Archive for November 20th, 2007
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Resident Opinion Survey - How would you answer?
Filed under: Linden Lab, Op/Ed
I’ve been reading about the resident survey that Linden Lab has been randomly sending to Second Life residents via their client. I was surprised to find it on my screen the other day. It asked the question, "Is your Second Life experience getting better […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Links for Monday, October 29, 2007
Virtual Worlds Jobs - “The only site dedicated to jobs in the virtual worlds industry.“Jonathan Snook: I Can’t Believe it’s Not Twitter.Snitter - “I built Snitter for a couple reasons. First off, I wanted to take AIR out for a spin and see what it could do. Secondly, I find […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Giving First Life Gifts in Second Life using Amazon.comIn the virtual world Second Life it is easy to form very close friendships with someone you may never have the opportunity to meet in person. Second Life residents celebrate First Life holidays like Valentine’s Day and Christmas as well as personal celebrations; birthdays, weddings, anniversaries […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Links for Thursday, October 25, 2007
Baltimore Sun: Making a Living in Virtual World - “Circe Ragan, known as Circe Broom in Second Life, owns a club, a concert hall, an Egyptian-style stage and a park venue overlooking the ocean in the virtual world. The former jazz singer, who now uses a wheelchair, hires real people […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
On Balance, Chapter 37From today’s Times:South Korea boasts of being the most wired nation on earth. In fact, perhaps no other country has so fully embraced the Internet. Ninety percent of homes connect to cheap, high-speed broadband, online gaming is a professional sport, and social life for the young revolves around the […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Yesterday’s Money: 31st October
Filed under: Linden Dollars, Business
Yesterday in Second Life we:
Spent US$1,284,000 at an exchange rate of L$266.4 to US$1
Exchanged US$257,000 at an average of US$10,700.0 per hour.
Market buys were US$173,000
Market sales were US$84,000
Limit-limit buys were US$200
The busiest time was at 11am when about US$26,000 was exchanged.
The quietest time was […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
How to use Photoshop to Create Textures With Alpha Channels for Second LifeThis will guide you step-by-step on how to make textures with transparency for Second Life using Adobe Photoshop CS. It includes tips on how to avoid blurry white outlines and a little info on masks and alpha channels.By: AsterAster
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
How to add animations to your Animation Override in Second Life!I’ve done an instructional video with steps on how to add animations to your AO (animaton override) in Second Life. This can become complicated and I felt it might be easier if broken down into steps with a visual.By: TorridTorrid
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Standardising Virtual Worlds, an updateSome time has passed away since I last posted something about the Second Life Grid Architecture Working Group and related efforts (because there are now).DiscussionsSo what has been happening on defining a new protocol for Second Life? Well, actually technically not too much, we are still being in the discussion phase. […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
The Avatarization of Angelina: How *Beowulf* Moves Movies Closer to Second LifeThe author’s avatar watches avatars of Ray Winstone and Angelina Jolie from SL Here’s what Angelina Jolie said, after she saw the 3D animated avatar of herself stepping naked out of the water in Beowulf: I was really surprised that…SLHamlet
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