Gamertell

The most recent issue of John Carroll University’s alumni magazine features professors who are utilizing the 3D virtual world Second Life as a virtual classroom, bringing together distant professors and students. In this case, a professor working on a novel that included Second Life (Black Market Truth by Sharon Kaye,… Continue Reading »

The cover story for the most recent issue of the Kent State University alumni magazine (Kent State Magazine, Vol. 8, Issue 3, Spring 2009) highlights the efforts of several professors using Second Life as an educational tool. Although a feature story about Second Life might seem, “Like, so two years… Continue Reading »

The question of Second Life‘s popularity is one I have frequently mused over as I have examined this alternate online universe. While the premise behind Second Life is a noble one, allowing individuals and companies to grow themselves in an alternate universe, the results thus far have not always been… Continue Reading »

When Google unveiled Lively to the masses, they made clear that the reason for its launch was to allow players to meet new people and experience new means for online expression. That project sounded eerily similar to that other online space, Second Life, and if one were to observe the… Continue Reading »

If you ever thought that playing a video game couldn’t destroy your marriage, think again. This case doesn’t involve playing a game so much that the wife and kids are ruthlessly neglected, it’s about a man who cheated on his wife in Second Life. Amy Taylor has filed a divorce… Continue Reading »

Blockdot has decided to open up a new, virtual location. It has teamed up with Asahi Advertising and Fivestar Interactive to build the Blockdot gaming center in Second Life. People logged into the program/simulation/game can journey to Asahi Advertising’s G7 Island to visit Blockdot’s building. Continue Reading »

Moving day has been delayed again, as Sony has announced that Playstation Home is still not ready. Perhaps there are bugs (cockroaches? termites?) that still need to be eliminated, or maybe Sony executives think users will appreciate it more if they have to wait for it. This isn’t even a… Continue Reading »

The most amazing avatars are showing up on Second Life thanks to the work of Damien Fate. Fate has perfected Final Fantasy X avatars, which he has also made available for other users to buy. Each avatar costs around $5 American, or 1000 Lindens in Second Life currency. His avatars… Continue Reading »

According to a report in the New York Times, Cory Ondrejka, the Chief Technology Officer at Linden Labs, which owns the hugely popular virtual world Second Life, quit from his position on Tuesday (December 13, 2007). He is the man who helped contrived the code behind Second Life. Besides scripting… Continue Reading »

In a rather interesting gesture, Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has unveiled her likeness in the virtual world, Second Life, during the National Innovation Summit held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati November 26, 2007. She as joined by members of the Department of Science, Technology Secretary Estrella Alabastro, IBM Executive… Continue Reading »