Archive for 'News from Second Life'
How Will SL Look in 5 Years?
By Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs Desk Pompo Bombacci pointed out this You Tube video of what appears to be a preview of a new Second Life client. Studying the video carefully, it is clear this is what we can expect the Second Life experience to be in the future. Yes, the future looks bright – [...]
Full StoryThe L$100,000 Scripting Lesson
Slot machine machine maker enrolled in school of hard knocks by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Bob Perry got a metaverse schooling in secure scripting The notecards and complaints arrived together in the Herald offices early one Sunday. An angry Bob Perry claimed that sly old Frosty Fox must have used an exploit in the [...]
Full StoryVariations “Fashion Show”
by Tenshi Vielle, Fabulous Fashionista [UPDATE from Tenshi: Mistake on my end. Damn. If you can, please update my article to say not the Second Citizen show (whoopsssssssssss) but the "Variations Fashion Show" at the Second Convention Pavillion. Also, in case people want to know, the names of the designers and those involved:Clothing Designs by [...]
Full StoryFriend WaldOh Kidnapped!!!
Desperate residents scramble to find ransom money and “black liquorice jelly beans” by Yo Brewster, concerned citizen Last Saturday, Friends Fighting Cancer organized a Relay For Life Date Auction which was an amazing success (L$217,316). Unfortunately this amazing event was overshadowed by a dramatic event. At the end of the RFL Date Auction, it was [...]
Full StoryThe Business Case for Second Life
A new use for SL, and wow is it cheesy by Curious Rousselot, metaverse technology reporter We all know that the government and corporate worlds are jumping into Second Life but what are they doing with here? Sure they buy up corporate island and put up builds. Usually they have an event once in a [...]
Full StorySpeed-Paving the Metaverse
Rez a residential layout in six seconds – less than 1000 prims span the entire island sim by Tenshi Vielle, metaverse technology reporter Billie Scaggs has been in seclusion for the past two weeks while online, developing his mega-rez system that will, eventually, simplify the problems landowners experience in quickly dividing and building out suburban-style [...]
Full StoryReporters Lag Lounge, Ponder Playboy Philosophy
SL sex palaces seem safe for now by Jessica Holyoke On June 12, the Playboy island opened on Second Life. When the Herald first reported Playboy’s anticipated move to SL, the majority of responses asked what possible place the indigenous SL Sex Palaces would have with actual professionals coming in. I was one of the [...]
Full StoryThe Justice League of Second Life
Bad boyz ignore the Lindens – but stand down for Batman by peppermint fizz A little over a year ago, a couple of fans of superheroes started a group as a comic book interest group. In the time since, the group has developed into an actual security force in Second Life. The thing that makes [...]
Full StoryA Chance to Do Some Good
by peppermint fizz Second Life Herald Readers looking to take a break from reading about broadly offensive behavior might want to look into pursuing some charity work in Second Life this weekend. Want to raise a little money to fight Muscular Dystrophy and get some art at the same time? Head over to Artisan Galleria [...]
Full StoryMetaverse Hobo Camp in Welcome Area
“We’re here, we don’t pay tier — get used to it!” by Heartun Breaker, Senior Deadbeat Reporter Hobo camp in the Violet welcome area The normally tidy little Welcome Area of Violet erupted into a tent city full of hobo’s Thursday night. The bean eaters were protesting the recent Linden Lab decision to hijack the [...]
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