Second Time Around by Lacy Muircastle...

It’s finally done…  This manuscript took a long time to come to fruition but I’ve enjoyed the journey immensely, and I have Lanai Jarrico, she of the SL Enquirer, to thank for its existence.   Out of curiosity, I joined Second Life, which was back in 2008.  What a mind bend it was.  The learning curve was incredible and coming to terms with the technical aspects of just moving around never mind making the avatar look...

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OpenSimulator Community Conference Announces High Fidelity CEO Philip Rosedale as Keynote Speaker

  August 29, 2014 - The OpenSimulator Community Conference is pleased to announce Philip Rosedale, Founder and CEO of High Fidelity, Inc. will be a keynote speaker at the second annual OpenSimulator Community Conference, scheduled to take place virtually on November 8-9, 2014 in a virtual conference center designed for the event. Mr. Rosedale’s keynote presentation will address the question, “What is the Metaverse?”...

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PRESS PASS MEDIA: 7th Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference- April 9th-12th 2014

7th Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference is very pleased to announce our opening keynote: Philip Rosedale, CEO of High Fidelity and creator of Second Life.Ebbe Altberg, the new CEO of Second Life, will also present at the conference.We have an incredible line-up of speakers, panels, workshops, sim demonstrations, poster presentations for four days April 9-12thDaily updates at:http://vwbpe.org/conference/vwbpe-2014-calendarht...

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What does Second Life mean to you?

I have an assignment for another publication in Second Life, part of which required me to ask a number of prominent SL residents the question “What does SL mean to you?”  A number of those I asked simply couldn't be bothered to answer me; I suppose they are above answering questions put to them by some wanna be journo.  I have to admit that self-importance in SL is one of my pet peeves; most of us are busy in one way or...

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