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Second Life in the News #2

2015/08/05 by Nalates Urriah

A blog named MoviePilot has a NICE article about Second Life™: Second Life: How to Navigate an Online Virtual World (and Maybe Even Make Some Money). Sex is mentioned in an adult way. 1920’s Berlin is mentioned. In general this is one of the best articles I’ve seen about SL in some time. Please click … Read more

Ebbe Altberg Interview Week 30

2015/07/21 by Nalates Urriah

Jo Yardley points us to an interview with Ebbe on MMORPG.com: Linden Lab Looks to the Future of Online Experiences. There are a few interesting bits in the Interview. this is an article ABOUT the interview not a transcript.

Age limit: 13… really!?! Yes… Ebbe says the Lab has the experience to know how to separate content and keep the young safe. I suppose that means regions/experiences will have a rating and those will work with the viewer to limit access and exposure. Since users will be less anonymous by the time they have significant build rights this should an enforceable concept.

This also tells us we are going to have sex in Sansar, aka SL 2.0.

Second Life: Dr. Phil?

2016/01/052015/07/14 by Nalates Urriah

Oh noooo… everyone is writing about Dr. Phil doing a show on computer gaming. The show aired on CBS this Tuesday (7/14 – 3PM PT – I was working). For Second Life residents the big deal was to be some coverage of Second Life and an interview with Ebbe Altberg, the Linden Lab CEO. Hurry … Read more

Second Life in the news Week 23

2015/06/03 by Nalates Urriah

Massively Overpowered points to an article at Rock, Paper, Gun that mentions Second Life™. See: The Declining Magic Of MMOs. The author, Richard Cobbett, is writing about the declining audience for MMO’s. He thinks that is due to a lack of magic. He makes a reasonable point and I can see his point at work … Read more

Second Life in the NEWS

2015/05/28 by Nalates Urriah

Massively Overpowered has an article by Bree Royce, I think she wrote it, titled SEX, LOVE, AND MMOS in the Working as Intended column. Second Life™ is mentioned but is not the focus. The image used for the article is from Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Save Your Advice Cause I Won't Hear — Save Your Advice Cause I Won’t Hear by [ HarlowHeslop.com ], on Flickr

Bree is on about the hypocrisy of those diss’ing those that role play sexual encounters in games. Also, the ridiculous concepts of putting down those RP’ing sex while playing as mostly nude female warriors slaughtering their way to the next level.

Massively Resurrected

2015/04/07 by Nalates Urriah

In February of this year I wrote about Massively closing: Massively Closing? Today I see that Massively Overpowered launched February 10th. MassivelyOp.net is a new effort by the founding staff of the now closed Massively site, formerly part of Joystick. See: About Massively Overpowered. I found them because they published: MEET THE MMO THAT LIVES … Read more