It’s hard to believe that we’re halfway through the month already - but we’re still in full party mode for Second Life’s 10th Birthday. To start - there is an all new party pack available on the Marketplace, chock full of great celebration items including tasty treats, party favors and a bottle of the celebratory beverage of your choice. It’s free and only available until the end of the month - so get yours now. Here is a quicklist of the other items available on the Marketplace. Get your goods before the month’s end - then they will be gone for good. SL10B Fireworks -…
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Glyphs of the Imagination Age
The Imagination Age5 Jun 2013 | 7:53 pmAfter many years of developing the Imagination Age collaborative framework with clients, collaborators and friends around the world, I am thrilled to announce the Glyphs of the Imagination Age, each of which represent a different idea about how we relate to ourselves and others in this unique period in human history.I commissioned the illustrations from my collaborator and friend Oliver Uberti, who also worked closely with me on the Science House website. We had many conversations about the meanings behind each of the Glyphs of the Imagination Age, and his thoughtfulness contributed… -
Add Fusion IO driver to VMware Auto Deploy
Gabes Virtual World17 Jun 2013 | 2:00 amA customer of mine, who was already running a vSphere environment on Cisco UCS blades, asked to expand his environment with a number of ESXi hosts that could run a VMware View environment. To be able to run as much View desktops on each host as possible, we offered them Cisco UCS Blades equipped with a Fusion IO card, the UCS 785GB MLC Fusion-io ioDrive2 to be exact. For this customer I had already deployed a vSphere environment a year ago, fully based on VMware Auto Deploy and it now was time to try and add a driver to this Auto Deploy environment, which I had never done before. It wasn’t… -
5 Reasons to Study Networking Technology Now
Cisco Blog19 Jun 2013 | 7:14 amThis post was written by Gary Coman, who oversees engineering and development for Cisco Networking Academy. It originally appeared on the [...] -
Meet the NPC Community: an SL10B Discussion 6/19
NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life18 Jun 2013 | 11:50 pmThis Wednesday, June 19th, at 4:00 PM PDT/SLT several members of the NonProfit Commons in Second Life (NPC) community will be taking part in a "Meet the Community" discussion, as part of the Second Life 10th annual Birthday celebration (SL10B). Bookmark/Search this post with: read more
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SL10B News and Premium Gift Hunt
14 Jun 2013 | 3:22 pmIt’s hard to believe that we’re halfway through the month already - but we’re still in full party mode for Second Life’s 10th Birthday. To start - there is an all new party pack available on the Marketplace, chock full of great celebration items including tasty treats, party favors and a bottle of the celebratory beverage of your choice. It’s free and only available until the end of the month - so get yours now. Here is a quicklist of the other items available on the Marketplace. Get your goods before the month’s end - then they will be gone for good. SL10B Fireworks -… -
Second Life’s 10th Anniversary - The Celebrations Continue
10 Jun 2013 | 12:14 pmThe Second Life 10th Birthday celebrations kicked off with a bang last week - and there is plenty more to come. To highlight just a few things that have been going on - here is your guide to ensure you get the maximum benefit of everything SL10B. On the Marketplace we launched some SL10B exclusive items to commemorate the occasion. If you haven’t yet had a chance to get in on the fun, here are some things you may want to check out: SL10B Mesh T Shirts (Female and Male) SL10B Bear Avatar - made using the new materials feature. Learn more about materials and get the Materials Beta… -
Celebrate a Decade of Second Life!
3 Jun 2013 | 1:24 pmThis month marks ten years since Second Life first opened to the public in June of 2003! We’re incredibly proud of Second Life’s success and longevity and we hope that all of you are too - it’s thanks to everyone who has made Second Life part of their lives over the past decade that we’ve reached this major milestone. We’ve planned some special things to celebrate SL10B that we’ll be rolling out throughout the month - be sure to keep an eye on this blog to be kept up-to-date with the latest! Commemorative SL10B Avatar Starting today, you can get a free,… -
Materials Beta Viewer Launches
31 May 2013 | 4:34 pmLinden Lab is excited to announce the launch of the Materials Beta Viewer! This Viewer will allow content creators to build objects using normal and specular maps and will allow users to view the effects of this new feature set. The end result is photorealistic textured objects inworld. Credit: Katana by June Dion Technical Details Normal maps provide modelling of fine scale surface textures at far lower cost (to performance and Land Impact) than the equivalent geometry, while Specular maps, along with advanced specularity controls, provide much richer control over how the surfaces of… -
Faster Avatar Loading on the Horizon
29 May 2013 | 9:54 amWe’ve been working hard on some major changes to Second Life’s Viewer and back-end infrastructure to improve the Second Life experience for all users. Today, we’re pleased to share an update on Project Shining - an initiative that will make avatars load and rez more quickly and reliably. We’ve tested changing of outfits, avatar swapping, and initial avatar loading into worlds, and our tests showed performance gains across the board. Bottom line, Second Life users will experience less time in “clouded” or untextured avatar states and/or completely failed bakes that require relogs.
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The Imagination Age
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Glyphs of the Imagination Age
5 Jun 2013 | 7:53 pmAfter many years of developing the Imagination Age collaborative framework with clients, collaborators and friends around the world, I am thrilled to announce the Glyphs of the Imagination Age, each of which represent a different idea about how we relate to ourselves and others in this unique period in human history.I commissioned the illustrations from my collaborator and friend Oliver Uberti, who also worked closely with me on the Science House website. We had many conversations about the meanings behind each of the Glyphs of the Imagination Age, and his thoughtfulness contributed… -
Imaginary Places
4 May 2013 | 8:03 pmIt's hard to believe that these places, including the Dutch tulip field shown above, can possibly be real. But they are. Drift into the wisteria... -
Gorgeous Abandonment
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Unlocking Imagination
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Signs of Spring
13 Apr 2013 | 2:12 pmI love this Signs of Spring piece from The Atlantic, especially since it was posted on my birthday.When you live in NYC, April 9 is the very best birthday you could possibly have out of the whole year. When I was a kid, my parents used to point out the first vibrant green leaves emerging on the trees as we walked around Brooklyn on my birthday. I could feel the change in the air, breathing it into myself and wondering how it must have felt to my mother to give birth for the first time while the entire city was doing the same around her.Because the weather was so beautiful when I was newly…
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Gabes Virtual World
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Add Fusion IO driver to VMware Auto Deploy
17 Jun 2013 | 2:00 amA customer of mine, who was already running a vSphere environment on Cisco UCS blades, asked to expand his environment with a number of ESXi hosts that could run a VMware View environment. To be able to run as much View desktops on each host as possible, we offered them Cisco UCS Blades equipped with a Fusion IO card, the UCS 785GB MLC Fusion-io ioDrive2 to be exact. For this customer I had already deployed a vSphere environment a year ago, fully based on VMware Auto Deploy and it now was time to try and add a driver to this Auto Deploy environment, which I had never done before. It wasn’t… -
The Doctor is IN on SRM, Upgrade to vSphere 5.1, vCSA and VCAP-DCA
7 Jun 2013 | 6:20 amA few days ago I blogged about my new idea in this post: “The Doctor is: IN” and I received a lot of positive comments and even my first request for assistance. So… here we go !!! Tonight ( June 7th ) at 19:00 CEST the first session will go live. That is, if Google Hangouts works because last night during my test run there were some issues with Google Hangouts. This first session has been requested by Ryan Conley. Ryan is originally from Nashville area, moved to Greenville for two years which is where he got his feet wet with ESX/ESXi 4.x and 5.0. He took a position in San… -
The Doctor is: IN
3 Jun 2013 | 12:25 amMany of us in IT read a lot of whitepapers, blogposts, how-to articles and view numerous Podcasts or training video’s to learn all the details about new products or features. Still, I don’t always get some of the details or can’t find the info I need. Meeting people at VMUGs or VMworld gives me the changes to ask for those last missing piece of information. But what if you don’t have that chance? The Doctor is IN When I blog about stuff I’m sometimes surprised about the comments I get and about how more people than I thought were struggling with the same… -
How to move VMware Single Sign On (SSO) database
22 Apr 2013 | 3:05 pmCustomer had all his VMware databases for vCenter Server, Update Manager, Single Sign On (SSO), vCloud Director and vCenter Chargeback running on one big SQL Server where they shared resources with other databases. They asked me to move the databases to a new MS SQL Server because the load of the VMware databases was more than expected. I prepared the move by reading a few VMware KB’s that described how to move the databases, but still experienced some issues, that is why I wrote this blogpost to have a good manual for the next time I have to move these databases. This first post shows… -
Design question: Why vCenter Server Datacenter?
2 Apr 2013 | 3:57 pmWhen working on a design in which there would be two physical datacenters, I started to rethink about why I would create multiple datacenters inside vCenter Server. I noticed that almost all example designs I look at that cover two physical datacenters, also have two datacenters in the vCenter Server design. But why? When searching for an answer in the vSphere 5.1 documentation, the only reason mentioned to create a datacenter is “You can create multiple datacenters to organize sets of environments.“. But it also states that creating datacenters creates limits: “Inventory…
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5 Reasons to Study Networking Technology Now
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New Study Reveals How the Internet of Everything (#IoE) Could be The Key to Economic Growth
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Standing Up to Threats: The Cisco 2013 Annual Security Report & Security Intelligence Operations [Infographic]
19 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amAre you thinking about the evolving threat landscape? You should be. Each day, new vulnerabilities are found and new exploits [...] -
Check the Latest Cisco Unified Computing System Innovations – Visit the Cisco Data Center Booth at Cisco Live Orlando 2013
18 Jun 2013 | 11:20 pmCisco Live 2013 opens on June 23, 2013, at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida with more than 20,000 [...] -
Cisco at Microsoft Tech Ed: 3 Years of Innovation and Recognition Has Prepared Us for Today’s and Tomorrow’s I.T. Demands
18 Jun 2013 | 9:14 pmLike many of you I have spent the past week or so getting caught up with work and office goings [...]
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NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life
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Meet the NPC Community: an SL10B Discussion 6/19
18 Jun 2013 | 11:50 pmThis Wednesday, June 19th, at 4:00 PM PDT/SLT several members of the NonProfit Commons in Second Life (NPC) community will be taking part in a "Meet the Community" discussion, as part of the Second Life 10th annual Birthday celebration (SL10B). Bookmark/Search this post with: read more -
Celebrating and Discussing a Decade of Second Life for the June 14th NonProfit Commons Meeting
12 Jun 2013 | 11:48 pmThis Friday, June 14th, Nonprofit Commons is happy to welcome Saffia Widdershins, who will share with us some of the highlights of the resident-run Second Life 10th Anniversary Birthday (SL10B). The event kicks off this weekend, running from June 16th to June 29th, with twenty sims of community, creativity and events. SL10B site: http://slcommunitycelebration.com Join us while we look back at a decade of the virtual world Second Life and look forward by discussing possible visions for the future. Join us in Second Life! Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting Friday, June 14th,… -
NPC 5/24/13 Featured Presentation: The Exploratorium's Virtual Museum and Immersive Science
10 Jun 2013 | 1:59 pmFor the May 24th, 2013 NonProfit Commons in Second Life meeting, we featured Paul Doherty (Patio Plasma in SL), Senior Scientist at the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco, CA. Full transcript up at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FXxH7bEAO_Mqh4qZ-5eDpoCHPc9WCD8-eL8mLAN2-9Q/edit Images at: https://plus.google.com/events/gallery/cvr4qp6fu4k1lmksro7bi5mqtec About Paul Doherty: Paul Doherty is a physicist, author, teacher, and the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the Exploratorium. He is the discoverer of the shape of Martian Snowflakes, was author of The… -
VWBPE: Beyond the Stage for the June 7th NonProfit Commons Meeting
5 Jun 2013 | 12:18 amThis Friday, June 7th, Nonprofit Commons is happy to welcome back Kevin Feenan (Phelan Corrimal in SL) who will be giving us an update on this year's VWBPE 2013 conference taking place July 24 - 27th across multiple virtual worlds, with presentations in Second Life, OpenSim, Unity/Jibe, and Cloud Party. Virtual worlds offer an almost endless palette of opportunities to perform and create in order to go beyond the stage. Bookmark/Search this post with: read more -
Building Community Solutions and Civic Hacking for the May 31st NonProfit Commons Meeting
30 May 2013 | 12:15 pmThis Friday, May 31st, TechSoup's NonProfit Commons is happy to welcome back Marnie Webb, of Caravan Studios to update us on their recent idea/solution Generator sessions (http://caravanstudios.wikispaces.com/Generators) they have been running with civic and social organizations on topics such as disaster relief, animal welfare, violence, food rescue and more to come, http://caravanstudios.org https://twitter.com/caravanstudios And we will talk on this weekend's National Civic Day of Hacking, a US nationwide event focused on people coming together from both the community,…
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Terra Nova
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Play, Evolution, and the Unspeakable
17 Jun 2013 | 10:12 amSteen and Owens ground play in human evolution. Now sociologist Robert Bellah makes play not just any element of human evolution but a core element of it. From play, he believes, springs almost all culture, including the topic I steadfastly refuse to bring up on this blog because of the anger it generates among TN readers; therefore I will not raise it here. It is the topic that Tolkien also believed was intimately bound up with fantasy and subcreation. Recently in First Things, a scholarly magazine about the unspeakable topic I am not discussing, scholarly experts on that topic discuss… -
Microsoft Points Go Away
14 Jun 2013 | 8:03 amMicrosoft announced that it is retiring its virtual currency, Microsoft Points. This follows Facebook abandoning Facebook credits. Companies are trying to figure when and where it makes sense to have your own currency. The thing about a rewards-type currency, such as Microsoft Points, is that it adds a click to the buying process. Put in your credit card, buy Points, buy games (or movies or whatever). MS is saying, why not have it be just: Put in your credit card, buy games. What after all is the point of having the virtual currency in there? Perhaps we are laready moving beyond virtual… -
Save the Whales! And exploit them I guess.
30 May 2013 | 2:12 pmA report just out from the fine folks at Playnomics confirms that much of the money spent in digital economies is spent by a fairly small share of the players. Vegas calls them "whales." Playnomics says that fewer than 1 percent of players spend any money at all in games, on average. Most of us free ride on the top 1% of spenders who contribute a third of the money. I still like the game Lord of the Rings Online. It's free to play. When I look around in there, I see a very cool version of Middle Earth. It is interesting to know that one-third of everything I see there has been… -
Diablo III Hyperinflation
21 May 2013 | 9:49 amDiablo III's real-money auction house had some potential to be a major innovation in virtual economies. Instead, it looks like the designers failed to grasp lessons of virtual money management that are now more than a decade old. Namely, make sure you have enough sinks. There's a wonderful, well-informed, economically expert write-up over at Mises.Org, by Peter C. Earle. Mr. Earle knows his econ and he knows the game as well. It's some of the best virtual economy analysis I ahve seen in a long while. Thanks to Waiyen Tang for the heads-up! -
The Clausewitz Engine: A Major Scientific Advance
8 May 2013 | 8:26 amWittingly or no, the folks over at Paradox Development are making an amazing scientific instrument. It's called the Clausewitz Engine. I know almost nothing about it, other than having been its victim over and over again. The Clausewitz Engine is apparently a gigantic autonomous agent model. Tens of thousands of agents act according to a sophisticated set of instructions. These instructions are apparently very flexible. In Hearts of Iron, they drive divisions, armies, and countries to war against one another, whereas in Crusader Kings, the instructions drive men and women to seek marriage…
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WoW Insider
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Around Azeroth: Honey, I shrunk the cattle
19 Jun 2013 | 8:00 amHoping to better empathize with her new Horde brethren, submitter Klarisse of Tauren Brute Squad on Argent Dawn (US-H) purchased a Whole-Body Shrinka' to bring herself down to the level of a goblin. But Klarisse, so used to underwhelming vanity item effects, was surprised to find that the Shrinka' actually made her much smaller than she intended. She hearthed back to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms to try to find a healer, but ended up being squashed by Jorunga Stonehoof. So basically, never try to see anything from another person's perspective, or you will end up as a smear below the hoof of a… -
The Light and How to Swing It: Retribution in 5.4
19 Jun 2013 | 7:00 amEvery week, WoW Insider brings you The Light and How to Swing It for holy, protection and retribution paladins. Seasoned ret paladin Dan Desmond is here to answer your questions and provide you with your biweekly dose of retribution medicine. Contact him at dand@wowinsider.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions! Earlier last week we got our first glimpse of the 5.4 PTR as Wowhead and MMO-Champion mined a massive amount of data from the latest update to the test realms. With new features like virtual realms, proving grounds, and flex raids, it's easy to be overwhelmed. As for myself,… -
Breakfast Topic: Coming back to WoW
19 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amSometimes you just need a WoW break, whether it's a day, a week, a month, or even longer. And though stepping away from your gaming friends can be tough, coming back can be even tougher. Have you missed a patch? Several patches? An entire expansion? The game world around you may have changed, your class may have changed, your friends may have advanced past you, your guild may have disbanded. You may find yourself starting anew, and while sometimes that's just what you need to keep the game fresh, sometimes it's just a hassle you don't want. (Trust me, I'm speaking from experience as someone… -
Zarhym explains Blizzard's player monitoring systems
18 Jun 2013 | 6:00 pmSenior Community Rep Zarhym has taken to the forums to wax lyrical about the ways Blizzard monitors player behavior in WoW. He's responding specifically to player concerns about the reporting system, and how it doesn't allow a specific option to report griefers who do things like start an encounter in the Raid Finder and then leave. The OP asserts that this indicates that Blizzard just doesn't care about this sort of behavior. Zarhym steps in to clarify that, firstly, Blizzard definitely cares about that sort of action. They care so much, in fact, that since Wrath of the Lich King, when the… -
The WoW Insider Show Episode 299
18 Jun 2013 | 5:00 pmEvery week, join us as we present you with The WoW Insider Show podcast -- an hour's worth of WoW community discussion covering everything from the week's top stories here on WoW Insider to emails from our readers and what's been going on with our particular characters in Azeroth. Want to have your question answered on the air? Email theshow@wowinsider.com! And don't forget to join us for the live show again next Monday at 8:00 p.m. PDT! Get the podcast: [iTunes] Subscribe to the WoW Insider Show directly in iTunes. [RSS] Add the WoW Insider Show to your RSS aggregator. [MP3] Download the MP3…
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TORLEY
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Brothers in Arms
13 Jun 2013 | 4:43 pmI am beside my brother on the battlefield. I am a towering construct of alloys, tubing, and chattering voices — he, a mobile mixer of detonative elemental forces. Sleight-of-hand predisposes him to freezing the sad mooks in front of us while I lay siege to their cooled bodies, explosions rocking the blemished terrain — or at least, our computer screens. We play Mass Effect 3 co-op together. I got him hooked not long ago, the latest in a ever-growing succession of games we like to play. All this roots back to when we were tykes huddled by our NES, and even if we don’t share physical… -
— COSMIC BLENDER OF YUMMY EXISTENTIALISM.txt
20 May 2013 | 9:02 pm, I sat, reclined really, after the marvelous (and I did not choose that sparingly) lady at the beach leaned over with the display rack tied behind her back, all blue eyes-a-flutter and bird’s crown in her asymmetrical brunette locks, encouraging me to consume the sample of Amish popcorn. And I reversed, memories melting like cotton candy, back to a colorful shadow of hours ago (about 6 or 7 to be semi-precise — wait no 8), finding myself entrenched in a florid cold sweat after realizing my salaryman’s due solving problems in dreams had been punctuated by my snuggle-buddy, big… -
Stillness Before the Response
18 Feb 2013 | 8:18 amWe are encumbered in a world where we are relentlessly harangued and hectored by attention of the wrong sorts — when such “false wolf” cries pollute what really deserves our focus, modern life becomes a chronic burden of persistent unease. Responsiveness, as a practical matter, is a courteous and appreciable habit. Confusing this with when a reply can’t be pressed down and spat forth within a day, or even minutes, is weary indeed. Especially when the topic is ill-birthed between the loins of a vexatious, bastardly dearth of spirit. For example, consider the ouroborian… -
The Virtues of Articulating Your Craft
11 Jan 2013 | 10:28 amSome craftspeople are fantastic explainers of the processes “behind the curtain”. Walter Murch’s books provide an exceptionally deep and thorough investigation of the film editing and sound design worlds — with anecdotes sprouting about like lush foliage. A Walter Murch-type is exceedingly rare, not just for his polymath mad skillz, but for his ability to break it down into its core components. Why, he’s like the Wolverine of film scenes — one sniff and he knows what all the base ingredients are! I adore other artists with just as much intensity as I do Murch, and… -
Amazing Creativity at Life’s Intersections
4 Jan 2013 | 10:41 amThere’s a not-old saying that a sure way to find your own voice is to speak in someone else’s voice first, then subtract the difference. In other words, be a copycat, and what you CAN’T imitate — well, that was yours all along to begin with. You may not fit in someone else’s dress, but do they have curves like these? Didn’t think so. As humankind accumulates knowledge, it astounds me how specialized some fields become. Newly-discovered branches flourish in response to unlocked research and market demand. A relatively few brave souls bent on becoming “deep…
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New World Notes
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Animal Crossing: In A World Where Customization is Key, Why Is It So Hard to Be Anything But White?
18 Jun 2013 | 3:00 pmJanine "Iris Ophelia" Hawkins' ongoing review of gaming and virtual world style Yesterday a very close friend of mine, Austin Walker, wrote a rather personal (and utterly outstanding) post on his blog discussing his problems with the lack of skin... -
Oculus VR Gets $15M in VC Funding - Virtual Reality Much More Likely to Go Mass Market
18 Jun 2013 | 10:22 amOculus VR just secured $15 million in "Series A" venture funding, which is quite a decent amount for a first round of VC funding, and if you're like me and think the company's Oculus Rift VR headset is important to... -
Otterly Adorable: New SL Mesh Avatars By Anya Ohmai Are Making Waves
17 Jun 2013 | 2:20 pmJanine "Iris Ophelia" Hawkins' ongoing review of gaming and virtual world style Summer-themed shopping event Summerfest [SLURL] opened last week, and already their Flickr group is being dominated by an obvious fan favorite: Otters. Pudgy, squishy, cheerful (and very well... -
Ms. Venus' Edward Scissorhands SL Movie Poster Tribute
17 Jun 2013 | 11:00 amGiulia Venus' Edward Scissorhands tribute for the SL movie poster challenge is sharp and fragile at the same time, as it should be, and the butterfly is a nice touch. Be sure to click here to see many more submissions,... -
Top 5 New World Notes Posts from Last Week
17 Jun 2013 | 7:48 amAutomated Camera Follows Your Avatar in SL for Machinima & Other VR Fun Do Yourself a Favor and Play DONTNOD's Sci-Fi Parisian Action Game Remember Me... On Easy Mode Animal Crossing: New Leaf's Screenshot Feature Rocks, And It's The Future...
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Massively
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World of Tanks staggers release of artillery-laden Update 8.6
19 Jun 2013 | 9:30 amFiled under: Galleries, Screenshots, Trailers, Video, Classes, Patches, PvP, News Items Artillery fans in Europe waiting for World of Tank's update 8.6 can start enjoying the all the goodies that this patch brings today, from the new artillery units to the new Korean-based Sacred Valley battle arena. Other areas of the globe, however, will have a longer wait before they can participate in the patch; it will go live in Southeast Asia on June 20th, followed by the American release on June 25th, and then finally hit South Korea on July 4th. Also included in this update are new SPGs that boost… -
Jagex appoints filmmaker as new creative director for Transformers Universe and RuneScape 3
19 Jun 2013 | 9:00 amFiled under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, New Titles, RuneScape, Free-to-Play, Browser, Miscellaneous, Transformers Universe Jagex has announced today the appointment of Alex de Rakoff as Creative Director to the popular MMO studio. Not only has de Rakoff directed award-winning music videos, but he's also well-known for his films, working with actors like Orlando Bloom and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. No, that doesn't mean Jagex is working on a Legolas or a gangsta rap MMO, but it does mean that the upcoming Transformers Universe and RuneScape 3 will both benefit from de Rakoff's experience… -
City of Steam's Tears of the Oracle patch hails the return of the greenskins
19 Jun 2013 | 8:30 amFiled under: Betas, Fantasy, Classes, New Titles, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, Browser, Races, Dungeons, Crafting, City of Steam, Steampunk When City of Steam threw open its browser-based beta doors to all players, certain classes and races were noticeably missing from the soirée. But some fan-favorites have finally gotten their invitation and will be rejoining the party when the 1.3 patch Tears of the Oracle hits next week; greenskins, dwarves, and Channelers will once again be available to play. And that's not even the half of it! This next patch will also be raising the level… -
World of Warcraft unleashes the summer sale
19 Jun 2013 | 8:00 amFiled under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Promotions, Subscription For this week only, Blizzard is lowering the price of World of Warcraft and all expansions for the popular MMO's annual summer sale. From now until June 24, you can get the WoW Battle Chest (including the original game, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King) for only $5 US. 2010's Cataclysm is also $5, and the recently launched Mists of Pandaria is half price at $19.99. That means you can get the complete game and everything launched since 2004 for only $29.99. Head over to the official summer sale page for more info. -
Bungie's Chris Butcher talks about Destiny's public areas
19 Jun 2013 | 7:00 amFiled under: Sci-Fi, Video, Interviews, Previews, News Items, Consoles, MMOFPS, Destiny Is Destiny a shooter with MMO elements or an MMO with a lot of shooting elements? According to a recent video interview with Chris Butcher, it's the former, and seeing as he's the Engineering Lead at Bungie he probably knows what he's talking about. But there's also some more nuance to the game which Butcher explains, and while it might not fall comfortably within the MMO header it's got a lot of persistent options. Butcher explains in the video how the game's many public areas work -- there's no UI…
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Life Study
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How to Get the Most Out of Bible Study, Part 1
16 Jun 2013 | 10:55 pmIn my spare time, I love teaching adult Sunday school. One of my favorite subjects or topics to teach is "How to Study Your Bible." Whether you're a new Christian or you've been keeping the pew warm for more than a few years, there's always something new to glean, something new that God wants to teach you.A favorite quote of mine is from J. Vernon McGee, now at home with his Lord, a radio preacher for many years, teaching the Bible in his series "Through the Bible." Dr. McGee takes those of us who will listen, 5 years to go from Genesis 1:1 all the way to Revelation 22:21. McGee says, "all… -
Important Reasons Why Studying Smarter Makes Sense
13 Jun 2013 | 12:49 amWhy would you want to study smarter and what does that mean to you?Studying is not just for school. Most people realize that the more you know about something, the more fulfilling your life is, and the more you can potentially earn. This is true in school by way of good grades leading to a better paying job. This is more true in life, where being well versed in something makes you more confident in that subject and affects your confidence overall. As well as the fact that you will be looked upon as someone who does not speak "off the cuff", but does know what they are talking about.It is fact… -
Affordable search engine marketing explained
11 Jun 2013 | 5:51 pmHow do you define reasonably priced search engine optimization ?Search engine marketing that is low cost can certainly not be outlined as affordable seo as such low value providers that are offered are both not one hundred% efficient or do not cover all the points of SEO.Based on me an inexpensive web optimization service is one which not solely matches your price range but additionally covers all of the points of web optimization which might be required to be performed in your website to improve its search engine ranking.So how do you resolve which search engine optimization service is… -
9 Reasons For Studying Smarter
10 Jun 2013 | 12:49 amThere are many reasons for studying smarter. Here are some of the most important ones.1. To maximize your potential. Most people can see the positives in making the most of life. Our brains are made to learn. Most people can understand that by maximizing potential they will live a richer, fuller life.2. Have improved concentration. When you learn how to study smarter one of the byproducts is you are learning to concentrate. This helps in all aspects of life. By learning to concentrate on what you are doing you will get more done in general. A definite positive in all you do.3. Make the most… -
Accountant
7 Jun 2013 | 12:47 amAn accountant is a person who manages financial issues, including the preparation of financial plans and budgets, as well as the management of accounts and staff welfare.In most countries, officially licensed accountants are recognized by titles. In the UK, they are termed as “chartered accountants.” In the U.S., accountants are commonly known as “certified public accountants,” whereas in Canada, they are either known as “certified management accountants” or “certified general accountants.” Although most of the accountants in Canada also function as chartered accountants,…
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Gwyn's Home
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Clever, huh? ;) [Flickr]
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Style and sophistication in the CDS [Flickr]
9 Jun 2013 | 2:13 pmGwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: Calli was DJ'ing :) slurl.com/secondlife/Neufreistadt/248/170/203 -
Inauguration ball for the 19th term of the Representative Assembly of the CDS [Flickr]
9 Jun 2013 | 1:48 pmGwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: Here we are again, now at the new Schloss! An awesome collaborative effort of so many citizens... thanks guys! slurl.com/secondlife/Neufreistadt/238/162/204 -
Financial crisis in Second Life ended? Linden Lab launches Linden Dollar Authorized Reseller Program
17 May 2013 | 10:42 amStop the presses! Linden Lab is out with a (potential) solution for the crisis! I was doing some slight corrections on a post announcing my company’s participation in a public exhibit at Portugal’s National Museum of Ancient Art, with an OpenSim-based reconstruction of Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake, when all...Read more » -
How to create your own financial crisis
16 May 2013 | 6:46 pm[Update 2013/05/07 6 PM GMT — Linden Lab has just announced the launch of the Linden Dollar (L$) Authorized Reseller Program] Software features turn into products Nine years ago, Linden Lab revealed a series of new features for Second Life® which would dramatically change the way we think and interact...Read more »
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Second Life
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Reply to Introduce yourself here!
17 Jun 2013 | 8:33 amabreerosati posted a reply: Hello everyone! I'm excited to be here and to see everyone's photos! I've been in SL for over 5 years now, just not under this name. I decided it was time for a new avi and a truly clean slate! -
Reply to Introduce yourself here!
11 Jun 2013 | 11:41 amZuleicha posted a reply: I'm Iyoba BatOni (Iyoba.Tarantal) in Second Life and I have been in SL much longer than I've been on Flickr. I finally decided to organize all my pictures. I'm uploading them whenever the spirit moves me. I have my weird moments and I specialize in candid shots and breedable photos. -
Reply to Introduce yourself here!
8 Jun 2013 | 10:38 amAsaekai Lunasea posted a reply: Hello there! I've been in SL a few years now & love it. There are a lot of wonderful things to see and people to meet, and I look forward to seeing and sharing some great pics here! Asaekai Lunasea in-world, feel free to say hi! -
Reply to flickr update is not good :(
6 Jun 2013 | 11:25 amCiaran Laval posted a reply: You can ease some of the pain of the awful update. Sets you can click the chat bubble, then select detail or just add detail to the end of the set url: www.flickr.com/photos/94340544@N03/sets/72157633204822791... For photostreams, you can type ?details=1 at the end of the url: www.flickr.com/photos/94340544@N03/?details=1 Not perfect but I find it less frustrating than the new views. -
Reply to Introduce yourself here!
6 Jun 2013 | 5:55 amShui Shui posted a reply: HI I am Shui and I live in Lunenburg Nova Scotia. It is a beautiful town and is a World Heritage Site. In second live I lave with a wonderful group of friends. Art for me Is a passion and a chore I love to do it but i am driven to do it. Art is like having a mistress that is kind and relentless. I like what I do but i can't go anywhere without looking for and at art.
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blogHUD : : blogging from Second Life
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My exhibition
30 May 2013 | 12:12 pmcome over and grab som free textures.posted by cyberserenity Vella on Ars Lunga using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink -
Vienna Freebies
18 May 2013 | 5:33 amJust a small amount of freebies but i am sure you will love it crossposted to Lucky Landmark Onlineposted by Holger Gilruth on Pearl Beach using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink -
Leben in der Wueste
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Meiling leaving Second life
8 May 2013 | 12:06 pmAnother company leaving SL. The brignt side is that everything is 199L. One of my fav places. I am going to shop away.posted by cyberserenity Vella on Vade Mecum using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink -
Leben wie Gott in Frankreich
26 Apr 2013 | 1:09 pmDer Marktplatz im knuffigen New Toulouse - hauptsache viel Obst und Gemuese, frischen Fisch und Blumen .posted by Dings Digital on New Toulouse using a blogHUDblogHUD map and teleport permalink
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Botgirl's Digital Playground
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Mysterious and Deep
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Pouty Avatar Selfies, Cliche and Metaphor
18 Jun 2013 | 9:51 amEnigmatic Pouty-Lipped Barbie Avatar Behind Walls of Her Own Creation We hide behind walls for safety and peer out beyond. Sometimes we step outside. The first idea that usually springs to mind from a Single Frame Stories prompt is a visual cliche like this image of a sad avatar Barbie hiding behind the walls of her low self-esteem. Given the hundreds of thousands of enigmatic avatar selfies on Flickr, there's clearly a great psychological appeal to that kind of image. At least for those who post them. (If I had a nickel for every pouty-lipped avatar Barbie selfie I'd be a freaking… -
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My First Atomic World Work on Identity
12 Jun 2013 | 1:10 pmEntry in Single Frame Stories Challenge. The prompt was "identity."
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Men's Second Style
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Summertime, and the livin’ is easy : Beachwear 2013 [i]
10 Jun 2013 | 6:39 pmWell, it’s almost summer, anyway, at least where I live. Not quite, but almost, and there have been more than a few hot days already, at least where I live. And so, even with some lingering overcast and gloom in the mornings, I find myself entertaining thoughts of beaches, swimming pools, hot sand and concrete, blazing noons, mellow sunsets, bonfires, barbecues, roasting hot dogs and marshmallows on long sticks. All while standing well back for safety, of course. And so I likewise found myself entertaining thoughts of beachwear. Not just swimwear—because after all we don’t hit… -
I love it when a plan comes together
22 May 2013 | 7:46 pmSometimes I even love it when said plan fails to come together. Spectacularly, even. And you’d think that would be nothing but a problem, right? You’d think so. And often you’d be right. But not always. Here’s what happened: I had this outfit all put together—hey, it’s what I do, right? I had taken pictures, even had the post itself written, and that usually happens last. And then it kind of fell apart. How, exactly, did that happen? Well you may wonder. Really, it’s not necessary to dwell on the details here. Suffice it to say that things do come and go… -
Kitteh of the Apocalypse
23 Apr 2013 | 10:12 amIt’s not easy to keep white shoes clean when you live in post-apocalyptic ruins. Let’s be honest—it’s never easy to keep white shoes clean. Not really. It’s just something that has to be done, if you’re going to wear them. But with a city falling into wreckage around you, it’s an especially daring (and problematic) fashion choice. What with the abandoned cars, broken-up streets, buildings slipping into sinkholes and all. And the dust!—the dust alone is enough to make anyone cry and pull on some grey high-tops. But not our hero. For our hero will not be… -
Guest Style Consultant : Gil Raleigh
6 Apr 2013 | 2:46 pmIt’s been a while since I had a Guest Style Consultant make an appearance here. Actually, looking back I see that it’s been longer than a while. That’s surely not because I haven’t seen other guys out there doing a great job at putting themselves together. They (you) are certainly out there, and I have extended the occasional invitation here and there. But sometimes, sadly, the answer just isn’t yes. In all honesty, I suspect that the reason behind this is my own different level of “presence” in SL for the last year and then some. Although I’m… -
Rite of Spring
29 Mar 2013 | 2:09 pmEvery year, about this time, I find myself on the lookout for an outfit, ensemble, accessory—something—that’s at least vaguely Easter-y in theme or tone. I’m not really sure why. It’s not like I’m looking for Valentine’s Day outfits every time February 14 rolls around. How many times can you dress up like Cupid, anyway? And here of course I’m talking about secular Easter, with all its quasi-pagan trappings and ornamentation: bunnies, flowers, eggs…it’s all about fertility, after all, and renewal of life after a long, hard winter. In the…
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Free*Style
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Deviantly Extraterrestrial
18 Jun 2013 | 4:00 pm***REEEEROOOO REEEEEROOOOOOOO ALIEN LIFE FORM DETECTED IN SECTION 12******SECTION 12 CORDONED OFF - SECURITY TEAM DEPLOYED******UNKNOWN AIR CONTAMINATE DETECTED - REQUESTING SCIENTIFIC TEAM ON LOCATION***Science Log ET-06183313 - Subject is trapped in one of the service tubs on route to the halo shafts. Seems to be humanoid in nature. The outward appearance is very similar to our own females, in shape and general makeup. Subject seems desperate to get out thru the force field. The force field doesn't seem to have any painful results when touched, which is odd, as it is set to discharge… -
Helena's Quick Picks - Feathered Fashion
18 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pmWho can resist feathers? They add a sense of whimsey to an item. This bag is a dollarbie item from a store called U.one. They are a kit store, but they have a really fun way of texturing the kits they buy for their products. There is handbag to be won in the lucky chair out front as well, even though there are no preview pictures.Get it at U.one! -
GachaYa Goodies
16 Jun 2013 | 5:24 pmI have a million things from GachaYa that I want to show but my internet is being weird so here are just a few. Gachya is a whole room of gacha machines that are only 1L a try! Apparently all or almost all of it is original mesh and sculpts too, which is even better. Most of the stuff is housewares, which I have no use for since I gave up my land, but I still like to collect it anyway. :P There are also lucky boards and free stuff too! Enjoy. :DAll items from GachaYa, 1L per try gacha machines*Some of the photos in the rack are from Topaz, Weronika and Isabelli… -
Helena's Quick Picks - Tentacle Squishies!
16 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pmMesh snobs, Look away! It's a system shirt! AAAAAAAAAH!I couldn't resist it though, as it has a tentacley thing! There is also another shirt in the pack, which has a cute little bat creature on it. I'm sure you all can figure something to do with this little guy, might be good under a mesh leather jacket. Or a crop cardi? Anyways, it's free.Get it at Tentacio! -
Puppet !
15 Jun 2013 | 6:11 pmHello guys! Suh long time since I posted here .. so lets try to run and make a quick post to compensate it.Dandelion Wine is a new store to me, but right now there is a subscribe gift , and a couple hunts prizes to grab there, I'm wearing the subscribe gift .Gos Boutique have a group gift, the group has a fee to join, but totally worth it, since it gives hight quality gifts times to times and 10% of discount in every purchase.This espadrilles are the latest group gift, aren't they cute?And for last, but not least, Alice Project at Mint Tulip location has everything in 50% off.The sale is…
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FabFree - Fabulously Free in SL
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Beach Party: Weather! or not? & Love Zombie
19 Jun 2013 | 4:12 amThis post is not for the faint of stomach…you’ll see why as your scroll down… Let’s just say I hope you didn’t just eat a full meal. These are the amazing items from Love Zombie by Pistol Mixmaster and Weather! or not? (!WorN?) by Further Monday and Fang Roffo at The Wash’s Beach Party. Thank you designers! Love Zombie Anchor Tattoo 10L Love Zombie Lifeguard Cropped Tee 10L Love Zombie Surf Cropped Tee 10L Love Zombie Hawaiian Shorts 10L Love Zombie Hibiscus Tattoo 10L The Love Zombie Cropped Tees come with Lola Tangos Appliers (not shown). Ok… -
FabFree Designer of The Day – 06/19/13 – Insatiable Fashions
19 Jun 2013 | 3:00 amInsatiable Fashions Lace Lingerie (5L / Sexy Nerd Hunt Prize) - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Woodland%20Park/59/162/21 ***Each day, here on the FabFree Blog, we will be featuring one of our Fabulously Free in SL inworld Designers. Photos are work of the designers. -
Beach Party: Bliensen + MaiTai
19 Jun 2013 | 2:40 amI’m continuing the Beach Party into the wee hours of the morn to show you some amazing jewelry from Bliensen MaiTai. Thank you to Plurabelle Laszlo for these wonderful jewelry pieces at only 10L. Bliensen MaiTai Summertime Yellow & Pink 10L Bliensen MaiTai Summertime Red & Purple 10L Bliensen MaiTai Summertime Rainbow 1 & Green 10L Bliensen MaiTai Summertime Rainbow2 & Blue 10L Bliensen MaiTai Undine Necklace with Starfish 10L (Version with just two seashells is 10L too) _____________________________________________ Clar is also wearing… Hair::… -
Pardon My French
19 Jun 2013 | 1:05 amHi all! Late night post from me. c: I have been wanting to show you this gift available at my favorite skin store MY UGLYDOROTHY for quite awhile, but haven’t had an outfit to wear it with until now. The free group gift (no join fee) from MY UGLYDOROTHY is the beautiful skin on my face. I know that sounds odd, but the gift is only the face and all the add ons such as the blush,lipstick, and eyeshadow. If you want to have the body to match the face you will have to get the base which she has for sale right above the gift. The two different outfit sets I am wearing for both the photos… -
Wild and Wonderful at The Beach Party
18 Jun 2013 | 11:02 pmBit of a different look for me tonight, eh? At Fab Free, we strive to show a little something for everyone! But… it’s late, and I’m exhausted, so I hope you won’t mind if I skip the small talk and get right to the goodies. You can find all of these items at The Beach Party at The Wash. Hair – The Stringer Mausoleum R.Red-L.E. Black/Teal Shine (10L) Horns – The Stringer Mausoleum Nalaticlaw Horns Deep Weeds 3 pack (1L) Eyes - Hair – The Stringer Mausoleum Mermaid Scales Eyes S.E. Deep Weeds (5L) Earrings – AIDORU Spicy Spiky Earrings GBF NT…
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Second Thoughts
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Totally Mesh-Free Prokofy
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SL Varsity Jacket Dancer GOLAN
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Dancing on the Ceiling
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SL10B Awesome Dancing
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First Church of Rosedale
17 Jun 2013 | 12:23 pmCheck this out!
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JUICYBOMB Second Life Fashion Blog
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Seaside
16 Jun 2013 | 10:03 pmThe Secret Store has a new Peplum Shirt out with a color-changing belt! The note card says to rez this shirt on the ground and touch it to change the belt color, but I just made sure the edit menu was up, then I clicked on the shirt and the menu came up too. If [...] -
SLB10; Looking Forward, Looking Back
15 Jun 2013 | 7:46 amSLB10 Opens Tomorrow! June 16th-June 29th. The theme for this year is Looking Forward, Looking back, so keep that in mind when you do the SLB10 Celebration Snapshot Contest! Check out the Second Life Destination Guide for a listing of all the fabulous SLB10 exhibits! This was taken at SLB10 Bear Island – It’s Torley Bear! [...] -
Cosmetic Fair; cheLLe
14 Jun 2013 | 2:55 pmThe Summer Edition of Cosmetic Fair opens tomorrow, June 15th – June 30th! This event will feature many cosmetic products from the brands around SL that you know and love! :) ✿ cheLLe ✿ has 4 new Moon Dust I-IV shadows sets, and a tattoo Eyelashes set out at the fair! Here is a direct SLurl [...] -
World’s End
14 Jun 2013 | 8:51 amHello World! I’m at World’s End Garden, it is a gorgeous place. I’ve always found this sim a bit difficult to navigate, cos when you first teleport here, you are trapped underneath and have to find your way out. I’ve never figured out which thing to sit on or button to click, so what I [...]
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Koinup: Second Life Places
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SL10B captivate
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SL10B Beguile
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SL10B Wonderous
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Flanagan Fields
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SL10B Stupendous
18 Jun 2013 | 11:12 amhttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL10B%20Stupendous/128/128/0
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Koinup: Latest Works from Everyone
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[EikoHeinkel] The last day of Venezia city
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[conniesec] Something From Sascha's
19 Jun 2013 | 4:38 amXanadu Gold by Sascha's Designs maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Coco%20Beach%20Kelina/244/... Jewelry: 'Rhapsody' by Eclectica Available at "Genre" from the 15th of June, through to the 12th of July. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Analog%20Dog%2... -
[Venk] Art in Hats - Hats in Art Invitation
19 Jun 2013 | 4:33 amOpened on Monday. I'm a bit late. I've a few pictures here created from the hat creations of RFB Morpork. There are many amazing hats that were made and incredible pictures to go with. Check it out. Shekhawati (161,42,35)
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Hiperia3D News
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Zoner Photo Studio PRO 30% off
14 Jun 2013 | 2:51 pmThink of all the activities coming up on your calendar - and all the photos you'll be taking. Perfect and preserve those moments with Zoner Photo Studio PRO - now at 30% off. Instantly import and view all the photos on your memory card or laptop Quickly find your best shots, tag and sort them Use basic edit features, such as color balance and noise reduction, to perfect your images Add fun looks - panorama, 3D, HDR, Tilt-shift, Tone Mapping and more Keep photo memories safe with automatic backup Just think how good you will look! Act by 6/16 to save $21. Buy ZPS 15 PRO, now just $49 - Jordi… -
Violet Hair For V4 and A4 For Poser and DAZ Studio
12 Jun 2013 | 3:00 pmOur new product for Renderosity: Violet Hair For V4 and A4 For Poser and DAZ Studiothe most classic pinup hair! A woman holds her hair and ties it with a bandana, and now she's ready for seducing. The hair of the sexiest pinups, the hair of summer days, spicy and chic, is also the hair for the pride of women at work: a must have for the most varied themes and situations. We've packaged it with the most versatile mats for the bandana! It's a Prime and you can get it for $3.50, or get it 30% off till 20th of June - Jordi R. Cardona www.hiperia3d.com -
Sunglasses Collection For Poser And DAZ Studio
6 Jun 2013 | 2:12 pmOur new product at Renderosity has just been published: Sunglasses Collection. Get sunglasses for all your characters! What do sunglasses have to make any look more misterious, sexy, and appealing? They hide and show, get the attention on the eyes, and can make your pinups sexier, your adventurers bolder, your beach girls more outstanding, and in general, all characters need them because beauty can blind your eyes...A must have! Get them 30%off till 13th of June (next Thursday) 6 posible shapes with multiple finishes each one and 39 mat poses, with morphs to put on the head or over the nose. -
Genetica 4.0 Released
31 May 2013 | 11:40 pmSpiral Graphics Inc. has released Genetica 4.0, the new version of its seamless texture, animation, and HDRI environment map editor. Soon you will be able to read a review of Genetica 4.0 here, for now here you are a short brief: Significant new capabilities added in Genetica 4.0 are: A streamlined new way of editing graphics based on tweaking options in an intuitive interface. The existing node-based approach is still there for power users, but is no longer a necessity for performing common operations. A new filter system making it easy to for artists to add effects to existing photos and… -
Digital Art Masters Volume 8 Pre-Order + free playing cards
25 May 2013 | 5:05 amNow you can pre-order the book “Digital Art Masters Volume 8”, published by the prestigious 3D Total, and get showcase stunning work from 50 of the best international artists, it also includes detailed tutorials explaining how each image was created. In addition, the first 200 pre-orders get a free limited edition playing cards! Get it here: Digital Art Masters Volume 8 The classic Digital Art Masters series returns with another volume chocked full of brilliant digital art, image breakdown tutorials and unique, never-before-seen images. Digital Art Masters: Volume 8 is not your typical…
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Gwyn's Home
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Clever, huh? ;) [Flickr]
9 Jun 2013 | 2:43 pmGwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: Heh. slurl.com/secondlife/Io/214/124/33 -
Style and sophistication in the CDS [Flickr]
9 Jun 2013 | 2:13 pmGwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: Calli was DJ'ing :) slurl.com/secondlife/Neufreistadt/248/170/203 -
Inauguration ball for the 19th term of the Representative Assembly of the CDS [Flickr]
9 Jun 2013 | 1:48 pmGwyneth Llewelyn posted a photo: Here we are again, now at the new Schloss! An awesome collaborative effort of so many citizens... thanks guys! slurl.com/secondlife/Neufreistadt/238/162/204 -
Financial crisis in Second Life ended? Linden Lab launches Linden Dollar Authorized Reseller Program
17 May 2013 | 10:42 amStop the presses! Linden Lab is out with a (potential) solution for the crisis! I was doing some slight corrections on a post announcing my company’s participation in a public exhibit at Portugal’s National Museum of Ancient Art, with an OpenSim-based reconstruction of Lisbon before the 1755 earthquake, when all...Read more » -
How to create your own financial crisis
16 May 2013 | 6:46 pm[Update 2013/05/07 6 PM GMT — Linden Lab has just announced the launch of the Linden Dollar (L$) Authorized Reseller Program] Software features turn into products Nine years ago, Linden Lab revealed a series of new features for Second Life® which would dramatically change the way we think and interact...Read more »
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Architecture +
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In addition to VR there is AR
1 Jun 2013 | 7:41 amHands-Free Display for Smartphones Just as smartphones forever changed the telephone, the Vuzix smart glasses M100 redefines our interface to the ever-expanding digital world. Integrated head tracker 3-degree of freedom head tracking 3 axis Gyro 3 axis Accelerometer 3 axis Mag/Integrated compass Vuzix smart glasses M100 is the world's first enhanced "Hands Free" smartphone display and communications system for on-the-go data access from your Smartphone and the Internet. Running applications under the Android operating system; text, video, email, mapping, audio and all we have come to expect… -
Oculus Rift
1 Jun 2013 | 6:37 amKickstarter 9,522 Backers $2,437,429 pledged of $250,000 goal Funding period Aug 1, 2012 - Sep 1, 2012 I fully support the Firestorm Viewer Team and OpenSim developers integrating Oculas Rift with The Second Life and OpenSim Environments. Bookmark this: -
Space & Shopping
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Ramon Zancanaro / "... Bed and Art"
27 Jun 2012 | 7:11 pmOpen publication - Free publishing - More 3d I am continually amazed by the quality of Architectural 3d Modeling Visualizations. Here is the story: When I finished this scene, I was looking for a way to show it in a different way, so this scene was done in magazine format (English version is coming soon). All objeos and textures were done by me. I worked for one month to complete. Here is the link: G-Spot of the Bed and Art Website : www.zancanaro.com Software : 3dsmax & VRay.Bookmark this: -
Trimble Aquires Sketchup from Google
10 May 2012 | 8:44 amSUNNYVALE, Calif., April 26, 2012—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SketchUp®, one of the most popular 3D modeling tools in the world, from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012, subject to customary closing conditions and expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. While financial terms are not being dhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifisclosed the transaction is not expected to be material to 2012 earnings per…
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Designing Digitally, Inc.
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Study Finds That US Students Increasingly Look To Mobile Devices As Learning Tools
17 Jun 2013 | 11:56 amAs more and more young people in high school and even middle school find themselves in possession of cell phones, tablet computers and notebooks, it’s not surprising that the more enterprising students among them are using their mobile technology for learning applications whenever possible. Like every generation before them, teenagers are adept at jumping onto trends at their onset and don’t require nearly the learning curve that older adults do when it comes to appropriating new skills and technology. A recent report we came across on Cellular-News.com highlights the growing… -
Models of Mobile Learning, E-Learning Development
21 May 2013 | 12:20 pmModels of Mobile E-Learning for Training and Education With the advent of PCs, then the Internet, and then the near ubiquity of cellular phones in just a very few short years, it was not long until some bright person realized the cross- pollination potential of these disparate technologies. Thus mobile learning was born. With cellular technology powering hand-held access, users discovered they could do more than just talk on their phones and send text messages – they could access the Web and view websites, which soon were being designed to offer a variant design for cell phones and… -
Custom Mobile Learning Development Is a Go!
17 May 2013 | 9:58 amIt only makes sense that as more and more consumers throw away their landlines and go wireless, there will be more and more applications developed for the handheld society of the 21st century. Shopping apps, direction & guidance apps, image capturing & manipulating apps... there are so many applications being developed for the expanding world of cellular technology that it’s almost mind-boggling. Indeed, according to Wikipedia, the number of applications for the iPhone alone has reached 700,000 as of September 2012 – an astonishing number of possible utilizations! As a… -
What does a virtual trainer mean in E-Learning?
8 May 2013 | 2:14 pmIn the training industry the word virtual trainer is often used loosely. Some refer to the narrator as a virtual trainer and some see virtual trainers as actual people training online. But what does it mean to have a virtual trainer in an e-learning project according to Designing Digitally, Inc.? I know you all are very eager to hear our explanation, so let’s get started. In the realm of e-learning development, Designing Digitally, Inc. views the virtual trainer as a reliable replacement for the Instructor Lead Training (ILT) you will currently find in most classrooms. Often with ILT,… -
Gaming and Working, Serious Games
2 May 2013 | 10:03 amThe Work World & Serious Games – What MyScienceWork Has to Say on the Subject MyScienceWork is an interesting website (www.mysciencework.com) chock-full of fascinating research, news and reporting an all manner of scientific studies and findings – ranging from agriculture, archaeology & astronomy to computer science, political science and psychology. We came across a very timely piece on their website not too long ago and thought we’d share a distillation of that article’s main points with our dedicated readers. Titled Gaming and Working: When Two Worlds…
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Pooky Amsterdam's Blog
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SLNewser comes to call
8 Jun 2013 | 7:52 amInterview With Pooky Amsterdam: Part OneThe remarkable and wonderful Bixyl Shuftan of The SLNewser, has made his name known far & wide with this great publication in Second Life. Bix, as he is known to his friends, is a remarkable visionary on what Virtual Worlds mean in modern times. From a press stand point, he really covers the gridfront on what goes on, where, why, when and how. He got the backstory on yours truly and with great pride and admiration for the man behind the screen who wears that trench coat and hat with remarkable aplomb - here is part 1 of my interview in The SLNewser! -
The Art Form Of Machinima
24 May 2013 | 5:37 amHaving worked in this medium for almost a decade producing, writing and originating virtual entertainment it was really fated to meet and begin working with someone who has a very strong vision for the future with the strength and the brilliance to move forward. Please enjoy our article on the Art Form known as machinima -The Artform of Machinima -
A Vision of the Future of VWTV
17 May 2013 | 1:22 pmA few years ago when I was presenting at SLCC in Boston, I found myself quoting someone named CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, because I was just so impressed with her observations and insight. A while later we met, and she was on The 1st Questio, (and won!). In getting to know each other mutually, we began collaborating on a book, the subject of great importance to us both, that of Virtual World Television. We interviewed over 30 producers of almost 60 shows, and all of them from Second Life for a multitude of reasons: Building Tools / Networks / IP Rights / Accessibility. The co-opting of TV into… -
2013 - Predictions for the upcoming year!
10 Jan 2013 | 10:49 amHere we have them - a few predictions and inventions that have been on the back burner and thought its time to trot them out. With the new year also comes the forward look we tend to take, where will be at this time next year and where were we in the past? Given some thought to this over the past few weeks, but didn't want to to post it till we all safely made it into the New Year! And yes, we are all in this together!Happy New Year and please feel free to add any predictions and / or comments you like - Its going to be a good one.2013 New Year… -
The Future of Mainstream Machinima Films
27 Nov 2012 | 3:47 amMainstream Machinima is a great pair of words, and one that has legs.The Machinima-Expo 2012 has ended and the interest in this medium continues to grow. Bringing people together from their fields of games, media and journalism on the topic, reveals greater depth not only of coverage but true understand the nature of what we can offer with our game engine films. The great takaway of a true "Indie movement" is not lost on this audience, and Dean Takahashi wrote a great review of his panel which appeared in VentureBeat.The future of mainstream machinima films: A panel discussion inside…
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Grids hit record high, pass Second Life in land area
15 Jun 2013 | 11:31 amThe top 40 OpenSim grids have reached 25,248 regions, a new record high. They also reported 295,411 total registered users and 19,505 ... -
Stand4Love expands to OpenSim
14 Jun 2013 | 12:29 pmStand4Love, an annual event in support of marriage equality, has expanded beyond its traditional base in Second Life to include ... -
5 Ways Virtual Worlds Can Help Therapy
13 Jun 2013 | 7:37 pmVirtual reality therapies are increasingly proving successful in a number of settings. As the virtual reality platforms and interfaces improve, ... -
Avination code donation speeds up logins, teleports
11 Jun 2013 | 9:29 amAvination donated code to the OpenSim project today intended to reduce viewer disconnects, crashes, server instability, and teleport failures. According to ... -
29 exchanges approved to sell Lindens
8 Jun 2013 | 9:26 amSecond Life customers who have difficulty buying Linden Dollars from the official LindeX exchange — your voices have been heard. ...
