Monthly Archives: March 2009

Designing a real life house in Second Life (video)

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Apollo Manga

To use other templates select the template button to the right of the source button above. Architecture is one of the fields where professionals are finding Second Life to be a very productive tool. One residential construction company using it … Continue reading →

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Japanese avatar fashion (video)

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Apollo Manga

In the early days of Second Life, a common criticism was that its avatars were ugly. This Japanese machinima demonstrates that it’s not true today, and shows some of the possibilities for designing your Second Life avatar, both male and … Continue reading →

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Lounge on a virtual Puerto Vallarta beach

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Apollo Manga

Rent an adobe bungalow on a Puerto Vallarta beach, pray in a Jalisco cathedral, buy Mexican arts and crafts, or ride on a donkey-drawn wagon – it’s all available in Second Life‘s Opera Joven sim, which reproduces some key parts … Continue reading →

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Islamic holy site in Second Life

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Apollo Manga

  Recently I wrote about the Dubai Womens College‘s Second Life campus. Today I’m writing about another Islamic presence in Second Life, Al Haram Al Makki, a reproduction of Masjid al-Haram (the Grand Mosque), the desination of the legendary Hajj, … Continue reading →

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The darkly post-cyberpunk city of Hangars Liquides

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Apollo Manga

  The Hangars Liquides sim, home of the French music label Hangars Liquides, also known as HL, isn’t yet complete, but it’s already amazing. Djehan Kidd, creator of the sim, describes it as "Post Cyberpunk deconstructions… a huge and tangled … Continue reading →

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A taste of old Africa – Nigeria in Second Life

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Apollo Manga

I discovered Nigeria in Second Life‘s Saminaka sim when CNN‘s iReporter group in Second Life paid it a visit this week. It’s an interesting place that attempts to recreate the feel of parts of traditional Nigeria, the Nigeria that existed … Continue reading →

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Second Life’s Mighty Atomic Mine Buster roller coaster

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Apollo Manga

  An old fashioned, rickety wooden roller coaster in Second Life? Yes. It’s the "Mighty Atomic Mine Buster" in the Venusian sim. I’ll confess upfront that I’m not a roller coaster fan, either in my first or second lives, but … Continue reading →

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World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg saved thousands of Jews

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Apollo Manga

Not all war heroes carry weapons and wear a uniform. A few work quietly, behind the scenes, in nondescript offices, where they work to save lives knowing that every day that today could be the day they pay for it … Continue reading →

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Second Life’s Great Wall of China

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Apollo Manga

You can walk on the Great Wall of China, or at least your avatar can, in Second Life‘s Mao Island, "Home of the Great Wall of China". You can even buy the complete wall, or parts of it, to erect … Continue reading →

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Make a video screen and watch videos on your Second Life land – part two

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Apollo Manga

  Last week in part one I told you how to build a simple screen for watching videos on your land.  Today I’m going to show you how to get video actually playing on it.  Second Life only plays Quick … Continue reading →

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