Archive for August, 2004
Interview: Cory Linden on IP issues in Second Life
Our legal editor Candace (a.k.a. Kale, a.k.a. Arboriasha Westerburg) has been exercised for some time about potential intellectual property entanglements arising in Second Life. Isn?t there an issue about downloading those Penthouse centerfolds as artwork for your club? And what about that music you?re pumping in? And given that your club is a revenue generator, [...]
Full StoryFormer AVP Veep Marcus Forlourne Speaks Out: Mr-President Should Resign!
In this interview, former AVG member and subsequent President of the Calvin?s Creek Government Seth Galloway, talks to Marcus Forlourne, formerly the Attorney General and then the Vice President of the Alphaville Government. Although very close to Mr-President, Mr. Forlourne is concerned that the election supervisor was ?coerced? into resigning, and Forlourne now believes that [...]
Full StoryRumors of our Death are Greatly Exaggerated. Interview with Acting SSG Overlord Greg-
When the history of Alphaville is written, the Simulated Shadow Government (SSG) will figure prominently. In recent months, most of the original officers of the SSG (Mia Wallace, Snow White, etc) have moved on to other MMORPGs (SWG, City of Heroes, etc.) and the SSG has become a kind of ?Uberguild? that operates across games [...]
Full StoryWinners of Alphaville Awards Announced. Same Ol’ Same Ol’?
Winners of the 9th annual (i.e. monthly) Alphaville Awards have been announced (see below for winners), but the event has been overshadowed by charges on the Stratics boards that the event has become an exercise in cronyism. Were the winners merely the same old FOOs? (Friends Of Organizers.) Coming in the wake of controversies over [...]
Full StoryMr-President misses state of union address. Is the end near?
In two important recent stories, the Alphaville Gazette reports that Mr-President missed his scheduled state of the union address. No explanation was given by his office. Meanwhile, in an interview with Marcus Forlourne, conducted by Ian, we learn that Mr-President was in fact present when discussion of the election rigging took place. Was he AFK? [...]
Full StoryThe D&D Game within the Game: Simcast?s Secret Project
The other day I checked the events list in SL, and found the usual fare: naked bingo, scripting classes, sales on fetishware. Tired of this action I decided to fly around aimlessly. A couple minutes later I came across a large castle, with what looked like a gigantic spoon out front ? no it was [...]
Full StoryCoolness: GOM’s virtual ATM machines in SL
So there I was in Club Elite, rapping with one of those fine Club Elite Escorts about her services. I was just thinking, you know, maybe we could play a nice game of Spades or rap about theology in the Club Elite VIP rooms like the escorts do in There ::cough cough::. But I was [...]
Full StoryInterview with Opfor founder Jack Orlowski (aka bicycle maker William Bukowski)
Jack Orlowski (Jacko) is kind of legend around Jessie, both for founding Opfor, and also for the exquisite detail on his guns. He?s been away for a bit, and is now trying to scrape together some cash to reactivate his Jacko account (too much land can put you in hock to the Lindens, it seems), [...]
Full StoryCyberprostitution in There
Seems like just yesterday that everyone was all exercised by reports of cyberprostitution on TSO. But like, it *is* the oldest profession (if not the cyber part), so why be surprised? More recently we’ve learned about Cyber escort services in Second Life. And now, finally, There has what every MMORPG needs — a bald journalist [...]
Full Story“Two Steps From The Move” (If You Want It): A passionate cyber hater encourages us to look “inward” instead of to the Internet
EleanaTobias In case you haven’t noticed, there is a fairly substantial group of people who display a great deal of antipathy toward the Internet. In this interview (and if you think it’s easy to get someone who hates the Internet to agree to sit down for a piece appearing in an on-line journal, think again), [...]
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