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Another attempt at hypergrid exploring
Pathfinder Lester (formerly known to Second Life residents as Pathfinder Linden) gave a talk about hypergrid adventuring at yesterday’s VWBPE conference. As reported in my last post, it’s exciting but still the stuff for pioneers, reminding me more of my … Continue reading
HBO documentary filmed partly in Second Life
On Monday February 14, 2011 HBO will present the documentary When Strangers Click: Five Stories from the Internet. It includes machinima segments filmed in Second Life™. The film features five couples who met over the internet, including one who met … Continue reading
Art Planet
The many-colored space you are in appears vast. You turn, east, west, south, north, up, or down, and you see a world of shifting colors. Here and there, objects crumble while others remain steadfast. Even your avatar is shifting in … Continue reading
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Discovering Second Life
Fireworks are traditional on American Independence Day, July 4, and so when my sister was unable to see first life fireworks yesterday, I bought her a set of Henry deCuir’s Second Life® fireworks and we spent the evening on her … Continue reading
Burning Life 2009 preview – part three
You’re walking in a desert through an extravagance of imaginative builds on all sides, but then you see something strange, a rectangular build, orange and yellow in color, with some spheres and other shapes inside. If you enter the property … Continue reading
Ancient Mayan city in Second Life
Let’s agree upfront that visiting a virtual Chichen Itza can’t come close to visiting the real thing, but few of us will visit the real Chichen Itza even once in our lives. A virtual Chichen Itza has the advantage of … Continue reading
Greenlife Emerald Viewer – radar, teleport history, and build options
A few days ago I gave my first impressions of the Greenlife Emerald Viewer, an alternate Second Life viewer; today I’m examining a few more of its features. Bianca Kendall reported two particularly useful features of the viewer: radar and … Continue reading
Burning Life 2009 preview – part two
While taking pictures in the Burning Life-Limbo sim, I met two builders who exemplify one of the things I like best about Second Life: it’s global nature. We come from all over the globe, nearly every country, and speaking a … Continue reading
Greenlife Emerald Viewer – first impressions
I’ve been using the Greenlife Emerald Viewer for Second Life recently and I like it, although I’ve only begun exploring its features. The first thing you notice is the different login screen. The photos are different – and I think … Continue reading
Burning Life 2009 preview – part one
Burning Life 2009 is coming! It will be open October 17-25, but beginning today I’m publishing a series of previews of what you’ll see. Based on the famous Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert, Second Life‘s Burning Life festival … Continue reading
