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 before oil, internet scams, and other modern day problems changed how so many view the…
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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 I do appreciate the attention to detail that’s been taken in constructing this 800 meter,…
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 with their own life. This is how it was for Swedish diploment Raoul Wallenberg. Stationed…
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 on your Second Life land! Mao Island, despite having a name that evokes ghosts of…
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 Time movies, so this is what you’ll need to look for. If you don’t have…
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 left is in Babel Project’s Fernando Pessoa exhibit. If you’re a Second Life member, you…
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 2nd Place – "Star Bed" by Gracee Andel 3rd Place – "Panorama" by Crystal Falcon…
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 Life land. It’s relatively easy to set up a simple, no-frills system. The biggest problem…
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 and lasting through June 15. For more information, visit the SL Shakespeare Company’s blog. If…
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 Pub, and was enhanced by using the techniques I described in those three articles. Among…