chat a bit about it with you.What always bugs me when content…
The Tale Of An Old Vampire

dandellion

16 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm

Two years ago, while I was still kind of young in my second life, I met a woman. She was a vampire dominatrix though the lifestyle really doesn’t play any role here. We chatted a bit so I’ve learned that she’s very old, something like late beta. And while she was a great conversationalist, intelligent, informed and remembering the old days of the grid, there was something in her eyes or voice that was… well, not sad, something even beyond that. Like she has passed the state of sadness, got used to it and learned to live with it. Something I really couldn’t…
BuilderBot: Tool Or Menace

dandellion

20 Jul 2009 | 7:28 am

Just today, Rezzable announced the release of their new tool: BuilderBot. In the essence, BuilderBot is used to copy the content of the entire sim and turn it to OAR file. Then you can import the file on your own OpenSim sim, whether it is on some alternative grid or on your own computer. The tool is BSD licensed and free for non-enterprise use. There are another two parts of it: the OAR editor and importer for Linden’s grid. Those, as aimed to professionals, will be distributed under different license and charged. And now, even before I say the spooky word…
Bare Naked Or Lagged?

dandellion

25 Jun 2009 | 2:13 pm

We’re talking about the big events, like fairs, SL birthdays, Burning Man and such…. events that last for days, but you’re lucky to get there because each time you try to you just learn that sim is full and won’t let you in. And while you’re cursing the sim limitations, you know that even if you get there, it would be impossible to walk and see anything. Lately people got a bit sensitive about lag, so (some of them) try not to wear attachments made of hundreds of prims and all the HUD gadgets they have. Some got a bit oversensitive so they bitch around to…
How To Find Things You’ve Bought Yesterday (Using Filters)

dandellion

20 Jun 2009 | 9:06 am

So you had a great time shopping, hunting, grabbing freebies… You’ve been through the dozens of shops or just visited the Hair Fair. Then you came home but you were lazy / had no time / forgot to unpack those boxes and sort the things. Or you have just crashed which is almost as possible as your laziness. Now you have no chance is finding all those boxes in your otherwise tidy inventory :) OK, no problem. Let’s take it step by step. First, open the inventory, switch to "Recent Items" tab. Then, open the filters subwindow. It’s in the File menu of the…

Second Tense
Twitter's Hype vs. Second Life's Hype

27 Oct 2009 | 10:54 am

I saw this at New World Notes:It's the final slide from a presentation Linden Lab Chief Product Officer Tom Hale gave at the Web 2.0 summit. Now, Tom's demonstrated his tech and marketing savvy during his presentations at the Second Life Community Convention this year, talking about the various ways Second Life will evolve. I won't get into it here, but just want to establish that when I disagree
Me Versus Copy of Me: Transhumanism's Dilemma

25 Sep 2009 | 12:14 pm

Transhumanism: "Transhumanism is an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of science and technology to improve human mental and physical characteristics and capacities."It is not a philosophy, as it may sound like some reaction to Humanism. Its beliefs range from using advanced medicine to cure diseases to the extreme of uploading human consciousness into computers
Life's Meaning From Written Word

23 Sep 2009 | 12:36 pm

Things seem more authoritative when written down. Why are people drawn to biographical stories, even in common TV and movies and other media? Personal blogs? Etc? The written word has a magical property.I am in the middle of a long blog post that I've been working on about 9/11, technology, god, philosophy, and transhumanism. (It will probably become a series of blog posts; it's already really
SLCC: How Do We Move Forward?

10 Sep 2009 | 9:15 am

So, last month I went to Second Life Community Convention 5, held this year in San Francisco. There were about 350ish attendees, a mix of professionals developers, entrepreneurs, musicians, and various other Second Life users. Along with the superbly talented and friendly Hydra Shaftoe, I co-ran the Business Track; I was very pleased with the fact that the Business Track rooms was almost always
James Cameron's Avatar movie trailer out

20 Aug 2009 | 10:57 am

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/check out the hotness!So, from what I gather from the trailer:1. Humans have spaceflight, travel to habitable world (with different atmosphere that can't be breathed by humans.)2. Humans have download-your-brain technology.3. Humans discover alien race, either capture / find dead one and plug human soldier's (protagonist) brain into one of them. (hence,

UgoTrade
ISMAR 2009: An Augmented Reality “Top Chef” Coopetition

Tish Shute

24 Oct 2009 | 3:26 pm

ISMAR 2009 - was an extraordinary mix of high geek, academic eminence, gungho Dutch Cowboy entrepreneurial spirit, German engineering and industry, brilliant artistry, and invention, all fueled by a sense, and a very active presence in the case of Diamond Sponsor – Qualcomm, that the big technology players are waking up to augmented reality. In the picture sequence above (click on photos to enlarge), Noora Guldemond, Metaio, demonstrates Junaio (coming to an iphone near you Nov 2nd) to Dirk Groten, CTO of Layar (top left photo). One of the nice social features of Junaio is that…
AR Wave: Layers and Channels of Social Augmented Experiences

Tish Shute

13 Oct 2009 | 11:52 am

It is now nearly two weeks since the Google Wave preview launch and I am happy to say we have some AR Wave news. The diagram above shows Thomas Wrobel’s basic concept for a distributed, multi-user, open augmented reality framework based on the Google Wave Federation Protocol and servers (click on the image to see the dynamic annotated sketch or here). Even in the short time we have had to explore Wave, some very exciting possibilities are becoming clear. Thomas puts some of the virtues of Wave as an AR enabler succinctly when he writes: “Wave allows the advantages of both real-time…
Total Immersion and the “Transfigured City:” Shared Augmented Realities, the “Web Squared Era,” and Google Wave

Tish Shute

26 Sep 2009 | 9:42 pm

Above is an image above from Total Immersion’s augmented reality experience developed for the “Networked City” exhibition in South Korea, – “a fun scenario created for a u-City’s infrastructure and city management service” “To the naked eye, the exhibit looks like a bare bones model of a city. But when visitors put on the special AR goggles a whole new world unfolds – as graphics overlaid on the city model.” (Games Alfresco) “The Networked City,” is a large scale augmented virtuality of a scenario for a networked city. But…
Tonchidot: Taking Augmented Reality Beyond Lab Science with Fearless Creativity and Business Savvy

Tish Shute

17 Sep 2009 | 2:56 pm

Sekai Camera has a slick new demo video out that is already causing a stir in the Japanese press (see Beyond the Beyond). This video shows a ton of stuff going on! (A friend who lives in Tokyo pointed out to me that, in Japan, people are used to working with “busier” mobile UIs.) Takahito Iguchi, founder of Tonchidot the company that has created Sekai Camera, is ultra cool. Coming to augmented reality from the worlds of anime and manga culture, he is already a successful entrepreneur with excellent sartorial taste (as Bruce Sterling notes). Before turning his attention to…
Games, Goggles, and Going Hollywood…How AR is Changing the Entertainment Landscape: Talking with Brian Selzer, Ogmento

Tish Shute

30 Aug 2009 | 8:38 pm

Picture on the left Mirrorshades, picture on the right a Metroid Hud. “Augmented Reality is like a Philip K Dick novel torn off its paperback rack and blasted out of iPhones,” Bruce Sterling in Beyond the Beyond “a techno visionary dream come true – those are rare, really rare, you have to be patient, it’s super cyberpunk”… Bruce Sterling, “At the Dawn of the Augmented Reality Industry.” The Dawn of the Augmented Reality Industry continues to brighten, and now we have two augmented reality companies, Total Immersion and Ogmento, firmly…

Second Life
Reply to Introduce yourself here!

shayw

6 Nov 2009 | 6:13 pm

shayw posted a reply: hiiiii everybody ive been on flickr for a short while now and just thought i would pop in and say hola!! Im not new to sl either been there for about a year now. My sl name is Shaterica Wulluf. check out my work im still learning or send me message. :))
Reply to Introduce yourself here!

MagicForcella

6 Nov 2009 | 10:35 am

MagicForcella posted a reply: Hey everyone;-) My name is Magic and i'm from Italy,i like to take pics in sl and build. Look at my pics and you can find the SLURL for look at what i builded,its a nice place for pics lovers. My english is not good so this is enough;-) Have fun everyone!!!!
Reply to Skin..

Cynthia Wheeler

5 Nov 2009 | 4:32 am

Cynthia Wheeler posted a reply: Nimil named most of my faves, but can also think of TheObscene, Glance, Tuli, Free Speerit, Rockberry, Dutch Touch, Skin Within, Cupcakes
Reply to Skin..

Franklyn Constantine

5 Nov 2009 | 1:46 am

Franklyn Constantine posted a reply: Redgrave is good too, but quite expensive
Reply to Introduce yourself here!

kburgess731

4 Nov 2009 | 7:12 pm

kburgess731 posted a reply: Hi, Just signed up with Flickr and added a few pics. I've been in SL for about 18 months. Inworld i'm called Joelle Bartfeld and i'm owner of Charisma Designs.

blogHUD : : blogging from Second Life
Musical Box Piano

7 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am

Every now and then I have a desire to make a programmable music box in a virtual environment. Today I went a step further. I found a program to create MIDI files and found a music box in the sound bank. I used Audacity to record and alter the sounds a bit to my liking. I then Created a piano keyboard texture and uploaded both the sounds and two octives of sounds. I created a script to sense what area of the prim was touched to play a specific sound. For starters, I now have a 1-prim keyboard that plays single notes of a music box. crossposted to Dedric Mauriacposted by Dedric Mauriac on…
THE Friday Night Party at Nightshade has begun!! Here's your chance to meet-n-greet other kinksters and shake your groove thang! (whatever that thang may be!) please join us and rock to DJ Ravin's rockin' rock at: secondlife://O BDSM/116/21/23 !

6 Nov 2009 | 7:08 pm

posted by Sadako Shikami on O BDSM using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink
THE Friday Night Party at Nightshade has begun!! Here's your chance to meet-n-greet other kinksters and shake your groove thang! (whatever that thang may be!) please join us and rock to DJ Ravin's rockin' rock at: secondlife://O BDSM/116/21/23 !

6 Nov 2009 | 7:08 pm

posted by Sadako Shikami on O BDSM using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink
THE Friday Night Party at Nightshade has begun!! Here's your chance to meet-n-greet other kinksters and shake your groove thang! (whatever that thang may be!) please join us and rock to DJ Ravin's rockin' rock at: secondlife://O BDSM/116/21/23 !

6 Nov 2009 | 7:08 pm

posted by Sadako Shikami on O BDSM using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink
JAZZLIVE Dancoyote Exhibit

6 Nov 2009 | 12:25 pm

The JAZZALIVE concert series opens today in Second Life at noon SLT. The venue has some great artwork commissioned especially for the events, like this piece by DanCoyote Antonelli.Those attending the real life venue will also experience the art show. It will be viewable on big screens in the venue, "The Crypt". crossposted to Second Artsposted by Nazz Lane on Jazzlive using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink

MixedRealities
Should we use a velvet rope approach to online communities?

admin

5 Nov 2009 | 2:49 pm

What determines a successful community? The number of unique visitors or page views? The number of comments? Those metrics can be important, but there are also qualitative aspects to consider. Are the discussions on your site respectful and insightful? Are members deriving value from the community? Or are you hosting flame wars that lack intelligence and decorum? In Second Life we are lucky enough to have many high quality communities, such as Metanomics, We Are The Network or Chilbo. Maybe it’s easier to have such communities in Second Life as it is an environment for early adopters. …
What is needed for Second Life to grow to a mass market?

admin

4 Nov 2009 | 2:29 pm

Second Life is a tremendously enriching experience. The environment is more stable now than one or two years ago and progress is being made for business users and for residents in general. So everytime I log in during the European evening I’m a bit disappointed to see that the number of users inworld seems not to increase very much – it’s somewhere between 60,000 and 70,000. At least, that is my impression. In the latest statistical release by Linden Lab, it says: “In September 2009, Monthly repeat logins peaked at 750,446. Year to year, September 2009 repeat logins…
Metaplace enables voice chat for 18+

admin

4 Nov 2009 | 12:45 pm

Metaplace released Voice Chat for everyone 18+. This is available on the Marketplace by searching for “Voice Chat”. Once installed in the world, users have a voice chat symbol over their head and are able to talk to anyone who is close to them. Right now, it is limited to 20 simultaneous sound connections. Full documentation is here. Roland Legrand
Linden Lab introduces Second Life Enterprise

admin

4 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

Linden Lab introduced the beta version of Second Life Enterprise (SLE), a “flexible enterprise-ready virtual workplace solution”, at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco. The project had the code name “Nebraska”. Second Life Enterprise targets large organizations who want a secure virtual work environment. Second Life Enterprise Beta is a fully integrated set of two servers: the Second Life Server and the Second Life Voice Server which companies or organizations can install in their data centers. Linden Lab: Customers including IBM, Intel, Case Western…
Remembering the torn fields of the Great War (update)

admin

2 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm

(updating with comment and link regarding the sim in Second Life) In this time of the year we remember the dead. The 20th century was particularly innovative in industrialized killing and madness, starting with the First World War. The Great War lives on in the memories of so many families and even in politics. If ever you are in the city of Ypres (Belgium), I recommend visiting the In Flanders Fields Museum. It does not only tell the story of the politics and the big troop movements, but also the story of individuals. It even immerses you in their situation – even though you’ll…

Twitter / SecondLie
SecondLie: Dear The Register, Talk about Sadville... you guys suck Slashdot and Fark's fumes, man. http://bit.ly/3y83NB

Second Lie

6 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

SecondLie: Dear The Register, Talk about Sadville... you guys suck Slashdot and Fark's fumes, man. http://bit.ly/3y83NB
SecondLie: Beta Blocker Business Park is the first community gateway fo- AAAUUUGHHHH! I'M HAVING A HEAR- AAAAUUUGGGHHH! HEART ATTACK!

Second Lie

6 Nov 2009 | 11:56 am

SecondLie: Beta Blocker Business Park is the first community gateway fo- AAAUUUGHHHH! I'M HAVING A HEAR- AAAAUUUGGGHHH! HEART ATTACK!
SecondLie: LL to unveil Texas aka "Second Life Combat" - now countries can wage wars without actual bodily harm, war crimes, or berserk psychiatrists.

Second Lie

6 Nov 2009 | 10:57 am

SecondLie: LL to unveil Texas aka "Second Life Combat" - now countries can wage wars without actual bodily harm, war crimes, or berserk psychiatrists.
SecondLie: @EmeraldUsers Oh, just take off your shirt and jiggle in front of a mirror for a while. I'm busy writing SATIRE, damn it!

Second Lie

6 Nov 2009 | 10:56 am

SecondLie: @EmeraldUsers Oh, just take off your shirt and jiggle in front of a mirror for a while. I'm busy writing SATIRE, damn it!
SecondLie: We're released a bunch of bar charts, pie charts, and graphs for the quarter. We're also releasing poisonous snakes into the street. RUN!

Second Lie

6 Nov 2009 | 10:33 am

SecondLie: We're released a bunch of bar charts, pie charts, and graphs for the quarter. We're also releasing poisonous snakes into the street. RUN!

Virtual Economy Research Network
Gambling and econometrics in the new issue of Journal of Virtual Worlds Research

Vili Lehdonvirta

4 Nov 2009 | 1:36 am

Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, an online outlet for virtual worlds -related "think pieces" and scholarly papers, has published its sixth issue, titled Technology, Economy and Standards. Below is my selection of economy related papers from the issue, with comments. Payback of Mining Activities Within Entropia Universe Markus Falk, Daniel M Besemann, James Michael Bosson In subscription-based virtual worlds the fee a user pays for participation is clear. However, in worlds in which the provider's revenue is generated via transactions made by users using a real in-world…
The Genesis of the Virtual Goods Model

Juho Hamari

1 Nov 2009 | 4:13 am

Guest post by Matt Mihaly on how the virtual goods sales model was born. Matt Mihaly is a CEO and Creative Director of Sparkplay Media and Chairman (formerly founder, CEO, and Creative Director at Iron Realms Entertainment. The virtual goods/microtransactions model dominates Asia and is now far and away the most popular business model for online games in the West with the meteoric rise in popularity of games on Facebook and MySpace. Twelve years ago, in ’97, I pioneered this model at the company I had founded two years earlier – Iron Realms Entertainment – out of pure necessity. This is…
Virtual consumption: the thesis

Vili Lehdonvirta

26 Oct 2009 | 3:21 am

My PhD thesis on people who spend real money on virtual goods is now published. Thanks to everyone for your support! Here's the publication info: Vili Lehdonvirta (2009). Virtual Consumption. Publications of the Turku School of Economics, A-11:2009, Turku. ISBN: 978-952-249-019-3 (printed) 978-952-249-020-9 (electronic) ISSN: 0357-4652 (printed) 1459-4870 (electronic) You can download the electronic version of the thesis from the university library here. The print version can be purchased from the university's publisher: KY Dealing, tel. +358 2 481 4422, email ky-dealing(at)tse.fi. I also…
Call for Papers: Games Research Methods seminar in Finland

Vili Lehdonvirta

19 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am

The Games Research Lab at the University of Tampere, Finland has issued a call for papers for its sixth annual game studies working paper seminar. The call is available here. I am posting this here because the seminar has previously had some interesting MMO related content. Also, while on the topic of Finland, check out my brother's Master's thesis and presentation on the Five Forces of the Finnish Online Game Industry :).
Does Pressure Play Into Second Life Purchasing?

Jennifer Martin

25 Sep 2009 | 10:10 am

In the first quarter of 2009, the virtual world of Second Life saw $120 million USD exchanged through user-to-user transactions, with a record monthly $45 million USD in transactions in March. In August alone, users completed 28 830 768 transactions in with the greatest number of these happening around items that are valued at one Linden dollar, or about $0.004 USD [4]. Based on regular economic reports from Second Life developers Linden Lab and raw data files made available on their website, it’s possible to get a basic overview of the economic facts and figures associated with the virtual…

Botgirl's Second Life Diary
Best of Botgirl 01 E-Book Available: Avatar and Human Identity

6 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm

Best of Botgirl 01: Identity
Dear John Letter To My Human And That No-Talent Bitch

4 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am

Dear Soon To Be My Ex-Human, This stupid comic of yours is the last straw! Get this straight: I'm the freaking muse in the family. I humored your little fantasy at first. When you sent over the costume and asked me to flaunt myself in a Tabloid, I gritted my teeth and smiled for the photo. Surely, you'd soon come to your senses and realize how utterly clichéd her character was. But no. You had to keep pushing it farther and farther. A virtual Supergirl wasn't enough, so you went and got yourself a mail order Supergirl Barbie. How pathetic! You just wouldn't let it go: "Botgirl, let's…
The Intellectual nonProperty Sutra aka Gospel of The Word

2 Nov 2009 | 7:50 am

I was inspired to write this after viewing an excerpt of a lecture by Jay Rosen of NYU on the Ethic of the Link. I Before the beginning The Nameless was. Infinite. Timeless. Whole. In the beginning there was The Word. The Word birthed Humankind. The Word was Humankind. And it was good. II For 10,000 years The Word was constrained Within the mortal vessel of the human brain. Moving only from mind to mouth, Mouth to ear, Ear to mind. III These are the generations of The Word and its vessels in physical form: Pictographic; Ideographic; Alphabetic. Brain; Cave Walls; Clay Tablets; Papyrus;…
Another Recovered Fragment From 1920's Stag Film Archive

1 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm

For more information, see Friday's post.
Mysterious Appearance in 1920's Stag Film Defies Logic and Reason

30 Oct 2009 | 8:12 pm

In the course of my research into my unremembered past, I stumbled upon this video transfer of a 1920's stag film. The badly damaged celluloid from which it was dubbed, was discovered in an auction of the contents of a recently recovered collection from Louis B. Mayer, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Fortunately, whatever sordid acts I may have committed in the later sections of the film have been destroyed through deterioration of the fragile medium. Logic and reason dictates that it would have been impossible for me to appear in a film shot more than half a century before avatars…

Tenth Life
Steampunk music discussion

Otenth

17 Oct 2009 | 3:50 pm

There are a bunch of essays on Steampunk at the Tor.com website this month. A few of them have to do with Steampunk music, and have great comment threads. The first music post is by Brian Slattery: What’s the Soundtrack of Steampunk? At this point, steampunk’s visual and literary aesthetic has become specific enough that it’s useful as a generic and critical term. Its musical boundaries, however, appear to be fuzzier. My contribution? As a DJ for steampunks in Second Life, I once somewhat tongue-in-cheek blogged: “What exactly is Steampunk music?” Performer self-identification?
They who must not be named strike again

Otenth

1 Oct 2009 | 7:21 am

I received a request from Linden Lab on Wednesday in relation to the Second Life in Education Wiki requesting ‘not to use our trademark “Second Life” in your name or website name and not to use “SLeducation” in text or in your domain name…’ and to ‘..make the changes to your website name and domain name as soon as possible and let us know when you expect to have this done…’. via jokaydia.com – Virtual Worlds, Education, Community, SL Rentals.
Wonderful Buddha statue

Otenth

15 Sep 2009 | 9:01 pm

244 prims!posted by Otenth Paderborn on Synergy Mystique using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]
RL/SL exhibit in Victoriana

Otenth

15 Sep 2009 | 6:06 pm

There’s a lovely exhibit of photos comparing buildings in Victoriana and the real-life buildings that inspired them.
is sl group chat still broken?

Otenth

25 Jul 2009 | 6:05 pm

A useful aetheric resource, courtesy of Dame Ordinal Malaprop: is sl group chat still broken?.

Virtual Neko in Second Life
The Legend of The Were-Neko

Virtual Neko

31 Oct 2009 | 12:48 am

She of the Blood He who strays in the forest at late, Becomes like a worm on a hook for bait. When the moon is full and the sky is black He will soon discover the courage he lacks. The prayers you utter will all be in vain, For no one escapes the Blood and the Pain. The Devil herself is manifest In the very core of the werewolf’s breast. And she comes at night, when you wander dumb Under the trees, like you’re under her thumb She senses your fear, she smells your heart She’ll rip you to shreds, she’ll tear you apart. The wolf is her family, the human her feast, She who…
Explorer Neko and the Shadowcrawler

Virtual Neko

6 Oct 2009 | 11:58 am

Dr. Livingstone, I presume, stepping out of the jungle gloom, into the midday sun… What did you happen to find there? Did you stand a while and stare? Did you meet anyone?* Sometime after midnight, the moon suffocated in the thick, muggy air. A determined mosquito had managed to penetrate the netting around my cot, and its incessant, bloodthirsty whine was making me toss and turn. I could have sworn I heard something else though… a strange whistling sound… soft footfalls? A quiet chirping? But I was far too preoccupied with my tiny tormenter to give it any more attention.
100,000 Thanks and a Neko Research Study!

Virtual Neko

14 Sep 2009 | 11:05 pm

Early yesterday morning, a lone, unidentified Neko visited this blog and quietly turned the site meter over to 100,000 visits. Is there significance in five zeros? I’m not really sure, but it definitely warms my little kitteh heart. So much so that I wanted to pause and say… one hundred thousand thank yous to each and every one of you. =^..^= But wait there’s more…! On the very same day, I received an intriguing IM from a gal named Meja Milosz. In her first life, Meja’s a researcher studying virtual world communities – including (you guessed it) Second…
Needles + Neko = Tattoo

Virtual Neko

30 Aug 2009 | 11:22 pm

I had passed her Second Life tattoo store countless times in my wanderings. It was impossible not to look inside. No matter what the hour, there were always two or three would-be victims(sic) people perched on the edge of her ragged couch, paging through tattoo magazines, distractedly awaiting their turn on the tattoo throne. What intrigued me the most were their faces. Eyes glassy with the thrill of a dare or a secret passion (or maybe just fear), moods passing over their countenances like clouds — I’d try to memorize their emotions and guess what style of tattoo they might end…
A Vesper for James Bond

Virtual Neko

13 Jul 2009 | 6:20 am

The assignment went as planned, the operatives were captured without incident, even the explosions were timed perfectly. All of it, every detail, went exactly by the book. Until my beloved Yusef was captured. His sweet body was no match for their unspeakable torture. With his blood, he spilled every detail — our background, the mission, even the MI6 operations — but most tragically, our love. It was our weakest link, and they knew precisely how to exploit it: his life would be spared only if I became a double agent. Their only miscalculation was understanding how deeply revenge…

Midcourt
A party tonight..

Jordyn Carnell

6 Nov 2009 | 12:39 am

A white party (I love parties where I don't have to hunt for something to wear), and a charity event too!Four hours of partying from 6-10 PM.$ 5,000L prize for best in white. Tadd's Caberet & Dance Clubhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/SanJuan%20PR%20West/59/145/22(Bookmark Jordyn Carnell's Midcourt Blog)
A new round of hype for Second Life?

Jordyn Carnell

4 Nov 2009 | 8:37 pm

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Three bounces and out.

Jordyn Carnell

2 Nov 2009 | 11:57 am

My only halfway decent photo from bouncing around the grid last night. Went from Jake's where Ritch was playing to ummmm.. Wherever it was Willi was playing.. to someplace called Castaway (something) where Kelly was playing. This is Jace Crazyboi.. He's also a DJ.. He's good and versatile ~grin~ and apparently only plays with money earned in SL. (No buying Lindens for him.)(JC / JQ are 'trust fund babies' and I find myself supporting them with my credit card all the time.)Anyway, where was I going with this.. Ahh, yes.. Club Owners/Managers/Event Promoters: Inworld DJ's need your support so…
This is cool.

Jordyn Carnell

2 Nov 2009 | 10:05 am

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And more Second Life in the news..

Jordyn Carnell

1 Nov 2009 | 12:14 pm

Clearly I'm just making a bunch of lazy posts.. I'll stop now. For today anyway.(Bookmark Jordyn Carnell's Midcourt Blog)

Men's Second Style
[Guest Style Consultant] : Marten Webwyre [ii]The Plague Doctor

Ryan Darragh

22 Oct 2009 | 9:52 am

Plague never rests for long. The plague doctor moves through dark cities, his heavy cloak rustling with each step, his leather shoes a whisper on the damp streets. The world groans with sickness, and where there are labored breaths, aching shivers under blankets, and disease-dizzied minds, the doctor will go. Birds bring plague, they say. Birds, cats, rats; mankind always distrusts animals first, and only later turns on itself. The doctor wears his birdlike mask – bone-white, stained with the sweat and sputum of death – to draw out the sickness, to call it back to the birds that…
Taking the rest of the day off

Ryan Darragh

20 Oct 2009 | 11:19 am

More like the rest of the month, actually. As I mentioned earlier in passing, I’m taking some serious vacation time–starting today!–and will be not just away from home but out of the country (U.S.) for a couple of weeks. Things will be kind of quiet around here, although I do have one Guest Style Consultant post that I hope to have ready so I can schedule it to appear later this week. I’ll be back later in the first week of November, so look around for me then…but not before!
{AHC} by AlexanderHunter Rembrandt

Ryan Darragh

19 Oct 2009 | 9:23 am

In SL, I try to get out of my RL box, from time to time at least. Isn’t that a big part of what SL is for, really? My recent Prince of the Underworld is miles removed from anything I’d wear in RL, probably even for Halloween, if only for practical reasons. Stuff like that is a lot of fun, and it’s good to stretch. I do have my comfort zone, though, and every once in a while I run into some new designs that seem quite literally tailor-made for me and my own tastes. AlexanderHunter Rembrandt’s just-opened {AHC} (the initials stand for “AlexanderHunter’s Couture”)…
Zero Warrior

Ryan Darragh

16 Oct 2009 | 8:32 pm

He did not know his own name. It was an interesting conundrum, but neither entirely uncomfortable nor, it seemed, wholly unfamiliar. He felt that he floated somehow in a peculiar limbo of personality. He knew some things—what languages he spoke, what foods he enjoyed, that he had never known his parents—but little about his own self. He did not know his own name, but he knew that he could fight. His mind might be all but blank, but his sense memory was strong, and his body could do things he did not remember learning or training to do. He felt his muscles tense and thrum as he…
Death takes a holiday

Ryan Darragh

13 Oct 2009 | 10:09 pm

Mortis was bored. He hadn’t gone anywhere in ages. Well, unless you counted going to and fro on the earth, and walking up and down upon it. Which he, himself, did not count. He couldn’t believe he had ever let Lucifer talk him into that one. When you came right down to it, it was hardly an enjoyable pastime—in fact, it was worse than jogging—and it wasn’t like he needed the cardio. No, he wanted to go out and have some fun. He wanted to go dancing. Goth black boots or no, his feet were nimble and he knew how to trip the light fantastic. If you asked Mortis,…

Free*Style
Stilettos With Socks & Latex Pants, duh!!

6 Nov 2009 | 5:27 pm

Moar freebies, coz we loves them!(click here to enlarge!)(click here to enlarge!)These good quality gifts are avaliable at the Dominon Fashion District for a limited time only, go grab them while they are free!NEW dollarbie pose for you to grab right here:(click here to enlarge!)[S.LOVES] CHERYL 02 POSE DOLLARBIE:http://slurl.com/secondlife/Coconut%20Beach/14/247/24Other Stuff worn (not free):1st picture:*Hair: TRUTH Lizzie - honey (1st Pic)*Top: Doppelganger Inc. - Sweetheart Tartan Grey Jacket for 50L Fridays (I didn't wear the prim attachment)*Skirt from Milk Motion*Shoes: DOMINION VINTAGE…
Winterstock

5 Nov 2009 | 4:34 pm

It's time to get in the festive spirit, there's only a few more weeks until Christmas, can you believe it?The Winterstock sim has been created just for the festive period and is opening at 5pm SLT today, you'll love it! There will be lots of fun events, here's what's happening at the opening today..It's all very prettyful and snowyLots of your favourite stores are here, check out the Winterstock website for more details on participating stores which include,ArtilleriCallie ClineGliterattiTiny BirdSand Shack Surf Co.Sh*t Happens, and many others...Free*Style also have a stall here with lots of…
*coughs* Free Stuff *coughs*

5 Nov 2009 | 10:38 am

OK..so looking over the different content creation vs. content theft movements going on now I noticed none of them are against getting freebies these next couple of days :D So, I am doing my duty by bringing you these goodies (*coughIlovebloggingandamtotallyaddictedtoitcough*). The goodies I am going to show you are from creators who do wonderful, orignal, work in SL that is totally legal and all that :D Soooo...go, grab some freebies and look around...make a note of the things you like in the store that aren't free....go back in two days and spend your money like it's going out of style,…
A Good Tutorial

5 Nov 2009 | 6:55 am

Renee over at the awesome FabFree posted this tutorial HERE on how to find the creator of an item and I thought it was great and wanted to share. Check it out! I think no matter what you decide to do these next two days, whether it be participating in Step Up! by not uploading anything for 24 hours, or by participating in Artist's Voice and ceasing any transactions involving $L, having a healthy discussion and swapping ideas to stop theft, or just doing the Ach by supporting your fave designers and buying all of their stuff, we can all agree that education is very important. Many people have…
Take a stand on November 5th

4 Nov 2009 | 3:10 pm

We Free*Stylers rarely get an opportunity to discuss content theft because we go out of our way NOT to promote sellers that sell stolen content. On November 5th there are two grid-wide initiatives aimed at making a public statement about content theft and it's impact on all of us. We want to show our support to content creators as well as do our part to help educate about content theft.Content theft is when the work of a creator is stolen or either sold or given away without the creator's agreement. It happens all the time: passing folders of "free" hair, when you are shopping at a store and…

Aviatrix :: Zoe Connolly
So long... farewell... to you my friend...

18 Oct 2009 | 6:28 pm
IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 [P-38 Defense]

18 Sep 2009 | 7:53 pm

Video Captured within the Combat Flight Simulator Game IL-2 Sturmovik 1946, with music from the 2nd Season of Battlestar Galactica "Prelude to War" by composer Bear McCreary.
1968 (excerpts from episode 4 of "From The Earth To The Moon")

18 Sep 2009 | 6:12 pm
Gusty Winds

5 Sep 2009 | 12:00 pm

For now, this pilot is grounded....In the past few weeks I've encountered unusually strong and distracting sim-cross effects that make flying and navigation impossible. The effect lasts anywhere from 5 to 20 seconds.I wondered if other SL Pilots have had this experience as well. Please let me know in the comments
RCAF Command Promotion - Vickster Kuhn

29 Aug 2009 | 11:23 am

I'm pleased and honored to annouce the promotion of ace pilot Vickster Kuhn to the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) of the Royal Caledon Air Force. AVM Kuhn has demonstrated not only great piloting skills, but command skills in several aviation/combat related SL Groups. Our new AVM will be responsible for RCAF events - including dogfights - following our summer hiatus. Please join me in congratulating her on her new promotion.~ Zoe Connolly, RCAF Air Marshal

The Metaverse Journal - Australia's Virtual World News Service
Weekend Whimsy

1. Halloween in Second Life® on Info Island (Community Virtual Library) 2. [Second Life- Burning Life 2009] Hahaha-SNSD 3. Aion Halloween – Koala Vlog
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds

1. The announcement of Second Life Enterprise has certainly sparked some discussion. There’s some interesting debate here and some barely amusing coverage here – surely the ‘flying penises’ anecdote has been flogged to death a few dozen times by now? Finally, here’s a great example of how the standalone offering is already being used [...]
Linden Lab launches Second Life Enterprise beta today

Linden Lab will announce today that their second “work offering”, Second Life Enterprise, is entering an open beta period, prior to release. The preliminary beta for the Second Life Enterprise has been running since April this year; the open beta program will run through Q4 this year, and general availability will be announced during [...]
Interview – Denise Wood, University of South Australia

Denise Wood (SL: Denlee Wobbit) is Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of Media Arts program at the University of South Australia and the Teaching and Portfolio Leader of the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages. As one of Australia’s many educators who are utilising virtual environments in their roles, I was aware of [...]
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. The Hindu (India) – Brave new worlds beckon. “Everyone has indulged in a little escapism sometime in their lives. The need for an outlet from the relentless glare of reality is felt by many and the possibility of an alternate lifestyle hidden from public view can be a powerful attraction. This a lternate role-play [...]

FabFree - Fabulously Free in SL
I’m Seldom Blue! and here’s why…

Renee Lowenhart

6 Nov 2009 | 12:56 pm

Ms. IndigoBlue Dagostino sent me the new offers at Seldom Blue and they are nice! First off the blue floral Mia mini dress is a dollarbie at Seldom Blue. Makes a great cocktail dress, don’t you think? The red floral Mia gown is a special offer at only L$100. This Mia Gown comes with two skirt lengths to make it casual everyday or dressy enough for ballroom dancing. The black and pumpkin SoHo boots were sent to the Maitreya sub-o group. You can find these in the sub-o history if you haven’t already. The Natural Skin is from Xtreme Desires. For this weekend only this skin…
Friday Goodies

Whisper Swansong

6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am

Fridays are starting to become one of my favourite days of the week. Besides being the start of the weekend (YAY!) it is also time for 50L Friday fun! Now although it isnt free, this generous group of designers lower the prices of one or two of their items instore for 50L all day every Friday. The designers change every week and if you join their group inworld, you will get given the list of designers every Friday. All you have to do is tp around and pick up the goodies. Here are my favourites out of the bunch. + Star Hair is the 50L Friday item by Magicka and comes in a pack of…
What to wear in this Haute Couture?

Renee Lowenhart

6 Nov 2009 | 11:23 am

The Zig-Zag shorts and top in the free gift bag at Haute Couture. Take a look around because there is a 50% off sale on everything in the store except two new release outfits! The Melissa in Cerulean top, thong, and low rise jeans are free at Brickhouse Designs. This turquoise and black dress from Quinert is only L$10 until November 12th. The grey and black mini dress is only L$2 at Quinert. Reminder: Today is the 14th day that the Elizabeth Vapor skins have been in the Blowpop Update Group notices. After 14 days the notices in SL clear! I’m still wanting all the new Elizabeth…
Stolen?!? I am out!

Tarsis Gausman

5 Nov 2009 | 8:40 pm

You are probably hearing a lot about Copybot and content theft, but what the hell are those things? If you understand what we are talking about, it will be easier to take a conscious attitude. Copybot is a program that copies, that clones other’s creations. Besides being respect lack with the creator, because they waste time creating, researching, spend lindens to upload things (if they stop creating or even if they never started, we would all be noobies forever, oh no!!!), it is a crime. Yes, we are talking about a crime. Everyone that create in SL, have rights over their creations, just…
WigWamBam Dresses!

Renee Lowenhart

5 Nov 2009 | 2:10 pm

There is a new dollarbie at WigWamBam. These new dresses include a scarf, belt, and leggings. The purple grape dress is a dollarbie. The stripe BlueBerry and Avocado dresses are L$80 each. The black Leana heels are a dollarbie at Chuculet. The chunky gold bangles are free at Bliss Couture. The Una updo is a dollarbie from ~Tea Lane~. This hair comes in a fatpack of colors (TONS of colors!). The Panther skin is from eStyle. This skin is not free, but there are skins in the lucky chair and midnight mania board at eStyle. These skins are some of the best ethnic skins I have ever…

Second Thoughts
here we are come join us

Prokofy Neva

6 Nov 2009 | 7:44 pm

here we are come join us Talking at the Dam Visit Sutherland (201, 7, 24) Posted via email from Prokofy's posterous
Cube Republic, Come Meet at the Dam now!

Prokofy Neva

6 Nov 2009 | 7:02 pm

Cube Republic, Come Meet at the Dam now! Check this out! Visit Sutherland (197, 4, 24) Posted via email from Prokofy's posterous
Rob Linden Leaving the Lab

Prokofy Neva

6 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm

Rob Linden who is Rob Lanphier in real life announced on the SL Dev list that he is leaving Linden Lab. I'd like to think that his departue is due to the fact that Linden staff -- whether for reasons...
FAQs on SLE

Prokofy Neva

6 Nov 2009 | 12:24 pm

Here are the operative points: o You can back up and restore content made inside SLE on your servers. o You can transfer content from SL to SLE merely by asking the Lindens to do so, and providing a written...
SL Enterprise Beta: Content Transfer

Prokofy Neva

6 Nov 2009 | 12:19 pm

Leveraging Your Existing Second Life Content Regions and content created in Second Life can be downloaded into the SL Enterprise environment. The customer must have built the content or own the IP rights. Introducing the Second Life Work Marketplace Second...

second_lifers
6 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm

6 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm

wow o.o every SL lover should see this vid. skip to 1 minute in for it to really start.http://www.youtube.com/v/VzFpg271sm8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1linked to me by hydra shaftoe
The Deadwood Gulch Hospital is recruiting!

5 Nov 2009 | 10:08 am

The Deadwood Gulch Hospital is recruiting!Set in 1878, in the hills of the Territory of Dakota, Deadwood is an Immersive Role Play Sim where the owners are pretty much hands off and the community is self determining - a virtual old west world that is run much like the folks at Linden Labs have hoped Second Life would be embraced as. We've recently had an infusion in activity and as such the Hospital is a bit understaffed.Do you have medical rp experience and are you looking to work with the folks who are immersive role players, or would you like to learn medical Role Play in a historical…
SL Enterprise Edition?

4 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm

See the stories at Metaverse and the Linden Blog. I can only think that they're creating this product so that each business can have their own enclosed and controlled world, away from the grid. For someone who's dual attractions to SL are the diverse and wonderful 3D environment, and the wonderful and diverse folk that one meets there, I just can't see the point. Also, why pay $US 55,000 when they could, say use OpenSim?
new article on music and Second Life

4 Nov 2009 | 6:47 am

Dann Russo (Dann Numbers in SL) has been published at a new website designed for working (or wanting to work) musicians. The article is about the awesomeness of playing Second Life Shows. And the website is pretty good too.Check it out here: http://www.headabovemusic.com/second-life-by-dann-russo-dann-numbers#comments
Some interesting SL Resources

2 Nov 2009 | 6:21 am

I subscribe to both Sourceforge's Project of the Month and Free Download a Day, partly because I'm always interested in cheap software and just what folk are doing out there with open source (and one never knows when one can use either). Anyway, I did a search for Sweet Home 3D which was one of the projects of the month and on the list was Wings 3D which I remembered reading somewhere could import/export sculpties to SL using a plug-in. Looking to download the plug-in I came across PK Pounceworks. Interesting site, as in addition to the products that Pounceworks makes/sells,…

Savoir Hair
Vignette – Izzy

Laynie Link

6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

Today’s style is from Vignette. Izzy is a super-cute style with two high pigtails that curl up sweetly. The choppy bangs fall to just below the eyebrows, and wispy bits of hair escape around the edges of the style. This set of pigtails is full and flirty! The Izzy style is currently free for each color pack. ~TL~ Honey Skin – Scotti, ~Tea Lane~ Hazel Eyes SmSq, Cake Bedroom Lashes, {Gisaci} Cambridge – Gold Afrillia, EM – Serendipity, poses- striking poses
Muism – Sara

Laynie Link

5 Nov 2009 | 7:01 am

Today’s style is from Muism. Sara is a long, lush style with a sweet knit cap is scripted, so you get multiple colors! There’s no fringe to distract from your eyes with this style- instead, the sides fall straight down to end in bouncy, subtle flips at the bottom. From behind, this style’s length is the superstar, with the tips of the hair ending just above your butt. The knot hat slouches prettily over the hair, and totally makes me wish for fall weather. The Sara style costs $1250L for a fatpack, $400L for a 3-color pack, $175L for single color, and the demos are free.
Hairy Situations – Tawnie

Teagan Blackthorne

4 Nov 2009 | 5:59 am

Today’s style is from Hairy Situations. This is a new brand from Sheltered Heart and FallinMy Webb that combines their old brands of Bewitched Hair and House of Heart. They have revamped everything based on a customer survey: retired some styles, added new textures, added resize script options, offer full bright or regular in each pack. The Tawnie style is a pair of short, rounded ponytails that sit low over and behind each ear. The strands in the pony curl into themselves given each side a spherical look. The hair in front has been parted down the middle with the hair smoothly…
Jolie Femme – Sasha

Teagan Blackthorne

3 Nov 2009 | 6:22 am

Today’s style is from Jolie Femme. She has started using an old technique with a decidedly new twist, system hair bases. Her method has turned system hair on its ear. For full instructions of fitting the system hair bases for her newer styles go to Linden Hair Mesh Sizing Instructions. The Sasha style is a two part style with a prim ponytail and a system hair base. The system hair for this style is called Pony Tail High Base Mesh and is the hair pulled back from the face and neck to the crown. The prom ponytail of Sasha starts with a double band then long ringlet curls falls down to…
(Male Monday) Wasabi Pills – Kyler

Teagan Blackthorne

2 Nov 2009 | 5:50 am

Today’s style is from Wasabi Pills. The Kyler style is a long, mostly-straight style that falls down to mid-back. A few wavy strands spill down the back smoothly blending into the straight sections. The hair on top is parted down the middle with the hair in front being part slight to the left. There is an option for a higher part on the top. Long strands frame the face with the same spattering of waved pieces. The Kyler style costs $1500L for a fatpack, $200L per 2-color pack, and the demos are free. Pose: Elisa – Jimmy b.1, Skin: Belleza – Johan sk gift,…

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Hey! That looks like me!

Gogo

7 Nov 2009 | 1:26 am

Right now I think that 3rd party SL clients cannot download an avatar’s shape for their own use. In the future, if this is possible, would you wear a “decoy shape” in public to avoid having people download your shape or would you just wear your regular shape? I’m curious! Vote vote vote! Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Be seen by thousands of Second Life residents daily! Advertise with JUICYBOMB.COM.
Gala Phoenix’s Winter Skins

Gogo

6 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm

Gala Phoenix will be releasing these Winter skins at the Vanity Universe Skin Fair 2009. I’m wearing Winter in Petal [Dark] skin tone and I’m loving the makeups!! As usual, these comes in 6 makeups (with 2 variations each), each skin tone includes light & dark versions, and freckles are included. The Winter skins have a very rosy complexion and pouty lips. ( Gala Phoenix – Petal [Dark] Winter ) ( close-up ) I love my Fishy Strawberry!!! You have until Midnight SLT (tonight) to grab this Urban Amazon Belt in Girly Light colors for just $50L! It’s a 50L Friday item…
Vanity Universe Skin Fair 2009

Gogo

6 Nov 2009 | 7:25 am

I snuck in early to snap some pictures so you’ll know what to expect tomorrow, when Skin Fair opens! My first impression is that this skin fair is extremely well organized, the layout is GREAT. Shops are arranged in a square, you can easily walk from one level to another and not miss any shops along the way. There’s even a teleport board upon landing so you can visit just the shops you want if you’re in a hurry. I can’t wait for the official opening.. this will be a good one! Store Number - Store and Designer 1 Kira Ahn 2 CHAI Launa Fauna 3 Adam…
SLink Sheila Thongs

Gogo

5 Nov 2009 | 3:35 pm

SLink has just released the Jolie Pied Flat Bare Sheila Thongs in an assortment of colors & stripped patterns. I’m so impressed with these, as I am with all of SLink’s feet for having one of most seamless transition between where the actual avatar foot ends and where the prim foot starts. If you color match your skin properly, it’s very natural and the result is lovely and realistic. ( close-up of toes) Visit SLink Since it’s colder now I wanted to do an outfit that works well with flop-flops, rather than just wear a bikini. I’m wearing the Malt Allyn shirt…
New Truth Hair!

Gogo

5 Nov 2009 | 9:53 am

I’m a sucker for cute things. Sway’s Creations sent this adorable ‘Step Up!’ Cookie Bear to subscribers. If you don’t know what Step Up! is, you can read all about it on the Step Up! website. I don’t really pay much attention to these things but… I must say, I like the Step Up bear. It wins cuteness points! OK – onto the hair. If you’re not boycotting shopping today, you can get adorable new Truth hairstyles. ( Truth – Penelope | Lucinda ) ( Truth – Trina | Lizzie ) Visit Truth What I’m Wearing: D-Skin – 63_F0_E0_L2…

Koinup: Second Life Places
Slaughter City

7 Nov 2009 | 4:40 am

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Slaughter+City/128/128/0
Sarek Nordic Light

7 Nov 2009 | 4:17 am

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sarek+Nordic+Light/128/128/0
Badger

6 Nov 2009 | 7:31 pm

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Badger/128/128/0
Ferox

6 Nov 2009 | 7:09 pm

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ferox/128/128/0
Steelhead Harborside

6 Nov 2009 | 6:23 pm

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead+Harborside/128/128/0

Koinup: Latest Works from Everyone
[Liqueur] SVU Animations - Liqueur Felix

7 Nov 2009 | 5:39 am

Photograph taken at SVU Animations, BDSM, dolcett and snuff props shop. I just noticed they have their own sim today. Thank you so much Meg, and sorry for people who dislike extreme image.
[Nith85] Le donne sono fatte per essere amate... non comprese

7 Nov 2009 | 5:35 am

La prossima volta che combatterò, costringerò la morte ad amarmi, poiché voglio battermi persino colla sua falce avvelenata. William Shakespeare
[mforiero] my avi

7 Nov 2009 | 5:21 am
[eva_sl] In the subway

7 Nov 2009 | 4:44 am

Coming home, waiting in the subway, little worry :-(
[SeredWoollahra] Twinity: Berlin 1989

7 Nov 2009 | 4:44 am

The Berlin 1989 tour starts at the Brandenburger Tor.

Sims Gamer
College Humor Takes on The Sims

Amy Tucker

6 Nov 2009 | 7:13 pm

Sometimes I think we Sims players take ourselves a bit too seriously. Maybe it’s because we’re not “real” gamers or because we spend our time micromanaging computer generated people, but I for one know that I get my fair share of flack from people when they hear that I write for a Sims blog. My favorite is, “Oh. So you don’t write for a real gaming site?” Nice. My husband has this habit of surfing College Humor while he drinks his coffee in the morning. He’s supposed to be working but I won’t tell if you won’t. Anyway, he sent me a…
Deus Ex Anna Navarre for Sims 3

Amy Tucker

3 Nov 2009 | 7:07 am

Y’all know I like it when book, movie and video game characters are brought “to life” in Sims 2 and Sims 3. If you’ve really fallen in love with a character, being able to create your own storyline or expand on one that’s already been created can be a great way to reconnect with the character. Deus Ex is one of those iconic RPGs that has a very loyal fan base and a very hot female bionic character by the name of Anna Navarre. I can’t even begin to express just how much I think this Sim rocks. Everything is there from the red left eye to the outfit to the…
Create-a-World Tool Coming in December

Amy Tucker

2 Nov 2009 | 6:35 pm

One of the benchmarks of the Sims franchise has always been custom content. While Maxis has been good about putting out Stuff Packs full of Maxis created goodies, the fan created custom content has tended to exceed what Maxis delivers both in terms of the amount of content and the subject matter – user created content is usually created to fulfill a direct need/request. Looks like that’s about to change with the announcement of Maxis’s Create-a-World Tool. With the Create-a-World Tool, Maxis is putting the creation of towns in your hands and will allow you to make anything…
Sims 2 Vampire Gowns

Amy Tucker

31 Oct 2009 | 9:55 pm

Vampires are all the rage right now what with True Blood and Twilight but I’ve been a fan of vampires since way back. Doesn’t anyone remember Lestat? *sigh* The point is that I have a great set of vampire gowns for you for Sims 2. There are five of them total and you need to read the Overview page to get a link to the mesh that you need to download so that the dresses will show up in your game. My favorite is the red gown since it’s red and super sexy and looks like something that a classy vampire woman would wear. If these gowns are something you want to see your Sims…
Sims 2 Witch Gown

Amy Tucker

31 Oct 2009 | 9:21 pm

I know I post mostly Sims 3 downloads and news now and to you die hard Sims 2 players out there, I’m sorry. Sims 3 is the new game [not so new now] and there is some amazing content out there and since I haven’t been playing Sims 2 because of having Sims 3, I hope you will forgive me for not posting Sims 2 content. This dress, though deserves to get written about. If you’re looking for a dress for your Sims 2 Sim to wear for Halloween then this is probably it. The purple makes me smile since it’s a deep, rich purple and the dress is almost couture which I LOVE. From…

Hiperia3D News
Get The New Vue 8 Pioneer For Free

6 Nov 2009 | 6:33 am

E-on has announced that Vue 8 Pioneer will remain completely free. You can download it and use it for free forever. Among new features available in Vue 8 Pioneer you have: the new strata fractals, planetary rendering, 3D terrain sculpting, Spectral 3... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***
The Cost Of Free In OSGrid

5 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm

Snoopy Pfeffer’s Blog publishes a very clever article about the cost of features and services that is given for free in virtual worlds, taking OSGrid as an example. And this is because what is free for users is not free for the owners of... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***
3D Printing In Glass and Clay

4 Nov 2009 | 1:46 pm

Shapeways Blog published some information about some recent projects to print 3D models in clay and glass. The advantages of these materials are their low cost and thus bigger margins of benefit for creators, that also get their models in noble... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***
Remember: November 5, Help Content Creators In Second Life!

4 Nov 2009 | 1:14 pm

Remember the Step Up! day. It's tomorrow November 5th!! Help content creators on Second Life! p7u8b3g4e9n5w1z0 *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***
New Book By Allan Brito: Build Incredible Machines With Blender

4 Nov 2009 | 9:47 am

Do you remember the book that Allan Brito published about Blender and was reviewed here? Well, a new book from this expert architect and 3D modeling expert will be published soon. This new book is called "Blender 3D 2.49 Incredible... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***

SLurl
SLurl: Science Friday Ira Flatow @scifri 11am http://bit.ly/2UPOjo

6 Nov 2009 | 10:43 am

SLurl: Science Friday Ira Flatow @scifri 11am http://bit.ly/2UPOjo
SLurl: Story Quests & Branded Content Marty Snowpaw Jenaia Morane 12am @metanomics Community Forum http://bit.ly/ODMuO

5 Nov 2009 | 11:04 am

SLurl: Story Quests & Branded Content Marty Snowpaw Jenaia Morane 12am @metanomics Community Forum http://bit.ly/ODMuO
SLurl: Jon Brouchoud 3D Wiki Tree 9am @AndersGronstedt Train for Success http://bit.ly/2iQGTF

5 Nov 2009 | 6:51 am

SLurl: Jon Brouchoud 3D Wiki Tree 9am @AndersGronstedt Train for Success http://bit.ly/2iQGTF
SLurl: M Linden unveils Nebraska #e2conf San Franciso 11am mixed reality event @Metanomics http://bit.ly/1rqYUA

4 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

SLurl: M Linden unveils Nebraska #e2conf San Franciso 11am mixed reality event @Metanomics http://bit.ly/1rqYUA
SLurl: Avatar Studio: Social Connection 3pm Digistar Brouwer Phelan Corrimal Dirk Talamasca Slim Warrior Valiant Westland http://tinyurl.com/74q353

3 Nov 2009 | 12:54 pm

SLurl: Avatar Studio: Social Connection 3pm Digistar Brouwer Phelan Corrimal Dirk Talamasca Slim Warrior Valiant Westland http://tinyurl.com/74q353

Gwyn's Home
Amanda Linden's office hours [Flickr]

Gwyneth Llewelyn

5 Nov 2009 | 4:37 pm

Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: Talking about Second Life Enterprise
Step UP! for Content Creators [Flickr]

Gwyneth Llewelyn

5 Nov 2009 | 2:12 pm

Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: Today is Nov 5th :)
Step UP! day is today

Gwyneth Llewelyn

5 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am

After the huge launch by Linden Lab yesterday, addressing the real life business market, it’s time to get back in-world, and make sure that content theft doesn’t get more widespread, by making sure that everybody knows what it’s all about — including, of course, our dear Lindens For that, a group of residents (which has quite grown lately!!) has been promoting November 5th as the Step UP! day. It’s very simple: on this day, content creators refuse to upload any textures to SL (thus avoiding that LL gets all these hundreds of thousands of daily L$10 transactions),…
Second Life Enterprise Launch [Flickr]

Gwyneth Llewelyn

4 Nov 2009 | 11:07 am

Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: ... from the Metanomics main stage
Talking at the Tonight Live show [Flickr]

Gwyneth Llewelyn

1 Nov 2009 | 7:15 pm

Gwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: fun, fun

Mal Burn's Metaverse Links Feed
malburns: SL Edu-Journal Post malburns @ 2009-11-06T22:03:00: 06:04 SL Edu-Journal Post malburns @ 2009-11-05T22:04:00: 06:33 S... http://bit.ly/z0QJE

6 Nov 2009 | 10:03 pm

malburns: SL Edu-Journal Post malburns @ 2009-11-06T22:03:00: 06:04 SL Edu-Journal Post malburns @ 2009-11-05T22:04:00: 06:33 S... http://bit.ly/z0QJE
malburns: 4 potential uses for Google Wave in news | Zombie Journalism http://ow.ly/A3Q4

6 Nov 2009 | 8:05 pm

malburns: 4 potential uses for Google Wave in news | Zombie Journalism http://ow.ly/A3Q4
malburns: "Welcome to Opensim Users," http://bit.ly/HCf7t

6 Nov 2009 | 8:03 pm

malburns: "Welcome to Opensim Users," http://bit.ly/HCf7t
malburns: "The Gracie Kendal Project" http://bit.ly/cd3C8

6 Nov 2009 | 7:57 pm

malburns: "The Gracie Kendal Project" http://bit.ly/cd3C8
malburns: "Our Avatars, Our Selves: Gender & Second Life" http://bit.ly/1PrEQJ

6 Nov 2009 | 6:09 pm

malburns: "Our Avatars, Our Selves: Gender & Second Life" http://bit.ly/1PrEQJ

Architecture +
Reactions to Enterprise 2.0 & SLE

6 Nov 2009 | 9:55 am

The image/cartoon from http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2008/04/good-reasons-fo.html : is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 LicenseI clipped the following to illustrate the Corporate take on Web 2.0 and Second Life EnterpriseEnterprise 2.0 technology is only starting to become really enterprise readyBecause of a lack of understanding of how the modern enterprise infrastructure works, my belief is that a lot of the existing E2.0 offerings have gaping holes in them that must be addressed if they are to survive long term in the environment they wish to play in…
Move over Google Earth

6 Nov 2009 | 5:59 am

Love this. Built in his spare time with a bunch of friends.Sneak preview of an amazing three dimensional model of the entire planet on which anyone can build their own homes or shops anywhere on earth. It was built by a tiny team led by Michael Fotoohi, managing director of Micazook.com and a bunch of friends all working in their spare time (Take a bow .Daniel, Jarek, Bartek and Marcin and Lukas) . Think Wikipedia meets Google Earth (Google Earth it isn't) mfotoohi@micazook.com via: Rita J. King via: Joshua S. Fouts via: Mal BurnsBookmark this:
GPUs on the grid

5 Nov 2009 | 8:49 am

image from CL Lab" www.cse.buffalo.eduRuss Miller, principal investigator at CI Lab, stands in front of the server rack that holds Magic, a synchronous supercomputer that can achieve up to 50 Teraflops.Enhancing the performance of computer clusters and supercomputers using graphical processing units is all the rage. But what happens when you put these chips on a full-fledged grid?Meet “Magic,” a supercomputing cluster based at the University of Buffalo’s CyberInfrastructure Laboratory (CI Lab). On the surface, Magic is like any other cluster of Dell nodes. “But then attached to each…
From the mouth of CAD guy

4 Nov 2009 | 9:56 am

" So, conclusion for today. I’m thinking about immersive world where design, engineering and real people are all connected to dream, design, plan, build and manufacture life around us. And, in my view, this is a perfect time for today’s CAD/PLM/BIM vendors to think about a future of their products. How to catch up before Google’s next leapfrog? Just not to find themselves in place of GPS manufacturers today."via:Oleg Shilovitsky (Note: Oleg says "I work at the Dassault Systemes Group, the content included in my blog is my own personal opinion, experience and thoughts and it does not…
No need for a Viewer - Nvidia does Rendering on the Server

4 Nov 2009 | 7:52 am

A quote by Tom Hale caught my eye and I have not gotten it out of my head, to paraphrase he said that Linden Lab was preparing for the next wave of technology. I have reported on mental images & Reality Server before but it is time to revisit it, because this just may be the next wave of innovation Tom spoke of.About mental images: mental images, founded in 1986, is the recognized international leader in providing component and platform software for the creation, manipulation and visualization of 3D content. Its world leading rendering and other technologies are used by the entertainment,…

Second Life Roleplay
The Final Issue of Role Magazine

Salvatore Otoro

1 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am

The twelfth and final issue of Role Magazine has been released. The November issue includes many great articles including my piece on an intriguing role play sim called Obscure Reality. Check out all the great articles in this issue and in all the previous issues available at the Role Magazine website. Once again, I would like to thank Ofelia, Leeza, and Rohal for giving me the opportunity to work on the writing staff of the classy and well published magazine that Role Magazine has been.
The Road Less Taken

Salvatore Otoro

28 Oct 2009 | 5:23 pm

Salvatore and Feles on the bridge near Holly Bay. It has been about two weeks since Sindee’s consciousness has been ripped from Salvatore in a move that Nova helped achieve with a promise of a new host for her. The new host is a cyber genetic body capable of being possessed by one such as Sindee as well as performing other tasks including shape shifting. It will take her some time to learn to manipulate that body as she has done so with Salvatore’s body. This has left Salvatore, though, with much time to think and ponder on his situation and his loyalty to Lilith.
Sayonara さようなら

Salvatore Otoro

27 Oct 2009 | 4:42 pm

Japanese Sindee Dateline: October 16, 2039 Lately, Sindee had been getting more absorbed into her Japanese past. She was starting to mix more Japanese with her English and her latest morph had turned her into a petite Japanese woman. This was worrying to her Brood family as the events in the last few days were quickly accelerating towards a disturbing end that no one could figure out. It has now been over a year since Salvatore was cursed with this affliction and though a temporary cure had been found, it did not last as long as expected. This was just another night outside the…
Role Magazine Closing

Salvatore Otoro

18 Oct 2009 | 4:15 pm

I am sad to report that Role Magazine will be closing after it’s November issue is published. I have been a staff writer for them since the July issue and have grown fond of what was my first paid writing assignment in Second Life. Though my time with them was short, I learned a lot, got to interview some terrific people, and got to write some great articles that helped the readers know more about role play from mechanics to places to play in. I have made some good friends which I will never forget. At least now I can say I did more than just role play in Second Life. I got to…
The Art of Defeat

Salvatore Otoro

12 Oct 2009 | 4:23 pm

- Cue Music Carl Orff – Carmina Burana (my favorite battle music of many movies including my personal favorite Excalibur). My thanks to Michel Morane for suggesting I explain this in my blog. Battle in the streets of Lost Angels Everyone likes to win. Victory is savored by all while defeat is desired by none. What do you do when you are defeated and it is the other player’s turn to celebrate victory at your expense? Just as victory can be played with much satisfactions, a defeat that is well planned and executed will result in some magnificent role play. Even a torture…

@maxpingmagazine
maxpingmagazine: Business: The Promise and Perils of Virtual Worlds (Part 2): Part two of the two-part series- this pos.. http://bit.ly/1EOqfj

4 Nov 2009 | 1:46 am

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3 Nov 2009 | 2:46 pm

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2 Nov 2009 | 12:45 pm

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maxpingmagazine: Technology: Wiki Tree Goes Open Source: Wiki Tree: The 3D Wiki is a tool for collaborative design in.. http://bit.ly/3LnXB0

1 Nov 2009 | 4:50 pm

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26 Oct 2009 | 1:56 pm

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Pixels and Policy
Can Virtual Currencies Eclipse Real Currency?

PixPol

6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

Virtual environments are allowing players to purchase more and more items with virtual currency. Will players someday redeem in-world currency for an expansion pack -- or even a new graphics card?
How Do We Deal with Death in the Metaverse?

PixPol

6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

What happens when the player behind a virtual world avatar dies? How are virtual worlds augmenting our ability to grieve for and memorialize our closest virtual friends?
Second Life Enterprise Provides Huge Step Forward for Virtual Business

PixPol

5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

Linden Lab introduces its new platform for companies looking to break into the virtual world. Find out why it could energize innovation in the Metaverse.
Homeland Security Plans Virtual World Terror Attack Simulators

PixPol

5 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to build terrorism response simulators in the virtual world. Find out why this is a great leap forward for national security.
Will In-Game Advertising Soon Visit the Virtual World?

PixPol

4 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

As big developers like Electronic Arts get hammered by a consumer recession, they're turning to in-world advertising as a secondary revenue stream. This means big things for businesses and players.

Yoovolution
It’s Here!

sabolich

6 Nov 2009 | 8:37 am

Yoovolution starts today, and it’s not too late to get in on this first of its kind event. No other gathering of minds has employed the sort of virtual interface that Yoovolution does, allowing participants to see, hear and interact with the speakers in real time. Unlike video or teleconferences, you can chat with friends, see the other people in the room, and strike up new relationships while experiencing the whole thing live. Ticket holders today have access to such acclaimed entrepreneurs as Premal Shah, Alex Mandossian, T. Harv Eker, and Scott Martineau, and that’s just a few…
Report From Times Square

sabolich

5 Nov 2009 | 11:03 am

This is SueB, and I am wandering around Times Square looking at the stage and Prosperia Center and hoping that thousands of people turn out tomorrow for the start of Yoovolution. I’ve been checking in on events throughout the week, and really, I started as a skeptic and became a believer. This is the real deal. Finding our mojo with Sandy Grason Was it kind of weird running around in a virtual world as an avatar? At first, a little, but I got used to it. Then I saw how much fun people were having at some of the events, dancing and using the tools in the browser to express their…
Last Chance to Decorate!

sabolich

5 Nov 2009 | 9:34 am

Today’s the day we hand out prizes for the best decorated apartment in Yoovolution, so you and your avatar need to put your heads together and decide on decor. Put pictures up! Repaint your walls. Maybe put a zebra stripe on that couch in the living room. Have some fun and win some great prizes. We’ll be doing the walkthrough in Yoovolution at 2:00 p.m. Pacific (5 EST) and handing out awards at 6:00 Pacific (9 Eastern) in virtual Times Square. It’s free, it’s fun, and what have you got to lose? It’s not too late to register and get the Yoovolution browser to…
Counting Down to Yoovolution

sabolich

5 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am

What lurks behind the VIP door in Prosperia Center? You’ll never know if you don’t buy tickets to Yoovolution! That unmarked burgundy door is reserved for VIP ticket holders, and the green room is now open. We invite you to upgrade your ticket and discover the privileges of VIP status that come on top of the incredible experience of Yoovolution itself. Inside the Hypatia Room We are just one—count ‘em!—one day away from the start of Yoovolution and an event that could set you on the road to prosperity and personal fulfillment such as you only dreamed about before. If you…
Great News for Mac Users

sabolich

4 Nov 2009 | 12:31 pm

We listened to the laments of Mac users that our original version of the Yoovolution browser wasn’t that Mac friendly, and we have good news! We put our heads together and created an online solution that lets Mac users experience Yoovolution without the need for Boot Camp or other fancy fiddling with their machines. Yoovolution in 2D While you won’t be able to wander outside Prosperia Center, you’ll see and hear everything that everyone else does during the live events this weekend, be able to chat with fellow attendees, and be part of this revolutionary advance in the way…