Showing posts with label second life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label second life. Show all posts
03 February 2010

LoveMachine: Virtually the Singularity?

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A few years ago I had the good fortune to interview Philip Rosedale , the creator of Second Life. Now, say what you might about that virtu...
16 April 2009

Is RMS Entering the Fray Again?

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The influence of RMS on the world of free software and beyond is, of course, immense. But sometimes his presence is more symbolic than real...
08 April 2009

Second Life + Moodle = Sloodle

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Moodle is one of open source's greatest success stories. It's variously described as an e-learning or course management system. N...
02 April 2009

Second Chance at Life

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Two years ago, the virtual world Second Life was everywhere, as pundits and press alike rushed to proclaim it as the Next Big Digital Thing....
18 November 2008

New Open Source Second Life Viewer

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Linden Lab's decision to open-source its viewer (and ultimately its server, too) has triggered a wave of creativity in Second Life free ...
07 October 2008

Get Real, People: Get *Real* People

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I'm not a big fan of top “n” lists. They generally lack any kind of metric, and end up with bizarre compromise choices. This “Top Agenda...
06 October 2008

Sussing Out Second Life

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Although Second Life has certain lost its cult status - and thank goodness for that - it's still an important laboratory for virtual wor...
30 September 2008

The Second Life of Philip Rosedale

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Last week I chatted to the founder of Second Life, Philip Rosedale. He was telling me how happy he was that he'd found a new CEO to take...
08 August 2008

Towards the Holy Grail of Virtual Worlds

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On Open Enterprise blog .
04 August 2008

Welcome to the Open Grid

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On Open Enterprise blog .
25 July 2008

OpenSim: Virtual Worlds Without DRM

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OpenSim. the open source platform based on Second Life's protocols, is shaping up nicely. Here's more evidence of intelligent life...
09 July 2008

Beyond Second Life: Virtual Worlds' Second Wind

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On Open Enterprise blog .
18 June 2008

How to Get a Real Job in a Virtual World

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Interesting : My name is Simone Brunozzi, a 30 year old guy from Italy. What’s interesting about me? Well, I’m a brand new Technology Evange...
10 June 2008

UK's Second City in Second Life

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Whatever happened to Second Life? Well, somebody's still using it, apparently : to create a geo-coded map within Second Life that enabl...
09 June 2008

My Oh EMI

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This is getting interesting. After appointing a top Googler as its "digital president", EMI Music has now nabbed Cory Ondrejka, ...
09 April 2008

Second Life's Grand Opening

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I wonder whether in retrospect Linden Lab's decision to open up the code of Second Life will turn out to be as momentous as when Netscap...
03 April 2008

Your Private Second Life

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It's been an open secret for some time that IBM has been creating intranet-based virtual worlds, but this seems to be the first official...
14 March 2008

Philip Rosedale Gets a New Life in Second Life

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Wow: Linden Lab Chief Executive Philip Rosedale said on Friday the company he founded has begun a search for a new CEO with more operational...
06 March 2008

Second Life Viewer for GNU/Linux Goes Beta

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Now Linux users can enjoy the same capabilities as Windows and Mac users to explore, create and socialize! The beta includes several feature...
22 January 2008

An Insider's History of the Metaverse

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It was sad news that Cory Ondrejka was parting company with Second Life, but it looks like there's a silver lining : I think it would be...