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RTI study finds that an avatar's virtual life image may influence user's real-life image : published at CarolinaNewswire.com - Stay on top of the day's business & technology news
"Creating a Second Life avatar, or virtual representation of oneself, that is thin and physically fit may encourage individuals to become healthier and more physically fit in their real lives, according to a study by researchers at RTI International."
Victor Keegan: Virtual worlds are getting a second life with 39% growth | Technology | The Guardian
"The consultancy kzero.co.uk reports that membership of virtual worlds grew by 39% in the second quarter of 2009 to an estimated 579 million. Not all these members are active but I can't think of anything, anywhere, that has grown so fast in the recession this side of Goldman Sachs bonuses."
Virtual Frank Lloyd Wright Museum
"Our civic center is probably the only public building I really enjoy visiting, but I live on the West Coast and most of Wright's buildings are back East, so visiting them has never been convenient... until last week, when the Frank Lloyd Wright Museum of SL opened in Second Life. Finally anyone anywhere can wander through some of his finest buildings."
open...: Second Life + Moodle = Sloodle
"Moodle is one of open source's greatest success stories. It's variously described as an e-learning or course management system. Now, given that education is also one of the most popular applications of Second Life, it would be a natural fit somehow to meld Moodle and Second Life. Enter Sloodle, whose latest version has just been released"
Second Thoughts: Blue Moon
"Look out, Lindens, here it comes. One in a blue moon, a virtual world comes along that might really challenge Second Life -- and now it's here, Blue Mars. Sign up for the beta here that is reportedly opening in June -- but only if you are a developer who wants a preview of how your content made on professional software like Maya will look in this world. It's not ready for the proles yet."
Harvard's virtual education experiment in Second Life - Computerworld Blogs
"Earlier this month, I interviewed Rebecca Nesson, an affiliate of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society and an instructor at the Harvard Extension School, about her experiences teaching Harvard's first-ever class in Second Life. The course, CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion, brought together a large group of geographically dispersed students who were interested in exploring "persuasive, empathic argument in the Internet space.""
Second Life Examiner: Seven ideas for Second Life science fiction and fantasy snapshots
"If you've been wanting to enter the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Snapshot Contest (deadline March 12, 2009) but have been wondering where to shoot your pictures or where to get props, today's column may give you some ideas. (note: The commercial locations shown were found solely by using Second Life's Search function and are not recommendations)."
Dusan Writer’s Metaverse » Major Media Gets Glow in Second Life
"Two major pieces this week give glowing coverage to Second Life: one for art, and one for education."
Second Life Profitable Despite Interface Woes - PC World
"In exclusive interviews with The Industry Standard, Linden Lab's two top executives have confirmed that the company is still profitable and Second Life is continuing to grow users and expand its enterprise services. However, Linden Lab founder and chair Philip Rosedale and CEO Mark Kingdon admitted that the in-world experience still takes too long for new users to master, an issue that will require significant amounts of technological work to rectify."
New World Notes: Koinup's Top Ten Most Popular Second Life Sims For 2008
"The folks at NWN partner Koinup just passed along the final data for the year, tracking the number of times members of the virtual world social network clicked the teleport SLURLs of the Second Life sims listed in their directory. Here they are below, with more screenshots and SLURL at each link; try to visit them all before the year is out! (And congrats to the creators and owners of such artfully realized locations-- and all the Koinup members who paid tribute to them in the screenshots below.)"
Linden Lab Appoints Howard Look Senior Vice President of Customer Applications - MarketWatch
"Linden Lab(R), creator of the virtual world Second Life(R), today announced the appointment of Howard Look as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Customer Applications. Look brings over 18 years of experience in software development and user interface (UI) design, having held executive positions at Pixar Animation Studios and TiVo Inc. Reporting to Linden Lab's CEO, Mark Kingdon, Look will oversee improvements to the Second Life experience and the development of new products and features that enhance the usability and overall customer experience of the Second Life Grid."
Conference Island - Virtual conferencing in Second Life and virtual worlds
"Using the on-line virtual world Second Life, Conference Island provides a far more enjoyable meeting experience than video conferencing and is without doubt better value for money. And it out-performs telephone hook-ups because it is so visually stimulating."
Bizinformer: How Long Until EVERYONE Has a Store in Second Life?
"There are three things to think about. First, can you develop a product or service to sell inside Second Life (or some other virtual world)? Second Life has its own money, but it is convertible back into US dollars and you can transfer it from the game back into your bank account. Second, does Second Life provide marketing opportunities? If your real world products and services are available online, it's likely that some of your savviest clients could be found in Second Life. Finally, can you use Second Life as a staging ground for making real world sells? In her article, Cohen gives the example of CareerBuilder.com: kiosks they set up in Second Life resulted in 6,500 real life job applications."
Exclusive: Why Reuters Left Second Life, And How Linden Lab Can Fix It
"So what happened? Is Second Life dying? No, but the buzz is gone. For all the sound and fury over recent price hikes and layoffs at Linden Lab, Second Life has a community of fanatically loyal users. Since Linden Lab derives its revenue from user fees, not advertisements, Second Life is much more likely to survive the Web 2.0 shakeout than most other startups."
Tutorial: How to Replicate a Real Life Building in Second Life « The ARCH
"One of the most frequently requested services I receive as a freelance builder and consultant in Second Life is to replicate real-life buildings. While I’ve written a lot (here, and here) about the potential for a new (non-replica) language of purely virtual architecture, based on the inherent characteristics of the virtual environment, I strongly believe there is a potent value in the replication of physical architecture as a point of reference, a springboard for further development, or simply a kind of iconic 3D logo for organizations entering virtual worlds."
Second Life's Popularity Rests On Breadth Of Activities -- second life -- InformationWeek
"What is there to do in Second Life? Finding your way around and learning about what to do there can be tricky for newcomers. Here is some information to help you get started."
Second Life Tries For A Second Act -- second life -- InformationWeek
"Where Rosedale often speaks of Second Life in mystical terms, Kingdon has a Wharton MBA and a solid, practical business background. Organic, the Internet marketing company where he was previously CEO, was failing when he came on board; he turned it around. And he also has 12 years' experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was most recently a senior partner. Kingdon must grapple with a number of problems: Making Second Life simple enough for most Internet users to get into it, improving stability of the very buggy service, streamlining the user interface, and dealing with a corporate culture that's often more interested in mystical vision than the hard job of running a business."
Gibson Guitar Enters Into Virtual World of 3-D With Launch of Gibson Island on Second Life.com, an Industry First - MarketWatch
"Gibson is the first major music manufacturer to establish an official island in Second Life and has advanced the opportunity for consumers to participate in an exciting virtual world complete with digital luthiers, instruments and guest stars. The Gibson Island will officially launch at 8am SL Time on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 with an exclusive live music performance at 6pm SL Time. In tribute to the legendary Gibson Les Paul guitar and the musician, the Gibson Island is in the shape of the famous guitar body and rises up from the ocean in Second Life. The "island" will feature humbucker mountains, full theatres, mini-theatres and other areas resembling pick ups and other aspects of a Gibson guitar."
Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: Can I bring my flame thrower into Second Life?
"I'm not sure that IBM and Linden have fully thought through the consequences of bringing the globalization ethic to the virtual realm. About five minutes after the gates come down, all the residents of Second Life will have been made the slaves of powerful Warcraft clans. Peace-loving cyber-utopias will see their unnatural resources strip-mined by invading tribes."
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