In Part 1, you learned several ways to log several avatars onto Second Life simultaneously on a single computer. Now, in Part 2, you’ll learn how to set the target so you can run multiple instances of the viewer simultaneously, and you’ll see it demonstrated in two videos by Torley Linden, one for Windows and…
Month: September 2009
Using multiple Second Life viewers simultaneously – part 1
It’s common for Second Life members to have multiple avatars, but many don’t know that they can easily have several of their avatars logged on simultaneously. When you try to log on with a second avatar, you get an error message that Second Life is already running. Nonetheless, it is possible. There are at least…
University of Texas’ major move into Second Life
Colleges and universities are experimenting with ways to use Second Life to enhance their educational offerings and recently this column featured the program at Texas State Technical College that allows students to earn an AA degree with classes taken entirely in Second Life. Now the University of Texas has announced a worldwide first – the…
Debugging Second Life performance problems
Your avatar tries to walk, but goes nowhere, then after finally making some progress suddenly gets whipped backward. If it continues happening, what should you do? Problems like this are examples of lag, and can be caused by either the Second Life server, your network connection, your computer, or your Second Life Preference settings. This…
Second Life: Dollhouse or Reality?
This weekend I heard someone say, "Second Life is just a dollhouse where people spend their time dressing avatar dolls and furnishing virtual houses!" Someone else insisted, "Second Life is a game for people who don’t want to admit they’re roleplaying." So what is Second Life? Is it just a game, a place where folks…
Pop Art Lab celebrates its first birthday
"Some people say Second Life is just a dollhouse," Mankind Tracer told dancers during a break between songs while performing at Pop Art Lab’s first birthday bash on Saturday. He was quoting cynics who question the seriousness of virtual worlds such as Second Life and say we are doing nothing more than dressing up our…
Second Life 911 WTC Memorial pictures
Today mourners gathered all day at Second Life’s 911 WTC Memorial site to pay respects to the 3,000 people who died on September 11, 2001. The ten pictures belown were all taken at the memorial site today. Second Life members can teleport to the site,
911 Memorial Events
Eight years ago, America awoke to an assault. Today, people around the world remember. Here are some events in Second Life to commemorate September 11, 2001. All times are Pacific (SLT). be sure to consult the Second Life events schedule for last minute changes. Also, note that Memorial Blue Angels and Memorial Live Performance are…
September 11 memorial in Second Life
Friday is the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. If it’s not convenient for you to honor those killed on that day by traveling to the memorials and sites where people died, you can visit a memorial in Second Life. The Second Life Memorial consists of four polished grey slabs arranged in a square surrounding…
Free Land at Burning Life 2009
You can have land for free at Second Life‘s Burning Life festival, which will be held October 17-25, 2009. Not only won’t it cost you anything, it also won’t affect your tier if you already own land. You don’t even have to currently be a Second Life member (though you do have to join to…