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BMW’s No-Drive Zone
by Fiend Ludwig [We sent Herald reporter Fiend Ludwig to test-drive some Beemers in Second Life -- only to find the project could hardly get into first gear.--Walker Spaight] BMW New World: Dude, where’s my SL car? Another corporate sim equals another deserted island. This formula, oft trundled out by the not-so-mainstream media seems, in [...]
Full StoryNot Quite On The Road: Motorcycling Undies of Doom
by Jimbo Quality [Editor's Note: Below, Jimbo Quality continues his Traveling With the Idiot series, in which at the moment he is attempting to spend some time racing virtual motorcycles. Even if you don't enjoy the story, we hope you appreciate the fact that we're doing a community service by employing the mentally challenged.--Walker Spaight] [...]
Full StoryWindows Vista Gets Sexy in Second Life
If you’re wondering whether Windows Vista will be compatible with your Xcite cock, wonder no longer. The OS sees its official launch today, complete with a party at ten locations in Second Life. But as resident Kitten Lulu amusingly points out on her blog, about half of the 10 locations Microsoft has chosen for the [...]
Full StoryFear and Loathing in Second Life, part 7: To whom it may concern…
by Gideon Television This note should be pretty easy to understand. All the warnings from the Second Life immersion courses over the months since my first introduction to the shall we say, ethics involved with online relationships in virtual worlds, it’s proven to be very true….
Full StoryDodge This, Tringo: Combat Cards Deals Itself Into SL Gaming Scene
Special to the Herald, by Onder Skall of Second Life Games It started with a couple of friends sitting at the kitchen table. Doc Boffin and Jaladan Codesmith wondered what it would take to create a kick-butt card combat game for an MMO. A deck of playing cards, some masking tape, a magic marker and [...]
Full StoryA Day at the Virtual Races
by Jimbo Quality [Editor's Note: We sent Herald reporter Jimbo Quality out to cover the Second Life racing scene. His report below is presented as the first installment of his Traveling With the Idiot series. You'll soon see why.--Walker Spaight] The author wonders whether he’s made a wrong left turn To avoid looking like a [...]
Full StoryThe Return of the Salon and the End of Mass Media
Pointyheaditorial by Urizenus Sklar Denizens of the internet have long noted that many online meeting places have served roles like those of the literary salons and coffee houses of the 18th century. Online conferencing systems like The WELL and Mindvox, MUDS and MOOs like Xerox PARC’s LamdaMOO and MediaMOO, and graphical social spaces like The [...]
Full StoryPixel Sumo: The Fattest SL Game You’ve Never Played
by Davgor Edgeworth [Editor's Note: We first noticed Pixel Sumo back in November, courtesy of its creator, Ebenezer Pixel. For a more in-depth look at the experience of becoming a fat, diapered virtual wrestler, though, we turn you over now to the ministrations of Davgor Edgeworth, who has gone the extra mile to bounce the [...]
Full StoryADVERTISEMENT: More Second Life Millionaires?
So I happened by a forum the other day which struck me as being really unique. TalkSecondLife.com is perhaps the only forum where networking and knowledge is shared about making money in-world. From reading the posts, it appears that a few businesses have been started by their members. There’s some really good information for members [...]
Full StoryKorean Gold Farmers Form Trade Association
Korean gold farmers aren’t taking the news of possible governmental regulation lying down. Instead, they’ve formed a trade union to lobby the government, according to veteran MMO designer Raph Koster — who is also the author of the draft Declaration of the Rights of Avatars, a document we at the Herald hold dear. Rise up! [...]
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