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22 May 2009
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Evolver (currently in alpha) is an interesting service. It allows you to build a 3D avatar either from scratch and components or from a photograph of yourself, and export that avatar as an image, a functional 3D model in a couple of different formats (presently Maya [MA] or Kaydara 3D Data Exchange Format [FDX]), or a ready-made avatar for a number of 3D virtual environments.
They've got more planned it seems, like the ability to potentially embed a little animated 3D avatar in places where you might today be using a 2D image. Think Gravatars only in 3D.
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21 May 2009
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Linden Lab has announced that it is currently averaging one billion voice-minutes per month. That's time actively engaged in a voice session, not just time spent with voice support enabled. That's quite a statistic. That puts Second Life's voice service right up there among the top VoIP providers, and around 12% of Skype. That's very impressive.
In the 18 months since voice was introduced, roughly 15 billion voice-minutes have been served, through Vivox's voice services for Second Life. Additionally there are new products/services. Some available from today, and some scheduled for later this year.
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21 May 2009
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The FBI has begun reaching into the popular virtual world, "Second Life." What's their purpose? To recruit people for jobs, to give players access to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, and to post billboards of the Top Ten Most Wanted to try and solicit tips from "Second Life" users.» Read More
21 May 2009
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Linden Lab has announced that soon Second Life residents will be able to morph their voice chat and other voice services will soon be coming online. You can customize your voice to match your avatar (great if you are a man playing as a woman) such as adding in accents, funny effects, etc.
Those active in Second Life role playing will really appreciate this feature and it should also come in handy for machinima movie directors looking to add realism and uniqueness to their characters.
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20 May 2009
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One of the tales you see circulating in the media every quarter is that the carbon footprint of a Second Life avatar is the same as that of a citizen of Brazil, based on energy consumption. The story goes around a few times each year, though technically it wasn't really all that accurate even when it began to circulate.
Around the time that the calculation was done, Linden Lab was already in the process of slashing power-consumption across its facilities, and presently uses only a third compared to similar servers. Plus, there's the little detail that the carbon footprint of the average Brazilian is quite small, a mere fraction of the world average.
Now the Lab is moving into newer, greener pastures err ... facilities, having closed a deal with Miami-based Terremark to start moving Second Life servers into Terremark's colocation facilities outside of Washington DC.
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19 May 2009
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Tucked away on one side of the Space Frontier Sandbox in Second Life is a reproduction Saturn V , apparently to scale, at rest on the launch-pad and serviced by the customary gantry. The individual pieces are made by different Second Life users, but the combined work is that of one Wicked Quasimodo, who has turned it into a very authentic-seeming launch, flight and (eventually) moon-landing simulation.» Read More
16 May 2009
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Linden Lab held a "PG definition reach-out" session on Monday morning, as a part of its ongoing refit of content ratings in Second Life, the addition of an adult rating and an adult continent and so forth.
Of particular interest is that the changes currently in progress only constitute the first phase of the changes. Linden Lab refers to future phases of the process. How much more there is to come is only alluded to.
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12 May 2009
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VWN:
"Earlier this week I had the pleasure to speak with two attorneys with the Federal Trade Commission who are engaged in a report on virtual worlds to Congress, due this December. The researchers are tasked with looking at the environment virtual worlds present to children and, specifically, the access they present to explicit content and measures taken to prevent that access."
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9 May 2009
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Linden Lab have made a new Second Life viewer release-candidate available. RC1 is the second release candidate in the 1.23 series (Linden Lab starts counting from RC0). The 1.23 series is being fast-tracked, as it is scheduled to go live by the end of June.» Read More
8 May 2009
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Massively:
"Wagner James Au at New World Notes is carrying some surprising data from ratings giant, Nielsen Media Research. From actual measurements of usage across over 180,000 homes in the USA, Linden Lab's Second Life (paradoxically measured under the 'PC games' category) rates the number two most played title, just behind World of Warcraft."
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6 May 2009
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Last week, the Lab held one of their occasional in-world press conferences in Second Life. This time it was about the addition of the new Adult content category, which not unnaturally has generated quite a bit of interest and concern among users.» Read More
2 May 2009
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Linden Lab have made a new Second Life viewer release-candidate available. RC0 is the start of a new series of release candidates, apparently scheduled to complete by the end of June.» Read More
24 Apr 2009
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Linden Lab has announced the ten finalists (out of over 230 entrants) for the inaugural Linden Prize (Linden Dollars to the value of US$10,000). The Linden Prize itself is open to Second Life users who have an innovative in-world project that improves the way people work, learn and communicate in their daily lives outside of the virtual world and who are willing to participate in Linden Lab marketing efforts.» Read More
23 Apr 2009
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Second Life creator Linden Lab has announced a series of initiatives designed to provide stricter control of adult content and make the virtual world more customisable for its user base.
The firm will introduce a three-tiered rating system - PG, Mature, or Adult – for all Second Life regions that will be used to identify content and set individual preferences.
Meanwhile, adult-oriented content will be migrated from the Second Life mainland to a newly created continent, with details on the "migration" set to be released in the coming months. Access to adult regions will be restricted to users with verified accounts.
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21 Apr 2009
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Taser International Doesn't Like Getting Sued - Files Lawsuit Against The Crack Den - Linden Lab - XStreet SL over Virtual Tazers. Screenshots and more in this post. Taser International Inc, has seen their stock price drop to under $5 a share and has been sued itself many times due to alleged accidental deaths from their products. Maybe they have too many lawyers?» Read More
18 Apr 2009
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Linden Lab have released their figures for Second Life for Q1 2009, showing growth in virtually every respect.
Unfortunately, most of the figures lack definition and meaning, and their nature or relevance can only be guessed at. The few that are clear, however, do show solid growth, which is good for Linden Lab and for Second Life. Massively has got a breakdown of the highlights for you, such as they are.
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16 Apr 2009
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Thanks to a piping-hot, fresh build of the Second Life viewer, Massively has been able to get a better look at the upcoming content controls that are due in the next major release of the Second Life viewer.
As expected, there are now three content ratings available (though it is uncertain as to what their final names will actually be. Using "PG" as a content rating, for example, has legal issues): PG content, Mature content and Adult content.
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9 Apr 2009
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Estate of Dune Frank Herbert Foolishly Alienates Fans of Second Life Roleplaying Sim: Should Learn From the Mistakes of the RIAA and Associated Press» Read More
2 Apr 2009
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Second Life will soon be available as an in the box, corporate solution for use behind company firewalls. Linden Lab is currently seeking closed beta testers at SecondLifeGrid.net and expects to have more details by the summer. And yes this will eventually be a paid product.
There are currently 9 alpha testers of this stand-alone version of the Second Life virtual world including IBM, Northrop Grumman, NMC, and more.
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1 Apr 2009
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Linden Lab announced today the 2009 Seocond Life Choice Awards: "As the creators of the vast and varied world of Second Life, the Residents are the final authority on what is the coolest, cleverest, weirdest, fun-est, and most inspiring.
We know it. You know it. And here's your chance to show it.
Recommend exceptional people, places, and things inworld. Reward innovation, interactivity, heart and style.
Your World. Your Imagination. Your Award."
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Second Life
Genre: Simulation
Release date: 3 Jun 2003
Published by: Linden Lab
Developed by: Linden Lab
Release date: 3 Jun 2003
Published by: Linden Lab
Developed by: Linden Lab
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