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The joy of being a sim Owner on SL

July 1, 2009 – 5:43 pm No Comment

JAG decided to buy Agina Island when it was put for sale while Saki & I decided to give up the club.  Even though we had fun with the club and we got to meet …

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Teen dramas in virtual worlds darken Cannes

May 17, 2010 – 12:03 am | No Comment
Teen dramas in virtual worlds darken Cannes

CANNES, France — The dark side of the virtual world descended on Cannes Sunday in teen suicide dramas playing on the potentially dangerous blur between reality and the Internet.
“Chatroom”, the first of a trio of …

Cannes Festival: Second Life in movie R U There [Trailer]

May 16, 2010 – 11:29 pm | No Comment
Cannes Festival: Second Life in movie R U There [Trailer]

SYNOPSIS: The story of Jitze (20), a professional gamer who travels around the world to compete in video game tournaments. During a stay in Taipei he unexpectedly witnesses an accident which ressembles those he re-enacts …

Will Online Shopping Look Something Like Second Life In The Future?

March 24, 2010 – 11:11 pm | 2 Comments
Will Online Shopping Look Something Like Second Life In The Future?

For all of the conveniences of online shopping — no crowds, easy parking, seemingly endless choices — it can’t always compete with the real thing. At least not yet.
A Kansas State University marketing professor said …

Use Sparkle IM to chat on SecondLife® from your iPhone or iPod Touch

March 23, 2010 – 8:24 pm | One Comment
Use Sparkle IM to chat on SecondLife® from your iPhone or iPod Touch

Second Life® and Opensim rely on high-end computing hardware and broadband for a full, immersive virtual world experience. But what about when you’re away from your computer, at school, at work, traveling, or when you …

Pocket Metaverse Pro iPhone App for Second Life®

March 22, 2010 – 11:15 pm | No Comment
Pocket Metaverse Pro iPhone App for Second Life®

Formerly known as Touch Life, Pocket Metaverse Pro is an iPhone app for Second Life®. Log into Second Life at any time from your iPhone or iPod Touch. It is the most complete mobile client …

Second Life gives you a chance to lead another life

March 16, 2010 – 9:49 pm | No Comment
Second Life gives you a chance to lead another life

Second life gives one a chance to live in a virtual world. You can gain access to this world with the help of the Internet. But it is no different from the real world.
Even there …

Crime risks of three-dimensional virtual environments

March 2, 2010 – 12:59 pm | 2 Comments
Crime risks of three-dimensional virtual environments

Foreword | Three-dimensional virtual environments (3dves) are the new generation of digital multi-user social networking platforms. Their immersive character allows users to create a digital humanised representation or avatar, enabling a degree of virtual …

Second Life latest craze: Ozimalsâ„¢ Bunnies

February 23, 2010 – 6:01 am | 3 Comments
Second Life latest craze: Ozimalsâ„¢ Bunnies

I came back to Second life not so long ago to find JAG so excited about the latest craze and new business model on SL: interact with, feed,  grow and breed bunnies!
Ozimalsâ„¢ is an organization …

Online Games – Beat Stress With Games!

September 2, 2009 – 4:06 pm | No Comment

Every year on the Internet something new happens. A lot of discussion takes places about pluses and minuses. For the last few years, online gaming has become a rage on the Internet. As expected, anything …

Second Life can keep virtual sex market- EA CEO

August 28, 2009 – 9:20 am | No Comment

I am just sharing an article I was reading about Second Life and the Sims.
Electronics Arts is investing in online gaming, but Chief Executive Larry Probst said on Monday not to expect the world’s biggest …