Second Life humour roundup
A few humourous snippets for the weekend. Some are derivative of other work but still funny. 1. Adventures in First Life Redux 2. Drive Your Car in Google Earth Not Second Life related but close enough: 3. The Helpful Home Bot Let’s call it abstract humour:
Australian Federal Police: We’re Watching
Mick Keelty, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police is quoted in today’s Sydney Morning Herald as saying that the AFP are aware of online scams in virtual worlds, including Second Life. Nothing particularly surprising there. Keelty is also realistic about the challenges of policing virtual worlds, admitting it will be “difficult”. There’d be widespread support [...]
The Sun Never Sets
Australian machinima auteur Skribe Forti has produced a short “avant-garde soap opera” titled The Sun Never Sets. Who needs Young and the Restless?
Australia Council announces first in-world artists forum
The Australia Council certainly can’t be accused of not howing interest in Second Life as a means of artistic expression. Last week we reported on the ‘matchmaker’ service for artists and musicians working in Second Life. Now, in conjunction with the ABC they’ve announced an artist forum for the 12th July: “The in-world event, to [...]
Wiz Nordberg’s Smart Company Blog
SLCN’s Wiz Nordberg has a blog running on the business-oriented Smart Company website. Our two-part interview with Wiz and the SLCN team can be found here and here.
Party time for ABC’s 75th Anniversary
A bunch of Australian SL users organised a party on ABC Island as an impromptu celebration of the ABC’s 75th anniversary: Stalwart ABC Admin Wolfie Rankin was a key organiser, helped out by a number of other active community members.
Linden Lab offer resource directory
Linden Labs have announced the aggregation of a range of directories into a Resident Resources database. Any SL resident can submit information on a tool or service they’ve created, but it will cost you L$250 per category you list in. Allow up to five business days for your listing to be approved. It’s good to [...]
