Archive for 'Games Journalism and the Virtual Press'
GameCyte Needs A Clue
the Second Life Herald offers a PROTIP To: Sean Hollister – Assistant Editor, GameCyst.comFrom: Pixeleen Mistral, managing editor- Second Life Heraldre: News tip: The TRUE story of NASA’s MMO Funding Sean, Thank you so much for your e-mail. I did check out the story on your blog, and well, you can color me like just [...]
Full StoryWhy Griefing = Drama: Broken Immersion
A virtual “world” creates an environment where griefers can do the most damage by Mudkips Acronym [I recently invited the founder and retired leader of the notorious PN invasion/griefing group to write an expanded version of his recent thesis on the serious business of griefing. Here is his response - the Editrix] “Griefing” takes many [...]
Full StoryHistory of Second Life Herald Wins Prestigious Award, Bitches
AAP awards Best in Media and Cultural Studies – WTF? Yes, the infamous Doomsday book (The Second Life Herald: The Virtual Tabloid That Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse) penned by literary lions Ludlow and Wallace has shocked and awed friend and foe alike for months now, and the reviews have gushed over its Mark [...]
Full StoryAs the Hype Cycle Turns
Does “The Slope of Enlightenment” mean “I Went to Webkinz?” by Urizenus Sklar, at the Hypewatch Desk Google trends shows that the SL Hype bubble continues to deflate while Webkinz pwns. Theoretically, the Gartner hype cycle is supposed to go like this: 1. “Technology Trigger” — The first phase of a hype cycle is the [...]
Full StoryA Bad Day for Fanboys
Positive spins becomes more difficult by Pixeleen Mistral, new media critic US$ (in millions) spent by resident fall – where is the bottom? An illuminating view of the state of Second Life is available to readers of Infoworld InformationWeek columnist Mitch Wagner’s December 18th coverage of the Electric Sheep Company’s sudden downsizing. Our pal Mitch [...]
Full StoryJimbo Quality and the Comment Suppository
Official SL Herald comment policy – a look at the backoffice by Jimbo Quality Readers’ comments travel through the tubes and are carefully sorted A while ago I ‘splained how comments here work. In case you missed it, here’s a recap. You people write them, then they go thru teh internets, then they get jumbled [...]
Full StoryLL Boots Herald Writer From SL Mentors Group
Are European VAT dissenters being kicked from volunteer helper group? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Failing to meekly accept yet another price hike from metaverse service provider Linden Lab appears to disqualify players from helping confused noobies, based on the experience of Herald Op/Ed writer Inigo Chamerberlin. Mr Chamberlin contacted the Herald offices Sunday [...]
Full StoryForbes WoW Player Talkin’ Smack On Second Life
Will SL be the first virtual world to fail? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk WoW player Dave Ewalt says SL players are losers The iMojo wire’s inter-world taunting alarm went off this morning – and with good reason. After sitting through a couple ads in the Forbes video clip here, and some blather about [...]
Full StoryNew York Times, Dream Houses, and SL
by Espresso Saarinen Shopping in SL is not quite like RL Yesterday’s New York Times had a very positive article about Second Life, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/garden/09second.html that helps explain the appeal of the metaverse to an audience unfamiliar with the concept. Instead of sex and gambling, or the mega-corporate flopping while trying to duplicate RL marketing in [...]
Full StoryThe 500 Prim Boots
Columbia Journalism Review covers SL footwear fashions Possibly seeking to claim a part of the lucrative Second Life fashion news scene, the July/August issue of the Columbia Journalism Review includes in-depth coverage of virtual footwear – featuring the Herald’s own Walker Spaight, Urizenus Sklar and several other virtual world journalists. Given the CJR’s impending fashion-forward [...]
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