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GOM’s Zeppi Schlegel: This bodes well for the future
GOM strike price for Linden Dollars While residents of Second Life are generally opposed to the Linden’s new restrictive monetary policy, Gaming Open Market’s Zeppi Schlegel (aka Jamie Hale) thinks it is a good idea in principle, and he thinks that their execution of the policy is not that bad either. (Club owners will survive [...]
Full StoryA False Economy? Lindens Fight for Economic Stability
by Matthias Zander Bonus decreases. Ratings price hikes. Event support disappearances. These three things that could be seen as catastrophies are the Lindens’ latest solution to the less-than-beautiful economy of Second Life. Robin Linden took the time to speak to a crowd of around 100 SL residents onthe afternoon of January 11.
Full StoryEditorial: Raise Taxes, But Do It Right
by the SL Herald editorial board Philip Linden is well intentioned, but he needs to put his money supply where his mouth is. Tightening SL monetary policy to stem a declining exchange rate and fight property price inflation is a good idea. Unfortunately, the measures announced by Linden early Tuesday morning in one Second Life [...]
Full StoryKorea Investigates Poor Customer Service in MMORPGs
Why can’t we have what Korea does? Our sister publication, the Korean Herald (well ok, it does have Herald in the name), is reporting that Korean Fair Trade Commission is looking at online gaming companies that are failing to deliver on promised service. Dan Hunter summarizes its investigation as follows: Korean consumer protection authorities are [...]
Full StoryJames Miller’s Dispute Resolution Proposal
We’ve been thinking a bit about dispute resolution here, and I think the following proposal by James Miller deserves closer consideration. Basic idea is that it gives users the option to take their case before a jury of peer avatars (or alternatively going to the Lindens). As it stands I personally think there is too [...]
Full StoryNannies with Badges
During the State of Play some months ago, there was a special session on dispute resolution with Robin, Cory, and Phillip Linden attending, in addition to a number of anthropologists, lawyers, and industry types (eBay) that were experts in dispute resolution. What the concensus of the experts seemed to be was that the Lindens should [...]
Full StoryAvatar of the Year, 2nd Place: Sir/Father Callahan
This choice might surprise some, but not after you hear the facts. Over the past year, Sir/FatherC/Ian has been all over tso, and SL, and usually in the middle of some dramma or other. Beginning the year as a small time simolean dealer, he made a name (and drammatically changed gameplay) by acquiring zillions of [...]
Full StoryAdvertisement: SLB is Back in Business!
Seccond Life Boxing this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday- Hello All! Are you bored in Secondlife? Looking for a right laugh? Want to see two Avatars with boxing gloves fighting in a virtual ring? Then Head down to Secondlife Boxing Arena at 2pm Secondlife Time on December 17th (Friday Fight Night), December 18th (Saturday Showdown), and [...]
Full StoryReview: Avatara
Avatara is perhaps the first documentary covering a 3D online environment that is shot entirely in character/in game. The choice of subject is a little known and in some ways “prehistoric” online platform called Digitalspace Traveler, which is a voice-based, 3D graphics environment with floating head avatars and some room to customize the meeting spaces. [...]
Full StorySex Furniture, part 1
Sure in so-called real life everyone knows that beds and couches can be used for sex, and maybe even the kitchen table in a pinch, but the options are limited. In Second Life, however, furniture is all about cyber. We thought it would be useful to take our readers on a tour, beginning in this [...]
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