Archive for 'News from Second Life'
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 StoryEXCLUSIVE: “Actual” Reality Invades Virtual World
by Walker Spaight Second Life residents view first images from the “real” world You viewed it here first, folks: The Herald was on hand in Second Life this evening to witness the first live streaming video from a place people have taken to calling “actual” reality or, in some cases, the “real” world. Avatars Hudson [...]
Full StoryGoing, Going, GOM: L$ Site to Close Doors
In news that is sure to shake up virtual commerce in Second Life for some time,GamingOpenMarket.com, probably the single most popular site for trading L$ and the benchmark by which most smaller traders do their business, this morning announced it would shut down its L$ trading service, effective 7pm game-time on Sunday, October 2. The [...]
Full StoryWells Fargo Harnesses FIC Labor for Stagecoach Island
A few days ago Clickable Culture reported the opening of Stagecoach Island, a private island built expressly for Wells Fargo, and not accessible via the mainland. It’s stated goal is to “help young people learn financial responsibility” (translation: the goal is to establish brand loyalty at an early age). Now our friend Daniel Terdiman has [...]
Full StoryHere Come da Judges: Second Life Superior Court is Now in Session
We were hoping to see experiments like this. Two law school students, Judge Mason and Judge Churchill (Churchill is the Herald alumnus who wrote about the ESRB under the pseudonym “J”), have opened a court in second life. The idea is that residents may take disputes to the court to be settled according to The [...]
Full StoryTen Minutes Before the Mast: Second Life Sailing Federation lays down the law
by Budka Groshomme In an effort to bring some measure of control to what was rapidly becoming a chaotic arena of competitive sailboat racing, the Second Life Sailing Federation (SLSF) has adopted parts of sailing’s official Right of Way (ROW) rules. The ROW rules dictate that, based on the wind and your heading, you can’t [...]
Full StoryKremlinden Lab Rejects User Bill of Rights
In a disappointing ruling by Chairman Rosedale and Kremlinden Lab, a popular user-initiated proposal to institutionalize avatar rights has been rejected without credible justification. The proposal, called for the following rights: freedom of speechfreedom of expression in buildsfreedom of pressfreedom to bear arms in combat areasthe right to know charges against oneselfthe right to self-representation [...]
Full StoryGREAT BUILDERS OF SL: PART 2: GURGON GRUMBY, A MAN AND HIS DOG
GURGON AND BETA In this article, the Herald continues its series of interviews with great builders of SL (actually we didn’t know there was a series, but what the hey — I guess there is now!). In the last interview we talked to Yadni Monde, in this interview Monsterrat Snakeankle speaks with his protege Gurgon [...]
Full StoryCostello Family Hosts Katrina Fundraiser
The Costello Family is hosting a Benefit Party all weekend this weekend to raise money for those devastated by Hurricane Katrina. the Party will last for 48 hours at Heavens Island starting at 6am game time Saturday September 3rd and will continue on throught til 6am Monday September 5th. There will be 2 parties, Hypnotic [...]
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