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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Linden Lab Restructuring

News Announcements, Second Life, social media, Virtual Worlds on June 9th, 2010 8 Comments

Linden Lab, the company behind the virtual world of Second Life,issued a release today stating that they will be restructuring their company in order to become more efficient and to allow them to delve into new platforms including the social and mobile web.

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The Dangers of Virtual Goods

art, Business, Community, content creation, Intellectual Property and Copyright, Machinima, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Goods, Virtual Worlds on May 4th, 2010 23 Comments

Over the last few days, I’ve read dozens of articles covering the newly updated Second Life Terms of Service (TOS) and the Class Action Lawsuit that has been filed against Linden Lab and Philip Rosedale. However, this afternoon when I saw that the Los Angeles Times and Mashable had jumped on the bandwagon then I could no longer keep my facts to myself.

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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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What is Second Life Art?

Linden Lab to Support Second Life Art (But First They Have to Define It)

art, content creation, Machinima, music, News Announcements, Second Life, Virtual Worlds on March 1st, 2010 13 Comments

Niko Linden announced the Linden Endowment for the Arts (LEA) program to help support and highlight Second Life artists, but the announcement is already full of comments arguing… What is Second Life Art?

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Everything You Need To Know About Second Life Viewer 2.0 (Beta)

Business, Community, content creation, Education, News Announcements, Second Life, social media, Virtual Worlds on February 23rd, 2010 20 Comments

Today, in a much anticipated announcement, Linden Lab launched the Beta version of their new Second Life viewer. It will undoubtedly completely revolutionize the way we view and use Second Life.

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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 3 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

content creation, Machinima, project, Second Life, Virtual Worlds 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, social media, Virtual Worlds on August 26th, 2009 8 Comments

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

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Linden Lab Officially Announces Mesh Support in Second Life at SLCC

content creation, Second Life, SLCC, Virtual Worlds on August 19th, 2009 63 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, events, Press Releases, Second Life, Virtual Worlds 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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