Archive for the year 2005
EXCLUSIVE: “Actual” Reality Invades Virtual World
by Walker Spaight Second Life residents view first images from the “real” world You viewed it here first, folks: The Herald was on hand in Second Life this evening to witness the first live streaming video from a place people have taken to calling “actual” reality or, in some cases, the “real” world. Avatars Hudson [...]
Full StoryRich Content Foundation Finds Riches
A new public advocacy group, this one dedicated to “fostering richness and diversity in content and events,” has hit the Grid, and with initial funding secured, the Foundation for Rich Content will soon seek to share the wealth with “events and projects that enrich the cultural scene of Second Life. “
Full StoryEA Settles One Overtime Suit
According to the Associated Press Today, EA has settled one of the pending class action law suits against it for allegedly failing to pay overtime. They paid $15.6 million to the computer graphic artists. The suit with the engineers is still pending. Meanwhile, here is a nice cartoon.
Full StoryCo-Opting the Contraband in EVE Online
As EVE Online‘s pod pilots know, not everything you can fit in your ship’s cargo hold is equally pleasing to the NPC authorities who keep a watchful eye on Empire space. Drugs like Drop and Frentix, radioactive goods like plutonium, forbidden icons like Khumaak, and even the ectoplasm used to make the viscous suspension liquid [...]
Full StoryLudium Scandal Spreads, engulfs Dibbell and Rickey
In this rapidly developing story, the Herald has learned, via Damion Shubert’s blog, that there was a conspiracy to subvert the judging process at the Ludium recently hosted by Ted Castronova at the University of Indiana. Such underhanded means were necessary to defeat the Sysland guild, led by Raph Koster, which was begining to dominate [...]
Full StoryState of Debauchery III beta test: Ludium 1
One of the corrupt, pirate luffing judges at Ludium 1. While I am busy crafting my report on the scandals and miscarriages of justice that dominated Ted Castronova’s Ludium, I thought I would point you all to some pics from the event. The ones currently showing seem to have been snapped by Cory (Linden) Ondrejka, [...]
Full StoryElves Enter Money Trading Biz
In the wake of the closing of Gaming Open Market, the notorious SL group Elf Clan has started its own currency sales operation. A couple of interesting points are worth noting. One is that the entry of the Lindens into direct money trading has oddly led to the loss of GOM but simultaneously with at [...]
Full StoryPost Six Grrrl: Heather Steinbeck
I am happy to bring you this week’s Post Six Grrrl, Heather Steinbeck! Heather enjoys exploring SecondLife and says that she’s constantly amazed by all of the things that she sees here. She currently also works at the Bad Girls club as a dancer! Many thanks to Heart Wishbringer and Joe Stravinsky for photographing and [...]
Full StoryEXCLUSIVE: Philip Linden Reacts to GOM Announcement
In an exclusive interview with the Herald, Second Life honchissimo Philip Linden gave his reaction to this morning’s announcement that GamingOpenMarket.com would halt trading in L$ as of October 2. Far from stifling competition, Philip sees Linden Lab’s move into the currency-trading arena as one that will enable the entrance of even more resident-created services.
Full StoryGoing, Going, GOM: L$ Site to Close Doors
In news that is sure to shake up virtual commerce in Second Life for some time,GamingOpenMarket.com, probably the single most popular site for trading L$ and the benchmark by which most smaller traders do their business, this morning announced it would shut down its L$ trading service, effective 7pm game-time on Sunday, October 2. The [...]
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