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Archive for April 2008

April 24th, 2008

Vollee brings Second Life to Mobile!

Watch this video: Vollee, a company specialized in software for mobile devices, presents Second Life on a mobile phone! This is the press release.

I think this is a great way to improve Second Life usage, and to give something more to the final user. Good job!
If you want to, you can also sign up for […]

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April 22nd, 2008

Molotov Alva: Machinima Contest by Cinemax

You probably don’t know anything about Molotov Alva: it’s a short film created in Second Life, using Machinima techniques (see wikipedia Machinima for more details): this is the original video of Molotov Alva which appeared a year ago on Youtube.

It features the story of Molotov Alva, a man stuck in the virtual world of Second […]

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April 20th, 2008

Creating animations in Second Life

A great video tutorial from Linden Lab on How to create animations in Second Life.

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April 18th, 2008

Fashion, and rights

Read this article about fashion, and how real world brands are behaving in Second Life, both looking at their initiatives, and the relations with other people (other fashion designers, mainly).
The problem, in my opinion, is the law.

Fashion is perfect for Second Life: fashion is not just about the product and the quality, it is mostly […]

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April 17th, 2008

Some Second Life Statistics!

Seems Superb, Showing SL Statistics, Seriously, Shy Softy Sophomores!
Ok, no more “S” words, I swear!
Linden Lab just released some nice graphs, showing interesting Second Life statistics.
What I infer is:
1. The Gambling Ban didn’t affect the growth rate;
2. Land mass is rapidly growing (so why reduce price, morons?)

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April 16th, 2008

Iowa State University: e-commerce strategy class in Second Life

Thanks to Jean, I discovered this article about an e-commerce strategy class at the Iowa State University, which is using Second Life to explore new business opportunities.

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The article is somewhat introductory, but it shows how people are reacting to a new opportunity, which will surely become more and more important in the years to […]

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April 15th, 2008

Hands free in Second Life!

Mitch Kapor (to understand who the man is: Mitch Kapor on Wikipedia) just presented a new promising technology, allowing people to move avatars, interact with objects, fly and run in the virtual world of Second Life.

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In my opinion, mouse and keyboard will remain the main tool for years to come, but this kind of […]

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April 14th, 2008

Virtual visit: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi

(you can watch the VIDEO OF THE VIRTUAL VISIT OF THE BASILICA)
Last friday, I had the pleasure to host Andrea Benassi (from Florence, Italy), and five students from New York City, in my “masterpiece”, the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (here the SLURL, if you know what a SLURL is).
We were in company of […]

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April 11th, 2008

Reuters: Jeff Barr on the future of shopping, and Second Life

[disclaimer: I personally know Jeff Barr, and I have a business relation with Amazon.com]
Almost a year and a half ago, Jeff Barr, senior tech Evangelist for Amazon.com, was interviewed by Reuters, on one of the most important topic EVER: The future of shopping (particularly) in Second Life.
To clear it, a tech evangelist is, in the […]

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April 10th, 2008

Land prices drop… a “fascist” behavior from Linden Lab

[important disclaimer note: the term “fascist“, as in the geek/computer science world, means “doing something by authority, without respect for people’s rights” or “doing something in an extreme way”. It has no links with (and no reference to) real life fascisms of the 20th century]
It seems that Linden Lab will significantly cut land prices, to […]

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