The Virtual Mine

Using the Virtual World to Explore the Real World Problems of Fossil Fuels

content creation, Education, events, Non-Profit, Press Releases, project, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on November 23rd, 2010 4 Comments

Environmental documentary, Deep Down, launches interactive Virtual Mine in Second Life. Will debut on PBS.

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Linden Lab Announces Display Names

Display Names: A chance missed or an opportunity gained?

Branding, Marketing, News Announcements, Second Life, SLCC, Virtual Worlds on August 19th, 2010 4 Comments

Second Life users have long wanted a way to change their avatar name in a way that did not destroy the history and links associated with it. In attempt to solve this “identity crisis”, Linden Lab announced Display Names.

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Second Life 7th Birthday

The SL7B Exhibits You Don’t Want to Miss

art, Community, events, SL7B, Virtual Worlds on June 27th, 2010 4 Comments

As the Second Life 7th Birthday is winding down, I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite exhibits from the week. While all the exhibits were special, here are some of the ones I most enjoyed.

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SL7B Opening Speech

The Top Five Points to Take Away from Philip Rosedale’s SL7B Address

Business, Community, content creation, events, SL7B, Virtual Worlds on June 21st, 2010 4 Comments

The Second Life 7th Birthday celebration kicked off this morning with an address from Linden Lab founder, SL creator, and current Chairman of the Board – Philip Rosedale (aka Philip Linden).

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Big Bad Blogger Challenge 2010 - Day 4

Measuring Virtual Age

Community, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on June 16th, 2010 No Comments

Today is Day 4 of the Big Bad Blogger Challenge 2010.

Today’s Topic: Age

Age (along with many of the other confines of the physical world such as race, religion, sex, etc.) becomes a very interesting topic when examined in virtual space.

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Don’t Feel Bad Second Life, No One Likes Facebook or Twitter Either

Community, Second Life, social media, Virtual Worlds on April 21st, 2010 17 Comments

Why do so many people complain every time a platform makes a change? Do we just like to complain? Are we simply afraid of change?

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What Everyone Needs To Know About (Second) Life “On The Cloud”

Business, Community, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on April 17th, 2010 36 Comments

Joe Miller (aka Joe Linden), Linden Labs VP of Platform and Technology Development, offered a VERY interesting (though somewhat misinterpreted) response to the question, Can Second Life run “on the cloud?”

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Virtual Machinima for Social Good

Machinima, Virtual Worlds on March 3rd, 2010 1 Comment

In his latest Machinima, award-winning machinamagrapher Draxtor Despres takes a look at some of the forefathers of machinima and where the art is going, even reaching out to director James Cameron.  He also examines how the New York based organziation, Global Kids, has enriched the machinima platform with their social issue work, including their latest project, “Discovered,” [...]

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Burning Life 2009

The 20 Burning Life Camps You Must See

Community, content creation, events, Second Life, Virtual Worlds 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 9 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, events, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on October 10th, 2009 4 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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