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The Erogenous Zone: SL?s Erotica Magazine
A couple days ago we introduced you to Players ? the first virtual men?s magazine, complete with nude avatar centerfolds. The Erogenous Zoneis a little different ? a virtual magazine devoted to erotica more broadly construed. Available only in game, it includes illustrated erotic stories, poetry, centerfolds (yes of avatars), and some nice info on [...]
Full StoryInterview with Cyanide Leviathan
In this interview we talk with Cyanide Leviathan, long time Jessie resident with connections to many of the groups there, including Opfor, the WWIIOLers, and the Techsols among others. We ask him a bit about his history in Jessie, his virtual methamphetamine lab, the dispute between Lee Linden and the WWIIOLers, and his current suspension.
Full StoryPlayers: The World?s First Avatar Skin Mag?
I?m not sure if these things exist elsewhere, but Players magazine in Second Life is certainly the first virtual Nudie Magazine (ahem, I mean Mens magazine) that I have seen and its also the first I?ve seen (virtual or otherwise) in which all the nudes are avatars. As far as I know it?s only available [...]
Full StoryUri meets The Thinkers
A couple weeks ago Hamlet Linden organized a meeting between me and The Thinkers — a group of 100+ Second Lifers that like to cogitate/discourse/ruminate about deep things etc. It was a fun time, but it does raise questions about exactly how far one can get with discussions in an online setting (at least one [...]
Full StorySecond Life Magazine Launched
A new monthly magazine, called Second LIFE Magazine just lanched in SL. The cool thing about it (apart from the content) is that not only is it available on the web, but it is also distributed in game (as bundled notecards — nice). The first issue has an interview with Phil Rosedale, and some nice [...]
Full Storydiary of a 2nd life newbie. part 1
– by montserrat tovar llewelyn one day i more or less gave up on tso because it was boring and because the wall tool was apparently buggy and my joy in building was greatly diminished because of that. walls are an issue for me now. it is part of the pain that tso created in [...]
Full StoryGaming Open Market dumps PayPal for YowCow
As reported earlier, GOM has ceased transactions in all markets except Second Life. As of July 9, they are also dumping PayPal for the payment service YowCow. Apparently YowCow is being more helpful about payments for virtual goods.Meanwhile, this issue has generated a lot of heat on Terra Nova. Jamie Hale’s latest press release follows.
Full StoryIntroducing SL?s first mafia: The Valentino Family
Don Cinda Valentino with two Mac-10s and a tiara In this interview we talk to TSO refugees Pino and Cinda Valentino, who talk about their formation of the Valentino family, give us a rundown of the current families at play in SL, and explain what the SL Mafia game is all about. Oh, and uh, [...]
Full StoryI Love a Parade
Could it be…? Of course! Gotta be Prometheus… Second Life had a parade to celebrate its 1st anniversary today. The floats didn’t do much for me (and where were the Shriners!?! The Clowns? The free candy?), but the crowd was cool. Here are some snaps.
Full StoryGameSpot on SL v. 1.4
Nice little description of Second Life’s new version 1.4 in GameSpot. There are some new screen shots up today too. The part I found most telling was the summary, however: “This game is like The Sims Online but in 3D and with user creation built in and central to the gameplay.”
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