April 26th, 2008
Got an iPhone?
Want to use it for dignified reasons like Second Life?
‘course you do! And that’s why:
…Comverse has been demoing a version of Second Life on the iPhone at the Mobile World Congress this week.Instead of trying to run the full app on the iPhone’s hardware, Second Life is actually being run from […]
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April 25th, 2008
‘Course you do!
‘Course you want a Flip Oakes Wild Thing trumpet to travel the stratosphere (and if you do, I certainly can vouch for its awesomeness - I treated myself to one 2 years ago and it’s heaven).
Check out this article I’ve found for you regarding Second Life and Musical instruments, to wit:
I’ve never […]
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April 24th, 2008
I just came across
the most unique Second Life site - it’s a blog dedicated to all the weirdness Second Life creators make. To wit:
The perfect pick-me-up: The Pink Fizz
Keystone Bouchard’s “Wikisonic” to get Real at the Tech Virtual Museum
The myth of Babel comes alive: Babelswarm
I enjoy how many of the posts are structured […]
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April 23rd, 2008
Because Second LIfe is so
vivid and tasty, it only stands to reason that artists would flock there to grow and show.
There are even blogs and sites dedicated to Second Life and Art, to wit:
Second Life Art News
Artists struggle but don’t starve in Second Life
Second Life Blurs Line Between Artist and Subject, More So
It’s a […]
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April 22nd, 2008
This is a very fascinating
post about a Real Life person gaining visibility by using the Second Life medium - to wit:
Keiko Takamura has figured out a way to sell her music inside the Second Life virtual world. Using a rough approximation of an iPod that she calls the myPod, Takamura allows Second Life citizens […]
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April 21st, 2008
You have politics,
so of course! You have religion on Second Life. To wit:
…As a part of my ongoing research into the role of religion in virtual worlds, I have set up a survey. It is essentially the same as an earlier survey profiled by Wagner James Au in his blog, […]
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April 20th, 2008
You’ve read it
here first i the past, and now read it again:
….After a long day of work in the La Porte school district, technology guru Jamey Osborne can’t wait to get home and delve into his “Second Life.”
His computer transports him — or at least a 3-D representation of him that’s noticeably younger and […]
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April 18th, 2008
You know
you’d think that politics run rampant in America…and you’d be right.
Did you know they’re heating up in the Virtual World of Second LIfe as well?
To wit:
…The presidential campaign has gotten nasty in the real world. It’s getting nasty in the virtual world, too.
As Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama duke it out in […]
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April 18th, 2008
Art has imitated
life a wee bit too much here:
…Sadly the person who erased the existence of his virtual life this time was a good friend of mine. But I hear the sound more and more frequently as people struggle to come to terms with the ways in which Second Life is affecting their real […]
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April 17th, 2008
Where will YOU
be on 4/23? Hopefully at Virtualis! To wit:
….DANA POINT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Corporate Planners Unlimited, Inc. announced a two-day educational online seminar, “Experience the Future Now,” will mark the highly anticipated launch of its virtual mega convention center, Virtualis, on April 23-24, 2008 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m. PT). Virtualis is […]
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