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The city sims – where’s Melbourne?

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Knightsbridge, Liverpool (recently relocated from a mainland sim to an island) and Amsterdam are just three cities that have their SL replicas, of varying accuracy and purpose. Other city areas replicated include Times Square in New York (currently in development) and Paris (circa 1900). They all have their appeal, but I'm wondering when someone will take on an … [Read more...] about The city sims – where’s Melbourne?

Australia? There is at least one in SL.

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Australia is an island continent, so it's not surprising that someone would have an SL island of the same name. Tucked away and un-named in an SL search result is an interesting commercial venture that is simply called "Australia". Whilst the island is not in the shape of Australia yet, its developer, Richard Tripp, has plans to terraform to the Australian shape in the near … [Read more...] about Australia? There is at least one in SL.

Pontiac sims – heaven for the petrol-heads

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The Pontiac sims are a haven for everything motorised, as long as it has wheels. There's a dirt raceway and a more traditional speedway plus a large range of motor-related vendors. There's plenty of vehicles to test drive (although most aren't tall-friendly): The speedway: Two fellow residents at the speedway: Like a lot of scripted objects in Second Life, their … [Read more...] about Pontiac sims – heaven for the petrol-heads

One hell of a ship

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Late last month, Australian jazz artist Paisley Beebe headlined the launch of Second Life's largest ship, the Galaxy. The size of the Galaxy is best demonstrated by the map view: A three-sim boat is obviously a first and there's significant attention to detail although that has its impact on the lag experienced - I've visited the Galaxy half a dozen times and the lag in … [Read more...] about One hell of a ship