Tag Archives: Africa

Obama in Ghana – Second Life interviews

Posted on August 19, 2009 by admin

"I believe that a village in Africa with a couple of computers powerful enough to connect to a virtual world could be the shared resources that people could use to communicate, work, learn." That’s the vision of Linden Lab‘s founder … Continue reading →

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Obama in Ghana streamed to Second Life

Posted on August 18, 2009 by admin

A virtual world and United States presidential first took place last month when a speech by President Obama was streamed live into two virtual worlds, Second Life and Metaplace, from the African nation of Ghana. Even for a president as … Continue reading →

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A taste of old Africa – Nigeria in Second Life

Posted on March 26, 2009 by admin

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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