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The Wages of Play, Part II: Social Devolution
Second Life residents attempt to crash the Off the Wagon sim Well, Pat the Rat’s film finally came back from the lab, and except for a few tequila-stained shots, the Herald is happy to present an even more in-depth look at the weekend’s events. From dance contests to game development, conspiracies to goldfish, a good [...]
Full StoryThe Wages of Play, Part I
Philip Linden expresses shock at finding SL residents almost as s3xxy as he is The virtual world descended on New York City this weekend at the first ever Second Life Community Convention and the third annual State of Play conference — and the key word here is “descended.” Throughout the weekend, primal screams, neanderthal utterances [...]
Full StoryHerald Pot Boiler Boils Over, Gossip Columnists Salivate
In the futurtainment blog Hollywood 2020, Joyce Schwarz – a kind of grade B “Pat the Rat” — is blogging the impending arrival of Only a Game, by Ludlow and Wallace, and who can blame her? It promises to crack open the deepest darkest secrets of the metaverse, and expose it for the pixilated Babylon [...]
Full StoryLudium Scandal Spreads, engulfs Dibbell and Rickey
In this rapidly developing story, the Herald has learned, via Damion Shubert’s blog, that there was a conspiracy to subvert the judging process at the Ludium recently hosted by Ted Castronova at the University of Indiana. Such underhanded means were necessary to defeat the Sysland guild, led by Raph Koster, which was begining to dominate [...]
Full StoryState of Debauchery III beta test: Ludium 1
One of the corrupt, pirate luffing judges at Ludium 1. While I am busy crafting my report on the scandals and miscarriages of justice that dominated Ted Castronova’s Ludium, I thought I would point you all to some pics from the event. The ones currently showing seem to have been snapped by Cory (Linden) Ondrejka, [...]
Full StoryProtest Continues as Former Gigas Officer Removed from Ouranos. By Lindens.
by Prokofy Neva Hank Ramos, a former GIGAS Group mall investor battling other GIGAS officers in a dispute that led to Linden Lab’s seizure of their land, continued his protest in the Ahern Welcome Area last night about a new development in his land-grab saga — his summary removal from the officers of Ouranos group, [...]
Full StoryPermabanned??? Did Xaph get the Moe Linden Special?
Permabanned? Virtual Brutus, Xaphon Mendicant, in Happier Times According to a number of reliable sources, Xaphon Mendicant has been either banned or permabanned for his role in the betrayal of the Space Monkey Corporation and the theft/liberation of its land in Jessie. Since his actions only involved using his privileges as a group officer to [...]
Full StorySleeze! Sleezywood Contest Brings out Dregs of SL Society
by Trailer Park Prok Sleezywood, a highly-popular building contest for the trailer trash set, opened to wild applause yesterday at high noon game-time for judging. Clutching clipboards, hard-hatted Jamie Otis and mush Caldera, owners of the private island and sponsors of the contest, announced winners (see below) and started shopping car races by 3:00 p.m. [...]
Full StoryLindens Seize Land in Internal GIGAS Dipute
photo by Hiro Pendragon by Prokofy Neva Browsers of www.secondlife.com today were startled to see a lone, furry protester bearing a sign in the Dore Welcome Area populated by newbies, greeters, and Lindens. Coming in world, a reporter found Hank Ramos, an SL resident since November 2003, sporting the title “protester” and carrying a sign, [...]
Full StorySuspended Reporter Returns to Teen Grid
Second Age reporter, 782 We recently reported that Teen Grid denizen (and Second Age reporter) 782 had been suspended for contact with an adult within the SL Teen Grid. According to sources familiar with the case, the suspension occurred when 782 had contact with a Teen Grid avatar named Ray Geer, which the Lindens later [...]
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