Second Life

Second Life Goes Open Source– Interview with Linden CTO Cory Ondrejka

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:58:21 +0000

Will it cause forking in the metaverse? Will it unleash another wave of CopyBots? And does this mean Linden Lab will go the way of Netscape? Ondrejka replies.

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How Many Users Does Second Life Really Have?

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:57:56 +0000

It is another of the Internet’s most cutting-edge applications outside the Web: the online community of surrogate identities in the 3D realm of Second Life. It’s a virtual world supported by real dollars from companies that lease virtual space, providing the service with real revenue. But just how many real users does it have?

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John Edwards’ Second Life attackers found!

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:57:37 +0000

An bizarre in-world “griefing” group perpetrated last week’s assault on John Edwards. The candidate’s virtual HQ in Second Life was just their latest target in ongoing sprees of wilding Second Life with penis guns, Bill Cosby posters, and Nintendo’s Mario. They even uploaded music videos of their attacks to YouTube! Don’t blame Bush, blame griefers

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Virtual criminals in Second Life?

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:57:11 +0000

Listen, everybody, there’s a big difference between fantasy and reality. A BIG difference. It’s like acting in a play. If you don’t like the way the plot turns out, or the way the improv is going, what were you doing on the casting couch in the first place?

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Marketing in Second Life doesn’t work… here is why!

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:54:20 +0000

I am on the board of a non-profit that was thinking of raising money and awareness in Second Life. I wasn’t so sure and the answers are in this article.

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2 seconds in Second Life: FFVII Midgar created. Player charged with rape?

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:53:45 +0000

The cool news always comes coupled with bizarre news with online game Second Life. Players have (seemingly without permission from Square Enix) recreated Midgar from Final Fantasy VII, with sim like RPG missions to play through. Also, law forces are now faced with the concept of rewriting rape laws due to underage people “raping” adults online.

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GetaFirstLife.com: A Second Life Satire Site

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:53:09 +0000

Fornicate using your actual genitals! Access your ‘closet’ to build your First Life look! America’s teens, your First Life dream world awaits. Hang out at the mall! Embarrass yourself in gym class! Get acne! Visit this strange and exotic land where server lag doesn’t exist.

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Angry Second Life players set off nukes in game world

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:52:31 +0000

Last year the virtual population of Second Life soared from 100,000 online players to well over 2 million. The veterans were upset with the way the newcomers were playing the game disrespectfully, so to get Linden Labs attention, they set off two nukes within the same day. Talk about overkill.. They started their own official army too.

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Second Life “land” dispute moves offline to federal courtroom

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:49:58 +0000

Two motions to dismiss a virtual land dispute have been denied by a Pennsylvania judge, meaning that it will be the first case over virtual “land” in a MMORPG to go to court in the US.

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Bizarre Find In the Middle of the Ocean

ez123fun — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:45:32 +0000

August 2006, the yacht ‘Maiken’ is travelling in the south Pacific when they came across a weird sight…
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