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second life ’
One of the most common knocks against the virtual worlds and the avatars we use to negotiate our way though them is that they cause us, and especially young people, to disengage from real life.
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In between all its DEMO coverage Dean Takahaski at VentureBeat had some real news with the announcement from Linden Labs, developers behind the virtual world Second Life, that users have spent more than 1 ...
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From next month, Second Life publisher Linden Labs is set to ban all celebrity avatars, with its new guidelines using Barack Obama and Angelina Jolie avatars as specific examples of content that will be dropped.
Also for the ...
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The MMORPG World of Warcraft with it's 6 million users is a huge success no doubt about that. Now if only ActivisionBlizzard could get their hands on the mobile gamer too, there would be no end to ...
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The master's degree in social networking isn't the only way the U.K. is bringing Web 2.0 into education: A London medical college is actually having its students practice on patients within Second Life.
Imperial College London uses the ...
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Linden Lab has announced a crackdown on adult content within Second Life.
Content defined as adult will be quarantined in a separate area in Second Life, away from the mainland continent areas many users frequent. Adult content will ...
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A British woman is seeking a divorce from her husband after she found out he was having gay sex in Second Life.
Lisa Best caught husband John late one evening "having gay dungeon romps" in Second Life on ...
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Sony launched its long awaited (and delayed) Home 3D virtual world for the Playstation 3 this week and the service has already been plagued with issues.
The first day in there was widespread reports of people unable ...
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It would seem that not only is the U.S. Army going into the gaming business but they are also taking a serious look at Second Life. Over the next 30 to 45 days Second Lifers will see ...
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An executive from Pixar Animation Studios has joined Linden Lab to help revitalize its Second Life virtual world program. Howard Look has been appointed senior vice president of customer applications and will be in charge of upcoming ...
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Second Life, the once highly hyped virtual space has dropped from the radar this year for many. And yet for the lower coverage, the Second Life universe has continued, with new peak concurrency rates, and a loyal ...
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Linden Lab has teamed up with Rivers Run Red to offer a formal business teleconferencing solution on the Second Life Grid.
Under the deal, Linden Lab will sell and market Rivers Run Red's teleconferencing solution Immersive Workspaces 2.0, ...
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Melbourne/ London based ExitReality launched this morning after some 5 years in development. Unfortunately due to something else coming up I decided to skip the official launch event, but here's the bits you'll want to know.
ExitReality transforms ...
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Google is letting you go three-dimensional with your web chats.
Engineers have just revealed the first release of Lively by Google -- a virtual 3D chatting experience powered by GTalk. The platform, reminiscent of a ...
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VBusiness Expo is a regular virtual conference dedicated to corporate opportunities in virtual spaces run by Nick Wilson's Clever Zebra.
The event is entirely hosted within virtual worlds (mostly Second Life), and brings together thought leaders and innovators ...
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Entropia Universe has expanded into Europe with newly launched German, French and Spanish language versions.
Entropia Universe for those not familiar with it offers a 3d online virtual space for interactive entertainment, social networking and e-commerce. Entropia ...
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Your new buddy on Second Life may not be a person at all, but rather a form of artificial intelligence.
The AP has an interesting write-up about how researchers are now using the online world to develop new ...
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