The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. Escapist Magazine (USA) – Women Beat Men in Virtual Shopping Habits. “The shopping habits of women compared to men in virtual worlds may reflect those stereotypically seen in the real world. I’m not being sexist here: Ask 100 women if they like to shop or not and I bet you’d get a lot of [...]
Weekend Whimsy
1. Coaching Philip Linden: Behind the Scenes of Second Life Speech Preparation 2. Underground Duck Boxing in Second Life 3. REBIRTH “SECOND LIFE MOVIE PART 2
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Want to win 140-thousand Linden dollars? Then make a machinima and submit it to the University of Western Australia’s competition. 2. Veteran platform OLIVE has announced new pricing and a perpetual licensing model. 3. The dynamos at ReactionGrid have launched Jibe, a web-based world based on the increasingly popular Unity3D engine. 4. Frenzoo are [...]
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. BBC (UK) – View from the end of the world. “Taking a journey to the end of the world might not be for everyone, but in the virtual spaces of gaming and online environments, it’s not as dangerous as it might seem. Robert Overweg in the Netherlands has been capturing virtual spaces since 2007 [...]
Weekend Whimsy
1. NoR AMV – Armies Gathering 2. Anna’s day out in Second Life 3. We Love Organica
Weekend Whimsy
1. The Worst of Second Life Award – Endra Graves 2. Magazine July 2010 Second Life Classic Glamour Style Magazine 3. Elf Liberation Celebration 2010 (Second Life) HD
True names: identity, safety and Blizzard’s Real ID
Identity is a perennial sort of a topic, and Activision-Blizzard’s Real ID programme has brought it back into the limelight. Unless you’ve been hanging out under a rock (which would, you know, be fine – especially from a sun-protection perspective) you’ve probably heard about A-B’s programme which is the first phase of tagging your time [...]
