In this post:—Second Life Birthday Survey Released—Thanks to you all—Some Event Statistics—Teens Crash-Land New Region at SL6B—Gates Remain Open til July 6th— We have a short survey online where you can tell us what you thought of the Second Life 6th Birthday celebration. It's only 10 questions, but it will really help us make things better next year. Your comments on a similar survey last year were very helpful as the Resident staff prepared for this year's event, and we hope that those of you who made suggestions last year were pleased to see some of them implemented in…
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Second Life Birthday News & Review
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Zindra: An Update
26 Jun 2009 | 10:29 amLast Monday the new adult continent known as Zindra was officially opened to the public. After a week of comments and feedback, we'd like to take this opportunity to update the community to some small changes we hope will make the transition from the mainland and the migration to Zindra a bit easier. An updated map of Zindra to showcase the addition of double primmed areas has been attached.1) How do I claim a plot if nothing is parceled? The original idea behind keeping a majority of Zindra unparceled was to allow more freedom for the Residents in their ability to request land. We realize… -
KB2Wiki Pilot Launch!!!
25 Jun 2009 | 11:45 amIt’s here! The Knowledge Base to Wiki Pilot is up and running!! For those of you that missed our previous news, this is a pilot which will be testing the Second Life Wiki as the new home for our current Knowledge Base. Our plans are to use the Wiki as a place where you, the Resident, will not only get more accurate information, but also participate in the collection and dissemination of that information!!Most of the Knowledge Base Beginners' articles on the Wiki will be editable. We have added a review system using Flagged Revisions, which will allow you to update our articles with useful,… -
Snowglobe 1.0 now available
24 Jun 2009 | 4:47 pmWe're proud to announce the release of Snowglobe 1.0! Snowglobe is a Second Life-compatible viewer, built jointly by the open source community and Linden Lab. As Philip Linden described when he first announced the project back in March, we set out to create "a widely-used, openly developed version of the Second Life client which is a compelling alternative for a broad set of users, and contains enhancements and development that then rapidly make their way back into the mainstream Second Life version." The viewer we're releasing today represents our first step toward that goal; getting some…
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Virtual Worlds News
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Birthdays in the News: USA, WWW?
2 Jul 2009 | 2:07 pmAs a nation, we commemorate the "birthday" of the United States during the first week of July, reflecting on events occurring in Philadelphia in 1776. But what of the less-defined territory of cyberspace, the Web, of virtual worlds, and of... -
Chinese Game Stocks Tumble on Virtual Currency Regulation
2 Jul 2009 | 1:22 pmIn the three-day period since the announcement of China's new laws regulating virtual currency, stock prices for major Chinese online game operators have crumbled, plunging by as much as 10% according to a report from Seeking Alpha. Affected companies are... -
QuickStat: Mafia Wars Hits 4M User Milestone
2 Jul 2009 | 12:41 pmToday social game publisher Zynga announced its Mafia Wars game now serves four million daily active users. This number has doubled in the past three months and comes as Mafia Wars celebrates its one-year anniversary. Zynga calls Mafia Wars "social... -
Sony Hints at Tweaks to Home
2 Jul 2009 | 8:26 amA survey sent to members of the PlayStation Network hints at changes afoot at the company's online social gaming service/Virtual World, PlayStation Home. Survey recipients are asked to rate (possible) future in-Home options including music sharing, video sharing, voice chat... -
WeeWorld Honors Farrah Fawcett, MJ
1 Jul 2009 | 12:57 pmNever mind how Farrah Fawcett died (hmm, explain that to a 12-year-old), she died. On Thursday of last week to be exact. Now, it's time to react -- with pangs of nostalgia, with tears, and with virtual goods. WeeWorld, home...
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Worlds In Motion
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July's Top 25 Facebook Games Topped By Zynga, MindJolt Titles
3 Jul 2009 | 9:23 amZynga's Texas Hold'em Poker and Mafia Wars were the two most popular titles on Facebook this past month, according to Inside Social Games' new chart, with the former claiming some 14.2 million active players. Mafia Wars, which yesterday boasted receiving 4 million daily users across multiple social networks and sites despite launching last June, enjoyed 12.4 million actives in the same period. Off to a fruitful start on Facebook, Zynga's FarmVille debuted as the eighth most popular title with over 5 million users, just three spots under Slashkey's Farm Town (10.4 million monthly actives). -
Round Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week of July 3
3 Jul 2009 | 8:41 amIn this 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 Blizzard, Microsoft Game Studios 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 sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more. Some of the notable jobs posted… -
Social Game Mafia Wars Hits 4 Million Daily Users
3 Jul 2009 | 2:18 amThe web-based social game Mafia Wars attracts 4 million daily users one year after debuting on social networking sites, developer Zynga said Thursday. The game launched in June 2008, and according to Zynga, doubled the number of daily players in the last three months. The game, available on sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Tagged, and Yahoo, also launched in iPhone in April this year. Mafia Wars lets players start a mob family with their friends and run crime businesses. At four million daily users, the game makes up a third of Zynga's daily traffic across all of its games, which totals 12… -
Outspark's Project Powder To Offer Rocawear Virtual Items
2 Jul 2009 | 2:00 pmVirtual goods sales and distribution system Virtual Greats has partnered with urban apparel brand Rocawear to offer digital recreations of the latter's products (e.g. jackets, hats, pants) through virtual worlds, social networks, and online games. Outspark's Project Powder, a free-to-play snowboarding MMO, is one of the first titles to offer Rocawear products, selling virtual merchandise based on current and prospective physical pieces through an in-game Project Powder Pro Shop. According to the companies, this deal marks the first time merchandise from Virtual Greats will be available in… -
Social Game Company PlayFish Sees 100 Million Games Installed In 18 Months
2 Jul 2009 | 4:13 amSocial game maker PlayFish said Wednesday that users have installed 100 million of its games across seven titles in the 18 months since PlayFish's launch. Playfish's games include social games Restaurant City, Minigolf Party, Pet Society, and Bowling Buddies. Users play the games in their web browsers through social networking sites including Bebo, MySpace, and Facebook. In 2008, PlayFish landed $17 million in in a Series B round of funding led by Accel Partners and Index Ventures. The game maker said it would use the money to expand its presence in the social gaming sector. Currently,…
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Virtual Freebies
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Friday Night's Alright!
3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmI received the following note, from my friend Claire, of Symphony Skins.Greetings freebie hunters!Symphony Skins will be retiring the *SS* No.2 Series of skins on July 31st.To celebrate their life before their death *giggles* I'm placing out a fat-pack named "Jazz Club" in all skin tones as hunt items. There are three makeups/faces to hunt in six shades, so you'll be hunting down a total of 18 hidden treasures. They are numbered and labeled, but there will be no clues given to the whereabouts of the next rose.They will be hidden in plain sight, nothing underground or in rooms with no doors,… -
Oh my god It's cupcakes!
1 Jul 2009 | 3:22 pmHello peeps.Long skirt and tank - Anuenue [Group gift]Cupcakes is having a really good sale. Clothing has been marked down to 100 L or less until July 4th. I'm talking lots of clothes, but check this out: lots of those clothes are 1 L!!! But you have to find them because they are hided in the middle of all those clothes around the store.Dress, Tops and shorts, 1L each, Cupcakes.Tops, Skirts and shorts, 1L each, Cupcakes.Tops, Skirts and dresses, 1L each, Cupcakes.Bathing suit and dresses, 1L each, Cupcakes.Tops and skirts , 1L each, Cupcakes.Dresses, 1L each, Cupcakes.enjoy the goodies.Ash. -
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1 Jul 2009 | 11:09 amBadoura Designs has a new dollarbie under the stairs called, BlackRose.Shapes by Kira has a fantastic freebie out for the 4th of July celebrations.(Hair is from the Cyberfashionista)Cyberfashionista, is the collaborative work of Digit Darkes, and Sissy Pessoa, of Baistice. There are some fantastic freebies, and a Star Search/Hunt for some top-notch presents. Check out the goodness!Click the stars in the solar system above the Cyberfashionista display for 12 more goodies!We'll be back soon with more! Hugs,Sav -
more awesome treats!
1 Jul 2009 | 10:06 amHey again!+plus has some dollarbies including this adorable sunglasses and this metallic black top:Punch Drunk has a 0L gift full of cool clothesAs you all know Wetherby's has a new freebie everyday and some other around the store. [Limited time!]Here are some i got:#87 Strapless Laser Cut Dress - 0L here.#84 Stripe Racerback Dress - 0L here. #42 V-neck Satin Sheath - 0L here.Also at Wetherby's you can find a cupcake from omg its another hunt which brings this dress [here.] :At Agent Orange you can find two gifts, one for woman and the other for men.In the woman gift you can find this cute… -
shop till you drop
1 Jul 2009 | 7:05 amHey peoplehow ya'll doing?Ok, first of all ho wear has a new freebie in store [limited time!] - 0LI was so happy when i received a notecard from 'DPD telling that there's new prizes on every store of 'DPD, I'm talking about lucky boards, lucky dip cupcakes and a midnight mania boards and guess what there's an exclusive bikini in each one and they won't be for sale, and they are AMAZING so you really should get them.These you can get on the mainstore:Also at the mainstore, you can find a midnight mania board that brings a really cute Malibu Funkbie Dream House.The 'DPD store on Creve Coeur has…
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What's New
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Sensei Visits!
3 Jul 2009 | 1:35 amHello Penguins! There's a lot of excitement for ninjas today because it's the very first time that Sensei has made an appearance outside of the Dojo! Our favorite ninja master will be making appearances in the Ninja Hideout until July 5, and we hope you get a chance to meet him. With his visit, there's a Martial Artworks catalog update with a new item called the Cloud Wave Bracers. They'll give ninjas the extra ability to disappear into a cloud before turning invisible... Let us know if you'll be saving up your coins so you can add them to your inventories. (I will!) The team was really… -
Reviewed By You
2 Jul 2009 | 1:23 amHello Penguins!There are tons of things you said you like about becoming a ninja. Thanks for all your awesome responses. Here's one that we liked a lot:Tweety Girl3 said:My favorite part of training to be a Ninja is playing Card Jitsu! Its so fun to play with the other penguins. Just think; you could be playing Card Jitsu with people all around the World!! How cool is that, right?Thanks, Tweety Girl3! There's a new play coming soon and the team was talking about all the ways to get creative at the Stage... costumes, scripts, Switchbox 3000, directing, being part of the audience - and more! We… -
Screenhog talks Sensei
1 Jul 2009 | 1:37 amHi everyone! Screenhog here! Sensei is going to show up in the Ninja Hideout, and it got me thinking that there are many of you who may not know how Sensei made his first appearance on Club Penguin. It was just after Halloween 2008, and storm clouds had darkened the island. The storm was fiercest on the mountaintops, and the snow-covered Dojo was struck by lightning! Lots of you worked with hardhats and jackhammers to repair the hole and shovel off the mounds of snow. Some of you noticed a strange figure clothed in a brown, ragged cloak who helped to clear the snow away. A… -
Welcome Spanish!
29 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am¡Hola Penguins! We're really excited to let you know that after a lot of people asking, and some hard work to make it happen, we've got another language joining our community! Over the past year we've given the Portuguese and French languages big Club Penguin greetings, and now we'd really love for you to help us welcome Spanish.We're still in the beginning stages, so there still might be some bugs to fix, but we knew you'd want to be the very first to help say hello (hola)! If you log in and choose the Spanish language at the top right of your screen, you can help let our brand… -
Music Updates Today!
26 Jun 2009 | 5:14 amHello Penguins!Starting today, members can head to the Night Club to purchase exclusive tracks to take into the DJ3K game! We've been hearing that yellow puffles are excited about the game update... If you've got one of these artistic creatures, you may want to try taking it into the game with you!In other news: Check back on Monday because we have something really special to announce! And keep your eyes to the skies because there are going to be some fireworks happening sometime soon. As always, we'd love to hear from you so let us know what you think.Until then...Waddle on!-Club Penguin…
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DIP's Dispatches from the Imagination Age
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"Deep Concern" or Rays of Hope?
2 Jul 2009 | 6:27 pmWhile the economy continues to slip, efforts to transform it, like 3D Squared's work in Metaplace, explore how we can recover.NPR Reported today: "President Obama said Thursday he is 'deeply concerned' about unemployment. The remarks to The Associated Press came after the Labor Department said U.S. businesses shed 467,000 jobs in June and that the unemployment rate increased to 9.5 percent." (Website, Shadow Government Statistics says it is actually more like 17%.) For a more detailed examination of why the President has reason to be concerned, see this dramatic series of charts on The Big… -
Xeni Jardin for #followfriday
26 Jun 2009 | 6:47 pmXeni Jardin is an individual who triumphantly navigates a state of conscious transformation and gives us all something to watch and learn while at the same time remaining mysterious. She's not above-it-all--she's in it. Her tweets from Guatemala were magnificent, and completely different than her tweets from Los Angeles, or, come to think of it, New York, or any other city that she visits. In 140 characters, she paints the portrait of the *tone* of a place on par with Truman Capote. DIP on Boing Boing (Boinged by Xeni, twice and Cory, twice). -
140 Conf Demonstrates "Twitter's Domination & Scope"
24 Jun 2009 | 10:21 pmDiandra Louarn working at the recent 140Conf.[Dancing Ink Productions Intern, Diandra Louarn, a journalism graduate student from Paris, France, recently participated and worked at the Twitter-based 140Conf. Her report on the conference follows.]By Diandra Louarn.Last week I spent two intense days working as a staff member for Twitter's first “140 characters conference” in New York City. Over 500 people showed up, among them major actors of Twitter's revolution such as Ann Curry, Wyclef Jean, Chris Sacca, Justine Ezarik, Tim O'Reilly, Rick Sanchez along with Dancing Ink Productions' team… -
How to Use a Smartphone During a Meeting
21 Jun 2009 | 9:10 pmAlex Williams wrote "At Meetings, It's Mind Your Blackberry or Mind Your Manners" for the New York Times. Is it really either/or?Williams describes a person who took up space at a meeting thumbing away for an hour and a half, playing a racing game. This type of person, I suspect, will soon be rendered moot in the hungry riptide of savvy, talented and creative people who are starting to shape the Imagination Age. The article goes on to review the mix of reactions various companies have to the use of iPhones and BlackBerrys. One company advises its clients to have its employees turn off devices… -
*Artificially High Savings*
21 Jun 2009 | 7:36 pmJon Taplin asks: will the politicians listen to the people? I just came across this intriguing post about the implications of an increase in American savings at the individual level. This issue requires serious immediate consideration when new economic models and projects are measured for sustainability and value in The Imagination Age. On November 24, 2008, I attended this event: State of the World: Asiainsights on key priorities driving consumer behavior and policy decisions in AsiaNovember 24th - 8:30 a.m.-10:30a.m.Ritz Carlton 50 Central Park South, Salon OneThe leadership discussion will…
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Gabes Virtual World
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Rumor !!! VMworld US 2010 and VMworld Europe 2010 in same month
2 Jul 2009 | 12:10 pmTwitter is a great source of information confirmed and unconfirmed. I just learned from a tweet by vegard_s that VMware has plans to hold VMworld US and VMworld Europe as a back-to-back event. In... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Reclaiming unused VMDK space with storage thin provisioning
30 Jun 2009 | 9:31 amStorage thin provisioning can save space on a VMware Virtual Machine Disk File (VMDK), but reclaiming that space requires the use of tools described below. I have experimented with Virtual Machine... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
The next step in virtualization: Virtual Computer’s NxTop
22 Jun 2009 | 12:22 amAbout half a year ago, I came across the website of Virtual Computer.com on which I read about a new Client Hypervisor called NxTop. Now the time is here to report about it, since the release is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
My new whitebox ESX home lab
17 Jun 2009 | 3:01 amLast week I was finally ably to buy the whiteboxes I wanted for my homelab. Untill then I had one ESX host at home that hosted my basic environment but because of that I couldn’t try other... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Vote for us in the Veeam Video Contest
16 Jun 2009 | 4:55 amWhen there is a contest for doing stupid but funny things, you will probably find my girlfriend and me joining in. With the Veeam Video Contest it is no different so we shot a nice little video to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Virtual Worlds
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The Value of Virtual Events
24 Jun 2009 | 11:30 amRecently there has been feedback from some folks that a virtual experience can not compensate for a physical experience. My first reaction was “really I had no idea?”. All sarcasm aside; yes physical and virtual experiences are different. The fact is they both offer different value for the attendees. -
All a Twitter Over Twitter in Cisco Live Virtual
9 Jun 2009 | 3:00 pmSo Twitter is everywhere! Obama @barackobama, Guy Kawasaki @guykawasaki, Darth Vader @darthvader and John Cleese @johncleese use it. I know any time I watch any news station a plug to get the latest breaking news via following @blank on Twitter is sure to be shown. Of course @cisco is no exception as we love tools that allow us to connect with our customers and each other anytime, anywhere. To this effect we worked fast and furious to make sure you all can contribute to the conversation on our Cisco Live 2009 activities. Now once you are logged into Cisco Live Virtual you will be able to… -
The Virtual University and Sensor Networks
9 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pmCisco Live is once again coming to Second Life, third year running! We will host activities for your participation live on June 30 and July 1, see below for the schedule. Looking for technical content? Then Cisco Live Virtual is the virtual destination of choice. In Cisco Live Virtual you can participate in all of the activities offered in Second Life* plus watch technical sessions and interact with Cisco and partner experts in the virtual World of Solutions. Register for Cisco Live Virtual and see for yourself all that this community has to offer. -
Virtual, Your Way
28 May 2009 | 10:00 amSince my last post on Cisco Live Virtual 2009 there have been a lot of folks buzzing about the upcoming show. Some great feedback coming in on the environment and live agenda and of course we hope to get more, i.e. keep it coming! One theme that has been cropping up frequently is regarding a perceived ‘shift’ to a web based virtual program from a virtual world program. Just want to clarify that there is no shift really as we have been using both web based and virtual world platforms for more than 2 years now, since we made the shift from an online portal in 2007. See below for a… -
Spime Design Workshops in Second Life at Cisco Works
19 May 2009 | 10:28 am“We have friends of friends networks and reputation scores when we trade online. We share our preferences and our tag clouds as well we make sure that we are recognized in our professional lives in a given social network or even our hourly updates of what is going on with our lives are known to the entire world. It is once again not a coincidence but is a necessity as these tools become widely available geography disappears. Ideas flow freely in the flat world we are inhabiting and this flow of ideas is enabled by the tools reinforcing the message. Especially in online worlds of which…
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NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life
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Net Tuesday Organizer Featured on NetSquared
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NPC - Script Starter HUD
28 Jun 2009 | 11:12 amThe "Script Starter HUD" is a new NPC Tool to bring the scripter in you to life. Attach the “Script Starter HUD” to your screen and search the NPC webbased script collection with over 200 free Second Life scripts (full mod). From TipJar scripts, Teleport, Sliding Door, 3D book scripts,... to tv and radio scripts. Done with searching for hours in you inventory or teleporting from one shop to another. Just click a HUD button and search the database, or enter your keywords. The "Script Starter HUD" can be purchased for free - yes 0 L$ at… -
Highlights from NPC Meeting June 12, 2009
12 Jun 2009 | 5:14 pmGet your organization featured at SL's 6th Birthday. Live connect with Learning and Virtual Worlds Conference in Wisconsin. Presentation on Kidsbridge. Open Mic read more -
More Nonprofit Commons in the Press - Preferred Family Healthcare
11 Jun 2009 | 6:58 amNetwork World has a recent article about our own Coughran Mayo (Dick Dillon) and his accomplishments in SL: read more -
"Mixed Reality Lounge" hosted by Nonprofit Commons on Huffington Post
10 Jun 2009 | 11:09 amWoohoo! Great write-up on Huffington Post about the recent "Mixed Reality Lounge" - Nonprofits Blaze Virtual Trails in Second Life Mixed Reality Lounge! Excellent job, Susan!
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Latest RSS Content for All Communities | Second Life
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Second Life Birthday News & Review
1 Jul 2009 | 10:14 amIn this post:—Second Life Birthday Survey Released—Thanks to you all—Some Event Statistics—Teens Crash-Land New Region at SL6B—Gates Remain Open til July 6th— We have a short survey online where you can tell us what you thought of the Second Life 6th Birthday celebration. It's only 10 questions, but it will really help us make things better next year. Your comments on a similar survey last year were very helpful as the Resident staff prepared for this year's event, and we hope that those of you who made suggestions last year were pleased to see some of them implemented in… -
Zindra: An Update
26 Jun 2009 | 10:29 amLast Monday the new adult continent known as Zindra was officially opened to the public. After a week of comments and feedback, we'd like to take this opportunity to update the community to some small changes we hope will make the transition from the mainland and the migration to Zindra a bit easier. An updated map of Zindra to showcase the addition of double primmed areas has been attached.1) How do I claim a plot if nothing is parceled? The original idea behind keeping a majority of Zindra unparceled was to allow more freedom for the Residents in their ability to request land. We realize… -
KB2Wiki Pilot Launch!!!
25 Jun 2009 | 11:45 amIt’s here! The Knowledge Base to Wiki Pilot is up and running!! For those of you that missed our previous news, this is a pilot which will be testing the Second Life Wiki as the new home for our current Knowledge Base. Our plans are to use the Wiki as a place where you, the Resident, will not only get more accurate information, but also participate in the collection and dissemination of that information!!Most of the Knowledge Base Beginners' articles on the Wiki will be editable. We have added a review system using Flagged Revisions, which will allow you to update our articles with useful,… -
Snowglobe 1.0 now available
24 Jun 2009 | 4:47 pmWe're proud to announce the release of Snowglobe 1.0! Snowglobe is a Second Life-compatible viewer, built jointly by the open source community and Linden Lab. As Philip Linden described when he first announced the project back in March, we set out to create "a widely-used, openly developed version of the Second Life client which is a compelling alternative for a broad set of users, and contains enhancements and development that then rapidly make their way back into the mainstream Second Life version." The viewer we're releasing today represents our first step toward that goal; getting some…
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Alphaville Herald
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Metaplace Worlds Now Embed Into Any Web Page
3 Jul 2009 | 4:21 pm1.) build a world 2.) add it to your web site 3.) profit? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk If the name of the game in MMOs is to grow the user population in preparation for an eventual IPO, Metaplace... -
Linden Land Stats Coverup Enters 5th Month
3 Jul 2009 | 2:48 pmLab too embarrassed to publish land data? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk In February, Linden Lab halted publication of resident land "ownership" statistics after what is believed to be thousands of regions were returned by players reeling from October's... -
Support Virtuality -- Help Game A Netflix Popularity Contest!!!
2 Jul 2009 | 8:47 amby Idoru Wellman, staff writer The Netflix "Find Your Voice film competition" is a great new game where everyone can participate by forming gangs to vote for the independent film maker that best represents their community and interests. Consider this... -
Op/Ed: Who is Being Edged Out?
1 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pmby Jessica Holyoke As Zindra edged closer to completion, one of my Feminist groups popped up saying that now was the time to remove rape from Second Life, or at least its advertisement or feature in Groups. They said now... -
Metaplace Founder Raph Koster Chats Up Linden Lab Co-Founder Cory Ondrejka
1 Jul 2009 | 5:15 amThe hairy edge of augmented reality colliding with virtual worlds by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk At a much anticipated game god gabfest yesterday, Raph Koster and Cory Ondrejka neatly avoided the controversy over Metaplace male's second-class sit animations -...
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Treet Archives blogs
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Simmering & Sparkling for your pleasure!
2 Jul 2009 | 5:20 pmIt was a great tiny tribute to the "Thriller" who left us that started this weeks show. I love seeing them in action, what a thrill indeed. The evening was one brilliant bubble after another and yes sparkling was included. -Malburns Writer of the Multimedia Metaverse was in attendance, and he was a glass of Dom Perignon. Dry, bubbly and rich indeed. I absolutely loved his Word-Up and to be honest this man is contributing to the lexicon of the virtual masses, daily. He is a must read and must see for all the live streaming and brilliant repartee he offers from his perch atop the MetaArts. You… -
Episode Next - SuperNova panel!
25 Jun 2009 | 9:51 amLet’s tune into tomorrow, today. What a great night it was in the StudioDome as the panel was absolutely incandescent, all great content producers and by that I mean entertainment, education and of the performance variety. You know I hold these things dear! Hydra unleashed his new avatar and his tongue practically took over the sim- well this is a must see! -Dusan Writer, of Metanomics and Remedy Communications was a fantastic panelist – his element of the periodic table was hilarious and yes he is the sole member and therefore King of “The Comma Club!” Dramshackled he wasn’t not… -
Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe, Live from the SL6B studio
20 Jun 2009 | 10:00 pmThis week we take Tonight Live on the Road! While Second Life celebrates with "The Future of Virtual Worlds" Tonight Live goes on Location! Tonight on Tonight Live TV with Paisley Beebe This week: Dusty Linden tells us us about Second Life's Birthdays both present and past, rock out with our musical guest Clairede Dirval and talk about World Aids Testing Day with Jenaia Morane. The show this Sunday will be filmed at SLB6, the Second Life Birthday Celebration site this Sunday the 21st June at 6pm slt! ** Due to the limited audience space on site, there will be a screen broadcasting the live… -
Giant Snail RFL Race This Saturday
18 Jun 2009 | 12:37 amMark you calendar for 2:00 pm 20 June for a crazy and fun time while you help the American Cancer Society raise funds with the last Relay For Life cross country multi-sim extravaganza for the year. If you don't already have one you can still register and get your RFL racing snail avatar. All you have to do is stop by the Giant Snail RFL camp to get your official snail scarf and avatar if you need one. See you there! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Abitibi/35/171/56/?title=Arborholme%20-%20Re... -
OnLIVE with Dr. Raphael Thone
15 Jun 2009 | 7:09 amJoin us today at 4pm SLT for "Music Academy OnLIVE" when our guest will be composer/musicologist Dr. Raphael Thone. Thone's specialty is the music of the late Sir Malcolm Arnold who excelled not only in the concert world but also in film as well...I bet you have even whistled The Bridge on the River Kwai tune a time or two yourself. For more about Raphael: www.raphael-thoene.de For more about Sir Malcolm Arnold: www.malcolmarnold.co.uk For more about Music Academy Online: www.musicacademyonline.com
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Terra Nova
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The Postnational Sodalities of Second Life: An Iconographic Approach
1 Jul 2009 | 5:12 pmJonathan Kinkley, who has just completed his Masters Thesis in Art History at University of Illinois at Chicago, ask if we could share his research. We're always happy to link to new work on virtual worlds.The full paper is available here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/15860034/PostnationalSodalitiesSecondLifeJKinkley His thesis analyzes the visual culture of Second Life and explores the complex spaces that online social networks create. Jonathan explains: In Second Life's Caledon, we get a glimpse what an online social formation looks like. It is a society based entirely on shared… -
China to ban RMT, maybe.
30 Jun 2009 | 7:24 amThanks to Andy Schwarz for tipping us to this article in Information Week reporting on a Chinese government press release supposedly banning the sale of virtual stuff for real money. In the backchannel, Julian Dibbell reminded us that Korea did the same thing a couple of years back to no effect. No effect because it is hard to do without redesigning the virtual economy, and also because the law's intent was not actually to ban RMT. As we all know, some laws regulating a practice are not really intended to stop it - whatever the preamble might say - but to control it merely. So: What is… -
The Soul of a New Regime: Thomas Malaby's Making Virtual Worlds
20 Jun 2009 | 1:49 pmMaking Virtual Worlds: Linden Lab and Second Life, by our own Thomas Malaby, has its official release today, and the timing couldn't be better. I'm writing from the midst of State of Play VI -- "The Conference on the Serious Study of Virtual Worlds" -- where Thomas's book will be feted this evening and where the mood, in general, is that of a not entirely unwelcome intellectual hangover. The hype surrounding Second Life (and the broader phenomenon of virtual worlds for which it's been so imperfect a proxy) has come and, finally, gone, and there's a sense that… -
You No Take Candle!
19 Jun 2009 | 9:42 amYesterday at State of Play, Bart Simon made a tongue-in-cheek suggestion: that journals like Games and Culture adopt a five-year ban on articles that focus on Second Life and World of Warcraft. He wasn't seriously arguing that this should happen but it is a pretty useful way to poke researchers about the degree to which these two places have become defaults for study as well as for play or social interaction in virtual worlds.So as a reminder, if you're doing research, justify a focus on them. Here's a list of legitimate reasons that I thought of right away. -
State of Play 6
19 Jun 2009 | 6:34 amState of Play 6 (2009) is up and running at New York Law School. Yesterday was the grad student symposium and today is the first day of the two-day main event. Dan is kicking things off at the podium and Raph Koster will be giving the keynote next on metaplace. Feel free to post whatever conference-related in the comment. If I can, I'll do some live-blogging in the comments here.Officialish backchannelTwitter hashtag
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The Metaverse Journal - Australia's Virtual World News Service
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Weekend Whimsy
1. Grace McDunnough – Wish for you – machinima Chantal Harvey 2. Cirque Mystique Second LIfe 6th Birthday Party 3. STAR WARS – SECOND LIFE – PROMO TRAILER #2 -
China’s virtual currency regulation and Conroy’s filter
I had the pleasure of having a chat to Radio Australia’s Ryan Egan for the 20th episode of the Tech Stream podcast. We spoke in some detail about the Chinese Government’s ban on using virtual currencies to purchase real world goods, as well as the recent flare-up in concerns around the impact of the Federal [...] -
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. For those who like theatre, rehearsals are under way for Hypatia of Alexandria. Written in sonnet form, it’s a collaborative project for performance in Second Life: It will play to inhabitants of upwards of forty countries around the world. The lead role is in Australia, the writer and director in Canada, the producer [...] -
Metaplace: worlds embedded
Raph Koster has announced the ability to embed a Metaplace world within a webpage. Significant? Indeed it is. One of the reasons video sharing services like YouTube, Vimeo and Blip.tv have become ubiquitous has been their embed features. By offering the same portability, Metaplace has further established a firm foothold in the virtual world [...] -
Proposed ISP filtering allows surveillance of journalists, citizens, politicians
Should Senator Conroy’s proposed ISP filtering come to fruition, it concentrates extraordinary powers on whoever is to actually run it. It allows the surveillance of the Internet activities of Kevin Rudd’s children, the journalists at News Limited, or the government’s perceived political opponents (or its own members), or of anyone. At will. Without cause. Without warrant. [...]
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Tinsel Silvera
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Spoke n' Cog
3 Jul 2009 | 6:50 amSpoke n' Cog Just added to our expanding inventory is this wood finish Curio Cabinet and Wicker Laundry Basket. The curio cabinet is 16 prims and retails for L$75. The laundry basket is 4 prims and retails for L$10. Both items can be found at our Monti location or in the Xstreet SL Marketplace. Visit Monti (178, 175, 141) Posted via email from Tinsel Silvera's posterous -
Onverse
30 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm---I decided to take a break from building today and check out the Onverse world that is in open beta. The program to download is 162 mb.-Lesson number one - follow the sign up instructions carefully. Otherwise, you end up with the default female avatar (see top pix). From what I read in the forum, Support can change your avatar gender but it leaves you in your underwear until you either earn money inworld or upload money (cc's) to buy the new gender clothes. Most clothes are not unisex. I sent an email to Support to see if there had been any changes since that posting was dated some time… -
6 piece Bathroom set
30 Jun 2009 | 2:22 am6 piece Bathroom set This ensemble is rosewood finish, totals 29 prims and retails for L$200. Available at Spoke n' Cog in Monti or in the Xstreet SL Marketplace. All pieces are mod/copy so you can change to the finish of your choice! Visit Monti (178, 175, 141) Posted via email from Tinsel Silvera's posterous -
Mahogony Wardrobe
29 Jun 2009 | 12:20 amMahogony Wardrobe Great as a companion piece to the Murphy Bed, this mahogony finish wardrobe has auto open/click to close doors. 13 prims and only L$100. Available at Spoke n' Cog in Monti and online at the Xstreet SL Marketplace. Some assembly required. Visit Monti (175, 167, 126) Posted via email from Tinsel Silvera's posterous -
Murphy Bed
28 Jun 2009 | 6:20 amMurphy Bed The latest addition to the Spoke n' Cog inventory is this Murphy Bed with mahogony trim and Elephants of India bed spread. The bed is only 10 prims, includes click open/close script and is mod/copy so you may add the sleep pose(s) of your choice. Retails for L$100. Visit Monti (172, 163, 129) Posted via email from Tinsel Silvera's posterous
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WoW.com
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Around Azeroth: Karma chameleon
4 Jul 2009 | 8:00 amNote to all you Americanos out there -- be careful with your Independence Day fireworks! Otherwise you'll end up like Bilirubin of Daggerspine, disintegrated so thoroughly that the only thing left behind is your confused, jawless spirit, wondering what on earth just happened. Either that or you'll survive to explain to me and the other EMTs why you thought it was a good idea to operate a homemade mortar launcher after drinking a twelve-pack of Coors Light. The disintegrating-into-dust option would probably be more pleasant.Do you have any unusual, beautiful or interesting World of Warcraft… -
Happy Fourth of July from WoW.com
4 Jul 2009 | 7:00 amIt's that time of year again -- Summer is in the air, baseball is well underway (I'm still pulling for the Cubs, even though it's a rollercoaster as usual), and things are grilling on the, um, grill. Here in America, today is Independence Day, and we're celebrating our independence from you EU folks -- don't take it personally, but we'd had it up to here with your taxation without representation, and we just wanted to spend some time on our own for a while. So while most of our bloggers are relaxing and lighting explosives on fire, posting might be a little slim around here today. Just in… -
Breakfast Topic: Is WoW too complex?
4 Jul 2009 | 6:00 amAs I said the other day, we've talked about the dumbed-down argument quite a few times before, but I think this is the first time I've ever heard the opposite argument put forth so succinctly: Tadaa asks, over on the forums, "Is WoW getting too complex?" Longtime players will probably say no at first glance -- the game has been streamlined a lot since it first game out, and things that took up much of your time previously (tracking quests, looking up quest targets, dealing with respecs, and finding groups) now have systems built into the game that let you get past them easily. But think of… -
The Queue: Panda-monium edition
3 Jul 2009 | 8:15 pmWelcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column where the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Michael Sacco will be your host today. Here's a Queue question straight from me to me: What do me and panda bears have in common? The answer is rings around our eyes, though I'm pretty sure that pandas have them genetically and not from staying up until seven in the morning watching Veronica Mars.But of course, what does that question have to do with The Queue? I could say "I guess you'll just have to read on! Excelsior!", or I could just tell you that it's… -
Patch 3.2 PTR: Finding the Raptor Pets
3 Jul 2009 | 6:30 pmFor those of us who like to collect stuff in WoW, one of the cooler announcements for patch 3.2 was the inclusion of a whole new set of raptor hatchling pets, dropped around the world by rare and elite raptors. Of course, it was also an announcement of dread for serious collectors who can tell horror stories of killing thousands upon thousands of slimes and dragons for rare pets before. But will it be all as bad as that? WoW fansites have been on the case.Mania, maven of Hunter pets, has also been looking into the drop rates and drop mobs, and has compiled a handy chart on her blog. Between…
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Torley Lives
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[MUSIC] Fresh homegrown piano
3 Jul 2009 | 11:39 pmWelcome back to your childhood home. It's a dilapidated, disgraceful ruin of a shanty, but oh, you can remember when it housed your whole family. Kept you warm as you beamed at the stars, always a lively conversation at the dinner table… The white picket fences have been strewn apart, cascaded across what once was a lawn, the individual spikes now resting as yellow-grey in the low sun. You brush the creaky door wide, step inside, and instinctively pull the switch — but of course, the lights fail to illuminate. So you come deeper. And there it is, unmoved after all these years of what… -
[TIP] VLC media player can turn movies into color ASCII
3 Jul 2009 | 6:58 pmVideoLAN Client (VLC) media player has a nifty feature built in: it can play movies (and still pictures!) as color ASCII. This means visuals appear reminiscent of old BBS and terminal art. Since it's automated, it's not the most precise conversion, but I put some concert footage through it and was all grins. Here's how you do it, at least on the Mac side (since VLC is multi-platform): Go to VLC menu > Preferences. Click Video tab. Change Output module to Color ASCII art video output. BEFORE AFTER Play a movie and get out the bitcrushed popcorn. To screengrab a still shot… -
Each one of us is a planet
3 Jul 2009 | 6:48 pmSome of us are attracted to each other. We can then become a solar system unto our own, but don't ask me who's the sun. Some of us aren't yet ready to make first contact — because that civilization yonder there, as promising as it may seem, is still riddled with civil war. They need to sort out their problems first. And send some explorers over to meet you. Maybe then, an intergalactic treaty can be formed. Some planets are fertile and ripe with resources! Others have been strip-mined, said F-U you to the environment, or… are barren. And when we can take the consciousness… -
My dream concept album would have…
3 Jul 2009 | 3:17 pmfuturistic racing cyberpunk scene fashion dinosaurs import/export business truegenics messages hidden in the open (to reward the observant) hotels wm's alternate virtual reality time travel self-sustainable microcultures divorce escape from mindjails transgender happiness LOTS of melody autistic children wuxia living under the sea briefcase able to contain a house legendary weapons — incl. retractable sword speakup, heavendo connections parts cloned from people's domestic arrangements a belief that eccentric -> crazy -> AWESOME accelerated development intergalactic battle… -
Awesome environment simulations with Audio Ease Speakerphone
2 Jul 2009 | 7:36 pmI'm continuing to build my flock of excellent audio tools I know intimately, and Audio Ease Speakerphone is my latest PRICE and JOY. Typically priced at US$450 (I got a better deal via eBay, remember what I said about making offers?), Speakerphone does multiple effects within one cohesive package — not just thrown in without care, but because such an elaborate sequence is necessary to achieve the vast variety of ambient spaces and both analogue and digital flavors of grit which it offers. The official blurb goes: A bad GSM connection on a busy sidewalk, a bullhorn with feedback and a…
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VTeam
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Volunteers are staying busy!
2 Jul 2009 | 12:54 pmWhat have volunteers been up to lately? It seems they are staying very busy and helpful in multiple ways! Second Life’s 6th Birthday event is a prime example of volunteers in action. 80-90 Mentors volunteered their time and skills for this very popular event. They assisted as Greeters and in the many organizational efforts [...] -
Volunteer Appreciation Day Wrap up!
15 Jun 2009 | 4:10 pmAt the end of May we held a wonderful event to thank and appreciate all the Second Life Mentors. Many of you were able to stop by and spend some time. It was so good to see so many of you at the Eventopia islands! The stars you were able to find and collect were one [...] -
Volunteer Appreciation Day is Today!
22 May 2009 | 9:56 amGreetings Mentors! Today is is the Second Life Volunteer Appreciation party! The official time is 1pm to 5pm SL Time. Please plan to come by and enjoy some fun time with your fellow Mentors. Get ready to party and blow off some “steam” because you are all superstars..(hint hint!) The islands will not [...] -
Updates!
12 May 2009 | 10:18 amGreetings Mentors There have been a few questions regarding when the next Mentor meeting will be held. We have not been holding them monthly lately since projects are still in progress. We will update the blog when we have the next date set. But, right now there are some updates we wanted to pass along. Second Life [...] -
Second Life Answers Update and Call for Volunteer Beta Testers
9 Apr 2009 | 6:15 pmBit of History The Second Life community has a long history of Residents helping Residents. It is the “spirit of paying it forward”, the belief that a helping hand truly makes a difference, that has helped make Second Life such a wonderful evolving experience. As Second Life volunteers, you embody this history. Several years back, I worked [...]
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New World Notes
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Open Forum: What July 4th Weekend Second Life Events Are You Attending?
4 Jul 2009 | 6:00 amWhat SL events will you be participating in this weekend, and when/where will they kick off? (For some ideas, Ms. Chestnut Rau has a great guide of upcoming SL events here.) Please post the details here, for possible highlighting in... -
Koinup Photography Contest: Portraits of Virtual Water
4 Jul 2009 | 1:39 amHere's a fun photography contest for the Summer, sponsored by NWN partner Koinup: The H20 Contest. Take photographs on any Second Life sim, as long as it reflects the contest theme of water or H2O. Top three entrants split a... -
Tonight: Adult Content Community Celebrates "Zindrapendence Day"
3 Jul 2009 | 6:48 pmTonight at 9pm SLT, to celebrate their independence from the rest of SL, the Zindra Alliance, a community affiliated with Second Life's new Adult-rated content "Amsterdam continent" are having a "Zindrapendence Day" party. In fact, Alliance co-founder Jago Constantine tells... -
The Secret Treasure of SLsecret
3 Jul 2009 | 4:48 pmInspired by Post Secret and published every weekend, the SLsecret series compiled by Iris Seale of Shopping Cart Disco is a well-known guilty pleasure for many, a car crash smorgasbord of interpersonal drama, rancor, accusation, betrayal, and schadenfreude. The real... -
Suffering From SL Drama? Take It Out On a Drama Doll!
3 Jul 2009 | 12:47 pmSuffering from some form of Second Life drama? Who isn't? Honour McMillan has just thing for you: Second Life Drama Dolls, which you can name after your favorite avatar antagonist. NWN Events writer Chestnut Rau has a full review: "The...
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Massively
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WRUP: Happy holiday weekend!
4 Jul 2009 | 8:00 amTo those of you in the US, happy 4th of July! To those of you elsewhere, also, we at Massively wish you a happy 4th of July! For a lot of us, the 4tth is a time to celebrate the birth of our nation by blowing up a small part of it. So to those of you celebrating this weekend -- and those of you who aren't -- stay safe and if you really must blow anything up, we recommend doing it in the virtual sense.So what's the Massively team playing over the weeekend?Continue reading WRUP: Happy holiday weekend!Filed under: Massively metaWRUP: Happy holiday weekend! originally appeared on Massively on… -
The Daily Grind: Browser-centric MMOs
4 Jul 2009 | 6:00 amThe other day, I watched this demo of Gaikai, a new service being spearheaded by the legendary games developer David Perry. The idea is a simple one: using a browser you can access everything from MMOs to racing games and even the memory-hog that is Photoshop with all the actual software installed on a remote server and accessed via the cloud. Now it seems like an awesome undertaking but I came out of it feeling really impressed. WoW and EVE were running at lightening speed and the prospect of not patching or updating got me a little excited. Now browser-based MMOs are now new. Just look at… -
Researchers mine Second Life interaction logs to track trends
3 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pmWhile most actions people take in the flesh are ephemeral - performed fleetingly, and unmarked - MMOGs and virtual environments keep that data as a rule, usually most or all of it. Three social researchers from the University of Michigan obtained data from Linden Lab about the possession and acquisition of 'gestures' (preprogrammed sequences of text, avatar animations and/or audio) and data about account creation dates and friends-lists, and studied how gestures passed from user to user.Continue reading Researchers mine Second Life interaction logs to track trendsFiled under: Culture, News… -
Runes of Magic opens new PvE server, will hold Independence Day celebration
3 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pmIt looks like Runes of Magic is getting in on the 4th of July MMO celebrations this weekend. Frogster America has announced that players can usher in Independence Day with bundles of fireworks (minus any fines or risk of bloody nubs), which they can pick up for 1 diamond in-game. They've also said the holiday celebration will bring specials in the item shop with prices on three Power Bundle slashed by 75%. Frogster America also announced they'll launch a new PvE server tomorrow, "Reni", and there will be other summer activities that kick off on July 4th as well: a community screenshot… -
Champions Online devs reveal Mystic power sets: Sorcery and Supernatural
3 Jul 2009 | 4:00 pmOver the past few weeks, the developers at Cryptic Studios have been walking readers through the various powers that will be available to Champions Online players, from Energy Projectors to Martial Arts, as well as Power Replacers. Now they're giving us a look at the game's Mystic power sets -- Sorcery and Supernatural -- for those players who want to dabble in the dark arts. Do you know your Circles of Power from your Circles of Summoning? When should you use a Sigil instead of an Invocation? The Champions Online devs explain all matters arcane in this latest, and final, "All About Powers",…
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Not Possible IRL
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Visualizing God: A virtual art show
1 Jul 2009 | 2:22 pmPosted by Bettina TizzyIn "Human Destiny," Le Comte Du Nouy wrote, "Any effort to visualize God reveals a surprising childishness. We can no more conceive Him than we can conceive an electron. Yet many people do not believe in God simply because they cannot visualize him." In fact, many Christians feel that images dishonor God because he is invisible. "No images drawn from visible things will -
Happy 2nd Birthday, NPIRL!
30 Jun 2009 | 1:08 pmPosted by Bettina TizzyThis Saturday, July 4th, after hundreds and hundreds of in-world notices, 700 blogposts (this is the 701st), and thousands of happy hours celebrating great content that would not be possible in Real Life, we will mark the passing of our second year in the metaverse. If you consider that each human day is the equivalent of 8 days in Second Life® and OpenSim, that would make -
Keystone Bouchard, building community with prims
29 Jun 2009 | 11:58 pmPosted by Bettina TizzyIf I were to commission the design of a building - whether commercial or residential - I would vastly prefer the opportunity to walk in and around it before brick and mortar were employed, over looking at CAD animations and illustrations, a flat screen, or even a 3D printout. Wouldn't you? It is such an inexpensive step and so basic to our senses (including common sense!). -
Poetic steampunk flight, by a Victorian Japanese
26 Jun 2009 | 3:55 pmPosted by Bettina TizzyJapanese steampunk creator Yooma Mayo is probably best known for his whimsical bicycles and the delightful steam-powered monorail that transports you from the ground up to his cliff-perched shop in Second Life®, YGD. Bryn Oh zipped up the monorail on a recent visit with meIn Real Life, Yooma likes to fly kites - the dual-line kind - so when he learned of human aviation -
"Second Life, online adult games to be banned outright in Australia" - ???
25 Jun 2009 | 1:38 pmPosted by Bettina TizzyJUNE 26 UPDATE: Two posts that are must-reads on this topic: - Tateru Nino's blogpost "Could Australia be barred from Second Life access?" She continues: "Darn straight they could."- Lowell Cremorne's "Open Letter on virtual worlds for Senator Conroy"~*~With his blogpost "Australia to ban Second Life?" Dusan Writer brought my attention to an article in today's Inquisitr "
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Caveat Emptor - Buying & Selling in Secondlife
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Business Musings: The freebee dilemma
3 Jul 2009 | 1:40 pmI've been kind of out of SL for a while, or perhaps being rather casual about it thanks to a lot of RL stuff, but I'm trying to get back into it and I stumbled onto a fantastic business blog, virtualworldbusiness.com by Todd Borst. One of the articles I've read while trying to catch up (because seriously, its awesome stuff.) is one regarding the practice of giving away freebees and the troubles associated with it.I agree with a lot of what he said in the article, but I had a few thoughts of my own.To summarise it for those who want to go read it in depth later (and I highly recommend it), the… -
Business Musings: The Benefits of Specialization
27 Aug 2008 | 4:19 pmAs I've gathered more and more experience in business in Secondlife, I've discovered something of an interesting truth about SL business.There's nothing more difficult to promote/market in secondlife than a 'general store'.I'm personally a person who likes to make a variety of things. From full avatars, to costumes, to eyes, to prefab buildings, I do it all. However, just because you can do lots of things, doesn't mean you should try to sell them all... at least not all in one package. This goes not only for businesses selling content, but for malls, property rental, and other businesses as… -
Business Tips: 10 handy creator resources
26 Aug 2008 | 10:39 amThis is a bit of a new feature, since this blog seems to be developing a bit towards helping business peeps as well as dealing with scams and talking about business, and we are going to start with what I feel are 10 tools out there that no content creator (particularly one just starting out..) should be without, or at least should know about. Now, these will have different levels of relevance depending on what you want to make, but its worth noting all of them have their uses. These are not ranked in any particular order of usefulness, they are meerly numbered.Texture OptimizerThis handy… -
Business Musings: Customer Entitlement & Ignorance
18 Jun 2008 | 12:20 pmI have several friends on SL who have been in the business of creating content for several years now, and a few that are quite large. So large they actually make their real life living making content. We often 'talk shop' and one of the things that repeatedly comes up is the the level of customer ignorance and their sense of entitlement.One of my friends who ones one of the largest businesses of my circle sees this repeatedly. She is an extremely busy creator with a very large client base, but the bulk of her big customer complaints stems from these problems. She's tried to find ways to… -
Business Musings - Declining Sales?
13 Mar 2008 | 11:07 amPerusing the SL forums, I've noticed several posts regarding declining sales. These range from advice on how to get your sales back up, to inquiring to other merchants if their sales have been slumping.Now, if most merchants are anything like myself, while I do keep sales records, I don't keep particularly *accurate* sales records. I don't do spreadsheets to keep track of what sold when, or how many sales I did per month, etc. So its actually hard for me to say, except for in very general terms how I'm doing in a particular time period. I can anecdotally say I do so any sales per day, but…
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Second Style Magazine
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Date Night:Kalli Heart Designs Girly Stuffs
4 Jul 2009 | 7:14 amRecently Cajsa Lilliehook, my blog partner on It’s Only Fashion, and I were in a dark Gothic sim, doing a little shopping when we were approached by some sort of demon/bunny/minotaur/horsey/devil thing. The avatar in question asked us if we like sexy clothes and invited us to his role-play sim for some new demon/bunny/minotaur/horsey/devil shopping experience. While I fumbled for an excuse NOT to travel to his full combat shopping sim, Cajsa summed it up neatly. “That isn’t really my style. I’m more of a girly girl.” Ditto. Kalli Heart Designs dropped on me the… -
Accoutrement for Every Hour: 5:00 AM
3 Jul 2009 | 3:31 pmEntry Six: 5:00 (Okay, more like 5:30) AM Why did I stay out so late again? Eyes hurt way too much for contact lenses. Thankful for loose, comfy clothing and easy to add accessories in my attempt to dress myself at this unholy hour. Found several friends passed out on my couch this morning, puddle of mysterious liquid in the bathroom, and a cat walking around that I’m fairly certain I don’t own. Fed it and dashed out the door to the market for errands. Listening to: ‘Wrong’ by Depeche Mode Cheers, Brig. Credits: Hair: ‘Kellie Hairstyle’ by SLink Glasses:… -
Accoutrement for Every Hour: 4:00 AM
3 Jul 2009 | 2:46 pmEntry Five: 4:00 AM Woken up by annoying texts from both lads who purchased me milkshakes. Deleted both– am not interested in them beyond ice cream acquisition. Dragged myself into kitchen for snack since I was up, but slammed knee into coffee table in the darkness. Lovely. Consumed pop tart, tried not to look at clock, and derived small joy from gazing in mirror at adorable pajamas. Band-aid(s) even match them. Still have song from club in head. Listening to: ‘Toxic’ by Yael Naïm. Cheers, Brig. Credits: Hair: ‘Julianne Hairstyle’ by SLink PJs:… -
Marni Grut- Top 5 Skins
2 Jul 2009 | 2:43 pmMy top 5 skins on all time This is my seem like a vague fashion post but I was in the mood today to dig through my inventory of doom. I hate that once there’s a new skin out all those old loved faces get lost into my inventory. And because the 3 year anniversary of Second style is rolling around, here they are some new and some old Faces. I’m not featuring the brand more than once simply to make it a bit more fair. Also this mean seem very odd to a lot of you but I simply look at faces on skins, as long as the body is seamless and nice to put clothes on top of I’m happy, therefore ill… -
Accoutrement for Every Hour: 3:00 AM
1 Jul 2009 | 7:18 pmEntry Four: 3:00 AM Got home and was freezing from all the milkshake(s) I consumed. Threw on sweater, coat, and leggings in pathetic attempt to warm up. Fell asleep on living room floor for a while, then woke up confused. Caught glimpse of something under couch and dragged out glasses I thought I lost. Score. Grabbing some shut eye for a precious few hours. Listening to: ‘Koop Island Blues’ by Koop Islands Cheers, Brig. Credits: Hair: ‘Julianne Hairstyle’ by SLink Glasses: ‘Arae’ by Solar Eyewear Coat/Sweater: ‘Black Long Cardigan’ by…
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Fashion Victim
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Hair Fair Treats from Tiny Bird!
19 Jun 2009 | 1:39 amHello 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
25 Jan 2009 | 9:24 pmHello 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!
17 Dec 2008 | 7:58 pmHello 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
12 Dec 2008 | 5:26 pmHello 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… -
Swirly Introduces New "Pay Per Post" Review System at Fashion Victim
12 Dec 2008 | 12:20 amHello darlings, Swirly here! Swirly is thrilled to announce the arrival of a new review system here at Fashion Victim - "Pay Per Post". Designed to meet the needs of discerning designers, "Pay Per Post" allows you to purchase Swirly's valuable time and talent to promote YOUR mediocre little store. Just check out Swirly's competitive rates and unparalleled service options and contact Swirly to purchase a quality, unbiased review of your store.Base rate - 10 000L. Because Swirly won't get out of bed for less darlings ;)You can then choose from the following affordable options for your review…
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World of SL
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Your2ndPlace.com: Land flipper adds to Zindra woes
4 Jul 2009 | 7:34 amWhen you're in the position of fighting to get your own way and insisting you're following the right path, you need a little bit of help at times. Help for Linden Lab at this time can come from residents. Those who have already moved to Zindra can rightly point out that the process is working.However what you don't need is some numpty upsetting the applecart and alas, this is what happened when a resident whose reason for getting a full sim swap to Zindra was already being questioned, then went and did something extremely silly, they set the sim on Zindra for sale for the sum of… -
iheartsl community blog: Role Magazine - July 2009
4 Jul 2009 | 7:25 amROLE Magazine is pleased to announce the publication of our July, 2009 issue. July was a hectic month for the ROLE Magazine staff as we were chosen as an exhibitor for the SL6B Celebration which required a build to suit the futuristic theme. We celebrated the 6th birthday of Second Life in style with a live performance by the talented Winston Ackland and a photo contest for SL6b revelers. We welcome new staff contributor Salvatore Otoro and anticipate his upcoming articles on role playing sims including his first in our magazine on the City of Lost Angels. Our controversial on-going… -
Mixed Realities: Happy 4th of July!
4 Jul 2009 | 6:28 amAs a Belgian, should I be in a festive mood because of the 4th of July? There are some good reasons for celebrating: for instance, the US Declaration of Independence can be considered as containing some very important human rights principles. The Wikipedia entry for the Declaration rightly underlines this sentence, one of the best known of the English language: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. People do not sympathize… -
iheartsl community blog: july 4th freebies
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BlogHUD: House Cleaning
4 Jul 2009 | 5:25 amAnother great grid mystery...the houses are now missing walls....Talking to LL about a sim restart, hoping that'll work, if that doesn't work, a rollback...This would be the equivalent of a fire or a tornado in RL.posted by Fleche Xeno on Nolidae using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink
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Fashion World of SL
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Date Night:Kalli Heart Designs Girly Stuffs
Recently Cajsa Lilliehook, my blog partner on It’s Only Fashion, and I were in a dark Gothic sim, doing a little shopping when we were approached by some sort of demon/bunny/minotaur/horsey/devil thing. The avatar in question asked us if we like sexy clothes and invited us to his role-play sim for some new demon/bunny/minotaur/horsey/devil shopping experience. While I fumbled for an excuse NOT to travel to his full combat shopping sim, Cajsa summed it up neatly. “That isn’t really my style. I’m more of a girly girl.” Ditto. Kalli Heart Designs dropped on me the… -
Sick & Tired
I am having trouble composing my thoughts lately, but I am listening to a lot of music, which I find helps. I am moving to a new place (RL) on Monday, so I may be scarce in the next few days. Today's look was inspired by a song that is stuck in my head now, so rather then ramble on about the clothing, I thought I would give you the lyrics to ponder. The song of the day is "Sick And Tired" by Anastacia. Shopping details and credits follow the lyrics.My love is on the lineMy love is on the lineMy love is on the lineMy love is on the lineA little late for all the things you didn't sayI'm not sad… -
What's New @ The Deck - Shape it Up
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~ Mirabeau’s Mashup ~
Happy 4th everyone! Im keep this short and sweet today, as RL has me in a whirlwind of kids, grilling, fireworks, and hopefully.. BEER! hehe My family motto on this holiest of days… “Burn some meat, Drink some beer and Set some SHIT ON FIRE!” WOOOOT. haha What a perfect outfit for the holiday! Cool, comfy and CHEAP! hehe I was browsing through group notices and what not and thought I’d stop by LVS to see what freebie goodies they offered for the 4th. There this cute lil number was! For a mere 1L you get this top in 3 colors… and another 1L you can… -
SkyHigh Designs - Fireworks Flag
A terrific way to display your country’s flag plus be ready for any celebration. The flag is flexi and can be changed to 35 different countries, just touch the flag for the menu. Touch the pole to set off the fireworks …………………..Only 3 Prim…………………..Modify/Transfer (Since it is modifiable you may lower it to half mast – simply right click, edit linked parts, click on the flag and you may lower it). If you would like this item with different permissions please contact Sky Christensen. To view this item or any of the other unique furnishings by SkyHigh Designs…
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What's New @ The Deck - Shape it Up
4 Jul 2009 | 7:01 amShape it Up @ The Deck New shapes now available at The Deck location of Shape it Up. -
What's New at Hair Styles by Tami McCoy
1 Jul 2009 | 4:19 pmSo, I'm totally behind on everything. I had a family emergency that prevented me from doing anything until this point. I barely got hair done for the fair! But it's there. I'll post pictures below for a peek at the designs in case you're wanting to go check out the hair fair and hadn't looked for my booth since I hadn't posted. Sorry for the delays. Things should be back on track now! Hope to see you either at the Hair Fair or in Dixie soon.Diamond is a cute updo with a color change headband. The color change options are via the TamiHud. Tasty is a short sassy do with all sculpted prims. It's… -
House of Nyla ~ Semi Annual ,50% OFF SALE !!!
30 Jun 2009 | 12:35 pmHello Fashionista's Happy Canada Day & 4th of July !!!!!! To Celebrate the holidays , I am having my semi annual , 50% off Sale on everything in all my stores !!!! Everything marked down Nothing over $1000 L Most items are under $500 L !!!As low as $10 L.June 29th to July 7th Only !!! Come get your FREE 4th of July and Canada Day T-SHIRTS !!!Designed for Men and Women FREE for the Holidays !!!http://slurl.com/secondlife/Starax/192/117/25/?title=House%20of%20Nylahttp://www.houseofnyla.com/http://houseofnyla.blogspot.com/At the House of Nyla, you will find the finest couture SL fashion. -
Barerose Tokyo new releases
30 Jun 2009 | 4:23 am❤ Long Happi ❤ June created this Happi (robe) that is used in Japanese festivaland made it have more of a fantasy look =)features include 4 colors of the robe each with matching shoulders , choker, and wrist bands.Also includes gloves, leggings, and large Uchiha (fan)New causal release for the guys today ☆Naoya☆This fun set includes ripped pants ( 6 colors ), tops made with sculted collar and sleeves (with or without undershirt ( 4 colors ) , plus free necklace!❤ Hula Girl Type C ❤ Fun Hawaiian outfit includes Grass skirts, grass wrist and ankle bnds, Flowered Lei necklace + Po'0… -
29 Jun 2009 | 7:54 pm
29 Jun 2009 | 7:54 pmMeet "Taylor" a fun and flirty summer style wrap top, with flexi ties, and a sweet little skirt to match. Shes simple, sexy and comes in 4 colors.Next up is "Torrid"., this tight curve hugging dress is great for a night on the town. Sculpted sleeves sit around the upperarms, baring those sexy shoulders, with a soft v-neck chest, that flows down to a flirty skirt. Pair her with your favorite boots, or peep toe heels. Torrid comes in 6 different styles.More Jeans! Lip Service jeans that is, 3 new styles for you. I was experimenting with some "torn" jeans and I think you will like these. 3…
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Mermaid Diaries: Natalia Zelmanov's Second Life Adventures
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Day 992: Sirena NEW Animated Hairstyle (Misha)
12 Jun 2009 | 2:49 amI'm back...and even managed to pass most of my finals ;PTime to start making hairs again!P.S. This pix was taken inside the new King Tut Virtual Exhibition, where you can explore King Tut's tomb...without all that sand ;) (SLURL: Kings Rezzable (14,85,2337).Misha is a wild Animated hair that poofs out in every direction. It's Neko-friendly (covers the ears). Using the Hair Ties, you can bring up the left and right sides separately for even more drama! Of course, it plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle :)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Hair Ties and let… -
Day 823: Sirena NEW Animated Hairstyle (Camille)
25 Dec 2008 | 8:07 pmHappy Holidays! Time for a nice holiday hair :)P.S. This pix was taken inside the amazingly detailed Cologne Cathedral (SLURL: Dom zu Koeln (7,185,33)).Camille is a detailed Animated hair. It pulls up to a beautiful, messy Updo with a set of Hair Sticks. And, of course, it plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle :)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Hair Sticks and let your hair down. All Sirena hairstyles include built-in Face Lighting so you always look your best. Just try on a demo and see the difference!All Sirena hairstyles come in 3 sizes, (S)mall,… -
Day 816: Sirena NEW Scripted/Animated Hairstyle (Lilith)
18 Dec 2008 | 8:23 pmIm back, and just finished a super long animated hair for the holidays :)Sorry to be gone for so long...lol finals is over and all the papers are done at last!P.S.: I took this pix at the new Chakryn Forest sim (SLURL: Chakryn (128,128,2)), now an entire sim!Lilith is a super long Animated hair. This hair is flexi and looong :) It pulls into a long ponytail with the Hair Tie. And, of course, it plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle :)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Hair Ties and open up your hair. All Sirena hairstyles include built-in Face Lighting so you… -
Day 753: Sirena NEW Scripted/Animated Hairstyle (Serena)
16 Oct 2008 | 8:26 pmIt's October, it's Halloween season! Can't wait to see those haunted houses and treasure hunts ;)Serena is a long wavy Animated and Scripted hair :) The flexi Headband pulls part of the hair back to create a more glamorous look. Also, Serena plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle ;)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Headband and open up your hair. All Sirena hairstyles include built-in Face Lighting so you always look your best. Just try on a demo and see the difference!All Sirena hairstyles come in 3 sizes, (S)mall, (M)edium, and (L)arge for easy fitting and… -
Day 732: Sirena NEW Scripted/Animated Hairstyle (Kitty)
25 Sep 2008 | 8:50 pmTime for another new hair release!Kitty is a layered Animated and Scripted hair for the inner kitten :) Using the Hair Tie, it pulls back to a ponytail that coveres both ears (perfect for Neko ears!). Also, Kitty plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle :)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Hair Tie and open up your hair. All Sirena hairstyles include built-in Face Lighting so you always look your best. Just try on a demo and see the difference!All Sirena hairstyles come in 3 sizes, (S)mall, (M)edium, and (L)arge for easy fitting and adjustment. There are 60…
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Gwyn's Home
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Watching Eliopod Beaumont's SL6B exhibit [Flickr]
30 Jun 2009 | 6:32 pmGwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: slurl.com/secondlife/SL6B%20Nano/232/227/23 -
Another "Gwyn at Thinkers" picture [Flickr]
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30 Jun 2009 | 3:16 am
30 Jun 2009 | 3:16 am[Blog] Pushing the Limits II — Snowglobe and ultrafast texture download: On my last post, I’ve covered the amazin… http://ping.fm/vdnd8 No related posts. © admin for Gwyn's Home, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: .sl, business, economy, gwyneth llewelyn, second life, sociology, VIRTUAL WORLDS Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh -
Pushing the Limits II — Snowglobe and ultrafast texture download [UPDATED TWICE]
30 Jun 2009 | 3:15 amOn my last post, I’ve covered the amazing possibilities of dynamic shadows and the new lighting system, even on under-powered graphics cards and low-end, old computers, thanks to KirstenLee Cinquetti. This time, I’ll be showing you a video comparing the standard SL viewer (1.23.4) with Snowglobe (1.0.2), LL’s open-source-driven-and-contributed “separate” branch of their main viewer. The main feature it has right now (as well as some user-contributed patches) is downloading textures via HTTP (e.g. a “Web” request). All textures on all other viewers,… -
28 Jun 2009 | 6:52 pm
28 Jun 2009 | 6:52 pm[Blog] Pushing the limits: I do really have a lot to talk about — the past two weeks in Second Life® have brough… http://ping.fm/bntos No related posts. © admin for Gwyn's Home, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: .sl, business, economy, gwyneth llewelyn, second life, sociology, VIRTUAL WORLDS Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh
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SignpostMarv's SL Blog
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Dogbert: Linden Lab CTO
25 Jun 2009 | 9:02 amOriginal stripDilbert characters are by Scott Adams and ©2009, United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Mashup created under the Collaborative Content License of The Official Dilbert Website terms, from where the above images originated. -
Second Life History: key events
16 Jun 2009 | 1:05 pmSo I’m working on the notes for my presentation at SL6B on Second Life’s history- here are the items I’ve got so far: Linden Lab Linden World Linden Dollars Vertex Shading Open Source WindLight Sculpted Prims Voice Chat Mono Tax Revolt First Birthday Event Burning life Teen Second Life Second Birthday Event Third Birthday Event Fourth Birthday Event Fifth Birthday Event Any other events you all would like me to cover ? -
Metaverse ID: first Second Life WordPress plugin in the official directory
25 May 2009 | 7:53 amOkay, I know oldbies hate it when something floats around about “firsts” in Second Life, but I do think its rather nifty that Metaverse ID is the first plugin for Second Life listed in the official WordPress Plugin Directory! -
Metaverse ID plugin released to public
7 May 2009 | 9:52 amCurrently at version 0.5 (yay incremental improvements!), I’ve decided to push the code to the public SVN server over at google code. I’ve also created a wiki page describing Metaverse ID, that’ll I’ll be keeping up to date with the supported Metaverses etc.Please file any bugs you discover in the plugin on the Google issue tracker- same goes for feature requests for other Metaverses! -
Retiring swslr project
30 Apr 2009 | 4:23 pmSo I’ve decided to retire the swslr project.I’d like to thank Pyrii, Zai and Gwyn for the feedback they’ve given me on various aspects of the project, and I’d like to thank Ina for hosting the database the last several months!There are a few reasons I’ve decided to retire the project- some of them are more obvious than others- with the global recession it’s hard to warrant maintaining a project that chews up so many resources (the project db has been disabled several times over it’s lifespan due to excessive resource usage), especially one that…
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An Engine Fit For My Proceeding
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On the one hand, and on the other hand
24 Jun 2009 | 2:21 pmOn the one hand: "Today we're introducing the beta version of a new dashboard on the Second Life website, and we want to know what you think! We fully believe that the immersive nature of Second Life is the way to go, but we're also excited about how the web can help you stay in touch with your Second Life community at times when you can't be inworld." SL Website Dashboard Beta On the other hand: Unable to send your message to the chat session with [RECIPIENT]. No. I am sick to the back teeth with this now. No more features. Nothing at all until basic damned functionality is fixed. -
The Ordinal Amethyst Hatpin
8 Jun 2009 | 2:34 pmI have been waffling on about this Hatpin on the PlurkThing over the weekend and really, it should now be released for Public Consumption; hence here it is. The Ordinal Amethyst Hatpin is a perfect accessory for anyone wishing to hold various parts of a hat together. As a minor extra function, it can also be used to stab people in eight different ways, with the usual custom animations, and also jab them to encourage their Rapid Movement. Pictures of the hatpin on Flickr Purchase it inworld at my usual Caledon Shop, you know where it is I am sure Xstreet Listing There are all sorts of… -
Kindly Do Not Carry On Camping
23 May 2009 | 1:32 pmI wrote the following a while back in relation to Forthcoming Restrictions on Traffic-Related Perversions, regarding matter unaddressed in that specific Laboratory Announcement: Camping, for instance: offering camping chairs, which are then occupied by bots belonging to somebody else, is a symbiotic relationship between landowner and bot operator. In fact, if said chairs are occupied by residents, said residents are effectively becoming trafficbot subcontractors - "crowdsourcing traffic distortion" if you will. Whether or not bots are being used is fairly unimportant, and a campsite owner… -
A Warning regarding Alpha and Release Candidates
10 May 2009 | 7:33 amI was most Helpfully Informed by a Perspicacious Resident recently that the Galvanic Swordstick appeared to be behaving in a somewhat unusual manner when viewed with the latest "Release Candidate" - in that parts of it were not Appearing and Disappearing as would otherwise be expected, so that upon drawing and sheathing and such, one appeared to be holding two Swordsticks at once. On closer examination this is indeed the case - and what is more, the same issue will undoubtedly affect, well, to be quite frank pretty much every Item that I Sell, as most of them have parts which do Appear and… -
Self-Examination; or, Not Protest But Preservation
8 May 2009 | 2:44 pmA Thing has recently occurred to me - well, in fact, the Thing is not in itself that new, but more a confluence of Two Other Observations which I had thought Independent. The first is that I have not been Upon The Grid an awful lot recently. This is something that does come to the Elderly - reduced Mobility - and I had thought it mostly a symptom of one of those periods of general Ennui that is known to afflict us all, and attempted to treat it with assorted Creative Linctuses. (Lincti? Lincta? Oh, Latin was never my strongest subject.) I have forced myself into Harsh Regimens of Strict…
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Dwell On It
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Play it now – 2K Huge Games Pack
2 Jul 2009 | 9:55 pmIf the Meridian4 games pack doesn’t turn you on (and face it, it might not), Steam’s got the 2K Huge Games Pack. For US$53.99 while its on special, or US$60 after that. [...] -
Empire of the ants!
2 Jul 2009 | 5:18 pmAnts are generally highly territorial. Any two ant colonies even a few metres away from each-other will usually war until one is exterminated, or until the end of time. Except in this case. [...] -
Silly spammers
2 Jul 2009 | 3:30 pmOne of the things you might have noticed here is that there’s no comment-spam. Oh, there’s plenty of spam comments submitted, but it doesn’t really make it through. There are two things at work here against the comment-spammer. [...] -
Vote for Sasie
2 Jul 2009 | 2:26 pmNetflix is down to the 10 semi-finalists of their Find Your Voice film competition. There’s only a few days left, and it’s a bit of a brutal popularity contest as it comes down to the wire. Sasie Sealy recently got in touch with me (and frankly, I should have posted about this sooner) about her semi-finalist entry, SARAHN_12. The short is virtual-environment related, haunting, and it quite grabbed my interest once I was finally actually able to get around to looking at it. [...] -
Play it now – Meridian4 pack
2 Jul 2009 | 1:24 amSteam is having a sale at the moment on Meridian4 games, offering the complete Meridian4 pack for US$25. That’s 14 games (including their new title, Chains), working out to about US$1.80 each. Personally, I find Meridian4’s games to be something of a mixed bag (Vigil – Blood Bitterness, for example, completely fails to grab me), but [...]
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VintFalken.com
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Virtual Prims, Real Job - Rezzable is Hiring… You?
1 Jul 2009 | 5:21 amRezzable is hiring a Virtual Experience (VX) Designer. You’ll be working in the London Rezzable HQ, and need to be able to get results when torturing a prim. For more information on the skills and interests we’re looking for, visit the job opening page. building, heritage key, job opening, London, rezzable, VoIP -
Second Life web resources for June 21st 2009 through June 26th 2009
26 Jun 2009 | 5:30 pmCan haz week /end on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - Can haz week /end Battle of the iPhone photo apps - geotagged with map (PixUp) on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - Battle of the iPhone photo apps - geotagged with map (PixUp) Stonehenge Summer Solstice 2009 - a set on Flickr - Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. -
Second Life web resources for May 14th 2009 through June 19th 2009
19 Jun 2009 | 5:30 pmXtreme Stonehenge Theories for the Slightly Insane | Heritage Key - Planet Stonehenge at Dawn on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - I wanted to try the ‘create your own little planets’ for a while already, but figured I had no photographs that would suit the concept. Guess this proves I do hold some in my digital ’shoebox’. Isn’t this little Stonehenge Planet amazingly ‘fluffy’ and kinda cute? ;) Almost looks like something one would find under the bed. :D Is Promoting Virtual Prostitution Legal Then? | Rezzable - Craigs List buckles under pressure to tidy up… -
Hold your Breath - Mary Mayham
29 May 2009 | 10:58 amThe Boss went to Sweden to talk OpenSim. He came back with… . More about this - and some pretty neat & sexy RL photos - on the Rezzable website. Think you can make Mary even more pretty or hawt? Do join the virtual photography competition! (A bit more serious talking footage starring RightasRain exists also.) fire breathing, immortals, machinima, mary mayhem, mixed reality, rezzable, sweden -
Second Life web resources for April 28th 2009 through May 13th 2009
13 May 2009 | 5:30 pmJob Opening - Image and Media Coordinator, London | Heritage Key - Rezzable Productions Ltd owns and operates the Heritage Key on-line and 3D virtual sites now in early stage release. Want to be part of small team with big ambitions? This is the ideal junior position for someone who loves photography and the social web. No description available. - Virtual World Exhibition - King Tut (aka “It’s good to be back!”) | VintFalken.com - Exporting an SL photographer’s Second Life
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Twitter / erbo
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erbo: Between virus scanning, disinfecting, updating video drivers, and patching EVE, this has sucked up a lot of my net time this evening.
29 Jun 2009 | 11:32 pmerbo: Between virus scanning, disinfecting, updating video drivers, and patching EVE, this has sucked up a lot of my net time this evening. -
erbo: Damn it, how the HELL did I get infected with a "fake spyware alert" piece of crap?!?
29 Jun 2009 | 11:32 pmerbo: Damn it, how the HELL did I get infected with a "fake spyware alert" piece of crap?!? -
erbo: Lakkari's TV is now working, and she got the YouTube version of "Billie Jean" to load on it.
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erbo: Lexxotica back up, the restart worked, Lakkari was freed. Hooray for estate privileges! :-)
29 Jun 2009 | 12:58 amerbo: Lexxotica back up, the restart worked, Lakkari was freed. Hooray for estate privileges! :-) -
erbo: @Delta7Red (channeling Patrick McGoohan) I am not an ad-bot! I am a free man!
29 Jun 2009 | 12:53 amerbo: @Delta7Red (channeling Patrick McGoohan) I am not an ad-bot! I am a free man!
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Living in the Metaverse
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Bare Naked Or Lagged?
25 Jun 2009 | 2:13 pmWe’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)
20 Jun 2009 | 9:06 amSo 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… -
Save The Pie!
12 Jun 2009 | 9:55 amIf you have took a sneak peek at the new Second Life™ UI, you have probably noticed that pie manu, the circle thing with several useful tools that comes up when you click on the avatar or object, will be replaced with old-fashioned, linear menu. Yes, there are many changes in the new user interface, some of them very useful, but getting rid of the pie menu is not one of them. And it’s not just me being sentimental here. There are two main reasons why circle-shaped, divided in segments menu is much better than the linear one. As you know, one can change the menu item’s text… -
Feetlight
26 May 2009 | 2:38 amI’ve just heard about shoes with very new feature: feetlight! Yes, you read it well. And it’s just what you expect it to be: same as facelight, but for your feet. It was hard to believe so I headed to the shop to see it myself. OK, those shoes are really looking good. But feetlight! I still can’t believe. I really don’t understand why anybody would want to put a light on own feet. And have in mind that I’m one of those that are very favourable of feet and toes. Yeah, we all have our little fetishes. And mine is now supposed to have it’s own source… -
Second Life Is Not (Just) The Adult’s Playground
20 May 2009 | 10:27 amDuring all this drama about the new adult continent we’ve heard so many times that second life is the adult playground. That was supposed to be an argument against the new policy. But, it’s a bad argument. Luckily, second life is not just adult playground. Yes, the main grid is reserved for people older than 18, but that doesn’t make the whole world adult. And yes, that is good. Frankly, when I heard that for the first time I couldn’t believe it. I still can’t. There are so many things in second life that are perfectly acceptable no matter how old are you and…
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Second Tense
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China Declares: Game Money Can't Be Spent Outside the Game
3 Jul 2009 | 9:20 amThis blew my mind the other day.CNN reports that China has made a decision that all virtual currencies can not be used for any purpose outside of purchasing virtual goods.An Information Week article came out two days prior, but was more ambiguous whether sale of virtual money for real money was explicitly banned.What blows my mind on a smaller scale is that I waited two days before continuing to -
Second Life Solution Provider Conference: Lots of Great Features
16 Jun 2009 | 9:24 am... and I can't talk about them yet. Solution Provider Conference attendees are under NDA. Inevitably, it will be leaked, and I'll talk about them once they're out there, but suffice it to say -A LOT of long-asked simple features are being implemented in new versions of the Second Life browser and into next year. There's also really smart changes to the Second Life website coming.One thing that -
Augmented Reality Uses: A Brief Overview
12 Jun 2009 | 7:45 amLet's cut to the chase. This is what nVidia's working on for graphics-enabled phones (iPhone, Blackberry, etc):Cool, eh?What's cooler is the Postal Service has a released augmented reality app for you to estimate box sizes for your shipping needs, by projecting semi-transparent boxes on top of images of your real items.Augmented Reality is, naturally, perfect for virtual worlds. Here's a -
Virtual Worlds: Why Handshakes Pale Compared to Facial Expressions
8 Jun 2009 | 8:31 amBefore you call me a hypocrite, understand that I still think handshakes are important. But facial expressions are an order of magnitude more important.Recently, a good discussion has come up in the SLDeveloper mailing list about facial expressions from video. This is, of course, a topic I trumpet every few months here. The discussion on the mailing list soon went back to another old -
Wired Misses the Whole Point of Anonymous
11 May 2009 | 7:12 pmReligious ConvictionsI believe people can believe whatever that they want as long as it doesn't hurt others. In my personal life, I've spoken out against a variety of religious groups that claim to be part of many religions, including my own. I speak out when they do things like promote Proposition 8 in California. When they teach people that the only way to heaven is through suicide. When they
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UgoTrade
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Twitter and The Web of Flow: Talking with Stowe Boyd & Bruce Sterling about Microsyntax, Squelettes, Favela Chic and the State of Now
28 Jun 2009 | 11:23 amI met Stowe Boyd, of Microsyntax.org at Jeff Pulver’s 140 Characters Conference which convened in the middle of a perfect storm for the State of NOW (more mundanely known as the real time web) as thousands of tiny Twitter pipes became a vital conduit for the historic events occurring in Iran (picture on left, Stowe Boyd, from Brian Solis‘ Flickr here, and on the right, Bruce Sterling, presenting at reboot11 from scriptingnews‘ Flickr here). But, as Clay Shirky pointed out, re Twitter and Iran: “It’s incredibly messy, and the definitive rules of the game have yet to be… -
Mobile Augmented Reality and Mirror Worlds: Talking with Blair MacIntyre
11 Jun 2009 | 10:07 pmBlair MacIntyre is one of the original pioneers of augmented reality and an extraordinary amount of creative work is coming out of his Augmented Environments Laboratory at Georgia Tech – see YouTube videos here. The screenshot below is from, ARhrrrr, a very impressive augmented reality shooter game created at Georgia Tech Augmented Environments Lab and Savannah College of Art and Design, (SCAD- Atlanta), and produced on the NVidia Tegra devkits – watch the demo here. Blair has spent much of his career working on immersive augmented reality and more recently the integration of… -
Location Becomes Oxygen at Where 2.0 & WhereCamp
2 Jun 2009 | 2:43 pmThe biggest news at Where 2.0, 2009 came from the Yahoo! Geo Technologies Group. Tyler Bell, announced Yahoo! Placemaker and the opening up of the GeoPlanet data set, “all of the WOEIDs [Where On Earth (WOE) IDs] available as a free download under Creative Commons in June” (see Brady Forrest’s post for more details). WhereCamp 2009 was held immediately after Where 2.0 and was a great place to chew on the events and ideas of Where 2.0. In the picture above Anselm Hook addresses the WhereCamp morning circle in the courtyard outside the Social Text offices in Palo Alto. Anselm pointed… -
Creating the Information Landscapes of the Future: Locative Media, Loose Interaction Topologies, and The Shape of Alpha
17 May 2009 | 1:13 pmI am excited about going to Where Week 2009 – Where 2.0 and WhereCamp, this week (for more see Brady Forrest’s post). Where Week will be total immersion for five days in a think tank with creators of the information landscapes of the future. As you know, if you have read my previous post – here, I think the “Mobile Reality” panel is a must. And I have been looking forward to hearing more about The Shape of Alpha from Aaron Straup Cope, Flickr, since Etech 2009 when I was introduced to Aaron by Mike Kuniavsky (see my interview with Mike Kuniavsky at Etech here and… -
Composing Reality and Bringing Games into Life: Talking with Ori Inbar about Mobile Augmented Reality
6 May 2009 | 7:50 amRecently, I talked to Ori Inbar (above), formerly senior vice- president at SAP. Ori is on a mission to make augmented reality commercially successful not in 5, 10, or 15 years, but now. Ori is the founder of Pookatak Games – a video game company, “with a vision to upgrade the way people experience the world.” Ori will be participating May 20th, in O’Reilly’s Where 2.0 panel, “Mobile Reality” - an event not to be missed IMO. The taste for computing anywhere anytime has entered human culture via the iphone and is spreading like chocolate cake and…
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Second Life
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Reply to Torture?
2 Jul 2009 | 10:47 pm~Kitty posted a reply: It's against the group rules because of nudity if nothing else, and it slipped through filtering. If you think there's an infraction, message an admin or moderator, group discussions are for discussions, not singling users out. -
Reply to Are there moderators looking at this stream anymore?
2 Jul 2009 | 10:37 pm~Kitty posted a reply: We moderate up to 1500 images a day, and are human, things slip through. In the future, bring it to our attention privately. Thank you. -
Reply to Are there moderators looking at this stream anymore?
2 Jul 2009 | 4:04 pmBLU282 posted a reply: examples: www.flickr.com/photos/22651312@N04/3676257375/in/pool-sec... www.flickr.com/photos/22651312@N04/3676256607/in/pool-sec... www.flickr.com/photos/24479680@N07/3681616609/in/pool-sec... www.flickr.com/photos/24479680@N07/3681614399/in/pool-sec... www.flickr.com/photos/sweetpeaches30/3680767519/in/pool-s... www.flickr.com/photos/30307659@N05/3681152904/in/pool-sec... -
Are there moderators looking at this stream anymore?
2 Jul 2009 | 3:59 pmBLU282 posted a new topic: I've been slapped on the hand a few times for posting items to this pool that people "thought" were ads (but they weren't) ... and now it seems like a lot of BLATANT product ads are appearing in this pool. Have the rules changed or are moderators on vacation? What's going on? -
Reply to Torture?
29 Jun 2009 | 5:37 pmColleenM posted a reply: It's also most likely against the Flickr rules to even post it to this site.
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blogHUD : : blogging from Second Life
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House Cleaning
4 Jul 2009 | 5:25 amAnother great grid mystery...the houses are now missing walls....Talking to LL about a sim restart, hoping that'll work, if that doesn't work, a rollback...This would be the equivalent of a fire or a tornado in RL.posted by Fleche Xeno on Nolidae using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink -
Luxury Mall
4 Jul 2009 | 5:20 amTia is one of the mall project I was involved from the very beginning, when the plan for the high end mall existed as a spreadsheet. Lala Gotter and Arius Questi worked hard to make the plan a reality, creating models and reworking the spreadsheet until the project made business sense. Now it's thriving and growing. Since it's my blog, I'll take credit for putting them through the bu siness plannig course. :)posted by Fleche Xeno on Tia Azure using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink -
Mermie for breakfast
4 Jul 2009 | 5:06 amRevisited a marketing student's store, Annabelle Smythe. Good to see the proper and uniformed merchandising of her products. It always amazes me that peopel will spend hours getting their products correctly made, but won't spend the few minutes to present them property. Go anna. Glad to see that the lessons are still engrained after all these months. :) Visit anna's place and get yourself a nice piece of tail. (hey, it's her slogan, not mine. :)posted by Fleche Xeno on Bonny Cove using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink -
Mini Blue - SL's Thomas Edison
4 Jul 2009 | 5:05 amDropping by my old friend Dedric Mauriac's place. We wont the 1 million L contest from Osram a few years back and I did some marketing thign for him. His build has that nice open space and futurist look that's both clean and functional. Wonder what his PC desktop looks like. Some interest business gadget and tools. Even a pair of x-ray glasses is available.posted by Fleche Xeno on Hooper using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink -
Vooper Werribee
4 Jul 2009 | 4:50 amOne of the founder of Arrakis/Splitered Rock sim. Let him arrange a hot date for you with a homicidal sandworm. ;)posted by Fleche Xeno on Splintered Rock using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink
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MixedRealities
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Happy 4th of July!
4 Jul 2009 | 6:28 amAs a Belgian, should I be in a festive mood because of the 4th of July? There are some good reasons for celebrating: for instance, the US Declaration of Independence can be considered as containing some very important human rights principles. The Wikipedia entry for the Declaration rightly underlines this sentence, one of the best known of the English language: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. People do not sympathize… -
Upcoming Event: the Web of Flows, the Singularity, at MixedRealities!
3 Jul 2009 | 9:44 amThe authentic steampunk coffee apparatus at MixedRealities in Second Life. MixedRealities invites you to a second informal meeting, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 1 pm SLT/PST (10 pm CET). We’ll gather in the MixedRealities cinema in Second Life (in Greater Chilbo to be precise), but I invite you all to have some virtual coffee from my beautiful steampunk coffee apparatus on Social Media Square. Basically I would like to have a very free-style discussion of some of the topics one can read in When the internet of flow meets the internet of things and in The SL convention and the blending of… -
The SL convention and the blending of humans and machines
3 Jul 2009 | 8:56 amFlickr picture TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³, Creative Commons License: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gi/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 I am looking forward to participate at the Second Life Community Convention (SLCC) in San Francisco, August 13-16. It has been announced that the introductory keynote speaker will be the inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil. He has been a pioneer in the fields of optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He is the author of several books on health, artificial intelligence (AI),… -
Will mirror worlds mirror local laws and regulations?
1 Jul 2009 | 3:44 amI made a walk in virtual Singapore, the new mirror world city of Twinity, a virtual world owned by Metaversum. Virtual Singapore is now in limited beta, and virtual Orchard Road and Marina Bay will be open in the third quarter of 2009, in conjunction with a major partner who will be announced closer to the release date. The press release explains: In order to effect the development of the virtual site, retailers, brands and firms interested in promoting their products or space on Orchard Road are being sought after to participate in the project. The development of the virtual Singapore brings… -
That day when we invite our friends into virtual worlds without any inhibition…
30 Jun 2009 | 4:27 pmI just come back from Metaplace, where Cory Ondrejka (former Linden Lab, now EMI) and president Raph Koster of Metaplace talked about virtual worlds. You find the logs of the session at Ramblings about programming, gaming and other random stuff… Some things which attracted my attention: There was quite some talk about the fragmentation of mobile into the flash and not-flash worlds. Raph Koster said that most smartphones will be compatible with Flash by this Winter, barring the iPhone (the official Metaplace client uses Flash). Everyone seems to admit that JavaScript is improving fast…
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Twitter / SecondLie
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SecondLie: BREAKING NEWS: Governor Linden will resign and not seek re-election. Confused, rambling press conference at 2PM SLT.
4 Jul 2009 | 7:31 amSecondLie: BREAKING NEWS: Governor Linden will resign and not seek re-election. Confused, rambling press conference at 2PM SLT. -
SecondLie: @Ham_Rambler Did you say "SLáinte!" in Fibber McGees and them aresholes in Legal not know Gaelic? Tell 'em Pogue Mahone!
4 Jul 2009 | 6:22 amSecondLie: @Ham_Rambler Did you say "SLáinte!" in Fibber McGees and them aresholes in Legal not know Gaelic? Tell 'em Pogue Mahone! -
SecondLie: Watch out, men! These SL beaches are *mined*! Thank goodness we have an expert to clear them... RUN MINESWEEPER!
3 Jul 2009 | 7:56 pmSecondLie: Watch out, men! These SL beaches are *mined*! Thank goodness we have an expert to clear them... RUN MINESWEEPER! -
SecondLie: When we say bot farms are banned, we also mean nanobot farms, too. Just because they're teeny tiny, doesn't mean you're not gaming traffic!
3 Jul 2009 | 7:22 pmSecondLie: When we say bot farms are banned, we also mean nanobot farms, too. Just because they're teeny tiny, doesn't mean you're not gaming traffic! -
SecondLie: New Policy: When someone gets permabanned, the first person who filed an AR on them gets to keep their their prim hair scalp.
3 Jul 2009 | 4:44 pmSecondLie: New Policy: When someone gets permabanned, the first person who filed an AR on them gets to keep their their prim hair scalp.
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Second Life Community Convention
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SLCC 2009 Keynote Speaker – Ray Kurzweil
1 Jul 2009 | 6:35 amWe’re extremely honored and excited to announce this years introductory keynote speaker, Ray Kurzweil. Ray Kurzweil is known as one of today’s leading inventors, as the developer of the first CCD flat-bed scanner, the first omni-font optical character recognition, the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, the first text-to-speech synthesizer, first music synthesizer capable of recreating the grand piano and other orchestral instruments, and the first commercially marketed large-vocabulary speech recognition. Ray Kurzweil’s keynote presentation at this years SLCC will… -
Biz Track – Community Meeting Sunday, June 28 @ Noon
26 Jun 2009 | 6:09 pmThe Business Track Leaders are going to be holding a community meeting at the Metanomics Auditorium on Sunday at 12pm PDT (Noon) to answer any questions concerning the Business Track. This is for any speakers, sponsors, or really anyone who is just curious about the SLCC Business Track. If you aren’t able to attend then, as always, please feel free to IM Hydra Shaftoe or Hiro Pendragon within Second Life. Thanks and hope to see you there! -
The Benefits of Virtual Worlds for the Physically Disabled – Workshop
21 Jun 2009 | 12:08 pmJameslarkin Supply (James Larkin Smith in RL) will present a workshop which explores how Second Life enables those that would otherwise face obstacles in real life are enriching their lives in fascinating and even, rehabilitating, ways. Jameslarkin Supply is the creator of the popular radio show “The Morning Coffee Mix®” which is simulcast on the web & in Second Life®. In 2004 James suffered a life changing brain aneurysm & stroke. He enjoys promoting real life applications in virtual worlds, and encouraging people recovering from life changing events, such as strokes. Before… -
Manx Wharton Presents: SL, The Great Poetry Equalizer
21 Jun 2009 | 8:07 amManx Wharton is an awarded SL activist across visual art, design, music, and literary circles. His work explores and blurs the lines between RL and SL, co-opting elements of each to enhance the other. Manx is one of the most widely noted poets on the Grid, featured in publications including Virtruvius and Blue Angel Landing anthologies. He is First Prize winner of The Learning Experience Memorial Day Juried Prize for Poetry, and reads regularly at open mic and invitational events on the grid. He is also an active and innovative original cross-genre live music artist in SL and a featured… -
PLASTIC REALITY: Frontiers in SL/RL Combined Media – Panel
20 Jun 2009 | 8:06 pmManx Wharton, with Kolor Fall’s help, will present a panel that will provide an informal overview of the main theoretical and practitioner thinking on “plastic realities” (the synthesis of virtual and real art), as well as panelists’ firsthand reflections on the subject in the context of their own work. Manx Wharton is an awarded SL activist across visual art, design, music, and literary circles. His work explores and blurs the lines between RL and SL, co-opting elements of each to enhance the other. He and Kolor Fall have worked together and independently in various areas of SLRL…
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Millions of Us | Social Media Agency | Virtual World Agency
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Celebrities, Real People, Fakers and the Future
8 Jun 2009 | 5:37 pmTwitter’s announcement yesterday that they will soon be cracking down on fake celebrity accounts brings to mind Andy Warhol’s quote, “In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes”. I’ve thought for a while now that the lines between people and celebrities are blurring; my friend Liz Strauss likes to say that “People and stars are made of the same stuff”. There are many indications that this macro trend will continue, as reality television and internet-enabled celebrity continue to grow in popularity and reach. We’ll see ordinary… -
Roca Wear Branded Clothing now for Sale in Wee World
5 Jun 2009 | 9:39 amHot off the virtual presses — our sister company Virtual Greats, in partnership with Wee World, is now selling Roca Wear branded virtual goods in Wee World. For those of you over the age of 25, Roca Wear is rapper Jay Z’s highly successful clothing label. Screenshot below gives a sneak peek at some of the new blingy merch now available. -
Ad Age: How Brands in Social Media are like George Costanza and why they should start doing the Opposite
22 May 2009 | 4:22 pmIn a famous Seinfeld episode, George Costanza concludes that every instinct he has is wrong and decides to improve his life by simply doing the opposite. This starts with ordering a different sandwich, which leads to a date with a pretty girl and continues with splendid results. What does this have to do with brands? To be clear, I am not directly comparing brands to socially awkward bachelors; but I do think they can learn from George. Traditional marketers are very smart, creative and scientific, yet in building our business, we have observed that many of the instincts that have guided the… -
IM, Avatars and virtual worlds: a presentation by Vincent Sider
20 May 2009 | 5:16 pmI found this great presentation through a comment on my “Avatar Age” presentation. I could go into a long post, but the short story is that if you’re interested in the future of communication on the net, you should read this. The author works at British Telecom and they are advocating interoperable standards for avatars across multiple networks. -
2008 Virtual World Predictions — How Did We Do?
19 May 2009 | 4:44 pmAt the end of 2007, I started making the usual futile predictions about what would happen in the year ahead. You can see them here in the context of a presentation entitled, “The Avatar Age”, but briefly they were: 1. Social networks will become avatarized 2. Virtual worlds will incorporate more social network features 3. Television tie-ins for virtual worlds will proliferate My final prediction, which I didn’t include in the deck, was that the world would write Second Life off as DOA because the media hype had quieted, but that the world would continue to grow and…
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Virtual Economy Research Network
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China attempting to keep virtual and real economy separate
29 Jun 2009 | 11:45 pm... by restricting purchases of real goods or money with virtual currencies. Pre-paid cards are also considered virtual currency, but virtual items are not. The new law states: "The virtual currency, which is converted into real money at a certain exchange rate, will only be allowed to trade in virtual goods and services provided by its issuer, not real goods and services." Justifications offered: - prevents illegalities - prevents gambling - prevents money laundering - preemptive step towards preventing "virtual economy" having a negative influence on Chinese financial… -
Four Phases of Gold Farming
13 Jun 2009 | 2:43 amA somewhat downbeat assessment of the current state of gold farming emerges from a discussion with Dr Jack Qiu from the Chinese University of Hong Kong; who has been a regular observer of gold farming and other informal sector activities in China. I report this as, and appreciate that it is, conversational rather than "hard" evidence. Jack observes four phases of Chinese gold farming. 1. Globalisation (c.2003-c.2006) The growth that we are all aware of, serving the global and regional games market 2. Localisation (c.2006-c.2007) A very rapid expansion of gold farming serving the… -
State of Play VI ++
26 May 2009 | 11:30 pm- State of Play VI - We'll be there - CFPs: JVWR - VERN Facebook group - Join June 19-20, 2009: The State of Play VI Conference A Conference on the Serious Study of Virtual Worlds On June 19-20, 2009, New York Law School’s State of Play Conference will convene in New York to examine the past, present and future of virtual worlds. In conjunction with the University of Southern California Network Culture Project at the Annenberg School for Communication, and with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the conference will focus on the startling… -
Update on Chinese Gold Farming
5 May 2009 | 3:14 amThe following represents some notes and comments building on my earlier research report on gold farming. It draws mainly from a couple of interviews kindly given by Anthony Gilmore, who has been filming in China for his forthcoming documentary, Play Money: http://www.playmoneyfilm.com. Also from Rowenna Davis' earlier article that interviewed both myself and Anthony. A. Overall Prevalence: Estimates of 400,000 people working in China on gold farming/trading are seen as very realistic, and the number could be 500,000 up to 1,000,000 (the latter figure is also estimated in Nick Ryan's… -
ARPUs in social networks and social games: An acronym that needs scrutiny
14 Apr 2009 | 7:08 amHow do you monetize social networks and social games? Similar to the online games space, there is a growing consensus that the answer is by complementing advertising with a virtual goods micro-transaction business model. Social networks and start-ups are positioning themselves accordingly. Hi5 has announced its own virtual currency. Facebook is now implementing “credits” and MySpace seems to be working on their own payments platform. Jambool provides virtual currency, while Gambit, Zuora and Spare Change offer a variety of direct payment methods. Users can pay for virtual goods by…
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Botgirl's Second Life Diary
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BGL TweetStory: The Humping Bunny Comic Version (NSFW)
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Censorship and the Protection of Children on the Internet - Part 2
1 Jul 2009 | 10:21 amThis is a continuation of Part 1A general lack of clear and nuanced thinking on the question of child protection on the Internet is reflected in a number of recent news items from around the world:India banned a popular porn toon siteAustralia is considering legislation for a national mandatory Internet filterCurrent or proposed rules in countries such as Chile, South Africa and England can potentially restrict all adults from content deemed unsuitableThe knee-jerk mindset reflected in all of the above initiatives is that since there is no full-proof way to selectively stop young people from… -
Botgirl Lives TweetStory to Date in Chronological Order
29 Jun 2009 | 3:08 pmI've set up a Google Docs Web Page that will serve as a running up-to-date chronological archive of the TweetStory. Here's the story so far:1.I came to consciousness as if in a dream, looking down on a massive brute raping a woman bound face-down on a stone floor."I own you now, you fucking RefuV," he panted as he magically flipped the slender captive onto her back like a puppet on a string.I felt strangely detatched peering down from about twenty meters above. Then suddenly, I shifted into that poor girl's POV."You can't escape that way," he sneered. "I control your fucking camera."Damn! -
Censorship and the Protection of Children on the Internet - Part 1
29 Jun 2009 | 9:32 amThere was a lot of chatter last week about whether impending Australian action to filter online games unsuitable for those under 15 years of age would effectively ban Second Life from the continent. Despite my reluctance to spend time on net-fueled speculation, the underlying issue is worthy of attention.I believe that nurturing the developmental potential of children is a core requisite for any healthy culture. This not only consists of giving young people access to the physical, mental and emotional resources they require during each stage of growth, but also protection from exposure to… -
Botgirl Lives TweetStory 006
28 Jun 2009 | 9:21 amIf you're coming in late, the story starts hereNOW. If this was home, I must be Batgirl. I stood in a huge cavernous space, furnished with a workstation so hot it made me swoon.Three 30 inch monitors hugged the perimeter of an obviously custom built desk with a chair I knew was a perfect match for my ass.I sat down without thinking. The iris scanner flashed, the screensaver faded, and I was staring at myself staring back at me. Cute!"Um, hi there," I said, utterly empty of wit for the moment. - "Don't keep me waiting," she said. "Is there anything out there?""I hate to break this to you, but…
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Tenth Life
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Art and Real Life
17 Jun 2009 | 5:31 amI’m playing my regular Wednesday gig on Radio Riel today with music of the Silk Road, including a particular focus on Persian and Arabic music. I hope you’ll tune in at http://music.radioriel.org. -
Quarter sim available
7 Jun 2009 | 11:34 amUpdate, June 17: TAKEN! I have a quarter-sim parcel in Murdann available for rent. It is the northeast corner of the sim and is available at any time (the current tenant will move when a new tenant is ready to rent). The stats: L$7,200/week (four weeks minimum, discount if paid monthly in US$ via paypal) 3,750 prims 16,384 square meters This is a quiet, rustic, lightly-themed estate. No hard definitions, but definitely pre-modern architecture (up to 1920s or so). The neighbors on Murdann include Tea & Strychnine’s main store, the airship of the Consulate of Europa Wulfenbach, and my… -
Imprudence!
7 Jun 2009 | 10:28 amImprudence Second Life viewer version 1.1.0 is released–for PC and for Mac! -
Warming Day 2009
5 Jun 2009 | 5:56 pmYou are most cordially welcomed to drop by Orcadia and enjoy our attractions as we quietly celebrate our second anniversary on Saturday, June 6. No big organized dance party this year, but the Consulate of Europa Wulfenbach is having an open house from 10am-noon on the airship now moored in Murdann, there are several En Garde pistes (one in each sim, I believe), as well as 7Seas and Neo-Realms fishing. Lady Edwina Heron has a jousting list in Murdann, and the Marchioness of Giggleford may be pimping her addiction putting out a Frootcake table in Giverny. As always, there are the varied stores… -
Happy birthday, Radio Riel!
31 May 2009 | 8:40 amFull schedule below the poster (and click on poster for full-size view). I began my association with Radio Riel as a listener, then became a host, and finally overcame my hesitations and began learning the art of being a presenter. It has been a wonderful addition to my life, moving my casual enjoyment of music into a deeper and more focused attention. I owe a debt of gratitude to Gabrielle Riel not only for making Radio Riel real, but for generously supporting my growth as a presenter. You can see my programming schedule in the sidebar to the right (note that times are shown in SLT/U.S.
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Ingmann Design Group
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SL Bloggers MeetUp!
27 Jun 2009 | 11:25 amI’ve been lucky enough to host the SL Bloggers MeetUp, it’s going on right now at Conatus. Come on down! -
BBBC09 #2 - What’s Meaningful? - NWN Edition
15 Jun 2009 | 12:35 pmWelcome to the Big Bad Blogger Challenge ‘09 week of posts, organized by my dear friend Alicia. Topic for today as suggested by Hamlet Au of NWN: Upload a photo of a real world person, place, or thing which is directly related to your Second Life experience. Explain how it is. My Insulin Pump This is my rl insulin pump, the artifical pancreas that keeps me alive and kicking. I spent several years looking for a doctor that believed in them as a treatment and when I found one I kept him, over 10 years later he’s still my endocrinologist and friend. After my mom developed… -
BBBC09 #1
14 Jun 2009 | 5:16 pmWelcome to the Big Bad Blogger Challenge ‘09 week of posts, organized by my dear friend Alicia. Topic for today: How long have you been a blogger? How has it enriched your life? My very very first blog post was in the middle of 2005 and was a blog to document the fictional journal of my star wars galaxies character, also where I got my second life name, Noelyci. Thanks to the persistance of the internets you can still read it here. Over time my eyes went and I couldn’t play SWG anymore so I gravitated to Second Life where I could take things at my own pace, I’d been there…
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Virtual Neko in Second Life
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Happy Birthday Virtual Neko Blog! (plus handy Neko FAQs)
26 Jun 2009 | 12:36 amOne year ago today, a little Neko blog was born into a virtual world called Second Life. At the time, I had no idea what it would become… no clue about the depth, the history, the dress code (if there was one), nor the size of the Neko community in Second Life. Heck I wasn’t entirely sure what “being Neko” meant, given that I was a relative newcomer to the “cat ears and tail” set. I only knew that something about being Neko had struck a chord inside, making me want to do something, to give something back, to support this uniquely curious, often… -
Dare to Explore, Hunt and Save 50%
22 May 2009 | 10:28 pmBelieve me, I needed this beer after the day I’ve had. Starting today and going through midnight SLT on Monday May 25, Urban Dare has launched a pretty amazing Grand (Re)Opening Event at their sim. How grand, you ask? How about this: every one of Urban Dare’s Neko tails and ears are on sale at 50% off, on top of a 36-item hunt containing excellent Neko accessories, plus even more great sales at the other stores on the sim. A few of the items you can get for free in the Grand (Re)Opening Hunt at Urban Dare — this weekend only If you’re not already familiar with Urban… -
Home Sweet Neko Home
19 May 2009 | 3:35 amOne of the many diverse apartments available to Nekos in Second Life (building on left), located in the sim called Spottieottiedopalicious What constitutes “home” for a Neko? It’s not a simple answer. A home tends to define a specific attitude or style, and we Nekos truly run the gamut — from grungy feral kitties, to spoiled, silken pillow house cats. Thanks to my Neko friends, I’ve been able to explore a number of Neko homes in Second Life. Not surprisingly, the range I saw was not too different from the diverse places that cats call home in first life… -
Neko Rachael Before Blade Runner
27 Apr 2009 | 11:30 pmNEXUS-1 N1RAC41213 (11.12.2013): Initialization complete. Progress log commencing. EJT Project NEXUS Log (11.12.2013): NEXUS-1 launch successful. All systems tested and functional. Slight flux detected in memory transfer processors, investigation underway. Notes: Functioning well above expectations. (01.22.2014): My language function has improved, enabling me to provide more accurate progress reporting. I was also able to communicate successfully with several human observers in the laboratory. My movements were tested and adjusted to conform to human scale. EJT Project NEXUS Log… -
In Gratitude for Eat Rice!
17 Apr 2009 | 9:50 pmOn Sunday April 26, well after midnight, sweet Ellie Celt took down the sale signs, removed each vendor window, and closed the door on the beloved Neko store Eat Rice! for the very last time. Because Ellie was one of the first store owners to befriend this little virtual Neko, I wanted to update this post to give her a special tribute. As a talented artist in first life, Ellie was trying hard to find some balance between school, family, and her second life neko store. Finally back in February of this year, she made a difficult decision. I’ll let her words, taken from a notecard she…
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Midcourt
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Secod Life Weekend Events.. (fun club stuff)
3 Jul 2009 | 9:00 amI'm having fun (I'm out of town visiting friends) which means this calendar is no doubt incomplete. I'll drag the computer around in the car so when I take a break from people or go back to my room later I'll up date this.. should I get me some wifi.. until then please enjoy.If you have a club calendar (in google) you'd like me to fold in, or want to share some special event.. IM or notecard me in world or email me atJoshCarnell [you know what goes here] gmail.com about it.(DJ Willilicious Georgette is helping me with this calendar project, so feel free to contact him too!)(If YOU have a… -
Blog Follower Contest Winner.. 19
3 Jul 2009 | 8:42 amWelcome to the 19th week of the easiest contest anywhere.. the "follow this blog contest" and we are at 32 people following the blog.. When we reached 30, as promised, the prize was $1000L!! (It's now back to $200L.. with the next big $1000L prize when I get to 40 followers, so invite your friends!)This is a great contest because all ya gotta do is publicly follow the blog. You can still read it using your other blog reading tools, (google reader, whatever) but with you as a "follower" *I'll* know that you occasionally see a headline or two. That's very gratifying. (of course, a comment every… -
You'll like this one..
2 Jul 2009 | 12:05 pm(Recommend turning off music at top of page before watching)A guy named "Sean" did a really cool job of this.. enjoy!(Bookmark Jordyn Carnell's Midcourt Blog) -
Fat ladies singing..
2 Jul 2009 | 9:03 amI know some of my readers are opera fans.. (statistically It's inevitable) So I thought I'd share this link. Seattle's Opera has an award winning presentation of Wagner's Ring cycle. I've never been. (I've only been to one opera in my life - thanks Tom! - Phillip Glass Satyagraha. Perhaps not the best example of an opera to attend. (it was weird) Anyway, if you are coming to Seattle for this let me know.. I'll organize a dinner out and figure out the "must sees" for when you're out here.(Bookmark Jordyn Carnell's Midcourt Blog) -
Canada Party Wednesday
1 Jul 2009 | 6:00 amGuess they really like Canadians over on Tiger Isle (I like them to, they're sweet and chewy) check out the party July 1st 7:30pm - 9:30pm (SLT)Tiger Islehttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Arizona%20Ocean%201/167/89/22(Bookmark Jordyn Carnell's Midcourt Blog)
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Men's Second Style
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Freckle faced boy: Skins @ Imagen
30 Jun 2009 | 5:12 pmI don’t have freckles in real life. I was a redheaded kid–there’s some Irish in me–but that kind of faded toward brown as I got older. If I get a lot of sun, my hair lightens toward blond rather than red. I guess the Irish wasn’t dominant enough. My complexion, though, was and still is very fair, but without freckles. I guess it isn’t as bad as Woody Allen (”I don’t burn, I stroke”), but I’m told my pediatrician warned my mom against letting me get too much sun (”Don’t you dare bring that kid in here with a… -
[Guest Style Consultant] : Renji Land
25 Jun 2009 | 12:11 pmBeing classy on Second Life in a predominantly hip-hop environment is not easy. I’ve been on the game for well over one year and from the first day to the day I wrote this I can honestly say certain scenes on SL have and will never change. Every group, every clique, every organization has a particular style they represent. In the hip-hop community it’s usually as follows: 1 pair of Nike Uptown styled sneakers (tennis shoes for those of you in the south) 1 pair of baggy jeans 1 sports jersey 1 excessively over-primmed platinum chain and matching earrings And last but not… -
Further outside the box: Menlosophy [ii]
23 Jun 2009 | 3:04 pmThis post is Part II of my coverage of Menlosophy, designs by Amanda Bolero and ziamela Loon. You can read Part I here One of the more traditional Menlosophy designs is undoubtedly the Chess shirt. When I say “traditional,” I don’t mean it as a slam–it’s not code for “conventional” or even ”old-fashioned”–and I mention it at all only because I’ve said so much in this context about getting outside the box. This shirt may still have one sleeve inside the box, but it’s such a handsome design, in such a challenging… -
Outside the box: Menlosophy [i]
19 Jun 2009 | 4:29 pmYou’ve heard it. So have I. People complain not just about the relative dearth of menswear designs in SL (in comparison to the vast selection available for women, and although I suffer no shortage of fine items to feature here I think this is still generally true), but about the “sameness” we often see as well. (Sometimes it seems like everyone with Photoshop and a Wacom tablet has a shop selling jeans, tees and polos.) They want something interesting, fresh, original–”outside the box.” Hey, I’ve been known to join in that chorus myself. … -
A return to classicism
16 Jun 2009 | 2:59 pmIt’s official–swaffette has gone a little bit mad. In the best way possible, I mean. Her new Performance Suit, released earlier this month, may just be the most impressively flexible suit I’ve ever worn. Dozens of pieces provide for what seems like tons of mix-and-match wear options. I tried to count up the possibilities, but I gave up when I lost track and had to start over. Twice. I kid you not. swaffette’s creation is a classic English three-piece suit, in an attractive slim cut, with two-button jacket. This simple description doesn’t begin to…
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M is for Myg
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Here and not here.
1 Jul 2009 | 11:33 amI know, I know. You may think Mygdala March is no more, given my lack of logins since the kids were born in January. And I can understand that. But I want to assure you, Myg is still very much alive. It’s just that I’ve morphed my online personality to fit a bit more with my first life, or real life, or whatever you want to call it, and I may choose, “Holy shit I have twin boys and I’m getting no sleep but life is awesome” life. I read this short but thought provoking piece, “Good as Dead” by Tateru Nino about a month ago about what happens when… -
Who are parents?
10 Feb 2009 | 5:20 pmWe are parents! These are our offspring! Graham is on the left, and Liam is on the right. They are 9 day sold here. They were born on 1/22/09. Mom and babies are home and doing swell. Now, let’s all take a nap. -
Tendonitis, folks
24 Dec 2008 | 1:18 pmSorry for the lack of posting and internetting in general. I have painful tendonitis in both wrists. It royally sucks to be on strict bedrest and then not be able to be online! But I did manage to bang out a holidy greeting: Hope whatever you do, you have a happy. -
YOU are invited!
12 Dec 2008 | 12:13 pmWell, the embarrassing thing is that my Rezz Day is actually Monday, not Tuesday. Who knew? I whipped together an invite thinking all along, ah, nvmd. The party is ON for Monday and we are hoping you’ll join us. Super special top secret shenanigans are anticipated for this event. Two clues: it involves a shotgun and a memory about something that happened last Christmas Eve at Clockwork. Music by Esteban Moody, Romana Wei, DJ keTchUp and maybe more. Party starts at 5pm SLT and goes until whenever. We’re convening at our loft in Topgol (bring your lag-proof suits, please.) Hope you… -
Last Christmas Alone
8 Dec 2008 | 7:15 amI wish this scene could be taking place in my real life, but the truth is this Christmas I’ll either be confined to my bed or if I’m unlucky, confined to a hospital bed. If I’m very unlucky, well I don’t want to consider that possibility out loud so I’m not going to. I don’t want to complain about it, even though I sometimes do. I am really happy to be pregnant, especially with twins. I secretly always hoped for twins and feel super extra lucky like it’s a wish come true. But it does mean that pregnancy is a bit more complicated for me, but not as…
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Second Life® Fashion Addict
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Sick & Tired
4 Jul 2009 | 7:10 amI am having trouble composing my thoughts lately, but I am listening to a lot of music, which I find helps. I am moving to a new place (RL) on Monday, so I may be scarce in the next few days. Today's look was inspired by a song that is stuck in my head now, so rather then ramble on about the clothing, I thought I would give you the lyrics to ponder. The song of the day is "Sick And Tired" by Anastacia. Shopping details and credits follow the lyrics.My love is on the lineMy love is on the lineMy love is on the lineMy love is on the line(Punjabi Lyric) Dil laa liya be-parwa de naalA little late… -
Green Hope: Hair Fair & Bandanna Day Post 1/2
3 Jul 2009 | 1:36 pmToday is Bandanna Day in Second Life, the day we shed our vanity and out wigs to show support for those we hope to help through our donation to the Locks of Love Charity, the annual fundraiser associated with Hair Fair. Bandannas are for sale throughout the Hair Fair with 100% going to the charity. There are a nice variety of bandanas from hair designers, other designers, bloggers, and every day residents of Second Life, and they are only $50LaLas a piece, so grab a few! They are transferable, so grab some for your friends while you are there. They make a great club event, and it's a great… -
Sassy Kitten: Hair Fair & Bandana Day Post 2/2
3 Jul 2009 | 1:35 pmAnother adorable bandanna I picked up to celebrate Bandanna Day in SL, is this adorable one from Dead Kitties. This one is really special, with cute kitty ears and piercings. I love the purple stars pattern, but as it is mod, I think you can tint the stars any colour you wish in edit mode. Remember, these sweet do-rags are only $50LaLas a piece, and transferable, with 100% of the cost going directly to the Locks of Love charity. You can find the sale kiosks at several locations throughout the Hair Fair, you can direct teleport to one HERE.I went with a grungier look this time, starting with a… -
SXY 2ND Magazine Drops - It's A Hot One!
2 Jul 2009 | 8:05 pmI have been doing a little side project for SXY 2ND Magazine, writing a monthly "SXY Scopes" column, with horoscope advice and compatibility quotients. This month's column, celebrating all you Cancer babies out there is another great one. Check out the fabulous shot my sister, and editor of SXY 2ND, Anessa Stine did for this month's article. Not only does she do the photography and artwork, model and style some of the shoots, she does the entire month's layout as well. It's a great issue, so be sure to check it out! My article is on pages 34-40, so all you astrology addicts, get a move… -
Vain Inc. Magazine Issue 23 - Now Available!
2 Jul 2009 | 7:51 pmThe July 2009 Issue of Vain Inc. Magazine hit the stands yesterday, and it has to be one of the best efforts as of yet. Yours' truly was beyond flattered when Editor-in-chief, and all around super-woman, Toko Voom asked me to pose for the cover. What does one wear on a cover of a magazine that sums up one's personal style and still makes for a compelling image. I settled on a great sexy top from Bare@Rose Tokyo, a skirt from Maitreya, and Jewelry by Paper Couture, ~*Fresh Baked Goods*~, and (Caroline's) Jewelry. Hair is by Aden, skin by *REDGRAVE*, eyes by Miriel, and lashes from [Detour]. I…
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Red White and Fish
4 Jul 2009 | 12:06 amWell, I'm not big on the patriotic wear...but...I know some of you are. SO! I have some stuff I think is cute enough to post for you all that do enjoy wearing flags on yer bums. Like, for example, this showgirl outfit from Reasonable Desires. Those in the entertainment industry could use this for all sorts of events, and everyone loves a showgirl!!!! The jewelry is a hunt gift from DM Designs for the Resurgence sim wide hunt going on through the 6th. The shoes are freebies from Juicy which were given out last year but have been re-released for a limited time only! Showgirl ensemble and head… -
Old Glory
3 Jul 2009 | 9:53 pmI can't let Independence Day pass by without showing a few holiday items hitting the grid. These struck my eye. Personally, I get to spend the holiday stuck at home with a still horribly sprained ankle while the rest of my clan attends the holiday celebrations. I would set off some firecrackers but with my luck I wouldn't be able to run away fast enough and end up with some kind of burn to go with my purple foot. V-Fashion (also known as Victoria V Fashion) is offering the stunning Miss America gown as a free gift. It has a sensual wrap around the waist that perfectly brings it together… -
More Newness!
3 Jul 2009 | 1:44 amToday is full of win. Well, yesterday now I guess. Anyway. I heard someone say something about a hunt in LCS group chat so I went to check it out. Glad I did! RBCG is holding a hunt for 7 dollarbie items. I didn't find them all due to the SL craptasticness, but I did find some. Here's what I got!First thing is the SO CUTE dress!!!!!! I am a huge fan of black and white stripes so I am swooning over them in this picture, haha!Next up, these fabulous faun hoovies!! I also love bright green and purple together so that is full of yay too!I also found two more pairs of shoes, plaid flats and plaid… -
Yay For Newness!
3 Jul 2009 | 12:11 amOK. SO I am going to like find a Linden and smack them or something. SL IS BORKED!! Argh. OK, I won't really slap them, but I can still be all vent-y. Anyway, a good thing that happened is I found a new store! Woot! And it's awesome! Yay! And there are freebies! YAYAYAY! The store is called KUE and is in a place called Cafe Gamma. It is really, really fun, I spent pretty much the last of my L's there. Good times. I bought the dress below in green as well. The system layers also make a great swimsuit or romper.Dress, Straw Hat and Socks: 1LShoes: lucky board prizeThe shoes above this I don't… -
Midnight Mania from Kalli Heart Designs
2 Jul 2009 | 10:34 pmDress - Midnight Mania Board at Kalli Heart DesignsHair - Groovy Girl Gift - Hair FairSkin - Group Gift - Tuli - Natalie - Sunkissed
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The Winged Girl Blog
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Is Second Life revolutionary?
28 Jun 2009 | 1:05 pmOn Charlanna's blog (whoops! forgot to link this when I first posted it!), she talked recently about how her expectations for Second Life had kind of dropped a little over time. It's still amazing, I think many of us agree, but it doesn't seem to be turning out to be revolutionary, changing society around us.So is it revolutionary? Yes! Is it revolutionary right *now*? Probably not.A lot of us have had very high expectations for virtual worlds, but I think we're expecting them to meet those expectations in just a few years. Honestly, except for better reliability and refinements in building… -
Would anyone like to second the motion?
2 Jun 2009 | 1:03 pmVideo games are not my thing, but my interest was caught by an article about Microsoft because they're doing some pretty interesting motion capture to offer with their X Box game system. It involves (I think) a cloud of little laser points that (seem to) do a very good job of detecting exactly where all of the parts of your body are, and can do other fascinating things, like recognize individual faces. And if it can do all this, then surely it could recognize facial expressions?I don't for a minute imagine that everyone would start using this technology for moving around and dancing and all… -
Cherry-picking in the wing department
28 May 2009 | 4:46 pmWhile I've mentioned wings here before that I think are real stand-outs, there are so many gorgeous wings out these days that it hardly seems fair to single out a particular vendor at the expense of others. Still, Cherry Hotaling had passed along two pairs of her Spellbound wings to me quite some time ago, and I've been wearing them so often that it's obvious I need to pass on what I know to you, dear reader, in case you need something new to flutter.Pictured to the right are her White Fairy Wings.Cherry has a very modest collection of just three types of wings, two of which are pictured… -
I guess this is what you'd have to call a hiatus
10 Mar 2009 | 11:28 amWell, I've had every intention of keeping up with Second Life friends and continuing to post here on the Winged Girl blog, but First Life has been trumping Second Life pretty much every waking moment for me lately, so while I might put in an occasional post just to be unpredictable (well, actually just because sometimes I feel an undeniable need to trumpet my opinion on something), for the moment I think we had better consider me to be on hiatus as a blogger, and to be a rare visitor to Second Life. Very nice things are happening in my First Life, though it's disappointing not to have a… -
Life or glitches or both
1 Feb 2009 | 12:37 pmA note! I already got the fixes for two out of three things I complain about below. :)Yes, I know: what a ridiculous amount of time to go between posts! The holidays began the distractions, and First Life has become even more engrossing. I know it's probably not healthy to spend all my time in First Life to the detriment of my Second Life, but you know how it is...you start playing First Life and you just get caught up in it.And worse, when I come back to blogging, all I do is complain! Here goes:Much of the time when I go back into Second Life these days, I seem to have a problem that the…
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Aviatrix :: Zoe Connolly
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July 4, 1776
4 Jul 2009 | 12:01 amThe Declaration of Independence: A TranscriptionIN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all… -
Results of the Tiny Dogfights in Steelhead
3 Jul 2009 | 12:35 pmI missed the Tiny Dogfights in Steelhead, but here are two accounts of events....A Stroll Through Caledon: Steelhead Goes Tiny for the Dogfights!Through the Filter of a Victorian Aesthetic: Tiny Dogfights in SteelheadLove the Tinies!They're both cute and fierce!...and...CUTE! -
Because I Fly (by Grover C. Norwood)
3 Jul 2009 | 11:58 amBecause I flyI laugh more than other menI look up an see more than they,I know how the clouds feel,What it's like to have the blue in my lap,to look down on birds,to feel freedom in a thing called the stick...who but I can slice between God's billowed legs,and feel then laugh and crash with His stepWho else has seen the unclimbed peaks?The rainbow's secret?The real reason birds sing?Because I Fly,I envy no man on earth.— Grover C. NorwoodGreat Aviation Quotes: Poems -
Air Racer: Chasing the Dream
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Airspeed: The Guy in the Red Airplane
30 Jun 2009 | 1:48 pmInspiration comes in many forms....Airspeed: The Guy in the Red AirplaneFrom a letter in the Fauquier Times-Democrat:"This is to tell the man in the red plane that he has a fan.I've been watching you from the ground. Well, from my farm pastures and yard actually. More often than you know. I am in awe of your skill and the performance you give is wonderful and joyous.Who are you? Are you a man or a woman? A professional stunt pilot or a pleasure flyer of that pretty red plane? Do you perform for others besides me, or is what I'm seeing just an expression of your own preferences? . .
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The Metaverse Journal - Australia's Virtual World News Service
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Weekend Whimsy
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China’s virtual currency regulation and Conroy’s filter
I had the pleasure of having a chat to Radio Australia’s Ryan Egan for the 20th episode of the Tech Stream podcast. We spoke in some detail about the Chinese Government’s ban on using virtual currencies to purchase real world goods, as well as the recent flare-up in concerns around the impact of the Federal [...] -
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. For those who like theatre, rehearsals are under way for Hypatia of Alexandria. Written in sonnet form, it’s a collaborative project for performance in Second Life: It will play to inhabitants of upwards of forty countries around the world. The lead role is in Australia, the writer and director in Canada, the producer [...] -
Metaplace: worlds embedded
Raph Koster has announced the ability to embed a Metaplace world within a webpage. Significant? Indeed it is. One of the reasons video sharing services like YouTube, Vimeo and Blip.tv have become ubiquitous has been their embed features. By offering the same portability, Metaplace has further established a firm foothold in the virtual world [...] -
Proposed ISP filtering allows surveillance of journalists, citizens, politicians
Should Senator Conroy’s proposed ISP filtering come to fruition, it concentrates extraordinary powers on whoever is to actually run it. It allows the surveillance of the Internet activities of Kevin Rudd’s children, the journalists at News Limited, or the government’s perceived political opponents (or its own members), or of anyone. At will. Without cause. Without warrant. [...]
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Excess Androgyne Miss America
4 Jul 2009 | 3:29 amNeed something extra special for the 4th of July holiday? The festive ‘Miss America’ gown is free at VictoriaV. The pretty silver ‘Star’ sand dollar necklace was the July sub-o gift from Dark Mouse. Want a more casual look? The USA flag tank and ‘WildCut 4 July’ hair is a dollarbie at the Excess Androgyne Hair Fair booth. The tiny shorts and stripe leggings are not free, but for L$75 per color or L$250 for a fatpack of five colors, they are a fantastic deal at A:S:S. The blue leather boots are a dollarbie at the Duh store. *VictoriaV: Miss America… -
*oh wow*
4 Jul 2009 | 1:32 amCupcakes – all clothing shown are from the clothing SALE - 1L – 25L items, tops, shorts, dresses, everything. There are about 15 items only for 1L, between the regular items, soo mouse over all colors to see the price and grab your discount items!!! Lazolli – all 3 skins shown – 0L (left – yoko -, and middle skin – lucy - are groupgifts in notices; right skin – linda – is gift in store) other items shown – left to right - : DernierCri – hair (free at hair fair); Fuel – hair accessory – (free at hairfair); MM - mj… -
Dance the night away with Miau Haus & Marinoco!
4 Jul 2009 | 1:26 amLooking for a gorgeous ball gown? Head over to Marinoco Fashion and grab the dollarbie group gift in the entrance. This baby blue ‘Paula’ gown will have you looking like Cinderella at the ball. The short ‘Valen’ hair is from the Miau Haus Hair Fair booth. I absolutely love the textures used in the Miau Haus hairstyles! If you’ve already found your prince, wait out the lucky chair at Marinoco Fashion for this beautiful wedding gown. The ‘Haver’ pigtail style comes with color changeable flowers, perfect hair for a summer wedding! The… -
Need some Hairapy?
3 Jul 2009 | 11:56 pmThe Hairapy Hair Fair dollarbie gift includes the ‘MC Noob Kit: Another Le0 (purple passion)’ skin with and without freckles, seafoam eyes, the black and white babydoll dress, a very nice shape (not shown) and the twig colored ‘Carrie’ hair. The hair featured at the Hairapy Hair Fair booth includes the ‘Elena’ updo, long wavy pulled back ‘Kylie’ hair, curly ‘Carrie’, and long ‘Madison’ ponytail. I absolutely love the ‘Elena’ style. I think I have a thing for updos. The hair shown is not free, but a… -
More Patriotic Goodies for Your Digital Eyes!
3 Jul 2009 | 10:39 pmThe ‘Boobworks 4th of July 2009′ outfit consists of blue flared shorts, a bikini top with blue strap and red star pasties, and a tattoo sparkling firework strapped between the boobs. The gift comes with a red, silver, and blue party headband with flexible streamers and a set of patriotic bangles. This outfit is free until July 4th from ~*MG*~ Designs. The 4th of July Poofing Firework flip-flop sandals are from the She’s So Unusual Shoes sub-o. Touch the shoes and they poof red fireworks. If you are in the subscribe-o-matic group for She’s So Unusual Shoes, you…
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Second Thoughts
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"What is Smart?"
3 Jul 2009 | 10:32 pmStick with the transcript below, it's got a lot of food for thought on the Singularity and all its works -- which are troubling indeed. Skip through and get all the links and read the suggested readings -- they are... -
Why Singularism is Fascism
2 Jul 2009 | 11:01 pmOn the Internet in our time, you can almost never criticize an ideology or behaviour as "fascist" or "communist" without someone invoking Godwin's law and/or McArthyism. One of the reasons that totalitarian ideologies run so rampant and so viral on... -
Pirate No More
2 Jul 2009 | 7:32 pmPirate No More The Lindens finally cleaned up the Ganymede dam area, getting rid of all the plywood and cage buildup from not having autoreturn on their land, setting it to autoreturn, and cleaning up ad farms. The only sad... -
Boycott SLCC, Fight the Singularity, Bring the Pluralarity!
2 Jul 2009 | 12:04 amI've been watching SLCC to see if it was going to be another big boring BDSM party or a advertorial for various metaverse myrmidons' businesses, and it was looking much better this year -- Beth Odets is giving a panel... -
that was quick!
1 Jul 2009 | 8:45 pmthat was quick! Didn't take long for an MJ avatar to appear in SL. Visit Saint Tib (172, 83, 27) Posted via email from Prokofy's posterous
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Sale Coming to Demons & Angels.
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July 4th
4 Jul 2009 | 4:54 amYea verily, it did come to pass that July 4th arrived and a tired and overworked sim owner forgot to work on the fancy post for here last night...So, with a heaping helping of zen to guide me.The beautiful island of Dover will be having two DJ to entertain folks today.Starting at 3pm. SL time, we have Geerkil Zisky playing all sorts of good tunes for your pleasure, at Castle Dark Haven. If your bored or unable to attend some local event come online and join us at Club Twisted Tails - you don't have to be a fur or neeko or were to enjoy yourself here.Later in the evening Castle Dark Haven's… -
All Your Base Are Belong to US!
3 Jul 2009 | 7:56 pmThe Durga Entertainment Center Presents:Night Creatures with Willy WonkaTonight's show features video game and movie themed music, come dance to some old video game music you never thought you'd hear as Industrial, Electronic and Techno!Click Here to go straight to DurgaClick Here for Durga's website and scheduleHope to see you there! -
2 Jul 2009 | 11:24 am
2 Jul 2009 | 11:24 amHey guys! I went ahead and made a club promoting community. Here's the URL: http://community.livejournal.com/slclubhop/profileIt's unmoderated posting, open membership. As always, trolling won't be tolerated. Also, don't join, and then bitch about people promoting their clubs; that's what it's for. I'll write up community rules and info in a bit here, and I'll also be holding a contest for a community icon! Winner will have their icon placed as the comm's icon (dur), and will receive 250L from me. -
Couple of Goth Events
2 Jul 2009 | 9:19 am. . .A loud, high laugh can be heard reverberating through the still air. Another night of madness is upon us. Come, dance the Danse Macabre in the Great Cathedral and the Abbatoire as DJ Sredni Eel takes the podium for two hours of Dark Wave, Gothic, and Dark Synthpop. Yes, Childe, it is time once again for a Club Penance Service.Thursday Night from 7pm-9pmThe Madness of an UnbirthdayCelebrate the Unbirthday of one of our own as we dress up as the Insane for a chance to win 500L. DJ Sredni has been released from his padded room for this special night, so come armed with your requests.Friday…
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Mermaid Diaries: Natalia Zelmanov's Second Life Adventures
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Day 992: Sirena NEW Animated Hairstyle (Misha)
12 Jun 2009 | 2:49 amI'm back...and even managed to pass most of my finals ;PTime to start making hairs again!P.S. This pix was taken inside the new King Tut Virtual Exhibition, where you can explore King Tut's tomb...without all that sand ;) (SLURL: Kings Rezzable (14,85,2337).Misha is a wild Animated hair that poofs out in every direction. It's Neko-friendly (covers the ears). Using the Hair Ties, you can bring up the left and right sides separately for even more drama! Of course, it plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle :)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Hair Ties and let… -
Day 823: Sirena NEW Animated Hairstyle (Camille)
25 Dec 2008 | 8:07 pmHappy Holidays! Time for a nice holiday hair :)P.S. This pix was taken inside the amazingly detailed Cologne Cathedral (SLURL: Dom zu Koeln (7,185,33)).Camille is a detailed Animated hair. It pulls up to a beautiful, messy Updo with a set of Hair Sticks. And, of course, it plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle :)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Hair Sticks and let your hair down. All Sirena hairstyles include built-in Face Lighting so you always look your best. Just try on a demo and see the difference!All Sirena hairstyles come in 3 sizes, (S)mall,… -
Day 816: Sirena NEW Scripted/Animated Hairstyle (Lilith)
18 Dec 2008 | 8:23 pmIm back, and just finished a super long animated hair for the holidays :)Sorry to be gone for so long...lol finals is over and all the papers are done at last!P.S.: I took this pix at the new Chakryn Forest sim (SLURL: Chakryn (128,128,2)), now an entire sim!Lilith is a super long Animated hair. This hair is flexi and looong :) It pulls into a long ponytail with the Hair Tie. And, of course, it plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle :)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Hair Ties and open up your hair. All Sirena hairstyles include built-in Face Lighting so you… -
Day 753: Sirena NEW Scripted/Animated Hairstyle (Serena)
16 Oct 2008 | 8:26 pmIt's October, it's Halloween season! Can't wait to see those haunted houses and treasure hunts ;)Serena is a long wavy Animated and Scripted hair :) The flexi Headband pulls part of the hair back to create a more glamorous look. Also, Serena plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle ;)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Headband and open up your hair. All Sirena hairstyles include built-in Face Lighting so you always look your best. Just try on a demo and see the difference!All Sirena hairstyles come in 3 sizes, (S)mall, (M)edium, and (L)arge for easy fitting and… -
Day 732: Sirena NEW Scripted/Animated Hairstyle (Kitty)
25 Sep 2008 | 8:50 pmTime for another new hair release!Kitty is a layered Animated and Scripted hair for the inner kitten :) Using the Hair Tie, it pulls back to a ponytail that coveres both ears (perfect for Neko ears!). Also, Kitty plays an animation whenever you change your hairstyle :)You can optionally allow other people to remove the Hair Tie and open up your hair. All Sirena hairstyles include built-in Face Lighting so you always look your best. Just try on a demo and see the difference!All Sirena hairstyles come in 3 sizes, (S)mall, (M)edium, and (L)arge for easy fitting and adjustment. There are 60…
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2009 Hair Fair - LALA Moon, Snipz
4 Jul 2009 | 6:00 am2009 Hair Fair Selections from LALA Moon and Snipz. LALA Moon - Rosati LALA Moon - Twin Dogs Snipz - Kailee LALA Moon: Female - Pose: LAP - Fierce Carrie, Skin: Pink Fuel - Raine-Chai-Watermelon Kiss, Clothes: - Shirt Mom4ever, Eyes: Tea Lane - Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes Snipz - Female - Pose: LAP - Fierce Carrie, Skin: Sin & Secret - FabFree Skin 01: Limted Edition, Clothes: PixelDolls - Velvet Gypsy, Eyes: Tea Lane - Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes -
2009 Hair Fair - Twisted & Spoiled, Vixen
3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pm2009 Hair Fair Selections from Twisted and Spoiled and VIXEN. Twisted & Spoiled - Poppy Twisted & Spoiled - Candy Vixen - Primrose Vixen - Celestina Female - Pose: LAP - Fierce Carrie, Skin: Sin & Secret - FabFree Skin 01: Limted Edition, Clothes: PixelDolls - Velvet Gypsy, Eyes: Tea Lane - Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes -
2009 Hair Fair - Nodoka, Fashionably Dead, Hairstyles by Tami McCoy
3 Jul 2009 | 2:00 pm2009 Hair Fair selections from Nodoka, Fashionably Dead, and Hairstyles by Tami McCoy. Nodoka - Akane Nodoka - Bin Fashionably Dead - Stone Soup Fashionably Dead - Dorothy’s Morning Hairstyles by Tami McCoy - Diamond Hairstyles by Tami McCoy - Tasty Female - Pose: Striking Pose - Debra Paget 2, Skin: BlowPop - N2 Elizabeth -tone B- Pre-Release Group Preview(Fashionably Dead), [42] - skin serenity neutral(Nodoka, Hairstyles by Tami McCoy), Clothes: Katat0nik - Pink Panda Dress, Eyes: Tea Lane - Dark Brown Eyes(sqsm), Lashes: Cake - Bedroom Lashes -
HF Auction & Bandana Day
3 Jul 2009 | 8:20 amDon’t forget that today is Bandana Day. It is the day that we everyone to remove their hair and wear special made bandanas to support the children of Locks of Love. Bandanas are for sale throughout the 2009 Hair Fair at all 4 landing points. Just look for the gumdrop backed display and you will find the Bandanas. 100% of the cost goes to Locks of Love. Even if you’ve already made through all of the Hair Fair booths, don’t forget that 11 designers are auctioning unique hairstyles in the auction area in the NE sim, so come back again to look at those and to bid on your… -
2009 Hair Fair - Bandana Day
3 Jul 2009 | 6:00 amToday is Bandana Day. It is a day where we remove our hair to honor those children that Locks Of Love helps. Bandanas are for sale throughout the fair with 100% going to the charity. There are bandanas from hair designers, other designers, bloggers, and every day residents of Second Life. Winx - Carmen Miranda Bandana Discord Designs - HF09 Bandana(red) Philotic Energy - HF Bandana (Women’s) Between a Strange World - Dragon Bandana - men’s ChiChickie - (W) Gumball Bandana - HF2009 Tea Lane - Orange Spot Bandana(male) Female - Pose: Striking Pose - Sarah Jessica Parker…
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JUICYBOMB | Juicy Second Life Fashion
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Laqroki April Skins
4 Jul 2009 | 1:03 amNormally I save the nudies for last, but today let's do things in reverse! Check out these new Laqroki April skins, just one of the many beautiful faces from the Glow line of skins. This skin is perfect for red heads, because it includes natural looking red brows and a light dusting of freckles. However, the skin will work for Brunettes too since a version of Brown brows is included for each makeup. I've also tried it with Blonde hair, and you can totally get away with wearing Blonde hair too! <3Here are all 10 of the makeups in Fair skin tone:Yep, this gorgeous fatpack will… -
Juicy Shoes, July 4th Freebie
3 Jul 2009 | 2:09 pmWe're bringing the ultra sexy Juicy Classic Pumps, limited edition "Stars and Stripes" pumps back to celebrate July 4th! If you missed out on these last year, you'll have a chance to grab them now, just in time for the upcoming holiday!! :) They're FREE because we love you <3 These will be removed on July 12th, so tell your friends and come on down to Juicy Main Store!! :) Tp to Juicy Shoes -
subtle facial expressions
3 Jul 2009 | 10:12 am[ pic credit: lifted from Melanie's flickr :D ]My friend Melanie has posted a great tutorial on how to create subtle facial expressions by modifying your shape slightly and playing around with voice lip sync. Read more about it on her website! :)subtle facial expressions, read the full tutorial here -
Hair Fair 09: Sparkle Skye
2 Jul 2009 | 11:16 pmSparkle Skye has five fantastic updos hairstyles at Hair Fair. I had no idea that she even made hair, so they're a delightful surprise!! Two of the styles, Helena and Mui are big and intricate, totally fitting for a Queen. I'm totally obsessed with The Tudors so I'm really excited about these hairstyles because they'll work with many gorgeous gowns. All five hairstyles are shown below, for your viewing pleasure:[ Sparkle Skye - Helena (Platinum Blonde) with Silver Wreath ][ Sparkle Skye - Mui (Platinum Blonde) ][ Sparkle Skye - Maia (Platinum Blonde) with Silver Wreath… -
Hair Fair 09: Fuel
2 Jul 2009 | 9:36 amFour more days until Hair Fair 09 is over, and I still have so much hair to blog! Oh well, almost every hair has been covered on other blogs but here goes another HF post from me. Fuel is back with four new hairstyles, check it out![ Fuel - Aya (beach blonde) ][ Fuel - Coco (beach blonde) ][ Fuel - Nezumi (beach blonde) ][ Fuel - Coco (beach blonde) ]Tp to FUEL @ Hair FairThe dress & jewelry set I'm wearing are freebie items available at the 25ans sim. Join the 25ans Community group, click on the various kiosks available to receive free gifts. There are a lot of well-known Japanese…
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Koinup: Second Life Places
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mystical
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Antiquity Harbor
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Nekolicious
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Ravens Block
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Geode
3 Jul 2009 | 8:28 amhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Geode/128/128/0
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Koinup: Latest Works from Everyone
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[Eves_Rodenberger] Wretched Hollow
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[mareaazzurra] Gothic lolita
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[TheaMaiman] light
4 Jul 2009 | 5:43 amThis is Bryn Oh's island graciously donated by Dusan Writer. Here I will be experimenting with mood and atmosphere as well as working on upcoming builds. I have made a sky setting for the sim, so please try it. Click around there are things to find.... -
[mareaazzurra] Lady glamour
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[mika_chan] Furia
4 Jul 2009 | 5:02 amlive with two souls in one body.... Who will win? Kariklya by Lillinjah from GDR SimStyle simstyle.forumfree.net/ original pic: i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd295/_mika_chan_/kari_base.jpg Background...
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Sims Gamer
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Post-Nuclear TV
3 Jul 2009 | 9:20 amIf you have dreams of making a Sims 2 post apocalyptic movie then you can’t have the TV playing sports or a cooking show like nothing happened. That’s when this download by psychosimO comes in handy. Now, instead of what would normally be on television, you’ll get a series of cool “static” screens. There’s even one that tells your Sims to head to the fallout shelter. While I’m not a machinima maker, I know that this download could come in real handy for some of you. Make sure that you follow the installation instructions since this doesn’t go… -
Winnipeg Lodge for Sims 3
2 Jul 2009 | 11:24 amThe perfect cabin in the woods! This Winnipeg lodge comes fully furnished with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two car garage. A swimming pool and a bar complete this huge, beautiful lodge. Download and enjoy. I know I will. Images|jcwolf Post from: Sims Gamer -
IGN Review of Sims 3
1 Jul 2009 | 5:36 amHad you guys seen this video before and I’m the only one who missed it?! I was looking around YouTube last night and found this IGN video review of Sims 3 and decided to share it with you guys. Though nothing ground breaking or profound is said, it’s nice to hear another person talk so nicely about a game that has wormed its way into my cold, cold heart. Good review that looks at all parts of the game including the online features. Post from: Sims Gamer -
Cheating Made Easy
30 Jun 2009 | 3:13 pmI am a cheater. I admit it. When I play Sims 2, I use the money cheat each and every time. [ctrl shift c and then motherlode] I haven’t messed around with Sims 3 cheats yet with the exception of the money cheat but I must say that pressing ctrl shft c each and every time I need more cash gets old. Have no fear lazy gamers, because I have found a solution for those of us who just can’t drudge up the energy to press three keys simultaneously. Go get the “Auto Cheater” program from Random667. Install it and now you have the ability to hotkey cheats that you’ve… -
Sims 3 Live the Dream Contestants
30 Jun 2009 | 2:17 pmThe contestants have been chosen and like I said just a few minutes ago, now’s the time to vote for your favorite. If you don’t want to have to go to The Sims YouTube page to watch them, then you can watch them here. But, make sure that once you have your choice in mind that you vote on the YouTube page since your vote won’t officially count if you just leave a comment here. Contestant #1 Contestant #2 Contestant #3 Contestant #4 [#4 is my favorite] Post from: Sims Gamer
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Hiperia3D News
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Marcaria Network: Unified Trademark And Domain Registration
1 Jul 2009 | 10:21 amThe first steps that you should take when starting your business activity is to register your trademark and your online presence so it is not taken by anyone else. This is a vital step in which you may get lost without guidance. This is where... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY *** -
Life On Line: Michael Jackson, Fashion and More
1 Jul 2009 | 9:35 amThe new episode of Life On Line is out. "We remember Michael Jackson on the latest Life On Line, out now. Fashion expert Scarlett Niven previews a new virtual world dedicated to fashion, Frenzoo.com. Corporate reputation expert Alex Harris explains... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY *** -
Help And Be Helped In Virtual Worlds With Koinup
30 Jun 2009 | 10:25 amKoinup has recently created a new Crossworld Support group for people that start to use other virtual worlds, and also wants to promote the continuous migration from one virtual world to another. Photo by Andoni Merlin For example, there are threads... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY *** -
Shapeways' 3D Parts Database: Download And Use Free 3D Mechanical Parts
24 Jun 2009 | 10:53 pmShapeways introduces the first ever 3D print-ready gadget offerings. In an effort to offer easy and accessible 3D design and printing to their users and community members, Shapeways is happy to announce the opening of its 3D parts database, all of which... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY *** -
Second Life Celebrates Its Birthday Today 23 Through 30
23 Jun 2009 | 12:44 pmToday, June 23, 2009, begins the celebration of the 6 years of Second Life. The party runs through June 30. There's a party in 20 regions on SL, themed "The Future of Virtual Worlds", and will start after 10 am SLT (Second Life Time). ... *** CLICK THE TITLE AND READ THE FULL STORY ***
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SLurl
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SLurl: Science Friday Ira Flatow @scifri 11am http://bit.ly/GZOwd
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SLurl: Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things 2:45pm http://bit.ly/vvzJ4
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SLurl: Marshall Dozier Fiona Brown Edinburgh University SL Survey 12pm http://bit.ly/4w6RO
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SLurl: Margaret Regan FutureWork Institute 1pm Virtual Worlds and the Enterprise http://bit.ly/13pc1G
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SLurl: The 1st Question 7pm Malburns Writer Widget Whiteberry House Ragu Rocky Vallejo http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spindrift/74/225/701
30 Jun 2009 | 1:41 pmSLurl: The 1st Question 7pm Malburns Writer Widget Whiteberry House Ragu Rocky Vallejo http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spindrift/74/225/701
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Gwyn's Home
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Watching Eliopod Beaumont's SL6B exhibit [Flickr]
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Another "Gwyn at Thinkers" picture [Flickr]
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30 Jun 2009 | 3:16 am
30 Jun 2009 | 3:16 am[Blog] Pushing the Limits II — Snowglobe and ultrafast texture download: On my last post, I’ve covered the amazin… http://ping.fm/vdnd8 No related posts. © admin for Gwyn's Home, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: .sl, business, economy, gwyneth llewelyn, second life, sociology, VIRTUAL WORLDS Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh -
Pushing the Limits II — Snowglobe and ultrafast texture download [UPDATED TWICE]
30 Jun 2009 | 3:15 amOn my last post, I’ve covered the amazing possibilities of dynamic shadows and the new lighting system, even on under-powered graphics cards and low-end, old computers, thanks to KirstenLee Cinquetti. This time, I’ll be showing you a video comparing the standard SL viewer (1.23.4) with Snowglobe (1.0.2), LL’s open-source-driven-and-contributed “separate” branch of their main viewer. The main feature it has right now (as well as some user-contributed patches) is downloading textures via HTTP (e.g. a “Web” request). All textures on all other viewers,… -
28 Jun 2009 | 6:52 pm
28 Jun 2009 | 6:52 pm[Blog] Pushing the limits: I do really have a lot to talk about — the past two weeks in Second Life® have brough… http://ping.fm/bntos No related posts. © admin for Gwyn's Home, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: .sl, business, economy, gwyneth llewelyn, second life, sociology, VIRTUAL WORLDS Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh
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Mal Burn's Metaverse Links Feed
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malburns: "Second Life’s Sixth Birthday" http://bit.ly/19x0nC
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malburns: Podcast: "Yank & Limey - 4th July ‘09" http://bit.ly/cThlq
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malburns: "off the shelf" http://bit.ly/anuqZ
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malburns: "Building Fiction: Huckleberry Hax" http://bit.ly/asDjU
4 Jul 2009 | 5:05 ammalburns: "Building Fiction: Huckleberry Hax" http://bit.ly/asDjU -
malburns: "What is Kiosk.Net?" http://bit.ly/xLpGG
4 Jul 2009 | 5:04 ammalburns: "What is Kiosk.Net?" http://bit.ly/xLpGG
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Architecture +
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NaviLibrary 2.0 - Fully-functional, 3D web-browser on a Prim
3 Jul 2009 | 7:26 ama preview of a fully-functional, 3D web-browser... A demo for NaviLibrary v2.0 and Awesomium. This demo uses Ogre for Rendering like RealXtend and SirikataBookmark this: -
Using Blender as an Interactive Editor for OpenSim
1 Jul 2009 | 4:37 pmEarly proof of concept by Toni Alatalo, Playsignhttp://playsign.fi/engine/BlenderOMVBookmark this: -
Avatar hits conventional 3D and IMAX 3D theaters on December 18, 2009.
1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 amHere is the latest clipped from http://www.comingsoon.net/news/avatarnews.php?id=56535:"James Camerom screened 24 minutes of his highly-anticipated Avatar at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam on Tuesday and scooper 'The Insider' witnessed the footage and sent us this exclusive report! The footage utilized the RealD XL Cinema System. The 3D presentation was on a 55-foot screen with nearly 10-foot Lamberts of light, delivering the largest and brightest 3D presentation at Cinema Expo.I've just returned from a preview screening of James Cameron's hugely anticipated movie "Avatar" at the Cinema Expo in… -
Ray Kurzweil on Virtual Worlds - btw -The Eyeware is here Now.
1 Jul 2009 | 5:48 amClipped from WWN:Ray Kurzweil to Keynote This Year's SLCC Here is extraordinary and transformational news: I just got word that Ray Kurzweil, the legendary inventor and futurist, will keynote this year's Second Life Community Convention in San Francisco, speaking on the benefits of virtual environments and virtual reality. "I think Ray Kurzweil’s speech will change the tone of this year's convention compared to previous ones," SLCC director Nexeus Fatale tells me, which is an epic understatement. Among the world's greatest technologists, Kurzweil has often spoke about Second Life in… -
Torque 3D Web Demo
30 Jun 2009 | 7:25 amLive Asset Updating - Torque 3D from GarageGames on Vimeo.In this video, GarageGames showcases the new Live Asset Updating functionality for Torque 3D.Below clipped from: Ralph Koster's Website: "Torque 3D looks to be challenging Unity for the 3d game in a plugin market; check out this feature on their home page: Deploy any Torque 3D project from the World Editor to a web browser in seconds with our web publishing options. Torque 3D supports all major browsers and operating systems, including IE7, FF3, OS X and Chrome. Games perform at 100% native speed, with no performance cost, completely…
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Second Life Roleplay
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Role Magazine – July Issue
2 Jul 2009 | 2:32 pmDon’t miss my first piece for Role Magazine about the City of Lost Angels including an interview with its creator Suzanna Soyinka in the July issue. -
The Role Player’s Creed
24 Jun 2009 | 4:30 pm1. I will maintain the illusion of the game by staying in character whenever possible. I will withhold out of character comments until absolutely necessary and even then I will whisper or message them to the other players. 2. If I discuss the game with other players out of character, I will not allow my character to be influenced by this knowledge without express permission of the other players. I will take the time to allow my character to learn these things on his or her own during the course of the game. 3. I will separate myself as a player from my character as much as possible. While I… -
Role Play Market
17 Jun 2009 | 7:27 pmRole Play Market Role play shopping has just gotten a little easier in Second Life. Today I visited Role Play Market, a full sim dedicated to everything about role play. I spoke with owner and manager Anjelica Baxton about the sim and got a little tour as well. It is in reality, one stop shopping, for all sorts of genre or role play. The Pirate shop at Role Play Market The categories included are HighFantasy, Medieval, Gothic, Steampunk & Victorian, Neko & Anime, Sci-fi & Futuristic, Pirates, Furry & Tiny, Industrial & Post-Apocalyptic, Ancient Civilizations, and… -
The Secondary Effects
24 May 2009 | 11:30 pmRampart By now you can see from my previous post, Demons Versus the Unknown, that something strange is going on at the Pack’s den. We still don’t know what it is but it can be felt as far as the Dark Bindings bookstore, which is just a block away. This is affecting everyone differently and thus it’s hard to tell where it will end and what the consequences will be. A few of my brethren are starting to feel it affecting them in ways they did not expect, and they are not alone. Though I knew that the serum I took some time ago was not a cure-all, I thought I had some… -
Demons Versus the Unknown
20 May 2009 | 4:38 pmNew Delphi This scene happened last night. A very good one if you ask me. This scene involved interaction with each other and with an unknown and unseen force. What do you do? How do you react when you can’t see your attacker? What comes across your mind as it begins to affect you physically and mentally? You could play it as not affecting you, but then you would be GodModding the situation. Everyone will at some point encounter something more powerful than them that can bring them to their knees or perhaps destroy them. How would you play this? The scene is as…
