A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's' mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's … [Read more...] about Christmas
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The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. VentureBeat (USA) - Sony’s Home virtual world hits 17M users and finds a business model in virtual goods. "Two years after its debut, Sony’s Home online virtual world for PlayStation gamers has hit 17 million users worldwide. The virtual community has now grown into a gathering place where gamers can play hundreds of games, attend droves of events, and buy lots of virtual … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
AIDS Quilt in Second Life
This story originally appeared on our sister site, Metaverse Health. I've gone on ad nauseam about the benefits of virtual environments in regard to communal support around health issues. In the physical world, one of the most powerful support campaigns of the past 25 years is the AIDS quilt. Thanks to a joint initiative between Startled Cat and Jokaydia, that sucess story has … [Read more...] about AIDS Quilt in Second Life
Second Life and gambling: reversal on the horizon?
Tateru Nino never fails to have her nose to the ground on Linden Lab developments. Her latest scoop is in relation to gambling, with her in-depth post alleging a return to gambling on the cards for 2011. Essentially a partnership with a gambling company is potentially under consideration by the Linden Lab board. If this does come to pass, it'll obviously engender some debate. … [Read more...] about Second Life and gambling: reversal on the horizon?
Hard to find places in World of Warcraft Cataclysm
Now that Cataclysm has launched, I thought I might document key parts of the new content that have got me stuck, and the solutions. Apologies to regular readers who are non-WoW players - nothing to see here ;) For everyone else, I've divided the issues by each region and am assuming you have at least followed your map to the rough location. Hyjal The Ruins of Lar'Donir … [Read more...] about Hard to find places in World of Warcraft Cataclysm