The Alphaville Herald

Ludlow Joins Shirkeyjerk

Hotspur, Glendower, Mortimer and Worcester arguing over the future division of the kingdom at Bangor, in ‘Henry IV’. Painting by Henry Fuseli. Let’s see if we can reconstruct what happened. First, there was all the fluff and hyperventilation about Second life having 100k then 1 million then 2 million “residents”, followed by much ridicule in [...]

Tableau Sim Volcano Erupts — Refugees Flee to Demersal

Virgin shortage angers volcano – promiscuous Barnesworth & prudish Ingrid not much help by Tenshi Vielle, Fabulous Fashionista [Bowing to the whims of the Linden PR minder Catherine Linden - who suggested today the media get going with some spirituality in second life stories - the Herald officially kicks off our Second Life Spirituality Week! [...]

Chilling Effect? SL Hockey League Skates Over NHL IP

by Fiend Ludwig [Editor's note: When we sent Fiend Ludwig to cover the SL Hockey League, he found the gameplay impressive, though it looks like their merchanidising scheme could use some help from a virtual zamboni.--Walker Spaight] I have watched hockey for as long as I can remember. In the winter when it is cold [...]

Plywood #67: Lost in Translation

Bearded Eggheads Talk about Virtual Journalism and Stuff

Henry Jenkins just posted part one of a two-part interview with our own Nutty Professor — Peter Ludlow. In it Ludlow has some not very nice things to say about the Avastar, and some marginally interesting things to say about civic responsibility and virtual journalism, and also where the Herald fits in the magic circle [...]

Olmannen Premiere Performance

Second Life Ballet fills the sim – Linden suggests selling tickets by Pixeleen Mistral, Cultural Affairs desk Sunday, the Second Life Ballet company’s world premiere of “Olmannen” – an original ballet staged for metaverse production in Quat sim surprised me on several levels. I’ve enjoyed watching dance theatre in real life, and I was concerned [...]

Pontiac G8 – Metaverse Spy Shots!

Feel the Pontiac Excitement Tingle in SL – sometime this summer by Tenshi Vielle – Fabulous Fashionista Pontiac G8, as viewed in the psychedellic shadow box on the Pontiac sim Tonight, at about 6pm SLT, Pontiac gave the SL world the very first look at their new car – the Pontiac G8.The G8 is a [...]

Back in the Saddle: Motorcycling With the Idiot

by Jimbo Quality [Editor's note: Readers will recall the mishaps of idiotic correspondent Jimbo Quality in his Traveling With the Idiot quest for two-wheeled ecstasy on the Grid. Below, finally, Jimbo gets back on track. Sort of.--Walker Spaight] Jimbo Quality mounts his . . . well, never mind Eureka, I found the damned motorcycles! Turns [...]

[Now With Pictures!] Second Death? Design-Your-Own-Coffin Contest Kicks Off Today

Ghaniain coffins — Can you do as well in Second Life? Dutch funeral company Uitvaart and coffin-makerer Bogra are so excited about Second Life that they’re already thinking about virtual death. And they want your help. The burial-meisters are kicking off a design-your-own-coffin contest today, according to a press release. Pick up your free modifiable [...]

Harvard Law Mock Trial: Jury Votes Bragg 6, Linden Lab 3

Since our interview with Bragg Attorney Jason Archinaco we’ve heard plenty of pontificating about the Bragg vs. Linden Lab case from the breathtakingly uninformed, but what would happen if a group of Harvard Law students held a mock trial? What would the jury decide? What would be the nature of their deliberations. Well, now we [...]