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Second Life residents propose their own solutions to a troubled UI

27 Aug 2008 12:20:02 PDT

Written by Eric Reuters
SECOND LIFE, August 12 (Reuters) - Doug Thompson loved Second Life from the start, but there was one aspect he hated — its notoriously clunky user interface. With three vetted ideas for improving Second Life’s interface, it may be hard to extract the best ideas out of them.

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Head Tracking in Second Life.

27 Aug 2008 09:13:00 PDT

Written by mrfrans@gmail.com (Frans Charming)
Our avatars usually are just standing around when we communicate via text or voice in Second Life, not adding any emotion or emphasis to what we say. Sometimes we enhance them with gestures or animations, but it never reaches the deep level of communication you can have with your real life f...

Original story at SLOG .

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Meet the designer behind Syntopia

27 Aug 2008 02:07:21 PDT

Written by Connie Molinaro
On August 29th I will show my collection, both in real life and in Second Life. After the show there will be an exhitbiton untill Sepember 23rd. In real life the show takes place at 9.00 SLT/ 18.00 CET at Pastoe Design Centre, in Utrecht. In Second Life the models of Ewing Fashion Agency will show th...

Original story at ewingfashionagency (WordPress) .

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Good intentions win the (Second Life) day!

26 Aug 2008 14:16:52 PDT

Written by Judy O'Connell
She explained that we are not looking for extra time in curriculum, but looking for opportunities to move existing curriculum into a space that will engage students in a more powerful way. We still need structure, feedback and quality assessment. Second Life is an equaliser - reticent st...

Original story at heyjude (WordPress) .

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Review by Rob Harle

26 Aug 2008 02:06:56 PDT

NY - Second Life (SL) www.secondlife.com is a virtual cyberworld, created by Linden Labs, which is very similar to our own so called, real life (RL) world. ...

Original story at Metapsychology .

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Melting Your Brain in Second Life

24 Aug 2008 15:28:46 PDT

Written by JohnnyRS
There is magic in second life and you can find it from Tuna Oddfellow. In a world where anyone can pull a rabbit from a hat or fly up to the skies, this real life magician has found a way to make something very magical. His shows are mind bending illusions at it’s best in Second Life! He won the NBC “A...

Original story at Virtual TO Reality .

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Second Life news and blogs - August 27, 2008

27 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Second Life news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Economics & Entrepreneurship: 2nd Life, eBay, and Lulu -- by firstvirtual from First Virtual School
• Cool Tool: Headtracking in Second Life -- from SLED® Blog
• Second Life Stalker Goes Real World -- from ShortNews.com
• Lamity - Second Life comes to Windows Mobile -- from wmpoweruser.com
• Blog: Second Life trademarks “SLim” for instant-messaging -- by Eric Reuters from Reuters/Second Life » Second Life
• Blog: RL/SL instant-messaging weeks away: report -- by Eric Reuters from Reuters/Second Life » Second Life
• Second Life Stalker Goes Real World -- from ShortNews RSS feed: Current Events
• Are you able to Focus in a 3d Virtual Class in Second Life? -- from Second Life Update
• Developers in Second Life, a Virtual Community -- by Dana Nourie from java.net Weblogs
• Nurien: A Second Life competitor at last? -- by Tess Whitcroft from SLUniverse Forums

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Lion and VIrtual Woman’s SL Luv Moves To RL

22 Aug 2008 21:32:28 PDT

Written by SLHerald
Second Life resident Kimberly Jernigan's dog Gogi has developed an allergy to duct tape - and Second Life love [photo courtesy of New Castle County Police] Cpl. Navarro apparently does not play Second Life, although M Linden hopes that this glimpse into the metaverse may pique his intere...

Original story at Second Life Herald .

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Linden Lab Governance Team Blinks - Reverses Itself

22 Aug 2008 05:32:53 PDT

Written by SLHerald
While most Linden staff hide their online presence, a number of residents have devised Linden monitors that scan for avatar keys and display the online status of even stealth Lindens. These tools are in widespread use in the griefing, land baron, and anti-griefing community as each of th...

Original story at Second Life Herald .

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Mono Launch

20 Aug 2008 18:09:29 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Official Second Life . Related stories include: Second Life is Deploying Mono-based Servers - InfoQ.com , Links for Thursday, August 21, 2008 - Jeff Barr's and ... Official Linden , Daniel Voyager's , Second Life Update , Virtual Worlds , ultravilot , Second Life Grid Status Reports

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Shyayn Lusch -- Post 6 Grrrl

19 Aug 2008 04:07:00 PDT

Written by SLHerald
Second Life has also been tremendously valuable to me in that it has provided a mechanism for me to explore my very strong interests in music, writing, photography and 3-D building and art. When I'm not tending to Kon Tiki Island Estates and its awesome residents, I DJ, blog, and build "fabu...

Original story at Second Life Herald .

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Opinion: Third Life Interiors

18 Aug 2008 14:34:46 PDT

Written by Kitty O'Toole
Kat Alderson dropped a HUMUNGOUS folder on me during the week asking me to review the items enclosed. To say I was overwhelmed is an understatement, everything except the kitchen sink was included in it! To be able to review the items and do them justice meant I had to remove all my existing...

Original story at kittywitchin.com .

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Casino Gambling Returns To Second Life

17 Aug 2008 17:21:12 PDT

Written by SLHerald
Just over a year ago, Linden Lab banned gambling in Second Life, a change that sent the in-world economy into a tailspin as virtual casinos across the grid shut down and gamblers took flight from the Lab’s virtual world entertainment product. But now, the casinos are back -- operating unde...

Original story at Second Life Herald .

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Opinion: How Clothing is Made in Second Life: Summary

14 Aug 2008 17:03:28 PDT

Written by Elaine Polvinen
Previous Posts in This Series: How Clothes Are Made in Second Life:Part IV - PRIMSHow Clothes Are Made in Second Life:Part III - UV MAPSHow Clothes Are Made in Second Life:Part II - TEXTURESHow Clothes Are Made in Second Life:Part I- THE BASICS

Original story at fashiontech (WordPress) . Related stories include: How Clothes Are Made in Second Life:Part II - TEXTURES - fashiontech (WordPress) , How Clothes Are Made in Second Life:Part I - fashiontech (WordPress)

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One-Hour Abortion Clinic Opens In Second Life Mall

11 Aug 2008 20:00:08 PDT

Written by SLHerald
rock shop While using an abortion clinic as a mall anchor tenant is a new marketing concept, Second Life may be the perfect place to seek feedback on this approach, and analysts suggest that if the concept takes off in the virtual realm, it could carry over to real life.

Original story at Second Life Herald .

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Linden hires former AOL exec to improve scalability

11 Aug 2008 11:35:30 PDT

Written by Eric Reuters
Scalability problems have plagued Second Life since its beginning. During the heyday of Second Life’s growth in early 2007, Linden frequently halted new user registrations when its servers were unable to meet the load of new signups.

Original story at Reuters .

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Opinion: Will the future of virtual world’s be in the browser? Interview with Avi Bar-Zeev

08 Aug 2008 15:15:37 PDT

Are they a step backward into little more than 3D chat or a harbinger of a future seamless integration of fully immersive, user generated virtual worlds like Second Life into the web? Will the future of Virtual World’s be in the browser: Interview with Avi Bar-Zeev

Original story at UgoTrade .

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Opinion: Using virtual worlds for educating people in the medical field

06 Aug 2008 14:25:21 PDT

Written by TD Goodliffe
Role-playing doctor inside Second Life? One of my Twitter friends, Andrea Vascellari, thinks this is a “terrific example that demonstrates the value of virtual worlds like Second Life” and is interested in other folk’s thoughts after watching this video:

Original story at Virtual TO Reality .

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Opinion: ZOMG!! Military Warfare At Risk!!!

31 Jul 2008 20:19:29 PDT

Written by SLHerald
I do also believe that this glitch should be fixed fast before it can not be. If this is not fixed immediately, Second Life Militaries could possibly go extinct and forever changing the way combat is played out in the game known as Second Life. Will Linden Lab allow Second Life Militaries to go...

Original story at Second Life Herald .

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Second Life Image Tarnished by Users?

26 Jul 2008 17:25:21 PDT

Written by SLHerald
The question now is if enough players will agree with Mr. Verbeck, and how much of Google's cash mountain will be spent on developing a ad-word driven 3D spaces inside web pages. RiversRunRed CEO warns against allowing residents to create 3D content by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs d...

Original story at Second Life Herald .

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Opinion: MMO Gaming Strategy Guides

24 Jul 2008 18:40:07 PDT

Written by Jimmy Daniels
Linden Dollars Guide Top earners in Second Life make more US Dollars with their SL ventures than most players in the real world. Why aren’t you part of it yet? Still need in search of a great business concept? Haven’t found the right scripts yet? Got no idea what really pays off? The Second Lif...

Original story at tipsdr.com .

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Opinion: My First Two Months at Linden Lab

24 Jul 2008 17:11:33 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Official Second Life . Related stories include: Will Mark Kingdon's Reign Boost Second Life? - GigaOm and ... Official Linden

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The Real Second-Life Killer …

14 Jul 2008 20:37:33 PDT

Written by Evansmom Goodspeed
… hasn’t been invented yet. However, I predict it will be a game that can do shoes better than Second Life, because if they can do shoes well, then everything else will have to be fabulous, too. You think I’m crazy? Well, maybe. But I also know the most undersung geniuses in SL are the [...]

Original story at Virtual TO Reality .

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The Pandora’s Box of Second Life!!!

26 Jun 2008 17:35:17 PDT

Written by SLHerald
“Griefing can take many forms in Second Life, from shooting, bombing and pushing to more subtle forms such as intimidation, spamming and harassment. Griefers may be classified as follow: And the following blog with real-life cases is chilling enough to scare a hard core Second Lifer – ma...

Original story at Second Life Herald .

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Nesquik. Right time, Wrong place?

26 Oct 2007 02:54:43 PDT

Written by Nic Mitham
A few days ago Nesquik launched into Second Life onto the Activ8 island. For anyone who didn’t know, Nesquik is a milk flavouring product owned by Nestle and promoted primarily using the Nesquik bunny. At the venue, QuikSk8 Park, the focus is clearly about having fun, with free skateboards...

Original story at Kzero .

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Earn Free Lindens

11 Aug 2007 01:17:56 PDT

Written by Chino Yray
Free Linden Dollars: New to Second Life? Looking for hassle-free Linden Dollars? I’ve listed a summary of where you can get free lindens in Second Life without camping for long hours, no escort service needed and most of all, no need to get a boring job. (I don?t like women or even guys preten...

Original story at Make Money in Second Life with Chino Yray .

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