Second Life

Second Life movie set A film shot entirely within Second Life tells the story of a man who vanishes from his home in the real world. Molotov Alva and his Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey has been produced for the online video market, MP3 players and mobile phones but will also appear on television. Here's the Reuters news video (may not play in feed readers):

Muchos jugones se encariñan con sus personajes de juegos de rol en línea más allá de su nivel o habilidades. Otros tantos pasan sus tardes sumergidos en Second Life para darle un poco de sabor a sus vidas. Pero un MMORPG es sólo un juego y Second Life es sólo una imitación virtual de la vida. Entropia Universe toma ese eslabón perdido que que

RPG Empires in Second Life is composed of The Roman Empire, The Spartan Empire, Samurai Japan, Medieval England (still being built) and its accompanying surrounding regions. If I counted correctly, it is made up of 12 regions all dedicated to Role Playing. New to RPG Empires is the opening of its own Orientation Island. This island [...]

The old clichés sit on video gaming is bad for your health may be revoked under the new research in Second Life, the online virtual world with more than 10 million addicts - I think users - throughout the world. According to research at Stanford University, who is thinner avatar / more attractive than your right I am good for the self-esteem because you think you look at it that good in real life too. Even more interesting, though performance in Second Life, the study found that could motivate you to do the same thing your first life.Or you can simply choose to chow down and do all your socialization through your PC from now. . . (which should not be that a large part of a segment for me, I must admit) [via]

Vediamo di fare chiarezza e spiegare bene il concetto di LAND e di proprietà privata in Second Life.L'account può essere di due tipi: BASIC e PREMIUM.Essere BASIC non vuol dire avere limitazioni, è possibile fare qualunque cosa, anche gestire una propria land, creare ogegtti, venderli e .... diventare ricco!!PREMIUM significa solamente "poter diventare" PROPRIETARIO DI LAND! "Poter diventare" cioè predisposizione, essere PREMIUM vi da il "diritto" ad avere una land di 512sq (premium base) ma dovrete sborsare un po di L$ per comprarvi poi la land che desiderate.ATTENZIONE!Le land in Second Life sono COVENANT (con Governatore Privato) e NO COVENANT (con Governatore Linden Lab). L'account PREMIUM vale SOLO ed ESCLUSIVAMENTE sulle SIM (regioni) "NO COVENANT". Quindi se decidete di comprare

Anche se i governi, sopratutto quelli occidentali cercano la jihad dappertutto, questa non è presente su secondlife, se è presente, in minima parte.Secondo un rapporto, di studenti laureati in informatica applicata, a mercyhurst della pennsylvania (U.S.A.), reperibile qui, o qui, eseguito, sul cyberterrorismo in youtube e su secondlife, viene minimizzata, la presenza di terroristi su secondlife.In particolare, viene detto che:The most effective countermeasures will likely rely on a close, working relationship with Linden Labs due to the systems in place to monitor financial transactions, avatar activity, and communicationTradotto, praticamente, dice che la linden usando contromisure, quali controlli più sicuri sulle transazioni finanziarie, la comunicazione tra avatar, e la propaganda,

Yesterday, I found my little and very humble place in Second Life GONE! For no apparent reason (if there was any then I surely didn’t know about it), all my objects were returned to me. I asked Richard Palace about it by sending him an instant message which, unfortunately, he did not receive but, at [...]

Si è molto parlato di second life come nuovo ambiente "ludico" dove è possibile esportare un brand aziendale, un marchio, un logo visibile ai 5.000.000 di utenti che frequentano questa seconda vita. Ma cosa significa esattamente? Oggi che Second Life è in fase discendente come visibilità mediatica sembrerebbe inutile utilizzarlo come nuovo media per fare del marketing, ma non è proprio cosi. Gia nei mesi scorsi portare per un'azienda il proprio marchio in Second Life equivaleva non tanto a darne visibilità agli utenti del mondo virtuale ma serviva per avere risalto indiretto negli altri media classici, carta stampata e televisione. Oggi portare il proprio brand in Second Life serve invece soprattutto a sperimentare nuove tendenze, nuove fidelizzazioni, nuovi modelli di approccio

Second Life Education Community Conference 2008Call for ProposalsGet Ready for SLEDcc 2008! The Second Life Education community conference is a proud member of the Second Life Community Convention – the official Linden Lab-sponsored and approved event for everyone spending significant time in the best of all possible virtual worlds! This conference is for everyone currently or seriously thinking of engaging in teaching and learning in Second Life.The SLEDcc is a peer-reviewed academic conference, with emphasis upon evidence-based practices and scholarly work that lead to innovation, the identification of best practices for teaching and learning in the Second Life virtual 3D environment. It is also designed to maximize the opportunities afforded by the Second Life medium itself – and th

Le animazioni, su secondlife, sono molto usate, sono divertenti e simpatiche da vedere, però quelle belle, e anche quelle normali che vengono rivendute, hanno un prezzo notevole (linden parlando).In cerca di cose interessanti, ho trovato, un video (l'autore, fa video molto interessanti per secondlife, ne proporrò ancora), che spiega come, far un animazione per secondlife, purtroppo, per chi non lo conoscesse, è in inglese, ma ci sono le immagini, e non bisogna far altro che guardare per imparare a fare le animazioni per secondlife.Premetto, che l'occorrente, il programma necessario, da scaricare per le animazioni di secondlife, è gratis, e lo trovate QUI, disponibile, sia per windows, linux e MAC OS X, e trovate maggiori informazioni, per poterlo usare, nel WIKI del programma.In altern

Founder and Managing Director of online virtual world Second Life, Philip Rosedale is stepping down from his top position within the company to make way for successor, Mark Kingdon, after claiming he is sick and tired of people management, and wants to pursue a role more focused on invention, innovation and strategy. Rosedale, who is set [...]

Notice to indie artists, there is money out there! Not only is money being left on the table in the real world, but there is also an money-making opportunities that exist online, in the virtual... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Cosi oggi l'articolo su Repubblica di Assante. Potete leggerlo qui .E' verissimo riguardo al calo di visibilità che ha ormai Second Life come lo stesso Hype Cycle della Gartner aveva previsto. Ma lo stesso Hype prevede, dopo un periodo di decadenza, una rinascita su basi solide che non sono quelle mediatiche ma tecnologiche. Mi spiego. Le aziende ed il business in Second Life fino ad oggi era solo ed esclusivamente di "visibilità" mediatica. Le aziende che erano entrate in Second Life avevano come unico scopo quello di mostrare il proprio logo ed avere un risalto mediatico nella carta stampata o televisiva. era immagine e non contenuto.Quello che si è spento adesso è questo ciclo, ma nel frattempo le aziende di comunicazione e soprattutto quelle tecnologiche (ad esempio IBM per citarne

IF you know about Second Life then maybe you are imagining now this amazing virtual community, SLnews.com is the new website that looking forward to be the first Arabic news provider for Second Life community, basically for Arabic reader, it’s specialist on providing news and New Media stories from inside Second Life in general and [...]

Resta la domanda: ma a che serve ad Apple un negozio su SL ? Via MacNN On April 17, 2008, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s patent application titled Enhancing Online Shopping Atmosphere . Apple’s patent generally relates to improving the experiences that online-shoppers may have at an online Apple Store, sometime in the [...]

Una Patente presentada por Apple, parece indicarnos de que la empresa podría abrir tiendas virtuales, tal vez en Second Life… la patente fue aprobada el jueves de la semana pasada con el titulo de "Fomento de las compras on-line", que fue presentada en septiembre del 2006. Aunque a juzgar por la solicitud de patente, la empresa [...]

Um novo jeito de interagir e viver em mundos virtuais está sendo testado e criado por um time formado na Linden Labs, criadora do Second Life. É a Zcam, uma câmera que capta alguns movimentos do usuário e os transporta para o ambiente online. O time de desenvolvedores é formado por Mitch Kapor e Philippe Bossut, [...]

Linden Lab, creadores de Second Life, y 3DV Systems, responsables de la Zcam,  se unieron para integrar ambos desarrollos en un mismo mundo. El resultado es una cámara económica que sirve para navegar Second Life con solo el movimiento corporal.  

Así como los entornos de desarrollo, las herramientas de análisis y planificación, el proceso de selección de profesionales también evoluciona. Ya es un hecho que en 2008 los celulares con videoconferencia serán un complemento a la hora de tener una entrevista de carácter técnico entre candidatos y líderes de proyecto, supervisores o gerentes. Pero si me sorprendió [...]

Now there’s a place were you can earn points transferable to free lindens for SecondLife, free peds for Entropia or free imvu for IMVU. It’s a simple and easy to use process and all you have to do is register, participate in games, surveys, tasks and contests to earn virtual world currency as for example free [...]

Did you know that Linden Labs is experimenting on a new way to control your Second Life avatar? They are using what is called a 3D Webcam to interact and control an avatar inside the virtual world of Second Life. Below is a YouTube video that demonstrates basic movement without the use of a mouse [...]

I received this e-mail update two weeks ago from Koinup but I was working on a couple of real life projects that I kinda forgot to post it. The update was about a music video making contest with a prize of 20,000L$. Submission of entries started last April 2, 2008 and will continue until April [...]

IBM and Linden Labs are working together on a enterprise version of Second Life, where employees can cross between a private virtual world inside a firewall and outside on the Second Life Web site. The tools under development are based on Second Life Grid. IBM's task is to ensure security for custom-built virtual worlds inside enterprises. IBM and Linden Labs, creator of the Second Life virtual

Canada.com IBM Deploys Private ‘Second Life’ Virtual WorldIDM.net.au, Australia - 1 hour agoVirtual worlds are often associated with the consumer gaming scene, with titles like World of Warcraft and Everquest providing users with sprawling …Congress Goes Virtual in Online World Hearing Washington PostVirtual Worlds as Test Tube Societies io9Goofy Characters and Weird People — Sounds Like a [...]

Game ini diluncurkan pada tahun 2003, yang didevelop oleh Linden Researc, inc. Disebut2 sebagai internet based virtual world, dimana goal dari pihak Developer (Linden Lab) adalah membuat suatu dunia baru dimana para player bisa berinteraksi didalam dunia maya, layaknya seperti di dunia nyata. Di second life kalian bisa melakukan bisnis, berkomunikasi, membentuk suatu komunitas, bermain, dan sebagainya. Buat yang ingin mecobanya, bisa download client-nya secara gratis di situs resminya, tanpa dipungut bayaran apapun. Ukuran client-nya pun sangat kecil, yaitu sebesar 35mb. Untuk registrasinya pun gratis, pembayaran dilakukan hanya untuk fitur-fitur tertentu seperti membeli pulau. Saat ini yang sudah 13juta account yang telah terdaftar sampai dengan bulan maret 2008 dari seluruh dunia.

Thanks to Aimee for this CNN piece. For the past couple of years, a colleague of mine, Dan Greenfield, and a few others have bantered back and forth about the value of 2nd Life. I see, for the average company, very little value in the platform. Others see potential that I simply don't. That said, I'm discussing it from a 'business' stand point. I think this story outlining its value for Aspies and Auties is a great example of its value on the personal side of the equation. If being online and having an avatar helps this community of people feel connected in a way that the real world cannot (for whatever the reason: social issues, the real world is stimulation overload), I'm all for it.... as long as these aren't kids in their bedrooms all day not interacting with their families and people

GOD DAMNIT - we were going to have a really witty and insightful joke, but looks like some gravy loving website beat us to it… - oh well… here’s our version anyway… From Linden Labs, the same folks who brought you the internet sensation”second life”, comes a virtual experience like no other… REAL LIFE! [...]

weird factsTAMPA, Fla. -- A legal dispute over the theft of virtual sex toys has resulted in a real-life slap on the wrist. A federal judge accepted the settlement Thursday of a lawsuit filed last year against a Texas man accused of stealing sex toys developed for the online world, "Second Life."According to the settlement, Robert Leatherwood agreed not to copy, display or distribute any items sold by Eros LLC, a Tampa Bay-area company that creates virtual sex scripts in the "Second Life" universe. Leatherwood must also disclose the e-mail addresses of anyone he knows had access to his "Second Life" persona, known as "Volkov Catteneo."The settlement does not involve money or any admission of wrongdoing, court documents show. It effectively ends the suit filed last year by Eros' owner, Kevi

'The Making of Second Life' by Wagner James Au and 'Second Lives …Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoGuest is honest about what launched him on his virtual journey: mounting bills, depression, the pressure of real-world interactions: "In World of Warcraft, … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by WordPress

Em maio de 2007, o Second Life foi utilizado por 167 mil usuários, de acordo com o IBOPE. Entretanto, o aplicativo não apareceu na sondagem de outubro, uma vez que a pesquisa não inclui programas que não atingem um patamar mínimo de 50 mil usuários mensal, segundo informou a assessoria de imprensa da entidade.

The man behind Second Life is stepping down from his role as head of the company that created the virtual world. Linden Lab founder Philip Rosedale will become the company's chairman once a new head for the firm has been hired. In a statement Mr Rosedale he would stay at the company and work on strategy and design for Second Life. He added that he would contribute more to Linden Lab doing

Si acostumbras a deambular por Second Life, es posible que en algún momento te encuentres con Eddie. Creado por un equipo de investigadores del Instituto Politécnico Rensselaer, Eddie es una Inteligencia Artificial con la capacidad intelectual de un niño de 4 años, que emplea Second Life como campo de pruebas.» ver notaTechnorati: Inteligencia+Artificial +Second+Life +chatbox+ Instituto+Politécnico+Rensselaer+ personajes+virtuales+ Eddie+Blogalaxia: Inteligencia+Artificial +Second+Life +chatbox+ Instituto+Politécnico+Rensselaer+ personajes+virtuales+ Eddie+

I received an e-mail from 125Exchange.com informing me that they have added a new category to their current list of categories. The new category is Second Life and Virtual Reality. According to them, they currently have a Google keyword campaign running which is targeted towards the Second Life blog community. I think this is a wonderful [...]

Philip Rosedale, CEO and founder of Second Life, is stepping down. The company is currently looking for a replacement. Philip Rosedale also noted that the move does not indicate that the company would be having an initial public offering; however, he indicated that was an option under consideration.

Sinceramente non ho mai amato Second Life ma, avendo fatto impazzire mezzo mondo, mi sembra giusto riportare integralmente questa importante notizia pubblicata oggi da downloadblog. Ricordo inoltre che il client del famoso gioco online è disponibile, già da qualche tempo, anche in versione linux. Una forma di intelligenza artificiale verrà integrata in Second Life. Il famoso mondo [...]

Após onze meses de ser lançado no brasil, o Second Life prova o amargo sabor da decepção. O que seria para ser um sucesso aqui no Brasil, como é em quase todo o mundo, foi um fiasco. Hoje o que era para ser uma segunda vida (isso é o que propõe o site) está [...]

Now let’s take a closer look at the opportunity to make money. Second Life’s currency is the Linden Dollar and is exchangeable for US dollars in a marketplace consisting of residents, Linden Lab and real life companies. As of February 2007, L$ 270 were exchangeable for 1 USD. Records indicate that a small percentage of players derive net incomes from this economy, ranging from a few hundred to several thousand USD per month, while a larger percentage derive a gross income large enough to offset most of their expenditures in L$. While this game might attract people to earn money, there is also a group of players that spend money playing this game – if they do not earn enough money to offset the expenses they will loose real money. Would I recommend this way of earning additional incom

Gone Are The Days Watching the news now at Channel U. Many Hong Kong people are infected with flu now, more than thousands. One spokesperson said it was due to the cold weather. But why so many people? This is not the first case. This world is going to change, Major weather change, as already reported [...]

Second Life developed by Linden Lab is another online computer game which gives an opportunity to earn real money. Actually it is a whole virtual world, where players or rather “residents” can explore, meet other residents, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, create and trade items, virtual property and services from one another. One of the distinguishing characteristics of Second Life is that the players, not Linden Lab, create most of the content of the world. There is a 3D modeling tool in Second Life that allows any resident with the right skills to build virtual buildings, landscape, vehicles, furniture, and machines to use, trade, or sell. This is a primary source of activity in the economy. It is not an action or role-playing game - there are no levels, no

"What would you do differently if you had the chance to live life all over again?"First reactions for most would be to jump at the chance to be given such a gift. But would you?Would you really be prepared to leave everything you have now for an uncertain future? Knowing that in the back of your mind you could make the same mistakes as before.I'll let you do the sums on how it might work out for you. It would certainly be a big gamble.Even though I know it’s impossible, I’ve often thought about what it would like to start all over again. But to make a long story short I’ve given up on that idea.Yes, to cut to the chase would be far better. As I’d hate to go through childhood and all that goes with it again. It would be far too taxing and there’s no doubting I’d make the same mi

Five News has uncovered a dark side to the web. In an exclusive investigation our crime correspondent Jason Farrell infiltrated the social networking site Second Life, posing as a young girl in the virtual reality world.

Industrial designer Jorre van Ast (remember his Clampology we posted on a couple of years ago?) has come up with a way of re-using old glass jars. He has made new lids for them. The lids are made to fit a number of different purposes, like sugar dispenser, oil and vinegar, spice containers, etc. Check them out on Jorre's own site...

Com mais de 12 milhões de residentes no Second Life, as inovações não param de chegar. A mais recente chega de Espanha, onde uma operadora espanhola, a Telefónica criou um serviço de envio de SMS e MMS a partir do Second Life para o mundo real e a pessoa que a receber também pode responder para o mundo virtual.Este serviço também faculta o envio de vídeos, que posteriormente poderão ser reproduzidos no auditório Imagenio.Para quem não sabe, Second Life é um mundo virtual em 3D, imaginado e criado pelos seus residentes, que simula em alguns aspectos a vida real e a vida social do ser humano.Para participar neste “jogo”, “simulador”, “comércio social” ou “rede social”, terá de se inscrever gratuitamente e fazer download do programa e instalar no seu computador

《潮－来自台湾的歌声1》－03.人生就是戏（蔡琴） Are You Happy Now? Are You Successful now? What kind of Player are you in your life now? Do you think you are playing in your life? Who is your audience down the stage if you are playing? There are times where we are happy, there are times where we shed [...]

I received an e-mail from Koinup just now and it is about their 20,000L$ Exotic Photo Contest. Koinup is pleased to announce the 1st Koinup Photo Contest! The contest is about the concept of “Exotic” and how the meaning of this term has turned out in your Second Life. There will be 3 winners, each of them [...]

This is an interesting project from Ars Electronica - taking objects from Second Life and recreating them as downloadable paper models, check the about page for a full breakdown. There are a few interesting objects that you can grab and print out for yourself, the donut pictured above, a coffee machine, a hat, a chicken, a TV and plenty more to keep you entertained...Grab them all here.

Unfortunately I've not been able to completely shake off that balance problem I mentioned a few posts ago, and that's had a big impact on my ability to get much art done. But I wasn't going to let a little thing like falling over all the time stop me from going to my second life class. I didn't manage to get too much done that I would want to show, but this one isn't too bad. I hope I'm feeling more like my old self soon!lifeclass charcoal drawing

Second Life is a virtual world. An electronic reality where land can be purchased, and economically profitable businesses can be created. The core aspects of a nation have been integrated into a web application to simulate the most intimate parts of a successful society. I wonder the limits of the concept, in that it appears to be highly enticing. Second Life combines what The Sims did for entertainment, and the potential for real capital gains. http://secondlife.com/

The Roman Empire sim got me so interested in it that I used my main avatar, Kabalyero Kidd, to join Rome but before that I have to make my avatar ready for it’s new role in Second Life. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Second Life e’ una delle tante possibili frontiere del Web 2.0, da esplorare, un nuovo modo per le Aziende di entrare in relazione con i consumatori.   Senza dubbio SL è una presenza sempre più evidente e ovunque non si parla d’altro che di SECOND LIFE.I mass-media testimoniano la crescita del più noto mondo digitale che continua [...]

Several months ago I posted a review about the book Swords & Circuitry: A Designer's Guide to Computer Roleplaying Games and my motivation for reading in. I believed then, and believe now, that the underpinnings of computer roleplaying games have a direct application to Health2.0, and that one day EMRs and the like will create compelling new ways for people to understand and become engaged in maintaining their own health and wellbeing.I also suspected (but only hinted at) the possibility that the technology that has brought games like Grand Theft Auto and Halo 2 to life would also enable virtual representations of patients with real-world conditions to be diagnosed and treated online. In game-speak, one day computer roleplaying game technology and techniques will transfer Health2.0 from a first-person shooter to a MMPORPG.What never occurred to me was that this sort of application was well underway, until I came across this article at JuniorDr.com:One of the earliest projects is

Second Life Now Offers Account Statements Second Life creator Linden Labs is now offering players account statements for all monetary transactions that take place within their virtual world. The statements are available for any month in which a player has ever been active and once requested they are delivered in a neat PDF and automatically display all balances in US dollars for ease of reading. Linden Labs has always been adamant about furthering their vision of Second Life as the future of commerce, and whether or not that ever happens, they're certainly making it easy to look like you're running a reputable business of selling anthropomorphic bears and friendly plants. Linden Lab offers account statements [Massively] Link - Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:29:20 GMT - Feed (1 subs) Sent using SendMeRss.com. Visit here to unsubscribe from Game | Life. Recommended Feeds/Actions Subscribe MSNBC.com: CNBC TV

As promised, I took paparazzi photos of the party. I teleported in at around 8:30 pm SLT. There were about 20 to 25 avatars there. Some names were familiar but many were not. Isadora Fiddlesticks... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The I Am Legend official movie site looks very promising when you first visit - the graphics are great, and you're greetd with a great picture of Will Smith walking through New York. At the site, you'll find alot of links, but unless you want to register for stuff, you won't spend much time at the site. There really isn't alot of chance to get involved without registering for something. If you're ready to get fully involved and start registering, you can sign up for a multiplayer game which takes place through the 3-D world Second Life (you'll find the link to sign up for Second Life off the main page, just click on the Navigation Link, then click on Survival Game. From navigation, if you click on the link "Become a Legend" and you'll find another place where you can "Join the Immune" to join online challenges, I am Legend Message Board, etc. The best part of the site is probably the I am Legend Enhanced Daylight Meter, which counts down the days to the movie release...you

  After IOL’s Team came with Ramadan Tent in the Second Life World, now Hajj Tour is opening for visitors who want to learn more about Hajj, it's a great service especially for those people who want to learn from home.

Ho deciso da poco di interessarmi a questo, che molti dicono non essere un gioco. In effetti pur ricordando vagamente il celeberrimo videogame "The Sims", basta farsi un piccolo giro al suo interno per capire che Second Life offre un tipo di esperienza completamente diversa. Realtà e virtualità sono profondamente intrecciate e distinguerle diventa spesso inutile oltre che impossibile. Alcune cose interessanti che ho scoperto fino ad ora:I "Linden Dollars" (valuta circolante in SL) non solo si comprano con soldi reali ma si possono poi ri-vendere. Questo di fatto li rende uguali a qualsiasi moneta reale e forse spiega l'esistenza in SL non solo di privati ma anche di grandi aziende che investono ingenti capitali (Telecom ed Enel ad esempio).Esistono società specializzate nel trasferire a

Security experts have spotted several Web sites exploiting an unpatched security hole in Apple’s QuickTime media player to install malicious software on computers used to browse the sites. Last week, Security Fix carried a post warning readers about the QuickTime flaw, noting that several sets of instructions showing attackers how to exploit the [...]

It seems that PGMA (President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) just got into Second Life. Various news sources have confirmed that our (Philippines) President is now officially a Second Life resident. LOL! Other personalities also activated their avatars in Second Life like Department of Science and Technology Secretary Estrella Alabastro and IBM Executive Vice President for Innovation and Technology Nick Donofrio. Honestly, I don’t know who they are but their titles sounds very important. LOL! The avatars were created by Gabby Dizon of Flipside Games under the direction of IBM Philippines. Now that she has an avatar in-world would she be the one controlling her avatar? Or will they hire or have hired someone to play her role as President? Or will she just be there for display purposes only? Makes you think and ask questions, right? LOL! Anyway, I think the Filipino Second Life community is very excited about this and this might also encourage more Filipinos to use Second Life. This migh

Após muita relutância, ontém finalmente decidi experimentar o Second Life e no geral a experiência não foi das melhores. Para quem não sabe do que eu estou falando, o Second Life é um mundo virtual que simula o dia-a-dia das pessoas no mundo real, com economia própria e tudo mais. Na verdade não passa de um jogo, assemelhando-se muito com um MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), com suas peculiaridades. Os usuários tem ampla liberdade para ali exercerem quase que qualquer atividade, desde Sexo Virtual até Trabalhar. Existem ferramentas para você criar coisas no Second Life, desde o corpo do seu avatar até o contruir um arranha-céu para instalar sua empresa. Para maires informações recomendo dar uma olhada no Mainland Brasil (Conjunto oficial de Ilhas Brasileiras no Second Life)Vamos a minha experiência. Realmente não é com qualquer PC que você vai conseguir rodar o Second Life. Tentei num Pentium 4, com 1 GB de RAM, Placa de Vídeo Radeon 256 MB e C

Reperes-Second Life is again sending out survey invites to their members. Their latest survey which I received a few days ago is worth 700L$. Hey! That’s a lot of Linden Dollars for a spending a few minutes of your gaming time answering a simple survey and the best thing about it is that you don’t have to login to answer them. You complete these surveys from your browsers but you get paid with Linden Dollars in-world. Don’t miss this kind of earning opportunity. If you are not yet a member of Reperes-Second Life then just visit 3 Stars and a Sun in-world and click the Reperes-Second Life banner to register.

O CNN News Group anunciou o lançamento do “iReport” no Second Life. A CNN buscará definir o que é notícia para quem vive no mundo virtual e convida os habitantes deste mundo a participarem do programa. Da mesma forma que os jornalistas e âncoras da CNN convidam a audiência a enviar seus “iReport” ou imagens [...]

Via Lastampa.it Il prossimo 21 novembre la facoltà di Architettura alla Sapienza inaugura un nuovo modo di discutere le tesi di laurea. Matteo Loddo e Alessandro Ciaralli lo faranno animando e facendo parlare i loro alter ego virtuali in real time con la tecnologia 3D. La “Digital Puppetry”, andando ben oltre le possibilità espressive concesse dagli avatar di Second Life, consente a un personaggio 3D di divenire vivente, e di muoversi, danzare, cantare, parlare, suonare strumenti virtuali a piacimento del suo animatore. second life, tesi di laureaCondividi

There is really no place of this world where we can get rid of them.Even our dreams.A good many bloggers probably know by now about Second Life, the virtual world inspired by the stories of Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash) and William Gibson (Neuromancer et al.). More may know about this four-year-old experiment in networking and social contact through recent “appearances” on shows such as C.S.I.: N.Y., and through the discussions about making real money in the virtual world and the potential tax questions it raises.Few understand all the potential ramifications Second Life holds. Nearly the entire world is created by its residents, purchasing or renting “land” from Linden Labs, the suppliers of the service, or from existing “landowners,” and creating virtual city/landscapes that are limited only by imagination and the technology available. The Grid averages around 45,000 residents logged in at any given moment — and with them comes their personalities, their goals and dream

El joven fue acusado de robar más de 4.000 euros en muebles que sustrajo de un hotel que no existe en el mundo real. Aunque el objeto del delito no existe, los dueños sí pagaron con dinero verdadero. Este es el primer caso en el que una persona es arrestada por un delito cometido en un mundo que solo existe en Internet, y en el que el cuerpo del delito, en este caso los muebles, también es una

I was wondering why I wasn’t getting any survey invites from Reperes-Second Life, so I sent an instant message to Reperes Link and asked her about it. By the way, Reperes Link is a Research Executive at Reperes-Second Life. Today, I received a reply from her and according to her Reperes-Second Life is still very much alive and kicking (not exactly her words but something like that). As I understand it, they are still processing the data they’ve collected from the surveys conducted last September and October. My guess is, that once they’ve finished processing the surveys conducted from the previous 2 months they’ll again send out survey invites to their members. If you are not yet a member and you wish to join Reperes-Second Life then just drop by 3 Stars and a Sun and touch the Reperes-Second Life sign to register. Joining Reperes-Second Life is FREE! And, while you’re at 3 Stars and a Sun take the opportunity to sign up with First Opinions Panel and Earn

Recently Ten Golden Rules had an opportunity to assist with creating a Second Life costume store for Annie's Costumes.The new store opened on October 2nd and over the course of the month ran a 3.7% conversion.LeftBank Studios developed the Second Life store in-world and assisted with its promotion. Lynuor Richelieu, in-world graphic artist and designer, notes that, "The key to a successful retailing brand in Second Life is much the same as in the real-world: having a good product and being able to generate traffic to the product."For new businesses looking to jump into the virtual world of Second Life, it's important to understand what Second Lifers are looking for and connect yourself with in-world developers and marketers that have the social network to get the word about your product out there.So do your market research...don't just jump into Second Life expecting for instant success. Just like a website...you can't just build a Second Life store and they will come. It's a lot

Toda polêmica gerada pelo “Tropa de Elite” invadiu o Second Life. A discussão sobre a violência urbana, o tráfico de drogas e a segurança pública foi teletransportada da realidade para o mundo virtual.Segundo Rmo Kurka (foto acima), Gerente Geral da favela virtual "Cidade de Deus". Entre suas atribuições estão a venda de armas, "tomar conta" do lugar e decidir quem vive e quem morre. Rmo diz que o "morrer" é fazer com que a conexão da pessoa caia e que ele entrou nessa vida de bandido porque não conseguiu arrumar emprego no Second Life. Os traficantes do morro virtual só falam com os policiais "corruptos", que dão para eles Lindens (moeda virtual do Second Life) e armas. Os policiais honestos são os do BOPE, grupo que, assim como na vida real, tenta acabar com o tráfico de drogas e armas e a corrupção generalizada na PM, dentro do mundo virtual.Além da favela virtual "Cidade de Deus", tem também as favelas "Rocinha" e "Morro do canta-bala".Muita gente já faz p

Second Life is currently developing a new search system for Second Life. I don’t know if it’s the same system but you can do searches for People, Places, Groups, Objects, Land and Classified Ads using your browser. Yup, you don’t need to login to search for stuff in-world just use the URL below: http://secondlife.com/app/search/search?q=[insert your keyword here] For example to search for an avatar or people type this in your browser’s address field: http://secondlife.com/app/search/search?q=Rom Ireton To search for a place, just type: http://secondlife.com/app/search/search?q=3 Stars and a Sun Or just use any keywords like Philippines: http://secondlife.com/app/search/search?q=Philippines I believe the system is still in BETA but I’ve been using it for quite a while now to search for almost anything without logging in into Second Life.

Update: It seems that LL has released a new release candidate viewer with the new search as part of the client. Downloading it to see if the web version is the same as the in-world version of the new Second Life search. Second Life is currently developing a new search system for Second Life. I don’t know if it’s the same system but you can do searches for People, Places, Groups, Objects, Land and Classified Ads using your browser. Yup, you don’t need to login to search for stuff in-world just use the URL below: http://secondlife.com/app/search/search?q=[insert your keyword here] For example to search for an avatar or people type this in your browser’s address field: http://secondlife.com/app/search/search?q=Rom Ireton To search for a place, just type: http://secondlife.com/app/search/search?q=3 Stars and a Sun Or just use any keywords like Philippines: http://secondlife.com/app/search/search?q=Philippines I believe the system is still in BETA but I’ve bee

These past few days I found my Second Life plagued with slow movements, high packet loss, rezzing failure, disconnection, crashes, missing assets, inability to login, getting trapped in a logout loop and others but the worst of them all is the extreme lag. The grid is so laggy and choppy that it took me 6 or 8 hours to accomplish easy tasks like building and moving really simple objects. At first I thought that it could be my connection but visiting Second Life’s blog I found out that Second Life is experiencing a lot of stability and server issues like the following: SF Hosted Regions Temporarily Offline Network issues currently affecting logins Momentary Login Failure for Some Residents Voice Chat Unavailable For New Conversations Wow! Four issues within a few days. Good thing I still have a First Life to worry about because if not I would be sitting on my chair pulling my hairs out right now (LOL). What really annoys me is that I don’t spend that much time anymore in-

5 ноября новостная служба CNN объявила об открытии своего офиса в виртуальном мире Second Life, где компания будет заниматься распространением новостей для пользователей Second Life через специальные киоски. Далее

“Second Life” is a wildly popular virtual world, where members can create animated proxies of themselves called ‘avatars’, and build homes, run businesses, and deal in virtual products and properties, all in exchange for real money (Linden dollars). A group of 6 virtual retailers have filed a real-time law suit against a man in New York, alleging stealing and selling of copied versions of their virtual products in “Second Life”. With over 10 million registered users, on an average, nearly $1 million is spent each day over buying food, clothes, shelter, and other virtual products. [ Via Techtree ] Share This

Tocar y componer música en colectivo, pinchar discos para los amigos o crear instrumentos. Todo ello es posible en VSide , un nuevo universo virtual para la música creado por Daniel Huebner, uno de los padres de  Second life. Huebner ha dejado Linden Labs, el grupo de amigos que crearon SL, para crear este nuevo espacio virtual que el mismo piensa “no sustituirá al espacio físico”. Jesús Segura, uno de los usuarios, cuenta en su blog que “durante el uso del programa, se van escuchando canciones actuales de artistas famosos en los diferentes escenarios y salas del juego. Según el lugar, la música será de un estilo o de otro (Chill out para halls y dormitorios, dance en discotecas, funk por la calle…) “. Herramienta solitaria Además, el programa ofrece la posibilidad de acceder directamente a iTunes para comprar la música que va sonando al instante. “Internet es una herramienta solitaria”, afirma el creador que cuenta que lo que se

Its interesting to see how IT services companies are marketing themselves in unique ways with Infosys going for corporate Blog marketing,TCS going for Brand Building and HCL going for branding via Internet and TV marketing its now the turn of Wipro which has opted for going to second life to market itself. ET reports how Wipro unveiled an offshore development centre (ODC) model campus with facilities like client engagement centres, learning centre, a three-floor ODC set up with cubicles, security desk at the campus entrance, amphi-theater, media hall, basketball and volleyball courts, office facilities, data centre and a library. It will be regularly staffed by Wipro’s own avatars.Interestingly Wipro also intends to use it as a recruitment centre and for hosting client virtual conferences. Now this is an interesting move because Second Life is a home of basically gamers and techies and that forms part of Wipro's Target group. All the IT services firm usually target the hardcore te

Last night on "The Office", Dwight was featured spending time in "Second Life" - complete with headphones and microphone. They showed his avatar flying around, along with Jim's "stealth" avatar (created, he explained, ONLY to follow Dwight around). The joke was that Dwight's avatar was actually still named Dwight and still sold paper for a job - but that was because, as Dwight put it, "My first life was so awesome, that I wanted to create a second life just like it..."Second Life was also featured on CSI recently (although not in true "in-world" form), and apparently will appear again as part of that show.I'm very happy to see Second Life breaking through in popular media like TV. Perhaps Second Life is not yet doomed as many currently predict.

This TV report come from Dallas/Texas based CBS affiliate cbs11tv: Online Virtual World Of 'Second Life'(Dallas) More than half a million people are living a "Second Life".. A life that can only be found on the internet. Second Life is an online community where real people can be or do anything they want. The video is 4:10 minutes long.A quick note to all the people subscribing to the RSS feed: This video unfortunatelly won't work in your readers, in order to view it you'll have to watch it on the site.

Experience a real Italian language class from your home. It is not a new e-learn software or a DVD language course, neither an Audio Couse nor a home tuition! What is it then? Log in Second Life, come to our Italian Campus Classes and enter one of the first experiment of Italian language courses held by Scuola Leonardo. The Italian language lessons will be hosted at the “Second Life Festival” by the Official Island of Tuscany during the “Festival della Creatività” (Creativity Festival) organized from 25th to 28th October. This is a testing organised by Sigmasei in collaboration with Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, the leading italian language school in Italy, which counts more than 30 years of experience and is officially authorized by the Italian Ministry of Education. (more…)

Pesquisadores da Universidade Keio, em Yokohama, no Japão, desenvolveram um "capacete" que permite controlar avatares no Second Life com o pensamento.Os sensores monitoram áreas específicas do cérebro e enviam sinais que depois são convertidos e acionam os comandos em um teclado. O sistema é um exemplo de Brain-Computer Interface (BCI).Por enquanto, a invenção só permite que o avatar caminhe, sem executar funções mais avançadas.Para conferir um vídeo de demonstração, vá até o site do projeto e procure o link logo acima da foto.(VIA)

Second Life Architecture AwardsThe constructed architectural spaces of Second Life share a commonality with the exotic invisible cities of Italo Calvino. They are at once familiar yet completely otherworldly: inverted, fantastical, corrupted, baroque and barren, unexpected, startling and compellingly seductive. They are both our present and our future.In September this year Dr Melinda Rackham, ANAT's Director and 3D world author and theorist, was invited to join a 6 member international Jury assessing the Annual Second Life Architecture & Design Competition, a first of its kind, held at the 2007 Ars Electronica Festival in Austria.The jury deliberated over the 126 submissions before a live audience at the Architekturforum Linz, while being simultaneously streamed into Second Life. Four outstanding projects, that took advantage of both the artistic and technical possibilities afforded by Second Life were selected as finalists:· Berliner Tanja Meyle's "Living Cloud", is a semitran

Si eres fanático de Second Life y quieres tener una experiencia aún más real, entonces este proyecto del profesor Jun'ichi Ushiba de la Universidad de Ingeniería Bioquímica de Keio, Japon; te caerá de perlas. Él ha creado el Brain-Computer Interface un dispositivo con el que podrás controlar los movimientos de tu avatar con tus propios pensamientos. Para caminar sólo debes pensar en mover un pié, para ir a la izquierda o derecha debes pensar en mover el brazo correspondiente. Claro que el propósito final de este invento es ayudar a personas con serias discapacidades físicas.Vía: Übergizmo

Standing at the balcony, enjoying beautiful sceneries at Malyshkin, one of Richard Palace’s sim. This is a world of imagination and you do not need to touch it to believe it. Feelings is enough. Last week, I received an email from a person who claimed she was a student from NTU. She wanted to interview me for her class assignment on Second Life. She wanted to write some news articles on Second Life and she came across my blog. She wanted me to grant her an interview. I thought since she wanted to write about Second Life, she should have an account with Second Life. I did not ask her about that. I replied her, asking her about the details of the interview. I would be glad to help her if I can, but I am not ready to ’sacrifice’ too much of my time. Every minute is not wasted. I have lots of things to do. I would not want to meet up with her unless I am making money out of it. This is the reality of life. If I am single now, I do not need to work that ha

fonte: http://mundoetecnologia.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/ Hackers atacaram uma tenda virtual criada por ocasião do mês do Ramadão no Second Life, dias após sua inauguração para celebrar o mês sagrado muçulmano na internet. Um dos responsáveis pela tenda montada no site “islamonline.com”, Ahmed Fathi, citado na edição de hoje do jornal “Al-Masri Al-Yum”, disse que a instalação sofreu “uma destruição proposital” com o objetivo de expulsar os muçulmanos. Fathi atribuiu o aumento dos ataques contra a tenda virtual do Ramadão ao “bom fruto” da chamada a Allah no Second Life, pois, há poucos dias, três jovens se converteram ao Islão e fizeram esse anúncio na mesquita de Chebi, que é parte do Second Life. Essa mesquita virtual chegou a ter 2 mil visitantes diários, segundo a fonte. De acor

IBM e Linden Labs, l’operatore del mondo virtuale di Second Life, si uniranno per consentire a una singola identità virtuale di varcare i confini dei servizi online tridimensionali. L’interoperabilità sta emergendo come fattore strategico nella nascente industria dei mondi virtuali, che attrae centinaia di milioni di dollari in investimenti nella speranza che la grafica da videogame e gli ambienti 3D soppiantino le pagine piatte sul web. (more…)

Dopo il video Bruci la città  di Irene Grandi, entro la fine del mese uscirà il primo film italiano realizzato in Second Life. Il titolo è Thetidia Connection, ed è un noir di una ventina di minuti. A produrlo è Itland entertainment, società legata ad una delle isole più frequentate dagli italiani in Second Life, Itland. (more…)

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Let’s face it Linden Dollars (L$) is very important to all residents of Second Life. L$ is the life blood of your Second Life. Without L$, your Second Life experience wouldn’t be as enjoyable as you expect or want it to be. When you start your new life in Second Life you don’t get any L$. You start with nothing but this case only applies to those who registered with a Basic Account. Those who registered with a Premium Account will get a sign-up bonus of 1,000L$, a weekly stipend of 300L$ and the ability to buy and own Land but still those are not enough. As you go along your life in Second Life, you’ll soon find out that the 300L$ weekly stipend is not enough and then you’ll realize that you need other ways to get or even earn L$ to continue enjoying your newly found lifestyle in Second Life. Well, the fastest way to get L$ into your account is to purchase them from Linden Labs 1 but what if you don’t want to pay extra since you are already a Premiu