</h1> <article> <h1>Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds</h1> 1. After four months back in the CEO’s seat, Phillip Rosedale has taken a step back again. It’s hard to fathom the current Linden Lab strategy at present. Tateru Nino has a good wrap on the issue here. 2. 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Wired (USA) – Geeky Gamers Build Working Computers out of Virtual Blocks. “Ben Craddock has been busy gathering Redstone. He collects blocks of the virtual material from deep within the game world of Minecraft, then pulverizes it into a powder and sets to work. For most Minecraft players, Redstone might wind up in a [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=MSOoNZDIKfg:hGFwSYZoZdc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=MSOoNZDIKfg:hGFwSYZoZdc:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=MSOoNZDIKfg:hGFwSYZoZdc:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=MSOoNZDIKfg:hGFwSYZoZdc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=MSOoNZDIKfg:hGFwSYZoZdc:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=MSOoNZDIKfg:hGFwSYZoZdc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Weekend Whimsy</h1> 1. OpenEnergySim – Walking Among Bots (Pedestrian Experience) 2. Promo: BURN2 Festival in Second Life, October 16 – 24, 2010 3. Second Life Halloween: Dying in Style Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:Is Linden Lab up to the job of keeping younger teens safe in Second Life?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=P8Mvp4eqFik:zEc_hg4qvsQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=P8Mvp4eqFik:zEc_hg4qvsQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=P8Mvp4eqFik:zEc_hg4qvsQ:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=P8Mvp4eqFik:zEc_hg4qvsQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=P8Mvp4eqFik:zEc_hg4qvsQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=P8Mvp4eqFik:zEc_hg4qvsQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>UWA 3D Art & Design Challenge Grand Final: a triumph</h1> Over the past year, one of the most extensive and impressive virtual world art projects has been undertaken. I’ve written about it repeatedly here, for three reasons. First, it’s an Australian initiative driven by the University of Western Australia. Second, the scope of the project was enormous, encouraging submissions across a range of mediums. Third, [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=5Z6j01tFs8A:GCgcIbFyIxY:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=5Z6j01tFs8A:GCgcIbFyIxY:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=5Z6j01tFs8A:GCgcIbFyIxY:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=5Z6j01tFs8A:GCgcIbFyIxY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=5Z6j01tFs8A:GCgcIbFyIxY:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=5Z6j01tFs8A:GCgcIbFyIxY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Watch – virtual worlds in the news</h1> 1. Mashable (USA) – New Facebook App Monitors Your Child’s Gaming Behaviors. “arents wishing to follow along as their children play games online have a new friend in Piggyback, a recently launched Facebook application designed for such purposes. Piggyback, built by newly launched startup Media Chaperone, is a free Facebook application for parents who want [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=Dbq_Me26-18:ErO3H9YR4Mo:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=Dbq_Me26-18:ErO3H9YR4Mo:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=Dbq_Me26-18:ErO3H9YR4Mo:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=Dbq_Me26-18:ErO3H9YR4Mo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=Dbq_Me26-18:ErO3H9YR4Mo:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=Dbq_Me26-18:ErO3H9YR4Mo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Weekend Whimsy</h1> 1. Second Life Tribute To Charlie Wilson Super Sexy Starring The PLAY GAL BUNNIES 2. Polyamour: A Second Life Dance Project by La Performance 3. eDiZ Silverfall – DANGEROUS WORLD TOUR in Second Life Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:Is Linden Lab up to the job of keeping younger teens safe in Second Life?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=LaakobreAXY:eC3vlcHjU1s:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=LaakobreAXY:eC3vlcHjU1s:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=LaakobreAXY:eC3vlcHjU1s:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=LaakobreAXY:eC3vlcHjU1s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=LaakobreAXY:eC3vlcHjU1s:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=LaakobreAXY:eC3vlcHjU1s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Caerleon Museum of Identity</h1> I missed this announcement a few days back, but it’s far from too late to check out this exhibition. Featuring 18 artists, the goal of the installation is emphatic: Georg Janick’s six Theses on the Art of Virtual Worlds are the framework for the series of collaborations on the Caerleon sims. In addition to major [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=KUO5qauGk1I:q01yfVk7NFg:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=KUO5qauGk1I:q01yfVk7NFg:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=KUO5qauGk1I:q01yfVk7NFg:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=KUO5qauGk1I:q01yfVk7NFg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=KUO5qauGk1I:q01yfVk7NFg:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=KUO5qauGk1I:q01yfVk7NFg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Why Second Life is already second-best for education</h1> The announcement by Linden Lab in the past 24 hours that their discounting of pricing for educators and non-profits would cease in January 2011, has engendered the expected level of outrage. And rightly so, given the critical mass of educators that have generated significant outcomes for Second Life. In fact, it could be argued that [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=plNnWRJx4l8:YxTw4H9NPRI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=plNnWRJx4l8:YxTw4H9NPRI:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=plNnWRJx4l8:YxTw4H9NPRI:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=plNnWRJx4l8:YxTw4H9NPRI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=plNnWRJx4l8:YxTw4H9NPRI:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=plNnWRJx4l8:YxTw4H9NPRI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Is Linden Lab up to the job of keeping younger teens safe in Second Life?</h1> In some ways the decisions surrounding Linden Lab’s closure of Teen Second Life, and the plans for its teen users represent an almost perfect microcosm of Linden Lab process. There’s the decision to close Teen Second Life, apparently made without consulting with … well, anybody at all. As a part of this, older teens (16-17 [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=DSTlzgfcd8s:5fmk45kAnMA:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=DSTlzgfcd8s:5fmk45kAnMA:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=DSTlzgfcd8s:5fmk45kAnMA:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=DSTlzgfcd8s:5fmk45kAnMA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=DSTlzgfcd8s:5fmk45kAnMA:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=DSTlzgfcd8s:5fmk45kAnMA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Watch – virtual worlds in the news</h1> 1. nebusiness (UK) – Attend meetings without travelling with Teesside University’s DLab. “Have you seen how expensive it is to get a train down the spine of the country these days? It hardly seems worth it if you’re skulking down to a meeting with clients or other folks in your company, only to say about [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=aGFpbXOLnoI:Fm1uOR8WCX0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=aGFpbXOLnoI:Fm1uOR8WCX0:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=aGFpbXOLnoI:Fm1uOR8WCX0:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=aGFpbXOLnoI:Fm1uOR8WCX0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=aGFpbXOLnoI:Fm1uOR8WCX0:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/sloz?a=aGFpbXOLnoI:Fm1uOR8WCX0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Weekend Whimsy</h1> 1. Second Life – Decay 2. Second Life Slam Poetry by Kamille Kamala – Second Life Machinima 3. 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