Tag Archives: Second Life

Sun, Aug 28 2011
Panel: Experts pick Second Life for community, stability

Panel: Experts pick Second Life for community, stability

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Because of its community and stability, Second Life is still the destination of choice for companies looking for a virtual world platform, said experts participating in a Second Life Community Conference... 

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Thu, Aug 18 2011
11 tips for successful virtual training

11 tips for successful virtual training

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Over the last three years I’ve planned, designed, and orchestrated a dozen learning events in the virtual world of Second Life. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with extremely experienced and talented... 

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Thu, Aug 18 2011
SpotON3D to talk patents in SL forum

SpotON3D to talk patents in SL forum

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SpotON3D will address the patent issue in a discussion on the first day of its Content Creators Expo in Second Life. Philippe Pascal, SpotON3D’s developer program manager, invited Hypergrid Business... 

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Sun, Aug 14 2011
Lindens to launch new product for tablets

Lindens to launch new product for tablets

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Rod Humble giving his keynote speech at the SLCC. At the 2011 Second Life Community Convention (SLCC) in Oakland, California, Linden CEO Rod Humble announced that in the next few months Linden Lab will... 

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Thu, Aug 4 2011
Iggy’s rules for moderating virtual world meetings

Iggy’s rules for moderating virtual world meetings

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The good folks at the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable are training new people to host our meetings, and they’ve asked us veterans to share our ideas. The following  principles have worked... 

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Thu, Aug 4 2011
5 reasons why OpenSim is innovating faster than Second Life

5 reasons why OpenSim is innovating faster than Second Life

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In recent months, the amount of innovation coming out of the OpenSim community has been staggering. Hypergrid travel is not only more secure, but now supports cross-grid friendships, messages, and landmarks.... 

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Fri, Jul 29 2011
SpotOn3d releases browser plugin for OpenSim

SpotOn3d releases browser plugin for OpenSim

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There have been several attempts over the past year to create a viewer for Second Life and OpenSim based virtual environments that would run in a browser. I’ve tried to write about them all, from... 

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Thu, Jul 28 2011
Virtual world usage accelerates

Virtual world usage accelerates

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Virtual worlds gained 214 million new users in the second quarter of 2011, according to virtual worlds research firm KZero Worldwide. It was the largest quarterly increase since the company began tracking... 

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Thu, Jul 14 2011
Cariama vs. HGExchange

Cariama vs. HGExchange

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If you’re launching a new grid, your number one problem is lack of content. Whether your grid is a corporate office complex for your employees, a campus for your students, or a large social and roleplaying... 

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Mon, Jul 4 2011
Virtual library opens in Second Life

Virtual library opens in Second Life

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Press Release: Virtual Library of Birmingham opens its doors for public exploration Birmingham, U.K. — The Virtual Library of Birmingham, built by Daden Limited, has opened its doors to the public... 

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Wed, Jun 29 2011
Five top metaverse blogs

Five top metaverse blogs

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I subscribe to a lot of virtual world-related blogs in my RSS reader (click here for the bundle) , and follow a lot more on Twitter (click here for the list). Here are the five that I check in on daily. i... 

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Mon, Jun 27 2011
Jibe vs. OpenSim

Jibe vs. OpenSim

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Jibe is a new, Unity 3D-based virtual environment created by ReactionGrid, one of the leading OpenSim hosting vendors. Many people confuse the two platforms, but they are very different environments. In... 

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Tue, Jun 21 2011
New Learning System for Virtual World Educators Released

New Learning System for Virtual World Educators Released

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Press release: New Learning System for Virtual World Educators Released The creators of Texas State Technical Colleges’ virtual presence in Second Life®, vTSTC, have released a new learning management... 

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Thu, Jun 16 2011
Kitely calls for a push to the web

Kitely calls for a push to the web

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Kitely CEO Ilan Tochner told Hypergrid Business this week that the Second Life and OpenSim viewer can be ported to HTML 5 and Web GL in a matter of months — and he’s looking for people to help... 

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Sun, Jun 5 2011
Hypergrid inventor calls for mass grid migration

Hypergrid inventor calls for mass grid migration

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Hypergrid inventor Crista Lopes, professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine called today on big public grids to begin a mass migration to lower regions. The reason is that Second... 

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Sat, Jun 4 2011
Study: Virtual health club delivers real weight loss

Study: Virtual health club delivers real weight loss

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Press release: ACSM: Weight loss success in a 3-D virtual world Bloomington, Indiana — Participants in two weight-loss programs — one involving traditional health club sessions and the other... 

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Sat, May 28 2011
Second Life vs. OpenSim

Second Life vs. OpenSim

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You cannot compare Second Life and OpenSim. One is a social world. The other is an open source piece of server software. You can’t even compare Second Life to individual grids using OpenSim as their... 

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Wed, May 25 2011
Are virtual currencies becoming real?

Are virtual currencies becoming real?

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Many people view virtual online currencies; the kind used in online websites such as Second Life for example, as being wholly different from their real life counterparts. Many online games have their own... 

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Sun, May 22 2011
No happy endings for virtual investors

No happy endings for virtual investors

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There might be a role for new kinds of exchanges in our virtual future, just as the Internet spurred the growth of online trading and alternative trading networks. But there aren’t going to be any... 

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Sun, May 22 2011
New owner of virtual exchange promises a clean game

New owner of virtual exchange promises a clean game

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Second Life “financial institutions” such as virtual banks and stock exchanges have historically been magnets for fraud and mismanagement. But the Capital Exchange — formerly the SL Capital... 

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Wed, May 18 2011
What virtual content creators can learn from Netflix

What virtual content creators can learn from Netflix

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Netflix now accounts for the largest share of Internet traffic. According to a new report from Sandvine, Netflix movies and television episodes are now more than 22 percent of the stuff traveling through... 

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Wed, May 18 2011
Daden creates world selection tool

Daden creates world selection tool

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Press Release: Daden creates World Finder, a virtual world selection tool Birmingham, U.K. – A simple virtual world selection tool, World Finder, has been created by virtual world specialist’s... 

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Tue, May 17 2011
One university’s pioneering OpenSim journey

One university’s pioneering OpenSim journey

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The last four months have been tumultuous ones for our university. With the end of educational discounts for our island in Second Life, we faced a tough decision. Second Life’s steep learning curve and... 

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Mon, May 16 2011
Mesh may accelerate OpenSim migration

Mesh may accelerate OpenSim migration

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I’ve been reading lately about how great mesh will be for Second Life. But I’m wondering whether it won’t actually be better for OpenSim, instead. Off-world content versus in-world content In... 

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Fri, May 13 2011
The Machinimist Marketer: Music videos on a budget

The Machinimist Marketer: Music videos on a budget

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Yesterday’s bands were limited by money. Awesome music is worthless if you can’t show it off, but how can you show it off while you still need your day job? The average cost of creating a well-done... 

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Thu, May 12 2011
FireSabre launches Starlight grid for educators

FireSabre launches Starlight grid for educators

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Educators looking for OpenSim alternatives to Second Life are currently limited to ReactionGrid or Jokaydia Grid, which is operated by ReactionGrid — unless they want to set up their own grid or... 

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Wed, May 11 2011
Paper: Students need clear goals in virtual worlds

Paper: Students need clear goals in virtual worlds

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Virtual worlds like Second Life can successful be used for creative learning activities but only if the students understand the purpose of their activities in the virtual world, and aren’t overwhelmed... 

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Thu, May 5 2011
Researcher tracks virtual movement

Researcher tracks virtual movement

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A researcher at the University of California in San Diego is seeking participants for a large-scale study of avatar movement in Second Life and OpenSim. The study involves both online questionnaires and... 

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Wed, May 4 2011
Startled Cat immersed in stories

Startled Cat immersed in stories

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Immersive virtual environments are helping to transform storytelling. The new technique – immersive, collaborative storytelling – can be used to expose people to the reality of living life a different... 

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Sun, Apr 24 2011
At the Second Life tipping point

At the Second Life tipping point

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Second Life is a tipping point, and has been precariously balanced there for months. Average daily concurrency has been slipping since the start of 2010, according to data from Metaverse Business. In fact,... 

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Tue, Apr 12 2011
UCF students learn accounting virtually

UCF students learn accounting virtually

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Press Release: The University of Central Florida Deploys Virtual Training for Accountancy Tools Birmingham, UK – The University of Central Florida (UCF), commissioned Daden Limited (Daden) to... 

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Thu, Apr 7 2011
The Machinimist Marketer: A virtual gold rush

The Machinimist Marketer: A virtual gold rush

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Machinima, once banished to the realm of the basement dwelling geek, is now being let out of the closet and into the company of professional society. No longer relegated to fanboys, the cinematic art... 

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Wed, Apr 6 2011
Survey: Slow erosion of educators from Second Life to OpenSim

Survey: Slow erosion of educators from Second Life to OpenSim

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In March, I asked educators on the SLED and EDUCAUSE Virtual Worlds lists to tell me how their ownership of land in virtual worlds compares to their holdings a year ago. Here are the results. Analysis:... 

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Wed, Apr 6 2011
Does Linden Lab put its economy first?

Does Linden Lab put its economy first?

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The evolution of the Linden Dollar from a strictly virtual currency and economy to a currency that intertwines with recognized currencies and economies has created many issues that need to be addressed... 

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Wed, Mar 30 2011
Second Life, OpenSim hosts can learn from Kitely

Second Life, OpenSim hosts can learn from Kitely

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Kitely offers OpenSim hosting in the cloud — ridiculously easy to use and ridiculously cheap for low-traffic regions. Now, anyone can have their own sim up and running in less than two minutes, at... 

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Tue, Mar 29 2011
When do cloud-based sims make sense?

When do cloud-based sims make sense?

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With Kitely‘s bill-per-minute, cloud-based OpenSim hosting service now available, non-technically inclined folks now have a real choice in what kind of hosting they’d like to have. Here is... 

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Mon, Mar 28 2011
Tipodean’s Web viewer now in public beta

Tipodean’s Web viewer now in public beta

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San Francisco-based Tipodean Technologies launched a public beta today of its BuiltBuy.me Web-based viewer for OpenSim and Second Life. The viewer, formerly known as Canvas, is free, and can be embedded... 

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Thu, Mar 24 2011
Is the username dying?

Is the username dying?

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What would happen if at a school’s talent show some parents stood up and started heckling the child playing the piano or dancing in front of them? “You’re awful!” or “You call yourself... 

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Tue, Feb 15 2011
China school programs in 3D

China school programs in 3D

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Changchun is a city in northeast China known for its auto plants. David Deeds “We’re the Detroit of China,” said David Deeds, IT manager and teacher at the Changchun American International School.... 

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Fri, Feb 4 2011
No Excuses for Poor Signage

No Excuses for Poor Signage

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It was an honor to present to the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. A wide range of organizations were represented by their avatars in the central arena. There to discuss signage, I discussed tips and... 

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Mon, Jan 3 2011
How to pick a virtual platform — revisited

How to pick a virtual platform — revisited

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Virtual environments are changing rapidly, and it’s sometimes hard to keep up with everything that’s going on. Here is a quick round up of the best options for the most common uses of virtual... 

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Sat, Dec 25 2010
Gaming exec to helm Second Life

Gaming exec to helm Second Life

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Press Release: Second Life’s New Leader: Rod Humble Becomes CEO of Linden Lab MMO and Gaming Industry Visionary to Bring New Life to Second Life SAN FRANCISCO — Linden Lab®, creator of 3D virtual... 

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Fri, Dec 24 2010
Virtual language students trade TV for lesson practice

Virtual language students trade TV for lesson practice

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Press release: Languagelab.com students spend 15 hours a week in English City Outside of Class time. Languagelab, creator of English City based in Second Life, have found that students spend on average... 

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Thu, Dec 9 2010
IBM’s principles of virtual design

IBM’s principles of virtual design

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Here at Hypergrid Business we spend a lot of time touring virtual environments, and we often find them difficult to navigate, inconsistent, and hard to use. But one of the world’s biggest corporate... 

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Sat, Dec 4 2010
Canvas: New Web viewer a breakthrough

Canvas: New Web viewer a breakthrough

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San Francisco-based Tipodean Technologies will open its Canvas Web-based viewer next week to a select group of beta testers, but Hypergrid Business got a sneak peek this week. A test version of the viewer... 

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Mon, Nov 29 2010
Web-based viewer released for Second Life, OpenSim

Web-based viewer released for Second Life, OpenSim

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Press Release: Tipodean launches Canvas, a Web-based viewer for Second Life and OpenSim, which is built using Unity 3D Tipodean Technologies is pleased to announce the preview launch of Canvas, a web-based... 

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Tue, Nov 23 2010
Virtual Mine an immersive, educational experience

Virtual Mine an immersive, educational experience

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Press Release: Using the Virtual World to Explore the Real World Problems of Fossil Fuels Environmental Documentary Deep Down Launches Interactive Virtual Mine in Second Life for Communities and Educators... 

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Tue, Nov 16 2010
Meshes a positive for Second Life and content developers

Meshes a positive for Second Life and content developers

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Linden Lab has begun open beta testing of what is to be their most substantial feature, mesh imports. They are using collada format for the import, which is a format supported by just about every 3D... 

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Mon, Nov 15 2010
Virtual investors lost 71% on risky SLCapEx

Virtual investors lost 71% on risky SLCapEx

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Investors in virtual companies listed on the Second Life Capital Exchange lost most of their money, according to a new research report. The report, which covered the time period between May 2007 and December... 

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Tue, Nov 9 2010
Virtual Justice in virtual worlds

Virtual Justice in virtual worlds

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I spent the last few days reading Virtual Justice by Greg Lastowka. Lastowka outlined some legal issues that arise in virtual environments. Who owns what? What rights — if any — do you... 

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