Microsoft’s paws on OpenSim?
Am I the only one that experiences nausea at the thought of Microsoft integrating its technologies with the OpenSim virtual world platform? To me, any technology that’s brand-specific is going to cause more problems than deliver solutions when the longer term view is taken for interoperability.
Second Life – Relay for Life 2008
Second Life’s Relay for Life is well underway – it’s hard to believe it’s been a year since the last one. Check the schedule and get involved if you can.
Relaunching our forums (and a competition)
When we first launched in late 2006 we also had forums, which were moderately utilised on those first months, particularly by the ABC prior to the launch of ABC Island. We closed the forums down mid-2007 due to lack of activity and some technical problems with the platform we were using. I’m really pleased to [...]
Daden’s Bot
New World Notes’ Wagner James Au was checking out the new Daden in-world web browser when he had a couple of interesting interactions with a ‘robotar’ although his pick-up lines left a little to be desired. I spent some time with ‘Abi’ myself and agree that for a bot she’s relatively engaging if you’re happy [...]
Weekend Whimsy
1. Gibson Island on Second Life 2. Madonna Give It To Me (Second Life Version) 3. Second Life Avatar Vignette
Lifenaut – digital immortality?
Lifenaut is a fascinating service that allows you to create an interactive avatar based on the information you provide. Getting the information into your profile involves an extensive web-based dashboard set-up that you could easily spend hours configuring. At the end of it you’ve created a ‘mindfile’ that drives your avatar’s behaviour. Aside from the [...]
A year ago on The Metaverse Journal
We were gobsmacked by the Greenies build in Second Life.
