Second Life

Blog: Second Life trademarks “SLim” for instant-messaging

Source: Reuters

It’s not surprising Linden sees its instant-messaging platform as a vital asset. Last December, AOL, an early supporter of virtual worlds, withdrew from Second Life citing a desire to work exclusively with virtual worlds that employ the AIM instant-messaging client like vSide.

Published 9 hours ago, found via Reuters/Second Life

Developers in Second Life, a Virtual Community

Source: java.net Weblogs

I've written a little about virtual worlds in some of my previous blogs, and this morning I'm excited to announce I'll be working more with the developer community in Second Life for Sun.

Published 9 hours ago, found via Google Blogs

Fall Classes in Second Life

Source: Alliance Library System

Alliance Library System are pleased to offer a series of non-credit continuing education courses for librarians, educators, and others interested in libraries, learning, and teaching in virtual worlds such as Second Life. more...

Published 9 hours ago, found via Google Blogs

Woman tries to kidnap former 'virtual' boyfriend

Source: Stuff.co.nz

 New Zealand - A woman who fell in love with the online persona of a man in the virtual world Second Life has been charged in the United States with trying to kidnap him. ...

Published 11 hours ago, found via Google News

Second Life, Educators, & Virtual Worlds

Source: edtechresources.info

Examples of virtual worlds can range from 3-D online games, such as the SIMs and Warcraft, to non-game communities such as There, Active Worlds, Second Life, Croquet (an open source platform), and many, many others. ...

Published 11 hours ago, found via Google Blogs

Real-World Lessons in Virtual World - National Science Foundation

Source: nsf.gov

National Science Foundation (press release) Real-World Lessons in Virtual World National Science Foundation (press release) - Over the summer, students brought their skills to the online virtual world, Second Life, learning how to create an event that would draw students from all ...

Published 12 hours ago, found via Google News

Presence in Virtual Worlds Could Help Health Plans Achieve Real ...

Source: aishealth.com

 DC - Among the major findings: Second Life residents want health information, and they seek out other residents with similar health issues to share and compare ...

Published 12 hours ago, found via Google News

Professor invited to prestigious international art exhibition

Source: UNR NevadaNews

 NV - His treadmill-powered Gandhi traveled in Second Life, an online, 3-D virtual world. Photo provided by University Communications. By Natalie Savidge In 1930, ...

Published 13 hours ago, found via Google News