Archivo mensual: abril 2008

MTV is expanding its fans’ virtual “playgrounds” by enabling avatar widgets for three of its online and virtual properties; partnering with Oddcast and using its Voki platform for the widgets (example below). MTV refers to its online environments as “thematic… Sigue leyendo →

Exhausted emperor favors the simple look
by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk

ex-digital marketing agency CEO shows the metaverse how it is done – afk in t-shirt and jeans
Melanie Kidd took what is likely to be the paparazzi photo of the year – a candid shot of the new emperor/CEO of Linden Lab demonstrating his nearly [...] Sigue leyendo →

GameCyte’s Sean Hollister invited to join Prokofy Neva as a Jr. Author at Second Life Herald
To: Sean Hollister – Assistant Editor, GameCyst.com
From: Pixeleen Mistral, managing editor- Second Life Herald
re: Re: Re: News tip: The TRUE story of NASA’s MMO Funding
Sean,
Apology accepted – assuming you add the link to the Second Life Herald story. I totally [...] Sigue leyendo →

by Kris Dibou, warrior poet/pirate

The call of the sea is deep and strong,
Stronger than ale or beer;
But not as strong
As the siren’s song
and the call of the privateer.
Pirates and corsairs sail the seas
Along with the buccaneers;
But the noblest rogue
Who’s still in vogue
Is known as the privateer.
Yes, on the sea of Antiquity
We sail without doubt or [...] Sigue leyendo →

[Note from Justine- A friend said I had to meet Vivna Wilberg, and was I ever glad I did! Though her avie is tiny, she has a big heart and a great spirit. I was thrilled to meet Vivna, and even happier that she agreed to pose for us!]

Boy was I surprised when someone approached [...] Sigue leyendo →

by Nidol Slazar

When your life is spiraling downwards,
after you’ve fallen through the crack,
At the bottom there is nothing,
and there’s no way of getting back,
When things begin to lose their meaning,
As your personality goes astray,
People hate you more and more,
As you live through another day,
When the feelings pick apart your soul,
I’m sorry to say there is [...] Sigue leyendo →

straight talk about violence
by Jessica Holyoke
Drive By Agony along with The Blue Angel Police and Firefighters Memorial, victims of crime and concerned SL citizens, will hold a March for Peace in SL April 19th at 1pm by marching on the Virtual Capitol Hill  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Capitol%20Hill%201/129/1/32 . In conjunction with the march, a live music festival for [...] Sigue leyendo →

by Proteus Hand, war correspondent

Proteus Hand
For those of you who don’t keep up with their events, there exist two treaties, the Ascendant Initiative, and the Iron Symphony. Most people will argue against this claim, but from what everyone seems to understand, the initial catalyst started when the Merczateers scripted together a riot shield. Upon testing [...] Sigue leyendo →

Be a pony slave to the ladies!
by Jessica Holyoke
What if I told you of a place where men are lead about on leashes, women are fully in charge and there is a local made up currency to use? Now imagine that it is now in Second Life.
The Other World Kingdom, OWK, has been known in [...] Sigue leyendo →

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk
Today, a reader pointed out an amazing innovation in software development being pioneered by the our friends in Linden Lab – the unit test. After years of something less than total grid stability, long term residents of the metaverse may have trouble believing that the game gods have an interest [...] Sigue leyendo →