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 […]
Trusting people in virtual environmentsLinden Lab’s goal for most of the community tools they develop these days is to create more “trust” among residents. While some people might have problem with the (missing) definition of “adult content” I have eventually problems with the (missing) definition of what Linden Lab means by “trust”.Trust ist something which […]
SecondCast #44 Fire Alarm In this episode, Johnny hosts a round table discussion about CopyBot and the future of intellectual property in Second Life. Hosted by Johnny Ming with Torrid Midnight, Cristiano Midnight, Jeremy Flagstaff, and Urizenus Sklar.What others are saying:Raph KosterLinden LabEric RiceSecond Life InsiderDownload Standard Podcast
Can we call them SLphones?
Filed under: News
This Tech Digest story has it that TokyoZERO, in a partnership with a company calling itself Sun (though not Sun Microsystems, as that’s not their logo), are apparently working on a way to get SL on your cellphone. Or perhaps not you, but the Japanese. Now, we’ve been on […]
Business as?Un?usual“Education is not merely about transferring information. It is about contextualizing that information in the real life experiences of the learners, and in relation with the experiences of other learners…It is the relationships among people and sharing contextualized experiences that create emergent knowledge that is the basis of education.” Mark FedermanOne of the things […]
Encoding video can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be
Filed under: How-To, Machinima
While it’s Halloween and we’re embracing our fears, I’d like to chat about encoding video. When you look at all the setting choices that you have, it can be downright intimidating. I recently had the chance to speak with the wonderful Machinimist […]
SecondCast #50 - Someone Thinking of You Matchmaker Aerdrie Fabre (email) of Tea and Sympathy in the Infamy region joins the SecondCasters to talk about her business introducing a wide range of residents seeking relationships in Second Life. Even though Cristiano is not into animal transformation fantasy otherwise known […]
Encoding video can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be
Filed under: How-To, Machinima
While it’s Halloween and we’re embracing our fears, I’d like to chat about encoding video. When you look at all the setting choices that you have, it can be downright intimidating. I recently had the chance to speak with the wonderful Machinimist […]
Links for Friday, November 2, 2007
Seattle 2.0 Blog: 200+ Seattle Startups - November SSI - “This is the Seattle Startups Index (SSI) for the month of November which reached the incredible level of 210 startups on the list. Is Seattle a great place for startups or what?“