The Alphaville Herald

Remnant Imperium Rising Privately — To Avoid Copybot

by Vegna Fouroux Overlord LawrenceJoseph Roffo says SL war community would be better off with more combat and less politics Deadlock. I think that pretty much sums up SL combat at the moment. Noob armies are the only forces that are fighting the more established armies (the later shunning each other with claims of cheating, [...]

Musings from a Gorean Feminist: Gor is so Stupid

by Jessica Holyoke Readers and people on the street have asked me about how I can reconcile calling myself a feminist and taking part in Gor.  One reader came out and asked how I could condone and engage in rampant rape.   This article is not about that, but sets the tone for later articles.  This [...]

Sex and the SL Mermaid

Of Memes and Men — A Newbie’s Guide to Woodbury University

Welcome to teh Internets by Anise Hankins Woodbury University. Some of you may know it as a school, but there’s a side of Woodbury University that extends far past just that. It’s also a place in the metaverse we know and love as Second Life. It’s an interesting place where both students and visitors alike [...]

Network Culture Challenge

by Jessica Holyoke Cory Ondrejka and Doctor Ludovico recently announced the Network Culture Challenge from the International Island sim.  The University of Southern California’s Network Culture Project, in conjunction with the MacArthur Foundation, is inviting the residents of Second Life to imagine new ways that virtual worlds can be used to make contributions to the [...]

IRS Says Virtual Greeters Are Real Employees

Electric Sheep Company VP Giff Constable confirms IRS ruling by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Misty and Maia are employees – not contractors This weekend, the Second Life Herald learned that the Internal Revenue Serivce has ruled the greeters employed by the Electric Sheep Company for the CSI:NY metaverse/television cross promotional event are ESC employees [...]

Minnu Model Skins PhotoSourced from Renderosity???

Metaverse shocker — pirated skins being sold in SL!!! by Tenshi Vielle, fabulous fashionista – courtesy of shoppingcartdisco Do you remember a while back, when we were talking about “what ifs” regarding stolen content across virtual worlds? I think the best case has to be Renderosity.com artists’ work being bought then redistributed without their permission [...]

Jenn Villota: The Artist as a Young Av

Interview with a new and upcoming artist by Kris Dibou When I saw the pics for Jenn Villota’s gallery opening, I could not turn my head, nor scroll away. The thought passed through my head that I was in Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, X-rated editor’s cut. Indeed, it appeared that there were demons here, now [...]

Reaction to Dissention Weekend Attacks

A sense of ennui By Tillery Woodhen Car stalls due to black cube rain Sunday’s attacks by DiSSENTiON knocked out many sims, often trapping residents in lagged sims, crashing neighborhoods and limiting teleports. But, in spot conversations with those affected, no one really got angry. Annoyed, absolutely. But not raging. A few people, like one [...]

Leveling Up In The Game of Second Life

Is Plexus Linden hoping for a new griefing flava while protecting SL residents from those who would do them harm? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk “SL combat groups fight each other in their bases…who does that? I want to design a combat system that will work in non-combat areas – real armies and groups [...]