1. Mashable (USA) - New Facebook App Monitors Your Child’s Gaming Behaviors. "arents wishing to follow along as their children play games online have a new friend in Piggyback, a recently launched Facebook application designed for such purposes. Piggyback, built by newly launched startup Media Chaperone, is a free Facebook application for parents who want to monitor in real … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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1. Second Life Tribute To Charlie Wilson Super Sexy Starring The PLAY GAL BUNNIES 2. Polyamour: A Second Life Dance Project by La Performance 3. eDiZ Silverfall - DANGEROUS WORLD TOUR in Second Life … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy
The Caerleon Museum of Identity
I missed this announcement a few days back, but it's far from too late to check out this exhibition. Featuring 18 artists, the goal of the installation is emphatic: Georg Janick’s six Theses on the Art of Virtual Worlds are the framework for the series of collaborations on the Caerleon sims. In addition to major builds on each of the six theses, there have been numerous theme … [Read more...] about The Caerleon Museum of Identity
Why Second Life is already second-best for education
The announcement by Linden Lab in the past 24 hours that their discounting of pricing for educators and non-profits would cease in January 2011, has engendered the expected level of outrage. And rightly so, given the critical mass of educators that have generated significant outcomes for Second Life. In fact, it could be argued that it's only the good news stories generated by … [Read more...] about Why Second Life is already second-best for education
Is Linden Lab up to the job of keeping younger teens safe in Second Life?
In some ways the decisions surrounding Linden Lab’s closure of Teen Second Life, and the plans for its teen users represent an almost perfect microcosm of Linden Lab process. There’s the decision to close Teen Second Life, apparently made without consulting with … well, anybody at all. As a part of this, older teens (16-17 years old) will be migrated to the adult grid along … [Read more...] about Is Linden Lab up to the job of keeping younger teens safe in Second Life?