Die hessische Disco ist nun auch inworld gelandet und hat am Freitag Eröffnung gefeiert.

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Das kleine Nest in der Nähe von Houston wird als erste Stadt tatsächlich komplett für eine Präsenz in Second Life bezahlen .

First town goes virtual. Second Life Insider has the story and the links.

- Galveston.com

-"Slatenight - Second Life Arts and Total Entertainment Magazine is a monthly magazine celebrating the arts, culture, education, lifestyles and all forms of entertainment in the virtual world of Second Life. Conceived of by Anya Ixchel and Dell WIlberg, it has a team of writers from many countries and with varying backgrounds. Although primarily aimed at the Second Life resident, it also attempts to reach a broader audience by including feature articles that cover issues of emergent technology, online identity, community and relationships in general. Regular articles cover topics such as machinima, role-playing, theatre, art, fashion, music, lifestyles, and relationships. We also have a series of articles about getting by in SL on a budget, SL travel suggestions, and interviews with residents who have fascinating stories to share. Additionally, we regularly include SL inspired fiction and poetry.

"Secrets of Second Life is a video podcast all about the virtual world Second Life, hosted by Franklin McMahon, producer of Rumor Girls and Media Artist Secrets. You'll learn tips and tricks, go on tours of exotic in-world regions, find out about the economic SL structure and explore all the adventure, creativity, marketing, fashion, design and architectural beauty that has made this massive on-line world second to none!"

-Business Wiki: Companies in Second Life

-3pointD hat ein Transkript der SXSW-Diskussion "Terraforming the Internet, When 3D Models Meet Business Models." Nicht unbedingt neu, was hier gesagt wird, aber für Frischlinge durchaus aufschlußreich.

-Yousl.com: Die deutschsprachige Secondlife Business Community

-Capital.de: Megatrend Second Life

-Personalizedmedia.com: The Brand Owners Guide to Joining the Metaverse

_notizen aus der provinz:

-10 Tipps für Markenunternehmen auf dem Weg ins Web 3.d
-TV-Konzern CBS investiert in Second-Life-Agentur Electric Sheep

Sony bläst zum Angriff! Mit "Home" soll eine gänzlich neue virtuelle Welt für Playstation-Nutzer etabliert werden.

Mehr bei Golem.de: "PlayStation 3 - Mit Sony Home gegen Xbox Live. Mischung aus Second Life, Die Sims und Download-Shop"

Das Modellieren in SL könnte einfacher sein. Seit einiger Zeit wartet man auf die Möglichkeit, Objekte aus Poser, Bryce oder anderen 3D-Anwendungen exportieren zu können. Nun kommt langsam etwas Bewegung in die Sache. Eightbar hat zwei interessante Stories zu diesem Thema:

Google Sketchup -> Second Life export

Generating Second Life structures from PowerPoint

"Geeksleep: (noun) 1. the act of sleeping during a technology conference or while involved in any geek-like activity. 2. sleep performed by anyone who could be described as a geek. (verb) 1. to capture a geeksleeper on camera and post his/her picture to Flickr with the “geeksleep” tag."

Das Electric Sheep Blog erinnert heute an die Weiterentwicklung der Babelfish-HUDs bzw. Übersetzungscomputer. Christian Prior hat eine verrückte neue Lösung gefunden!
Zur Zeit scheinen sich diverse HUDs in der Entwicklung zu befinden, die wir demnächst mal auf die Teststrecke schicken.

Notizen aus der Provinz: Voice Chat und Voice Conferencing in Second Life

Hier ist noch ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt in der Richtung:
"The SLSpeak Voice Communication Project also know as SLSpeak for short is a project that is pointed to introducing voice communication as a communication medium within SL." (SLSpeak.com)

Watch the video here! Great song by Angry Man. Animation written and produced by Rob Wright.

Found at secondlifeproject.com

"'My Second Life' was shot entirely in the popular online world Second Life. On one of his visits in SL, Filmmaker Douglas Gayeton came across a series of seven video dispatches by a character named Molotov Alva. It appears that a man by the same name mysteriously disappeared from his real world California home in January 2007. Gayeton put Alva's dispatches together into a documentary of seven episodes. Will he find the answers he's looking for?"

Each Saturday from 11am-1pm SL time there is a special event at our Nancy Blakes Irish Pub.

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Dancing and drinking.
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Torch got himself a new hat!

80s Music

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Lots of original art.

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Gokart-Action for everyone. Race with a friend or some of the regulars.

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