Aussie Second Life resident, Shai Khalifa, has posted an interesting piece on our discussion forums. As Shai writes, she had been a Second Life resident since September 2006. Technical problems, the lowering of sim pricing and the Openspaces issue led to her making a full migration to Openlife. Shai goes on to put the case for Openlife having a greater sense of community, … [Read more...] about Migration to Openlife: one story
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A Federal Government approach to virtual worlds: what a contrast
The Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds is an initiative designed to bring together US Federal Government employees. The April 2008 event held by the Consortium shows the depth of discussion at that level in regard to virtual worlds, and the 2009 version is likely to go a step further. This is a body that's developed through the motivation of public servants from a wide range … [Read more...] about A Federal Government approach to virtual worlds: what a contrast
Two Australian virtual NYE parties
If you've got an inkling to celebrate New Year's Eve online this year, you have two options from an Australian perspective, let alone all the other parties that will be going on. The first involves Second Life: ABC Island will have a community party starting at 11pm AEST and running for 24 hours to cover worldwide timezones. The second is a party hosted on the Australian … [Read more...] about Two Australian virtual NYE parties
Ten virtual worlds predictions for 2009
Now that we've reviewed our 2008 predictions, it's on to 2009. For the coming year, we're going to get a little bit more specific in our predictions. It may lower our chances of success but will be more fun. So here we go: 1. OpenSim grids will bleed Second Life users - this may seem a very obvious prediction given the growth of OpenSim grids, but what I mean here is that the … [Read more...] about Ten virtual worlds predictions for 2009
Virtual Worlds and Australia 2008 Part 2
Look for Part 1 of our roundup here. Onto the second half of 2008: July 2008 - The first issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research launched - We started a two-part series looking at virtual world addiction - The first successful teleport between the Second life grid and an OpenSim grid was announced - Google Lively was announced - New Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdon … [Read more...] about Virtual Worlds and Australia 2008 Part 2