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3pointD.com: Glitchy Links

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:35:34 +0000

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Sloz: Burning Life 2008

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:35:19 +0000

In it’s 6th year, Burning Life is the Second Life event complementary to the real-life Burning Man Project that wrapped up on the 5th September. It’s one of the best opportunities to view the enormous variety that Second Life engenders, so do spend some in-world time checking it out. All the details are on the Linden [...]

Sloz: The Watch - virtual worlds in the news

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:35:19 +0000

1. PC World (USA) - Real Life will Trump Second Life, Microsoft Says. “Microsoft’s Craig Mundie has dismissed the potential of “synthetic virtual worlds” like Second Life, saying that the potential for immersive environments will be likely realized through 3D tools that capture and model the real world. Mundie and robot/Photosynth demoMundie, who oversees research [...]

Virtual Worlds News: Gaia Launches IM, Draws 2M Messages/Day

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:35:24 +0000

Gaia Online has launched a new Gaia Instant Message (GIM) service with, it seems, great appeal to its users. In a test launch on September 18, the first six hours drew 1 million messages. After the full launch earlier this...

Prim Perfect: Enjoying Meta Makeover - dragon style!

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:53:11 +0000

Last week, our Meta Makeover show came from the Isle of Wyrms, where Gwen Carillon of Elements in Design and Maxwell Graf of Rustica made over a dragon’s cave. It was streamed live into our new studios on Northpoint, and some of the dragons came over to watch it there. Darleez de Cuir, our studio manager, [...]

Second Life Herald: Princess of Yaximixche Opens Palace in Google's Lively

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:46:45 +0000

by Idoru Wellman, Inter-world Royal Cultural Affairs desk

Reading between the lines of the latest press release from The Royal Press Office at Gukumatz Palace, Her Royal Highness The Princess of Yaximixche may still be suffering from hardware issues that prevent her from visiting her loyal subjects in SL.

However, all is not lost, as we learn that after a recent visit to the new Virtual World of Lively, Her Royal Highness asked to her Private Secretary the creation of a new royal residence. Builders immediately started with the design of Gukumatz Palace following the requirements of HRH Princess Manqo.

While the Princess may not always be present in Gukumatz palace, visitors can admire the lavish chinese and brown drawings room decorated with local plants and ornaments - decorations the Royal Press Office tells us where chosen in order to maintain a low ecological footprint in this building. Gukumatz Palace also has a new art gallery with a multimedia display about the Amazon Rainforest deforestation and its effects on climate change.

The Lively population seems to have been charmed by the Princess - the press office tell us the "Five Trees" plaiting in the palace is a fabulous artwork kindly donated by local residents and it is center piece to one of the rooms.

The Princess was deeply touched by the warm welcome of Lively citizens who were also concerned about climate change. HRH Princess Manqo discussed with some visitors to Gukumatz Palace about the recent nature disasters in different points of our planet. The Princess of Yaximixche was also greatly surprised that many of the Lively citizens are Second Live citizens.

Gukumatz Palace is open 24x7 here

Second Life Herald: Ballet Pixelle Special Performance Sunday Morning: Solary and “Shuzenji”

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:39:53 +0000

by Idoru Wellman, Arts and Entertainment desk

The Second Life Ballet Company - now renamed Ballet Pixelle - presents renowned Japanese singer/songwriter, Solary Clary (Sora Izumikawa in RL) singing to accompany her orchestral score at the Sunday, September 28, 2008 performance of Ballet Pixelle’s current production “Shuzenji”. Curtain time is 7 a.m. SLT. This promises to be the cultural event of the weekend - although the timing may pose challenges for the North American audience. The SL players in Asia and Europe however should be pleased - the performance of “Shuzenji” is scheduled for evening attendance by audience members in Asia and afternoon in Europe.

According to Inarra Saarinen, the Company’s founder and artistic director, “one of the joys of dancing in a digital world that literally spans the globe is that everyone can come to the ballet. The problem is, of course, when it is evening in Second Life official time, Asia is just waking up and Europe is going to bed. We have dedicated fans who come to see us perform no matter what the time is where they live, but Ballet Pixelle does shift our schedule sometimes so they don’t have to shift theirs all the time.”

Ballet Pixelle says “Shuzeni” is their most complex ballet to date. The story is set in the Edo era of 18th century Japan with two lovers, Sakura and Tokai separated from each other when Tokai is murdered at the shrine of Shuzenji by jealous Oirans, or courtesans. However, the faithful Sakura continues to search for Tokai at the shrine, and because of her enduring love, Tokai’s spirit is freed. In the third act, with soaring, ringing music that raises the spirits Solary Clary’s lyrics promise, “I have no regrets. My life with you is forever hand in hand. Let us dance with this music forever.”

See what promises to be a moving and beautiful ballet at a time when the peak user concurrency should have limited impact on a special live singing performance Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 7 a.m. SLT -- Ballet Pixelle Theater, IBM 10 (12, 191,210)

Regular performances are Sundays at 5 p.m. SLT (USA Pacific time)

3pointD.com: Glitchy Links

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:35:43 +0000

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Sloz: Forrester state the obvious

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:35:29 +0000

Market research firm Forrester have been following virtual worlds for a few years now. In their latest report entitled The Revival Of Consumer Virtual Worlds, they make the following statement in the executive summary: Forrester recommends that consumer product strategy professionals watch the space carefully — if they are not involved already — as we [...]

Sloz: Weekend Whimsy

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:35:29 +0000

1. AC DC Tribute Band (Second Life) 2. Second Life Zombies 3. Eat the Worm in Second Life Related storiesSeptember 21, 2008 -- Weekend WhimsySeptember 13, 2008 -- Weekend WhimsySeptember 6, 2008 -- Weekend WhimsyAugust 30, 2008 -- Weekend WhimsyAugust 22, 2008 -- Weekend WhimsyAugust 16, 2008 -- Weekend WhimsyAugust 9, 2008 -- Weekend WhimsyAugust 2, 2008 -- [...]

New World Notes: Open Forum: What's Your Favorite Burning Life Site?

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:07:46 +0000

Astra Thorne and I purchase tickets from an obtuse Machine Person In the heart of the desert is a bed with a dreaming man surrounded by icons like the Statue of Liberty and Paris Hilton, and if you choose, there's...

Infoisland: Aids Information and Outreach in the Virtual World of Second Life

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:11:06 +0000

The Alliance Library System (ALS) is pleased to announce that the National Library of Medicine has awarded ALS a $60,000 grant for a project entitled “AIDS Information and Outreach in the Virtual World of Second Life.” The project includes the creation of a new island with a community AIDS/HIV library/resource center. The resource center will provide information support and outreach to the Second Life community and beyond about AIDS/HIV and its prevention. The new island will also be home to a garden space where narratives about the AIDS/HIV experience can be shared through art, audio, video, poetry, essays, and more. The project runs from October 1, 2008 – March 31, 2010.

This is the fourth grant awarded to ALS for the provision of consumer health information in Second Life, and will also fund a continuation of current efforts. The project coordinator will be Carol Perryman, known inworld as Carolina Keats.

For more information on the Alliance Library System, please see www.alliancelibrarysystem.com or contact Lori Bell at lbell927@gmail.com, or in Second Life as Lorelei Junot.

For more information about this project, please contact Carol Perryman at cp1757@gmail.com or in Second Life as Carolina Keats.

New World Notes: 12 Hours Left To Nominate 2008's Hot Avatar Guys!

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:36:42 +0000

The Open Forum for Iris Ophelia's Top 10 Hottest Male Avatar list closes tonight, at Midnight SLT. If you don't see a favorite in Comments, you have until then to go here, and suggest some men for Iris to peruse!...

Second Life Blog: Visit Burning Life, today through Oct. 5

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000

For years, Philip Linden has talked about the annual Burning Man Festival and the ways its open-ended nature, participant-created content and art contributed to his vision of what Second Life could be.

For those who aren’t familiar with the event, Burning Man is an annual week-long art, fire and community celebration in the Black Rock Desert – a 400 square mile expanse of barren landscape in Northern Nevada – focused on community values like immediacy and participation. Attendees are invited to be whoever they are, express themselves however they want without fear of judgment or social criticism. It’s a place controlled only by the limits of the imagination – a place where 50,000 individuals come together to form a peaceful, respectful community where all ideas have merit and everyone is invited to create, share, explore, learn and grow.

Sound vaguely familiar? It should. Many of the same principles that guide Burning Man form the core foundations of the Second Life community.

With the histories of Second Life and Burning Man so closely intertwined, it should come as no surprise that a virtual rendition of the event exists – and will be celebrating its 6th anniversary starting today. Burning Life, as it’s called inworld, has now grown into one of the larger, annual Second Life events. This year’s Burning Life – which runs until October 5 – will feature art and live performances, interactive theme camps, a fashion show and of course, the burning of the Man amid a fireworks display.

To help commemorate Burning Life’s anniversary, Burning Man founder Larry Harvey and Philip will be participating in a panel discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 30. They’ll be chatting about their experiences, inspirations, reflection, future goals and the roles that both Burning Man and Second Life play in enhancing the human condition.

For more information on the discussion or on the event in general, including schedules and to find out how you can contribute and participate visit the official Burning Life Web site.

When: Burning Life opens Saturday at 9 a.m. pacific time and runs to October 5th.

Center Camp stage kicks off at 11 a.m. pacific. See the performance schedule here.

Where: Burning Life

What: Art installations, live events, music, discussions and more.

Infoisland: Info Island and libraries in second life this week

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:32:16 +0000

Grand Opening of Bradburyville

Alliance Library System, a pioneer in the use of virtual worlds to promote librarianship and reading, will unveil a unique “walk-in” book during the grand opening of their newest Second Life project, Bradburyville. The Grand Opening is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5th from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. SL time, and is part of The Big Read Initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. It is open to the public.

Alliance developed the walk-in book concept as a way to further immerse visitors into the novel Fahrenheit 451, the seminal work by writer Ray Bradbury. Visitors will dress as the books protagonist, literally walk through the cover of a large copy of Fahrenheit 451, then watch and interact as scenes from the book appear around them. Narrations describes the action and themes of the story as the scenes change and evolve. Participants are left with a question to ponder regarding what book they most value or would choose to protect.

In addition to experiencing Fahrenheit 451, additional events and activities will be available during the grand opening. The schedule is:

4 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Guided Tours available of Bradbury ville, with time to experience the walk-in book and other areas of the island

6 p.m. – 7 p.m. – Professor Logsdon of Eureka College will give a lecture entitled “Bradbury the Man”

7 p.m. Music and Social Time; Additional tours available

All events are open to the public. Those unable to attend the Grand Opening are invited to visit Bradburyville on their own, or to take part in additional guided tours available in coming weeks. A full schedule of tours may be found at the Bradburyville welcome area.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bradburyville/129/127/24
In addition to Fahrenheit 451, other Bradbury novels featured on the island include Dandelion Wine, the Martian Chronicles, and Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Book Discussions in Bradburyville

Monday, Sept. 29th at 6 p.m. SLT on Bradburyville: A discussion of the dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. In this futuristic world, people have wall-sized TVs, listen to music and voices via earbuds, don’t read books much anymore, and live in fear of some vague, imminent war. Sound familiar? Contact Maxito Ricardo for more info.

Tuesday, Sept. 30th at 6 p.m. SLT on Bradburyville: A discussion of the novel, Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury. It’s the summer of 1928 in Green Town, modeled after Waukegan, Illinois. 12-year-old Douglas Spalding has all types of adventures and encounters that enlighten him about the exhilaration of being fully alive, the value of memory, and the realities of departure and death. Contact Maxito Ricardo for more information.

Smart Investing: Planning Decade by Decade

What should I do throughout the years to be ready for retirement? What should I do when I am in my 40’s? How about my 50’s? 60’s? CPA Paul Santos will present a workshop on Investing InfoIsland on Tuesday September 30 at 7 pm sl.

Real Worlds, Virtual Libraries at SLA
On Oct. 3, Lori Bell, Director of Innovation, Alliance Library System,
and Rhonda Trueman, Reference Librarian, Johnson and Wales University,
will discuss their book “Real Worlds, Virtual Libraries: Librarians
and in Second Life and Other Multi-User Virtual Environments” in
Second Life at the SLA area. The book is set to be released in
October.

Book description:

Eighty percent of Internet users are expected to engage in some form
of virtual world activity by 2011 (Gartner Research Group), and
librarians and educators are already there. This fascinating book the
brainchild of two pioneering virtual world librarians is designed to
help libraries and schools recognize the importance of multi-user
virtual environments (MUVEs) and consider ways of getting involved as
they proliferate. The editors and 24 contributors describe library,
educational, and cultural projects they have undertaken. They recount
their experiences working together to succeed in Second Life and other
virtual worlds and explain how traditional library services such as
reference, teaching, collections, discussion groups, and young adult
programs can be applied in a virtual environment.

Come and hear Lori (avatar: Lorelei Junot) and Rhonda (avatar:Abbey
Zenith) discuss the book and how they see libraries intersecting with
virtual worlds. No reservations are required! The event will be held
at 5 p.m. Second Life Time (8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT) at SLA’s land in
Second Life. In order to participate, you will need to have the
Second Life software running on your PC and already have an account
(avatar) with Second Life (free). Being able to hear voice chat in
Second Life would be a benefit.

West of Ireland Events this week
Join us in the West of Ireland Library as our wonderful storytellers entertain and enlighten us!
Sunday, 9/28 @ 11am - International Folk Tales with Caledonia Skytower, Derry McMahon and Elder Priestman
Monday, 9/29 @ 7pm - Alice in Wonderland with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, 9/30 @ 6pm - Irish Fairy Stories with Aoife Lorefield
Tuesday, 9/30 @ 7pm - “Ariel: A Book of the Change” with Han Sontse
Wednesday, 10/1 @ 7pm - Edgar Allan Poe Stories with Rei Hax
Thursday, 10/2 @ 6.30pm - Ghosty and Spooky Stories with Shandon Loring
Friday, 10/3 @ 5pm - Classy, Elegant Stories of the Rat-Pack (Formal Attire Requested) with the WOI Storytellers
Saturday 10/4 @ 2pm - Stories with Elder Priestman
Sunday 10/5 @ 11am - Sunday Morning Stories with the WOI Storytellers
Please IM Derry McMahon if you have questions!

The slurl to the WOI Library: http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/171/26

Alexandrian Free Library: Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Babbage & New Toulouse Library events September 30th - October 7th
Winterfell Library Exhibit Opening
Breast Cancer Awareness Exhibit, Curated by Serra Anansi
Saturday October 4th
Noon to 2pm SLT
Winterfell Library, Taure En Lor, Winterfell
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/128/184/26

In conjunction with the 2008 Boobie Ball - a fundraiser for the Blogger-sponsored, breast cancer fundraiser, www.boobiethon.com - the Winterfell Library will host an exhibit on Breast Cancer.

Founded in 2002 by Florida blogger Robyn Pollman the Boobie-Thon has grown into a well-known event, raising tens of thousands for breast cancer and blogger-charity causes, with over 1500 people contributing pictures. The Susan G. Koman Foundation has, in the past, been the largest recipient of the funds.

The Exhibit will treat of the history and morphology of this disease, and the modern fight to end it. Please stop by, enjoy a dance with us, see the exhibit, and share in the fight to end Breast Cancer.

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R.F. Burton Memorial Library Grand opening & Egyptian Exhibit Roleplay
Sat, October 4th
2pm to 5 pm SLT
R. F. Burton Library, Babbage Canals
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Canals/202/55/107

Grand opening of New Babbage Library, and opening of a roleplay exhibit of Egyptian artifacts. Roleplay guest archeologist Ghilayne Andrew to speak about the opening of the tomb and the artifacts contained therein.

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Sneak Preview: Coming in October, another conversation with Tom Bukowski, author of “Coming of Age in Second Life”

Selfhood in Virtual Worlds
October 15th
6-7 pm SLT
Virtual American Anthropologist Amphitheater, Anteater Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Anteater%20Island/71/108/24
Watch this space for details! (Or see our calendar at http://tinyurl.com/4flnqg)

New World Notes: Open Forum: Who Are Second Life's Hottest Male Avatars?

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:12:24 +0000

Last year, one of New World Notes' biggest posts was Iris Ophelia's "Top 10 Hottest Male SL Avatars for 2007", a compilation that was so popular, the men she selected were deluged by attention from SL's Gossip Girls. It was...

3pointD.com: Glitchy Links

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:35:39 +0000

ABC News - bush speech re: financial crisis (video) pretty good overview from dr president ...

Virtual Worlds News: Who's New to Virtual Worlds - September 26, 2008, Wrap Up

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:15:04 +0000

The UK Labour Party hosted a mixed-reality event last week with a conference in Manchester and Second Life. More info. West Australian police are getting active use out of the Second Life “Step Forward” Virtual Recruiting Pavilion. More info. The...

Virtual Worlds News: Forrester: Consumer Virtual Worlds on the Mend

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:05:07 +0000

Forrester released a new report today on "The Revival Of Consumer Virtual Worlds" by Paul Jackson with Michelle de Lussanet and Laura Wiramihardja. The premise is that if virtual worlds went "mainstream" (Forrester's quotes) with the hype from Second Life...

Virtual Worlds News: Growing a Social Space Around Interzone Futebol

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:34:38 +0000

There are two big soccer (or football, depending on your taste) virtual worlds coming out soon. Both focus on the on-pitch activities (full 11-on-11 matches), but where it seems like Football Superstars is spending as much time building out training...

New World Notes: How Old's Your Avatar? Survey Suggests Avatar Age Closely Matches Real Life Age

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:51:54 +0000

In her latest survey, CeNedra Rivera asks readers how old their avatars are, in relation to their real life selves. Strolling through the world of Second Life, you'd think it was almost entirely inhabited by overripe twenty-somethings, even though we...

New World Notes: We Hate What You're Wearing: Your Guide To Fugly Metaverse Fashion

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:49:23 +0000

As the URL itself suggests, wehatewhatyourewearing.blogspot.com is a blog devoted to wittily documenting and snarking at the latest SL fashion disasters, and all the myriad ways avatar customization in an open-ended environment can go so, so, so horribly wrong. (At...

New World Notes: Prad Prathivi's Ten Avatar Types To Avoid

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:40:01 +0000

Before Mr. Prad Prathivi created the Second Life-specific keyboard that's the talk of the SL blogosophere, he offered this helpful guide on his blog, Metaversally Speaking. Sample: #3: The Overdone Blonde. Typical Comment: Hey big boy… wanna come over here...

New World Notes: Nokia Researching Second Life's Themed Communities

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:00:34 +0000

When Eladrienne Laval reported that the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer sponsored by a meeting of steampunks, Harry Potter roleplayers, space navy wargamers, and post-apocalyptic survivors, I was skeptical. But that seems to be the case, with Nokia researching how...

Virtual Worlds News: Abyssal Releases New Game Engine; Interested in MMOs, Virtual Worlds

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:29:15 +0000

Abyssal Technologies announced today the release of its development tools for both professional and independent licensing. The company seems focused on single-user games currently--there's already some licensing interest in that direction--but is planning support for MMO development and told me...

Virtual Worlds News: Prototyping in 3D and Virtual Worlds to Raise Funds

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:47:36 +0000

ThinkBalm has a great post up from earlier this week on the process the Ohio Valley Interactive Technology Alliance (OVITA), a consortium of three state universities, went through to begin funding for an extensive motion capture setup. After creating digital...

Virtual Worlds News: Ukash Gets Investment from Gold Label Investments and DataCash

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:35:53 +0000

Ukash announced today that it had received investment from South Africa-based Blue Label Telecoms (via subsidiary Gold Label Investments) and DataCash. Ukash is an e-payment service provider that lets users purchase vouchers for cash in physical locations or, in some...

New World Notes: The World As It Was... The World As It Is

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:37:07 +0000

Going through my old archive of posts tonight, I came across this: at left, the view from my first office in Waterhead, circa October 2003. At right, the view from my office today. The original office is gone, many neighbors...

Second Life Herald: Amaliscious Destiny -- Post 6 Grrrl

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:40:31 +0000

[It is hard to keep pace with Amaliscious. She's my landlady, she runs Dollz Magazine and Dollz Modeling Agency - two institutions I love to work for - she's my high fashion shopping companion and most of all the most warm-hearted person I have met in SL so far. Her quick changing of plans and ideas makes it hard to keep any schedule and drives me totally nuts but I wouldn't want her to be any other way. She is unique in her personality and in her avi – yes, this girl has hips; she's bootyliscious. A glamour diva without any allures, a true lady who can swear like a sailor and most of all the best friend one can ask for. – Bunny Brickworks]

Wow what to write...

I came into SL and was immediately amazed and in awe of the whole concept of a "virtual world". Being an avid The Sims fan, I thought this was just the hottest thing since nightclubs.

I remember purchasing my first 512. It was a small plot on Promissa on protected Linden waters. Once I discovered prims, that tiny 512 quickly grew to 5 more plots, which still weren't enough for me. Yes, I am a prim hog and very much into details. I can't stand those fake paper cutout objects. Anyhow someone told me that I could rent private property with double prims. I soon found Olive Grove, which was my home for a long while. I adored that sim, and met some wonderful people there. One of which became my SL business partner. He offered me an amazing opportunity and I knew I would never have the chance again so I grabbed it and held on for dear life!

I bought my own Class 5 region with 15,000 prims to use; I have to say I was in prim heaven!!! Soon New England was born and that began my entrepreneurship if you will. I purchased my sim around the time Linden had slashed prices and everyone was jumping on the land wagon. New England was like a sinking ship. I couldn't get any renters and knew I had to think of something fast if I wanted to stay a float.

I had already established Dollz Cabaret (a Burlesque style theater) and it was taking off nicely. I thought that's it! Make a town centered on the Dollz and it all just kind of came together from there. In one day, I tore down everything there was of New England. I had a friend terraform the island to look like a heart and went out and bought builds from Barnesworth Anubis, one of my fav designers in SL.

The next day around 5 am SLT, I sat at my computer, coffee in hand and began creating Dollz Town. The Cabaret was built from scratch and given a HUGE makeover and sits on one end of the park. At the other is Dollz Magazine, a magazine dedicated to Burlesque/Pinup with a monthly photo contest. There is also Dollz Photography Studio and Dollz Modeling Agency. Shops are in the center with homes around the outskirts of town.

I drew inspiration from my fav sim besides my own, Tableau. I wanted something with a retro Parisian feel. It took me 2 days nonstop and finally it was finished. Finally my vision had become a reality and within the first week all of the shops were full. I am proud to say Dollz Town is now thriving and so far I have heard great reviews. I have not reached the limits of my imagination so far. Dolly Trailer Park has been my latest project and who knows what else is yet to come.

I came into SL as myself and that is who I remain. I don't role play, I'm not into the whole pose ball sex thing. I don't buy the whole SL and RL are separate, to me that's hogwash! I am crazy, chaotic, charming, passionate, creative, funny, and a visionary. It is hard to keep up with my direction at times, as I tend to run with the ideas when they come to mind. I have made some dear friends here and lost some as well. I am now completely on my own and while it is a great challenge; I wouldn't change a minute of it.

This is me, love me or hate me.

Amali

New World Notes: Angrybeth's Cool Multi-Camera Simulator Machinima Tool

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:42:05 +0000

Multimedia artist and British educator Angrybeth Shortbread just created a very useful system that simulates a multi-camera setup, similar to the kind used for covering live TV events. It comes with a set of movable target and camera points that...

New World Notes: SL Use Case: Dynamic Engineering Education Demo

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:35:07 +0000

How does a jet engine work? To explain how, a guy named Nick Talbot went into Second Life, crated the internal mechanisms of one (rotating compressor blades, combustion shell, etc.), and added related particle effects, to show the engine's exhaust....

3pointD.com: Glitchy Links

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:35:46 +0000

Amazon.com: Asmodeus - The Book Of Angels Volume 7: MP3 Downloads: Marc Ribot "Asmodeus" is the seventh installment in ...

Sloz: Australians in Second Life Update - murky growth

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:35:27 +0000

As we mentioned yesterday, the level of detail in metrics supplied by Linden Lab has declined significantly. The last time we were able to report actual numbers of active Australian Second Life users, there’s been a bounce back to a little over twelve thousand. There’s no longer a country breakdown for active avatars. Instead, there’s [...]

Sloz: Taking our biases with us into virtual environments.

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:35:27 +0000

People are using the same cognitive tools in their social interactions within virtual environments as they would in the physical world. A recent study has confirmed this happens even though our avatars do not necessarily represent a clear picture of the people behind those avatars, with regards to gender, race, and all those other things [...]

Reuters-Second Life: Blog: Registered for Facebook under your avatar name? That’s a ban.

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:11:01 +0000

Many Second Life users cherish their avatar identity so highly they sign up for other online networks, like LinkedIn or Twitter, under their avatar name. But Second Life enthusiasts who register for Facebook under their avatar name should watch out: the Syndey Morning Herald is reporting Facebook is terminating accounts it suspects don’t represent real-life names.

The SMH follows the story of Sydneysider Elmo Keep, who got banned from the site with no warning when Facebook officials suspected her name (which is real) was fake. Only by supplying copies of government-issued identity documents to Facebook was she able to get her account restored.

Valleywag has video of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg laying down the law. “You can’t be on Facebook without being yourself,” Sandberg says. “We kick you off.”

How many Facebook users are registered under their Second Life name, and could be banned at any moment under the policy? It’s impossible to tell, but even a casual search reveals that there could be more than a handful.

Virtual Worlds News: Hip Chicas Launches Beta for Latina Virtual World

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:58:21 +0000

Hip Chicas announced yesterday the launch of a limited (100,000 members) beta program for its new virtual world. The big hook for the tween-oriented world is a theme revolving around Hip Chicas, a five-girl band touring through the Americas to...

Virtual Worlds News: Over 50% of PayByCash Payments from Ultimate Game Card

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:17:56 +0000

PayByCash announced today that over 50% of its US transactions were coming from its Ultimate Game Card, a prepaid card that supports over 150 virtual worlds and games, like Club Penguin, Nexon America, and IMVU. Previously U.S. consumers favored PayByCash's...

New World Notes: 1000 Great Second Life Places In Koinup's Places Directory

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:40:20 +0000

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Virtual Worlds News: Habbo Netting $585k in First Half of 2008?

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:45:50 +0000

Sulake, the company behind Habbo Hotel, brought in around €400,000 in net profits from the first half of 2008, according to Arctic Startup, which, in turn is pulling from a Finnish report in Kauppalehti [Google Translation]. That's from a 20%...

Virtual Worlds News: Video: Disney Online's Steve Parkis' Keynote at VW Expo

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:35:23 +0000

Video of Disney Online's Senior Vice President Steve Parkis' keynote at Virtual Worlds Expo is now available for viewing. You can grab the 127 MB WMV file here or watch it below. We would once again like to thank Steve...

Virtual Worlds News: NPD: Girls Move from Toys to Games and Virtual Worlds as They Grow

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:35:26 +0000

Over 50% of girls aged 2-14 are spending more time using consumer electronic devices and playing PC and console games than they were in 2007, according to a new NPD report, "Girl Power: Understanding This Important Consumer Segment." While girls...

Virtual Worlds News: Official VW London Bar and Networking Joint: The Hospital Club

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:03:09 +0000

Because the networking starts when you get to town and doesn't end when the show's over for the day, we've designated The Hospital Club as the official bar and club for Virtual Worlds London (20-21 October) The Hospital Club is...

Virtual Worlds News: New Research: Virtual Worlds and Social Networks from Parks Associates

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:33:18 +0000

Market researcher Parks Associates is providing all Virtual Worlds London (Oct 20-21, 2008) attendees a special analyst briefing on Virtual Worlds and Social Networks. Virtual worlds are popular among teens and pre-teens as a way of communications and entertainment. However,...

New World Notes: Lanna's List for September 25-October 1: Obama Rallly, Burning Life, Metanomics Interviews Philip, and more...

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:51:57 +0000

Lanna with two of the Obama event organizers Sienna Harris and Taff Nouvelle Charlanna Beresford’s weekly round-up of upcoming SL events… As the Presidential elections heat up in the United States, so do the events supporting the candidates. The two-day...

New World Notes: Nominate Hot Guys For Iris' List By The End Of Friday!

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:01:22 +0000

The floodgates of mankind have been opened: I posted the call for suggestions to Iris Ophelia's Top Ten Hot Male Avatars of 2008 a couple days ago, and it's already chockfull of fifty-plus guys. Which seems like enough male avatars...

Second Life Herald: Will SexBed Dispute Lead to Nuclear Conflict?

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:03:27 +0000

Angry furs plot revenge - Stroker Serpentine ejects all users from SexGen Users Group - a Serpentine alliance with fur leader Nexxus Ambassador?

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk

“Stop freaking out like rats on acid and actually find out what can be done to HELP corsi” - Almira Leopold

Harsh words were barked, squeaked, meowed, and yowelled in furry community chat Monday, as angry supporters of Corsi Mousehold suggested taking the trademark battle for SexGen Sexbeds to Stroker Serpentine -- with suggestions of a nuclear showdown and organized abuse reports as possible avenues to defend Ms. Mousehold. While calmer heads in the anthropomorphic animal community suggested planning raids in group chat was not wise, the possibility remains that angry furs, or agent provocateurs pretending to be furs may detonate sim-crashing nukes in Mr. Serpentine's sim to retaliate for allegedly orchestrating a suspension of Ms. Mousehold over the weekend and assorted trademark enforcement actions.

While many will deplore resorting to sim crashing and mass abuse reports as retaliation, the fur community has an understandable concern for the stability of the flow of L$ spacebux from Ms. Mousehold’s SexGen store in Gar -- anything that might hurt business at the store could limit funding for tier payments in the Furnation sims. At least that is what appears to be is going on based on a chatlog relayed to the Herald offices late monday evening [chatlog after the jump].

Tension were high over the weekend and increased further as the news that Stroker had ejected all customers from the SexGen Users Group - cutting his estranged business partners Briggi Bard and Corsi Mousehold off from a potential repeat customer list which Serpentine, Bard, and Mousehold had jointly built up in happier days as part of the SexGen business. Mr. Serpentine told the Herald monday evening that around 80% of the former SexGen user group memebers had moved to an Eros user group for which Mousehold and Bard do not have adminstrative access

Even more surprising was the possibility of a Serpentine alliance with Nexxus Ambassador - a furry community leader and potential rival of Mousehold’s -- a possible case of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"? We cannot discount the possibility that this was purely a social call, but Mr. Serpentine told the Herald he was talking to Ambassador when we inquired about the decimation of the SexGen User's Group.

"Raid? isn't that what anonymous does to our sims?" - Werewolffan98 Baran

Alynna Vixen: We have a war on our hands.
Alynna Vixen: OK ladies and furfags.
Almira Leopold: ???
WOLF Brimm: what kind of war
Minareth Irata: This better be serious. >.>
Atheron Alter: War?
Alynna Vixen: http://foo.secondlifeherald.com/slh/2008/09/sl-sexbeds-at-r.html?cid=131654396#comments
Atheron Alter: The point is if you get the entire community involved LL will disreguard it completely
Atheron Alter: Drop it
Squirrel Wood: which is best ended right now. :p
Raven Welesa: atheron...corsi got suspended because of stroker
Minareth Irata: This stuff bores me to death, really...
Almira Leopold: This is stuff that should be discussed in private IM guys.
WOLF Brimm: jesus

Alynna Vixen: if you all aren't willing to stand up for Corsi...
Alynna Vixen: what the fuck are you willing to stand up for?
Alynna Vixen: she makes all this possible.
WOLF Brimm: i am goddamn it
WOLF Brimm: lets kick this guys ass
Almira Leopold: Freaking out in group chat is going to do nothing positive. Instead of getting the furries nest all riled up write letters or talk to individuals who can make positive change.
Minareth Irata: What exactly, went wrong? Can't really stand up for Corsi if I have no idea what happend...
Alynna Vixen: man its a long story... maybe I should formulate a better plan of attack than to be pissed.

WOLF Brimm: we all must stand up for corsi
Alynna Vixen: but this guy will be made to pay for what he's done.
Minareth Irata: Wait, attack?
Almira Leopold: Sounds like a better idea Alynna.
Kajet Seifert: what Minareth said, and I fail to understand how drama bombing people will help Corsi
Minareth Irata: Alynna, maybe an idea to make a short story in a note and send it as a notice?
Almira Leopold: Think before doing something drastic
Werewolffan98 Baran: what happened to corsi? sorry my computer crashed last night.
Raven Welesa: stroker lied and said corsi was violating trademark with sexgen

WOLF Brimm: well lets raid this ass hole
Raven Welesa: i have a better suggestion
Minareth Irata: Raid? Guys, you really aren't planning an attack are you? That's.....Pointless...
Raven Welesa: why doesn't someone go to his store and find anything of corsi's that he is using and AR him for using another's stuff without permission
Roonai Karu: Let's raid Ironforge! Dibs on Bronze Beard!

Werewolffan98 Baran: Raid? isn't that what anonymous does to our sims?
Almira Leopold: Heres a better idea. Stop freaking out like rats on acid and actually find out what can be done to HELP corsi.
Squirrel Wood: go and do something stupid and it will just make things worse.
Raven Welesa: almira, i just told you, if stroker is using any of corsi's animations, after he accused her of trademark infringment then we got him for lying to the lindens
Alynna Vixen goes afk, to formulate an actual plan of attack that will be effective..

Minareth Irata: No offence Allyna, and I can understand your anger, but I think it was a bad idea to share this news with the community already...
Almira Leopold: I was speaking to the rest of the group at large.
Minareth Irata: Alynna*
Minareth Irata: And, what the hell you mean with an attack, Alynna?
Raven Welesa: everyone lets just drop this conversation
Almira Leopold: Plan of attack is an action phrase meaning plan for course of action..
Almira Leopold: I agree with raven.

Raven Welesa: i want to hit this bastard too and i have ideas especially after he acused stroker of putting furry pedophilia into the beds
Raven Welesa: but here is not the place
WOLF Brimm: lets all attack this ass with SPAMM
Werewolffan98 Baran: how about nukes?

Raven Welesa: i am closing the im window now, please follow suit everyone
Almira Leopold: I'm Done. If anyone needs a dose of rationality, Ciao
WOLF Brimm: HOW ABOUT BULLETS
Dogmeat Clawtooth: How would that help convince the Lindens that Corsi is the good guy here?
Exavier Lupindo: I just got in on this can osmone explain the situation?
Exavier Lupindo: just no wolf...
Atheron Alter: I'm sorry wolf, keep this up i'll eject you from the land and the group
Exavier Lupindo: No

Werewolffan98 Baran: there are various nukes on the SLX
WOLF Brimm: sorry
Atheron Alter: We don't need any kind of war hawking in this chat, if anything. It'll support the belief that furries are drama driven delinquents and make the case even more lost.
WOLF Brimm: ok
WOLF Brimm: war is the only thing i know in sl and rl
Alynna Vixen: SL Herald is drama
Atheron Alter: Legal issues (yes this is a legal issue) need to be met with maturity, even if the circumstances are beyond normal.

Sloz: The growing secrecy

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:35:24 +0000

Browsing back over some previous stories we’ve run, it reinforced to me again just how more secretive Linden Lab have become in the past year or so. There’s a growing list of communication mechanisms that have gone by the wayside: 1. The monthly population metrics are no longer supplied in anywhere near the detail they used to. [...]

New World Notes: New World Newsfeed: Info Week On SL After The Hype

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:28:12 +0000

Recent dispatches from the outside world... Second Life Tries For A Second Act -- InformationWeek Mitch Wagner has a long and thoughtful summary on the state of SL as it is now, which is a paradoxical place to be: a...

New World Notes: Obama, McCain Get Schooled In Second Life

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:37:41 +0000

This is a fairly cute machinima, especially if you've been following the Presidential election with clenched teeth (and who hasn't?) In "Swift Kick Moms for Truth", Senator Obama's grandmother and McCain's mom lay the smack down on their kids' respective...

New World Notes: New World Tableau: Riptide In A Stone Age-Inspired Hotel

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:55:08 +0000

Queens of the Stone Age has a song called "Leg of Lamb" with a lyric that reads: In a hotel on the phone/You're gonna leave me/I should've known (should've known)/And I was thinkin', it's so sad/I didn't want you to...

Virtual Worlds News: Rosedale: Linden's strategy is broad over niche

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:53:52 +0000

I realize that headline may be like saying "God: Water's point is to be wet instead of dry," but the reasoning (from Linden Lab, not God, which would go way past my amateur grounding in philosophy) is still worth looking...

Virtual Worlds News: Two Non-VW Enterprise Investments to Watch

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:54:25 +0000

Last week Cisco announced that it would acquire and add Jabber, Inc.'s presence and messaging software to its Collaboration portolfio; this week Intel Capital announced a $20 million investment in business social networking software firm Telligent. Why do I think...

Virtual Worlds News: ICYou Partners with magnify360 for Personalized Shopping in Interactive City

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:40:47 +0000

ICYou announced today that it had partnered with magnify360 to add personalized shopping experiences to its upcoming virtual world Interactive City, announced earlier this year. The virtual world, which emphasizes shopping and retail, launched to a Swedish audience in the...

New World Notes: Wanted: Creative Designs To Fill An Empty Sim Monthly

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:11:08 +0000

NWN partner Rezzable has a void sim called Visions, and at the moment, it's empty. They're looking for artists and builders who want to showcase their works in Visions for a month, starting in October, when it's opened to the...

Second Life Herald: The Great Goon Holocaust of 2006 Anniversary Observed

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:23:00 +0000

by Pixeleen Mistral, Subrealism Affairs desk

Outside Hurfzateer HQ in the W-hat’s sim “what”, a solemn vigil was held Friday September 19th, to observe the second anniversary of the great goon holocaust of 2006.

A small crowd gathered near the grave sites, and took a few moments from running “talk like a pirate day” animations to consider the fate of the Voted 5 group and Satyr sim - for on this day in 2006, the entire sim of Satyr was repossessed by Linden Lab and all objects in Satyr were deleted.

At the same time time Satyr was wiped clean, Philip Linden told the metaverse that a grid crasher crackdown had taken place and some 60 accounts were perma-banned. Friends and relatives of the notorious Voted 6 group could only identify the names of 22 accounts that had gone missing - not surprising given king Philip’s tendency to perhaps accidentally overstate figures on occasion.

Immediately after the destruction of Satyr, the W-hat goons vowed to "Never Forget" and erected a memorial to the fallen which said, "This Memorial stands so that we may remember those that lost their accounts, of the innocent furs and humans alike that were lost to us".

Of course, 2006 was in many ways a simpler time, as Gene Replacement passed time by using the mega-prims he had recently invented for some skywriting over Satyr.

V5 - gone but not forgotten

Still, there was a sense that change was in the air, and W-Hat goons worried that 4chan /b/tards might get bored with Habbo Hotel and migrate to Second Life. The mass pool closings that followed in the wake of the /b/ immigrants to Second Life only underscore the prophetic words of Dano Plisskin who warned me two years ago, “never underestimate the power of retard in large numbers”. Ironically, the destruction of Satyr was followed 9 months later by the destruction of Woodbury sim as history repeated itself.

And so on this solemn day, I considered the fate of those who anger the game gods and feel the force of the ban hammer - they may perish, but their friends and alt accounts will never forget.

two mourners near the gravesite

black and white photo of the original memorial

Isometric Bedlam's scrapbook of e-friends included Philip Linden - before Philip used the ban hammer on Mr. Bedlam

New World Notes: Prad Prathivi's Ultimate Second Life Keyboard Template

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:49:53 +0000

Just in time for the holidays, and after painstaking development, Prad Prathivi has distilled the essence of the Second Life experience, and created a PC keyboard overlay with a hotkey for every important command. Take a detailed look for yourself....

Virtual Worlds News: MinyanLand Taps Metaverse Mod Squad for Halloween Events

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:46:06 +0000

MinyanLand, the virtual world launched earlier this year that aims to teach kids about money management, will host a month-long "Halloween in MinyanLand" event. With finance clues as a part of a scavenger hunt and help from chat-enabled moderators from...

New World Notes: Now Open in SL: Immersive 3D Fansite Island For Lost

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:46:51 +0000

I'm still an avid watcher of TV's Lost, though as the plot gets ever more ornate, I wouldn't be surprised if Jacob was revealed to be a jazz dancing, backward-talking midget. The long-awaited next season doesn't start until 2009, but...

3pointD.com: Glitchy Links

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:35:48 +0000

COLOURlovers :: Palette / Dance Hall in Arles Color palettes taken from a MoMA exhibition of nighttime paintings by ...

New World Notes: Behold Prim Composer, Offline Builder That Converts 3D Studio Max Files To Second Life Objects (Updated)

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:13:19 +0000

I'm sometimes prone to hyperbole, but I still insist that what you're looking at above is a milestone in Second Life's evolution. It's Prim Composer, an offline building environment that takes objects created in 3D Studio Max, and imports them...

Second Life Planet | Slplanet

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Second Life Herald: Princess of Yaximixche Opens Palace in Google's Lively

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New World Notes: Open Forum: What's Your Favorite Burning Life Site?

Infoisland: Aids Information and Outreach in the Virtual World of Second Life

New World Notes: 12 Hours Left To Nominate 2008's Hot Avatar Guys!

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New World Notes: How Old's Your Avatar? Survey Suggests Avatar Age Closely Matches Real Life Age

New World Notes: We Hate What You're Wearing: Your Guide To Fugly Metaverse Fashion

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New World Notes: Nokia Researching Second Life's Themed Communities

Virtual Worlds News: Abyssal Releases New Game Engine; Interested in MMOs, Virtual Worlds

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New World Notes: The World As It Was... The World As It Is

Second Life Herald: Amaliscious Destiny -- Post 6 Grrrl

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New World Notes: SL Use Case: Dynamic Engineering Education Demo

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Virtual Worlds News: Habbo Netting $585k in First Half of 2008?

Virtual Worlds News: Video: Disney Online's Steve Parkis' Keynote at VW Expo

Virtual Worlds News: NPD: Girls Move from Toys to Games and Virtual Worlds as They Grow

Virtual Worlds News: Official VW London Bar and Networking Joint: The Hospital Club

Virtual Worlds News: New Research: Virtual Worlds and Social Networks from Parks Associates

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New World Notes: Nominate Hot Guys For Iris' List By The End Of Friday!

Second Life Herald: Will SexBed Dispute Lead to Nuclear Conflict?

Sloz: The growing secrecy

New World Notes: New World Newsfeed: Info Week On SL After The Hype

New World Notes: Obama, McCain Get Schooled In Second Life

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Virtual Worlds News: Rosedale: Linden's strategy is broad over niche

Virtual Worlds News: Two Non-VW Enterprise Investments to Watch

Virtual Worlds News: ICYou Partners with magnify360 for Personalized Shopping in Interactive City

New World Notes: Wanted: Creative Designs To Fill An Empty Sim Monthly

Second Life Herald: The Great Goon Holocaust of 2006 Anniversary Observed

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