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Second Life in the News Week 14 #2

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Another article on Second Life has popped up. It seems this one is spawned by the video promoting Remnants of Earth. You have likely seen it on several SL related blogs. (5 min video)

If you were starting to imagine the media was becoming more… accurate, balanced, truthful, and actually researching their thinking before writing, give that idea up. This writer seems to have formed most of his opinion of SL from watching the video.

See: Players Build An MMO Within Second Life, Looks Amazing.

At least there no erect noob photos… So, this article while not as accurate as it could be, doesn’t present SL in a false light. …if omitting comments about lag in a game like this isn’t a concern.

I am curious how gamers, the EVE and WoW type gamers, will review Remnants after they try playing it.

 

Second Life: Crap… SL Go Closing

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They could not announce this yesterday. No one would have believed it. I still chased down the announcement just to be sure. It is on the SL Go site.

SL Go Closing
SL Go Closing

It seems SL Go was bought out by Sony. There has to be some tech there that Sony wants for their VR. But, they aren’t interested in continuing the SL Go services. So, we have a number of users that are screwed.

However, SL Go is free until the end of the month, April 30, 2015. Click.

Tech Crunch has more details. See: Sony Is Buying OnLive’s 140 Cloud Gaming Patents.

Second Life: How to Stop Mean Comments…

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I seldom see bloggers in the Second Life™ sphere tackle deep philosophical ideas. There are plenty of rants and opinions. But, I seldom see people go beyond their personal outrage or anger over something that has touched them. So, Strawberry Singh’s Mean Comments Meme was a bit of a surprise.

Secret Thoughts
Secret Thoughts by Mr S. is looking at you, on Flickr

Ms. Singh has seen Monica Lewinsky’s 20+ minute address caught by and promoted by TEDTalks. If you don’t know  TEDTalks is a part of the larger TED – Technology, Entertainment, Design – a non-profit working to promote ideas worth spreading. 

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Second Life: To Be Fooled…

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April Fools’ Day

If you live outside Canada, Europe, Australia, Brazil and the United States, you may not know of this day of practical jokes known as April Fools’ Day. It is a time for practicing skepticism as people try to fool each other with various harmless hoaxes and practical jokes.

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2014-Zanzo_001 by Nalates Urriah, on Flickr

In Second Life it is a fairly popular day. The Firestorm Team usually has something planned. They can get a bit devious and have pulled off a couple of elaborate spoofs.

Tomorrow is April Fools’ Day. You have been warned. While I tend to focus my teasing and jokes on my close friends, people I know well enough to know what I can get away with, you never know.

Second Life: Did You Know…

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Premium Membership

Yesterday Linden Lab announced a new benefit for Premium Members. I think it is a benefit…

Tea time @ Silky's Café
Tea time @ Silky’s Café by Caitlin ‘Caity’ Tobias, on Flickr

When we log into Second Life™ we often find our messages are capped at 25. That limit has changed for Premium Members, it is now 50. This isn’t a big deal, unless it is for you. But, we are getting a nice collection of benefits for membership. 

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Second Life in the News Week 14

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Another article about Second Life appeared in, of all place, the Leavenworth Times…

See: This company was 13 years early to virtual reality — and it’s getting ready to try again

CUTE BABES
CUTE BABES by Anna Ivanovna (Genesis Lab. owner), on Flickr

Matt Weinberger wrote the article and did a decent job of it. Matt is focusing on the business possibilities the new VR revolution is offering. 

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