Second Life

By Disbelief LL do claim they have a new viewer in the pipeline. Apparently it’s completely different to the current viewer.  Whether that is good or bad is yet to be determined but early reports indicate that those who are already familiar with the current viewer will struggle to quickly adapt to the new...

By emmaportilo I believe, in my lifetime, I am always striving to be refined in my nature.  To be civilized, cultivated, educated, and polished is to me what it means to be a true lady.  I am the lady I am in real life while in Second Life.  I simply know of no other way to be and do not desire to portray myself as some...

By aplink In my last post which mentioned Second Life I proclaimed that its creators Linden Lab were “publicly mute” about happenings in their virtual world… as it is always the case when you say something the reverse happens and Linden Lab are now talking – and being seen for innovation once again –...

A private Second Life in a $55,000 box Some companies like IBM have an uncanny attraction to Linden Lab's virtual world, Second Life. They claim the software provides a 3-D collaboration space that's viscerally superior to what traditional mediums such as teleconferencing, instant me...

By Mitch Wagner Second Life Enterprise allows companies to run their own, private version of the virtual world in their data centers, for added security and control.

By communities@secondlife.com Winterfest Activities and Events – Something for Everyone! Winterfest Shops & Land Auctions Snowman building contest Ice Skating and Bonfire under the stars with live music Residents vs. Lindens Snowball Fights Second Life Community Sponsored Events Calendar

By Metanomics Discussions of the pros and cons are filling the various channels of Second Life chat today, after the launch on yesterday’s Metanomics program of the new Second Life Enterprise™ product. But adoption of this environment and how to drive it is clearly on everyone’s mind.

By johnwaugh Today Cockeram has  more than 120 plus students from her classes participating in Second Life on The University of Auckland Second Life islands of Putahi and Kaiako. Cockeram says that she does not think  that virtual worlds such as Second Life  should be seen only as developing early lea...

By mittfox My story doesn’t end there, you’ll be pleased to know. I could quite easily pen an entire novel on the subject of Second Life were I so inclined (it’s still a possibility). Rather than subject you to a painful wall of text, I think I’ll serialise this epic saga for easy digestion. Keep an eye out f...

By Morgana Hi there! I have been a member of Second Life, for over 3 years and, i think of myself as a pretty good “bargain”  finder. I love to shop in Second Life.. I promise to be objective.. M~ Hi there! My name is, Morgana Hilra.. I have been a member of Second Life, for over 3 years and, i t

By daleinnis It’s always hard to tell what’s going on in the collective mind of Linden Lab. I hope that this new policy will be made sensibly and thoughtfully, and keep Second Life going strong. If only ’cause I have a lot of tank tops. So the recent Second Life weblog posting on third-party viewer policies h...

By Mitch Wagner Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital uses the virtual world for disaster preparedness training, while disabled people turn to it for peer support.

By communities@secondlife.com We recently made several changes to the Second Life servers to address a potential security issue. To take advantage of the recent server upgrades and ensure that Second Life functions as you expect, we have released a new version of the Second Life Viewer.

By neville@nevillehobson.com (Neville Hobson) Content summary: FIR Interview with Steve Rubel now happening later this month; Michael Netzley reports on social media tools in times of crisis in The Philippines, text messaging and Facebook in China, and FTC-like guidelines on social media disclosure coming to Singapore; the Medi...

Content summary: FIR Interview with Steve Rubel now happening later this month; Michael Netzley reports on social media tools in times of crisis in The Philippines, text messaging and Facebook in China, and FTC-like guidelines on social media disclosure coming to Singapore; the Medi...

By johnwaugh However, in the five classes taken into SL, there had only been one student who had “resisted” the idea, not for computer or virtual world issues, but because of “privacy” in connection with the other students. Many of the problems, Lemon said, could be overcome by involving the technical...

By Hypatia Callisto I don’t work for Linden Lab, and I am done doing things for Linden Lab for free, right now. Since when was I supposed to work for free in Second Life, when I am certain to have little to show for it but heartache and abuse? I’ve been down this road already: No thanks, LL.

By Daniel Voyager Baffin – Teen Grid Transfer Station – Jade Lily This is where our youngest Residents come to celebrate their transition to the Main Grid. Celebrate the spirit of Second Life! 􀀊 This is a quick easy guide for TG residents transferring very soon to the Main Grid or Teens that ha

By Gwyneth Llewelyn Jumping into Blue Mars earlier today — while my roomie was asleep and I could use her PC, the only machine at our place that is powerful enough (and has the correct operating system!) to log in to Blue Mars and get some 8 FPS out of it — was a bit like evaluating many other virtual world platforms...

He said: "Quite a few successful businesses are developed on Second Life and are making a lot of money selling virtual land and products." Online farmers' market launchedThe Press Association all 2 news articles »

Times Online It also had a mixed reality component that the California service did not: while their avatars sat in the Second Life service, many of the people behind the ... NewsBrief: Second Life Eulogy for Michael JacksonVirtual Worlds News all 6,159 news articles »

By olafquintessa Deep house music at the Southern Cross in Second Life Lineup: 3am-5am SLT: GW Raymaker 5am-7am SLT: Olaf Quintessa Direct link to the Southern Cross in Second Life, click here Deep house music at the Southern Cross in Second Life Lineup: 3am-5am SLT: GW Raymaker 5am-7am SLT:

By Erica Hendry While no studies have emerged about the benefits of using Second Life to train medical students, it offers a richer set of resources, with lower costs, than training in a physical, simulated operating room, said John Lester, an education and health-care market developer at Linden Lab,...

By Ⓟ Ari Blackthorne™ Linden Lab releases it’s own ‘after-market’ viewer, which I find funny, especially since I had just run the gambit on after-market viewers for Second Life Grid in my most previous post. Now in addition to the “official” Second Life viewer from Linden Lab (LL), said company releases anoth...

By daviding Second Life is not a game – it is a social, interactive, 3D version of the Internet. It has so far been developed and hosted by Linden Lab, but the vision for the future of Second Life requires more resources to realize than any one company can provide. In this talk from the O’Reilly Open Source C...

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By rss@youtube.com (GallySL) Author: GallySL Keywords: Torley buying acheter $L base second life tutorial video; Linden Added: April 28, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (BlenderSL) Tutorial 3 of 4 in this beginner's series, explaining the basic use of Blender 3d to created 'Sculpted Prims' for Second Life. This tutorial walks you through some simple Edit Mode commands, as well as the basics of Blender's Modifiers, and continues with some simple Edit Mode mesh manipu...

By rss@youtube.com (tonyhursh) Part 1 of 2. Shows how to use PloppSL to create sculpted prims. Author: tonyhursh Keywords: Plopp Second Life OpenSim Added: February 28, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (SmokeyMcPiEcE) Learn how to create a transparent (Alpha) Image in photoshop with two methods, Easy and Advanced. Visit http://Level2Online.info for Guides, Reviews, and more. Author: SmokeyMcPiEcE Keywords: SL Second Life Textures targa 32bit png transparent level 2 Online Added: February 15, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (SmokeyMcPiEcE) Volume one of the Level 2 Online SL Guides: Using the Grid Author: SmokeyMcPiEcE Keywords: Second Life Secondlife Build Builders guide guide tips and tricks Level 2 Online Level 2 Added: February 12, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (ZombieZephyr) An addition to tutorial number 2. Just a quick modification to have "outer" eyes, as I call them, and the benefits/problems with these vs. normal eyes. Author: ZombieZephyr Keywords: second life furry avatar tutorial photoshop Added: January 25, 2009

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By keystonesl As I roam the virtual frontier, I’m occasionally asked for advice about establishing a presence in Second Life, and I share the same bits of advice time and again. I thought I would share a summary of these points here for any readers considering the same, and invite comments, corrections o...

3 New Levels in Second Life Educational Openspaces Educational Islands. 3 New Levels in Second Life Educational Openspaces Educational Islands In my ... Second Life Gambling Update. Linden Labs has released and updated gambling policy. ...

By Joan Kremer Sep 29 2008 Poets: A Wealth of Open Mics Await You in Second Life (1st in a series) Posted by: Joan Kremer in First Life, Second Life, open mic, writers resources, writing community Roughly eight months ago, I tiptoed around a hedge and peaked at my first poetry reading in Second Life.  I was s...

« Poets: A Wealth of Open Mics Await You in Second Life (1st in a series) Oct 05 2008 Help! I’m an Introverted Writer in an Extraverts’ World! Posted by: Joan Kremer in First Life, writers in virtual worlds, writers resources, writing contest Methinks it used to be far easier to be an introv...

By Tateru Nino A new Second Life viewer is available. Not a release candidate, but an update to the 1.20 series -- what's generally referred to as an 'official' or production viewer. The version number for this release is 1.20.16 (97603), ...

Metanomics host Robert Bloomfield interviewed Second Life founder and Chairman of the Board, Philip Rosedale, at the Second Life Community Convention in Tampa, Florida.  The Rosedale interview is available here (pictures above are Philip Rosedale and his avatar).

By Mike DeBenedittis (Brewguy Beck) I’m pleased to announce an update to the OnRez Viewer for Second Life. This release includes the most recent Linden Lab Viewer updates combined with the OnRez user interface and enhancement features. An update will be automatically offered when you start the OnRez Viewer. You can also down...

By CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) He did laugh when I asked, “So what do accountants do in Second Life?” but quickly responded, “We count things!” Actually, as he shared, accountants are pretty active, with CPA Island and recent events like “XBRL and the International Future of Financial Reporting”. There is also an Seco...

By Wagner James Au Finally, I brought up the recent joint announcement made by Linden Lab and IBM that they'd managed to move several avatars from Second Life to Open Sim, the open source virtual world. This could eventually create a market for interconnected virtual worlds, but moving mere avatars was a ti...

By CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) A stunning new Second Life art show will be opening this Saturday on NMC Campus. “Kiss the Sky” is the definitive exhibition of Hyperformalism in the world of Second Life®, and is a brand new collection of Second Life art curated by DC Spensley (aka DanCoyote Antonelli). Virtual worlds are a...

By Charles D. Second Life virtual life MMO game - Image 1 With the release of the new version of Second Life, a lot of changes were implemented since the last build with version 1.18.5.3. The virtual life MMO game has recently released the new 1.19.0 ...

By magnusgrafex Linden Labs has announced that although they did nothing to combat the QuickTime vulnerability in Second Life, Apple Inc has finally released a patch for the flaw. Linden Labs is strongly urging that you patch Apple QuickTime because ...

By Caleb Booker This has intellectual property rights implications as well. It's entirely normal for an email service to say that they don't own the emails you write, but neither do they make guarantees that your emails will never be lost. Backing up emails is a normal thing to do; you'd hate for the only cop...

By Tateru Nino 29,192 new signups bringing us to 2,910,587 signups total.A peak concurrency of 26,492 at 1:50PM, and a minimum concurrency of 13,065 at 2:13AM. Average concurrency for the day was 19,280.A patch to allow PNG file format images to be uploaded as textures was submitted to Linden Lab for asse...

 - Second Life developer Linden Lab announced the delayed release of its v1.13.2 update originally scheduled for today. According to the company, ...

For folks following the copyright intellectual property implications in the gaming industry, Second Life is facing its first real crisis when it comes to the value of in game goods, copyright, liability and just plain old copying.