Archive for June, 2009
Zonra Darkmatter — Post 6 Furry
[I bumped into Zonra Darkmatter one day, fell in love with his kittycat avie and I was thrilled that he agreed to pose for us this week. During the course of explaining the Herald, and Post 6, I learned that Zonra is very new to Second Life but seems to be having a good time. [...]
Full StoryTransworld Omnigendered in Metaplace
Will avatar poses lead to matriarchal society? It works for hyenas! by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Fiend sits uncomfortably The story of how Fiend Ludwig and I discovered of the transworld omnigendered nature of Metaplace started simply enough. Fiend was in the Herald offices sitting uncomfortably on a couch, leaning slightly forward and rubbing [...]
Full StorySLchan.com — W-Hat.com’s Bratty Little Brother?
New media watchby Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Our attention was recently drawn to www.SLchan.com – an image-driven site catering to the tastes of Second Life’s /b/tard community – mixing the ironic hypercute, the profane, and a smattering of iconic griefers as the community collectively defines an internet subculture with random pictures and short comments. [...]
Full StoryResidents Join Flickr Photo Fight for Same-Sex Marriage Rights
NoH8 Proposition 8 silent protest picture campaign comes to Second Life by Bunny Brickworks The ordinary Second Life resident is a lazy, unmotivated and unpolitical slobhiding in mom’s basement without knowing or caring what is happening in thereal world. That might be true for some – but a growing number of residentsare voicing their opinions [...]
Full StoryUnderground in Gor: A Kinder, Gentler Counter-Earth?
Part 6 in a series by the Wanderer “Welcome, stranger.” I was not in Gor anymore, at least the Gor I'd known. Maybe it was the kajirae, dressed in their finest silks and not rags. Maybe it was the “wedding” cake they were serving. Or maybe “welcome” and “stranger” used together, in a world where [...]
Full StoryUlaa Coronet — Post 6 Grrrl
[I was walking through the park one day, in the merry merry month ofMay, and I spotted this week's Post 6 Grrl, Ulaa Coronet as you see herhere in the first picture. I thought her avie was great- part cupcake,part faun, all fun. When she finally said yes to posing, she offered upthe second avatar, [...]
Full StoryMeerkat Viewer Runs Wild in Second Life – And Beyond
Is unleashed client a threat to Linden Lab supremacy? by Tenshi Vielle The long anticipated Meerkat viewer has been released for both Windows and Mac – and features radical goals such as cross grid access without a central authentication authority and cross grid content import/export – goals that may ultimately threaten Linden Lab's control this [...]
Full StoryAdrenaline Lite – Adventure Sports in Second Life
by Fiend Ludwig I like that you can't die when skydiving in SL. The blood poolanimation when you hit the ground (much) too hard is about as real asit gets. Or is it. Why would anyone want to skydive in SL when you canfly…? With a healthy dose of virtual trepidation, I strapped on my [...]
Full StoryDJ Cuppycake vs Bruce Schneier – Event Showdown Part 2
Dancing to DJ Cuppycake's tunes in an embedded Metaplace world by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Thursday night, after a disappointing Bruce Schneier event in Second Life, I stopped by Metaplace community manager Cuppycake's blog to see how well embedding a Metaplace space into an independent web site would work – and what sort of [...]
Full StoryRichard Bartle in Metaplace — MMOs FTW & WTF
The best way to get into it is to go where it isn't and wait for it to come – Richard Bartle by Idoru Wellman, staff writer [Richard Bartle recently visited Metaplace, and although the most of the Herald staff were unable to attend, one of Urizenus Sklar's contacts provided this transcript. Cuppycake (Metaplace community [...]
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