Archive for December, 2009

Op/Ed: It’s the Avatar, Stupid.

Magic ingredients for a compelling metaverse by Tizzers Foxchase Since the dawn of online gaming, the driving force which has kept players glued to their computer for hours has been the advancement of one's character by means of levels and better items. Many of you can probably the recall the satisfying feeling of accomplishment when [...]

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Second Life Losing Traction? Concurrent Users Slide

Massively details slipping online population – except for an in-world protest of LL policy by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk a year in decline: median concurrency graph courtesy of Tateru Nino On December 25th, Tateru Nino of Massively decided to skip the Linden's Christmas present for this year and opted to hand the Lab a [...]

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Debi Dastardly — Post 6 Grrrrrl

[Debi Dastardly contacted me about Post 6 a couple of weeks ago and has proven to be one of my all-time favorite models. Charming, witty and very enthusiastic about The Herald and Post 6, Debi shows that sometimes wonderful things can come in small packages. I am proud to present this week's Post 6 Grrrl, [...]

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Game Gods Play Nostrodamus – Metaplace Apocalypse Jan 1, 2010

User generated content world coming to end – doomed avatars plan killer party for 1/1/2010 by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk   Raph Koster, overwhelmed by baby dragon gifts lays on the street in Metaplace Central The winter solstice was a dark day for those who invested time in Metaplace – on December 21 players [...]

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Try All Your Chance – Banlink Passwords Were An Open Book

Rainbow tables, SQL injection, and why you want to use a different password for e-mail by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk The new Try All Your Chance blog details the frightening extent of the BanLink security problems that led to the Second Life ban list sharing site's apparent demise – and suggests that BanLink user [...]

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Marilyn Murphy — The 12 Days of Post 6-mux Grrrrls

[Marilyn Murphy, SL Class of 2003, founded Post 6 back before most of us had even heard of Second Life. She was for years the most famous photographer on the grid as she captured it in its formative years. Her style and charm are surpassed only by her kindness, as scores of noobs she has [...]

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Celebrity Trollop — The 12 Days of Post 6-mux Grrrrls

[One would have to live under a prim rock to not know who Celebrity Trollop is. Longtime owner of Second Style Fashionista, Celebrity set the gold standard for quality in blogging, magazines, fashion shows and more. She is a Second Life icon, and I was thrilled beyond words when she not only agreed to pose [...]

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Elease Graves — The 12 Days of Post 6-mux Grrrrls

[Elease Graves is a fabulously talented graphic artist and designer, and when I caught her online the other day and asked if she would pose for us, it seemed stupid of me not to also ask "Would you like to take your own pictures?" I was thrilled that she said yes to both. Without further [...]

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Daeynaries Lane — The 12 Days of Post 6-mux Grrrrls

[In going through the many models in the Post 6 group it occurred to me that many of the models are themselves talented SL photographers, and to successfully pull off 12 days of avatars, I should employ some of their awesomeness. At the same time, I was hoping to find someone who would be willing [...]

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Patrice Cournoyer — The 12 Days of Post 6-mux Grrrrls

[Patrice Cournoyer is one of the most interesting of the past Post 6 Grrrls I've had the opportunity to meet. She is smart and talented and thoroughly original. She was originally featured by Post 6 founder Marilyn Murphy in January 2007. It was a pleasure to meet her, and a bigger honor to feature her [...]

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