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By Joe Linden SLim further lowers the barriers between virtual world and real world communication and ensures that you’ll always be able to connect with your Second Life friends regardless of location or broadband connection. Capable of running on any computer, SLim will extend the value and experi...

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By Robin Linden Some Residents have told me they worry the Linden Lab Blog is quieter than usual, and that this may reflect a decreased commitment by us to communication. In fact, the opposite is true. We’re making changes to enhance dialogue with you through adding better tools and organization along wit...

By babbagelinden Mono scripts run on the Second Life server and so can be used with any compatible viewer, however to create new Mono scripts requires a client that can select the Mono engine as the target when the new script is saved. Once the 1.24 server deploy is complete we will release the 1.21 Release Candi...

By Torley Linden This episode features a Viewer Cheatsheet, Avatar Databank, and YouTube-in-Second Life aid… more details after the jump! Second Life Viewer Cheatsheet I’ve also prepared a page on how to play movies & media in Second Life, should you need the help!

By M Linden Plus user-to-user transactions in Second Life grew 12% in Q2 and user hours grew by 6% (for definitions see earlier blog post). Land ownership is a critical component of the Second Life economy and the news is very good on this front. Second Life’s virtual world expanded by 45% in Q2. Resident...

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By Torley Linden Voice Chat: Turn on Lip Sync Make your avatar’s lips move while talking. One of the coolest “hidden” features we have; you’ll need at least version 1.20 (not the existing 1.19 viewer) to play with this. Don’t forget to check out the documentation!

By M Linden Fortunately, Linden Lab is very solid financially, as you noted if you read yesterday’s blog post. We’re profitable and generating cash that is comfortably funding the investments we are making to ensure Second Life is the most vibrant, rich, diverse and immersive economy experience i...

By Zee Linden User-to-User Transactions grew over 14%.  Total user-to-user transactions, a measure of the gross domestic product in Second Life, grew 14.3% during the quarter from an annualized rate of $300 million in Q1 to $338 million in Q2.  Resident spending remained a healthy $0.87 per user hour.

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By Hamilton Linden Q: What did Linden Lab and IBM accomplish with this experiment? Researchers from IBM and Linden Lab teleported avatars from the Second Life Preview Grid to an OpenSim virtual world. Q: When will Second Life Residents be able to teleport to OpenSim servers, or other virtual worlds?

By blondinlinden ISTE’s brand-new four-sim auditorium will play host to an Education Spotlight roundtable with a lively discussion of teaching and learning, the impacts of technology in general, and Second Life in particular. This will be a voice presentation

By Prospero Linden The code to be deployed to Second Life is currently available on the “Second Life Beta Server” channel of the Preview Grid. If you wish to test the changes, and make sure that your objects or scripts work properly, follow the instructions for logging in to the Preview Grid. The new server vers...

By Everett Linden The first panel, Picking up on Second Life - Educational Projects in Germany will begin at 9am SLT. The second panel, The Future of Healthcare in Virtual Worlds will begin at 11am SLT. The third panel, Visualizing Real Data in a Virtual World, will start at 12:30pm SLT and the final panel, Hav...

By Liana Linden The LINDEN LAB INNOVATION AWARDS are for entertainment purposes only and have no monetary or other value. LINDEN LAB, LINDEN RESEARCH, and SECOND LIFE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. We are now accepting nominations for the second annual Linden Lab Inno...

By Prospero Linden The “Second Life Production Server” channel on the Preview Grid has the same 1.22.2 version that appears in the production Second Life environment; that is, the “Second Life Production Server” channel includes the bug with group permissions. If you log into the Preview Grid, make sure you...

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By Jeska Linden We look forward to your ideas! Looking for cool places to visit within Second Life? We are too! We’re pleased to announce that the Second Life Showcase is coming to the 1.21 viewer release, which is planned for Release Candidate in 2-3 weeks and in final form in 6-7 weeks. For a sneak peek at thi...

By Zee Linden The Second Life economy does not appear to be affected by the slowing economy of the United States. User to User Transactions.  Total user to user transactions, a measure of the gross domestic product in Second Life, grew from an annualized rate of $261 million in Q4 to just over $300 million...

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By Sidewinder Linden Havok™4 Program Manager Six months ago we announced the beta test process of a new Second Life simulator, with the explicit goal of improving simulator stability. The new simulator went through six months of public beta testing, was in service on over 635 Second Life regions throughout t...

By Sidewinder Linden By the end of this process, all Second Life simulators will be running Second Life Server v1.20.0.83683. How Do I Know That My Region Has Been Updated? Open Help > About Second Life… If the fourth text line reads “Second Life Simulator 1.20.0.83683″, then your region has completed the rolling...

By Sidewinder Linden Second Life Simulator v1.20.0.83683 Is On The Way! (previously known as Havok™4 Beta Server) Software Development: Andrew Linden, Kelly Linden, Simon Linden Quality Assurance: Dan Linden Deploy Engineering: Sabin Linden, Lee Linden, Prospero Linden

By Sidewinder Linden Tuesday April 1: Deploy the new simulator to the rest of the regions on Second Life This project increases the reliability of the Second Life simulators, which run in our data centers (as opposed to the Second Life viewer, which runs on your desktop). What Happens Next?

By Sidewinder Linden Program Manager Quick Status The Havok™4-based Second Life simulator v1.19.3.83444 has been deployed to the Beta Preview. If this version looks solid on the Beta Preview overnight and into tomorrow, then tomorrow (Friday) we will deploy this version to the Early Adopter regions. What Has C...

By catherinelinden The Brand Center also features our Guidelines for Using Linden Lab’s Trademarks, including our brand name “Second Life” and our logo with the eye-in-hand design. Proper use of our trademarks is important to help you and others outside the Second Life community know which products and se...

By Sidewinder Linden The Havok4-based Second Life simulator v1.19.3.82980 has been deployed to the Beta Preview. This version integrates some updates from the release-version simulator on Second Life, and another round of bug fixes. DEV-12287: Avatars now do not pop up when hit as readily