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A taste of old Africa – Nigeria in Second Life
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
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 →
World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg saved thousands of Jews
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
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 →
Make a video screen and watch videos on your Second Life land – part two
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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Babel Project machinima (video)
Fernando Pessoa exhibit in Babel Project II The European Babel Project in Second Life is producing some impressive machinimas. One of them is the absolutely amazing 12 minute machiniema PESSOA, which you can view at rezlibris.com. The picture on the … Continue reading →
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Scifi and fantasy snapshot contest winners
1st Place SciFi Scene – "The Saturday Serial" by Marianne McCann The winners of the Second Life Sci-Fi and Fantasy Snapshot Contest have been announced. The winners are: Sci Fi Scenes 1st Place – "The Saturday Serial" by Marianne McCann … Continue reading →
Make a video screen and watch videos on your Second Life land – part one
Watching video in Second Life’s Star Trek Museum Last week I posted a three part series (part one, part two, and part three) about making better Second Life snapshots. Today I’m beginning a series on showing videos on your Second … Continue reading →
Shakespeare Twelfth Night, Act 1 photography contest
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Second Life There’s a big photography contest going on now in Second Life, with over 100,000 Lindens in prizes. It is the SL Shakespeare Company’s Twelfth Night, Act 1 Photography Contest on Koinup, starting March 1 … Continue reading →
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Improving your Second Life Snapshots
This snapshot was enhanced using the Environment Editor Last week I posted three articles about making better Second Life snapshots. This snapshot is an example of what can be done using those techniques. It was taken in Glendalough sim behind Lilly’s … Continue reading →