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Architecture in Virtual Worlds: Rebuilding a Castle
Is there a limit to the things which you cannot do in virtual worlds? The World Wide Web is slowly and surely getting all the possibilities inside these online 3D environments and social communities. We have the emergence of Facebook and Twitter as a must-use social utility which will render you behind the times if [...]
Continue reading...Ramadan Sessions in Second Life
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Yet another example of how virtual communities are strongly gaining acceptance in the real world is its pivotal role in the coming holy celebration of Ramadan for our Muslim brethren. A sermon entitled “Ramadan, oh youth!” is set to be delivered inside the virtual world of Second Life. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Ghamdi, the Mecca director of the [...]
Continue reading...40 Years Later: The 1969 Woodstock in Second Life
Sunday, August 16, 2009
There has been much criticism about 3D virtual environments as just an exact reflection of real life which could not just cope with the thrills of real life. But there is also something commercial and free virtual worlds can do that can never be done in real life: they can turn back time in their [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Go Stealing Virtual Money!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
When someone uses virtual money to pay off real life debts, this someone has got to be one of the lamest persons around. But hey, in this world, it actually makes sense and is actually a tribute to how accepted virtual economies are. But still, don’t go stealing anything that is not yours – virtual or [...]
Continue reading...Second Life’s Sixth Birthday
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Six years old is that time in the life of a child when he/she starts getting the hang of education through pre-school, with elementary school coming up. Six years old is also the present age of one of the stand out among the field of commercial and free virtual worlds – Second Life. At this [...]
Continue reading...The Virtual World of Metaplace: Bring Your Blogs with You
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
We know the heavy players in the realm of commercial and free virtual worlds. There is the immovable giant that is Second Life. There is the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft. Even the free virtual world for kids that is Poptropica has entered the top 300 sites. So if you [...]
Continue reading...Second Life Avatar Ideas
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Since the launch of Second Life by Linden Labs in 2003, it has remained one of the more sustainable and successful model for both commercial and free online virtual worlds. Unlike your standard fare of MMORPGs, Second Life is more of a place where anything goes. Creativity is the most important resource in this virtual [...]
Continue reading...More Growth: $68 Million Revolved in Virtual Worlds in Q1 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Predictions and forecasts about the growth of commercial and free virtual worlds for kids and adults are being exchanged in research firms and discussion threads. And with the release of financial results for the first quarter of 2009, the industry of virtual worlds may be seeing more encouraging signs for its growth. The media company Show [...]
Continue reading...Should Users be Schizoprenic with their Avatars?
Friday, May 22, 2009
There is always the belief that free virtual worlds have a plane of its own. It may attract real-life people but the movements, transactions, interactions and relationships in this world have rules of its own. Some think that virtual worlds should be a place where users can make their fantasies come true. Some think otherwise [...]
Continue reading...Virtual Economy Basics
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Virtual worlds are more than a social experiment using the powers of technology. It is actually a parallel of real life; it has its own nuances and intricacies. One can even say that it is the microcosm of what’s really happening in the world – or better yet, it is an extension of real-life itself. [...]
Continue reading...Revisiting Second Life’s Gambling Ban
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
In 2007, the popular virtual world Second Life banned gambling inside its online community. It was a risky move because it means lost revenues and even dissatisfaction among some of its users. But it was a firm message against those who are taking advantage of virtual worlds to exploit people and even promote vices however [...]
Continue reading...Google Tries a Second Life with Lively
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Google’s Lively is a Web-based project similar to Second Life. This shows a re-creation of Google headquarters, complete with the T. Rex skeleton. Google on Tuesday plans to unveil an online 3D social arena called Lively, the Internet giant’s take on Second Life. But Google wants it to be part of your first life. Second Life requires [...]
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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