Archive for 2009

New Years Party Pack 2010

Holiday Packs, Uncategorized on December 31st, 2009 No Comments

This pack includes 6 New Year’s party items. They are all made from sculpted prims and were careful modeled using professional software to create an amazing realistic look. The pack includes: * Champagne Bottle * Champagne Glasses (with sipping animation when worn) * 2010 Party Tiara * 2010 Party Top Hat * 2010 Party Glasses [...]

Burning Life 2009

The 20 Burning Life Camps You Must See

Community, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, content creation, events on October 24th, 2009 16 Comments

Burning Life 2009 opened in the virtual world of Second Life this past weekend. Burning Life is described as a festival of community, art, and fire. It is it the virtual counterpart of Burning Man.

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Second Life Founder To Start New Company

Can a World Continue To Exist Without It’s Creator? – Philip Rosedale Leaves Linden Lab

Community, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on October 16th, 2009 8 Comments

Philip Rosedale has decided to leave Linden Lab. Rosedale claims that he will continue his role as Chairman, but announced that he will be starting a new company that he says is Second Life centric.

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Yoko Ono Unveils Virtual Peace Tower

How I Met Yoko Ono in Second Life

Community, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, events on October 10th, 2009 2 Comments

On Friday October 9th 2009, Yoko Ono was in Iceland for the annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower, a tribute to her late husband and former Beatle, John Lennon. This year, I was privileged to share in the collective experience of the lighting of a new Tower and meet Yoko Ono myself.

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SCS Custom Project Mockup

Virtual Bill Gates in PC vs Mac Machinima

Machinima, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, content creation, project on October 9th, 2009 12 Comments

A virtual Bill Gates recently made an appearance in a machinima (video) filmed within the virtual worlds of Second Life to set the record straight about PCs Vs. Macs.

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The new look of SecondLife.com

Second Life Launches its New Website

Machinima, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, social media on August 26th, 2009 7 Comments

Today, the new site went live on SecondLife.com and I have to say I love it!

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SLCC 2009 Wrap-Up

Community, SLCC, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on August 20th, 2009 No Comments

A recap with links of my favorite SLCC presentations this year.

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The Future of Second Life

Second Life 2.0: Tom Hale Presents the New Second Life Viewer, Website, and Interactive Web Media at SLCC

Business, Community, Education, Marketing, News Announcements, SLCC, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, content creation, events on August 19th, 2009 10 Comments

The biggest news coming out of the Second Life Community Convention this year was a tour of Second Life 2.0 including a new SL viewer and website.

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Linden Lab Officially Announces Mesh Support in Second Life at SLCC

SLCC, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, content creation on August 19th, 2009 50 Comments

At this years Second Life Community Convention, Linden Lab Chief Product Officer Tom Hale, aka T. Linden, showed video of a polygon mesh object responding to a dynamic lighting system much more advanced then the current lighting and shadows that are available in several Beta viewers.

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California Legacy in SL – Episode 4: Dickens in Camp by Bret Harte

California Legacy Project, Community, Education, Machinima, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on August 14th, 2009 2 Comments

Here is our latest episode of The California Legacy Series features Bret Harte’s 1870 poem “Dickens in Camp.”

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Imperfect Angel Grand Opening Event

Community, Press Releases, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, events on August 13th, 2009 No Comments

Imperfect Angel, Second Life’s newest exclusive nightclub and entertainment venue, will celebrate its grand opening event this Thursday August 13, showcasing their venue, art, fashion, and a night packed with giveaways, contests, live music, and more!

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Lindens Updates XStreet Guidelines and Bans Unauthorized Sale of Real World Replicas

Branding, Business, Community, Intellectual Property and Copyright, Marketing, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Goods, Virtual Worlds on August 12th, 2009 3 Comments

Starting on September 14, 2009 virtual items that are in violation of real world copyrights or that infringe on brand owners’ intellectual property will no longer be for sale on Second Life’s ecommerce site, XStreet SL.

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Lindens Announce Roadmap to Protect and Manage Content and Intellectual Property

Branding, Business, Community, Education, Intellectual Property and Copyright, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on August 5th, 2009 1 Comment

Linden Lab Vice President of Customer Relations Cyn Linden has a very lengthy, but clear and concise post on the company’s official blog detailing their new “Content Management Roadmap” for Second Life content and its creators.

Cyn says that Linden Lab is “committed to empowering content creators to better manage and control their content.” She presented a multi-faceted plan help manage content on several levels.

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Making A Difference in Virtual Worlds

Virtual Relay For Life Raises Over $270,000USD

Community, Non-Profit, Second Life, Virtual Worlds, events on August 1st, 2009 1 Comment

Relay for Life, the signature fundraising event to benefit the American Cancer Society, recently ended its fifth and most successful campaign in the virtual world of Second Life after having raised over a quarter of a million US dollars in support of cancer research.

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CNBC Segment on Business & Social Media Highlights LinkedIn, Second Life, and More

Business, Marketing, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on July 29th, 2009 No Comments

Reporter Julia Boorstin recently covered a segment on CNBC called “Social Climbing.” The segment discussed social media and it’s importance for business relationships in the future. The report covered networks and platforms such as Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, and the virtual world of Second Life. Here is one of those segments: Boorstin also reported more on [...]

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