Second Life Toolbox anyone?

November 22nd, 2007

second life One of our favorite resources (yes, Mashable that is) has gathered a nice listing of 50+ sites around L$-secondlife.

Unfortunately, we haven’t made the list so far. Feel free to leave a comment expressing your grief… *g*

Second Life to star on CSI:NY tonite

October 24th, 2007

second life As read: CBS Blockbuster TV show CSI:NY will feature our beloved metaverse on tonight’s episode. Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) will be chasing a killer (and avatar stalker - thats the connection, in case you wondered) throughout the grid.

All viewers are encouraged to follow the investigation in Linden Dollar Land via a hyperlink on CBS.com… well sort of at least. Check go check it out if you wish.

New engine is coming!

October 10th, 2007

Second Life (not only second life deutsch!) is getting even more realistic pretty soon! The current Havok 1 engine will sooon be replaced by Havok 4 (yes, the one from HALO, F.E.A.R, etc…). This shoul bring a more realistic physical experience. Sir Isaac Newton would have been soooo proud! Let’s drop an apple, dude… ;)

“Plus” goes Second Life

September 25th, 2007

second life Since yesterday (Sep 24, 2007), the European “food and everything else” retailing giant PLUS has startet its SL presence, making it the first appearance of an brick-and-mortar discounter at all.

One day before, the respective landing page went life. So check it out. No word if you will be able to pay with linden $ in their real world stores though… ;)

Concierge now 24/7

September 6th, 2007

After response times were up, the concierge telephone support and livechat will be operating now around the clock, 24/7. Cheers to that! :) (via)

“Print” your avatar

August 29th, 2007

As presented at this year’s Games Convention:

A company called Reality Service enables you to 3D-print your avatar. A special 3D-printer mixes plastic powders with up to 16 million colors and forms a multi-layered object.

The figure will be 20-25 cm high and also feature your SL name (if you wish). Sounds cool, doesn’t it?

Number of total residents breaks 9 Mio barrier

August 23rd, 2007

Expected in September. Done in August: The total number of active resident accounts in Second Life breaks the 9 Mio barrier.
Interested in the latest stats? Take a closer look here.

Win the SL book

August 8th, 2007

All readers have now the chance to win a copy of the recently pubished Second Life book by German Stern-Magazine’s editor Sven Stillich. All you habe to do is answer 3 questions.

Voice for everyone!

August 7th, 2007

Since August 2, everone can experience the beauty of the new SL voice funcionality within the standard client. The function is optional, yet lots of fun! Landlords can also decide wether or not they’ll allow voice chat on their islands (or in German: Inseln).

Download the open source code here. The voice FAQ can be found here.

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SL used for terrorist planning?

July 31st, 2007

Found here: Accourding to news.com.au it is very well possible… so watch out for Osama browsing through the grid! ;-)

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