Linden Lab CEO Rod Humble has posted an update to Second Life residents on progress and future plans. Have a read for yourself in full here, but the most interesting part for me was this: Over the next few months (with testing most likely starting in December), we will be rolling out a series of more advanced features. These will make the creation of artificial life and … [Read more...] about Linden Lab CEO: enter the bot armies!
General News
Virtual University Collaboration: ENCKE
The Australian Digital Futures Institute is powering on with its work in virtual worlds. Coming up in a few weeks is their 2-day ENCKE Virtual University Collaboration (ENCKE isn't an acronym, but a comet bringing change). The details: This unique event will begin with an intensive two day in-world meeting. Over the following 4 weeks some of the main ideas and concepts for … [Read more...] about Virtual University Collaboration: ENCKE
Emergency birth at home simulation
This article originally appeared over at our sister-site Metaverse Health. One of the biggest challenges with online or PC-based simulations is the infrastructure required to run them. The move to web-based simulations is key to resolving that issue although web-based currently can come with a trade-off on complexity in a lot of cases. That said, sometimes simplicity can … [Read more...] about Emergency birth at home simulation
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Puffle Launch. "You are an intrepid Puffle. That is, you are a sort of cute snooker ball. Your snacks have been stolen by a crab in a spaceship. With helmet donned, and in a Mario-esque start, you set off through a series of mind-bending cannons to collect points, snacks and take sweet revenge from your crabby tormentor. Thus begins Puffle … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Chatbot comedy
This little gem has gone viral over the past few days. See what happens when two chatbots are set up to talk to each other: Seems there's still some evolutionary work to be done.... … [Read more...] about Chatbot comedy