The SORBET Project drives residents of SecondLife and other virtual worlds to rethink social distancing and engagement during COVID-19.

COVID-19 has been a very sore spot for all, regardless of what many went through. Some lost their source of livelihood, many lost family members, homes, a sense of security, unity, and many other casualties of the pandemic. However, everyone lost their sense of freedom when the government, per the recommendations of the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO), suggested that businesses, schools, and other public venues shut down to encourage...

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VWBPE 2022 Conference PHOENIX RISING Opens 31 March 2022 in Second Life®

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe 15th annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, beginning on Thursday, March 31st, will be an online distributed conference happening in multiple virtual spaces. This conference focuses on the use of immersive virtual environments for educational purposes including virtual and augmented reality. VWBPE provides educational and networking opportunities that are relevant to educational curriculum...

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MyVirtualRealityJob is Hiring now!

 Are you bored at home? Retired, wanting a little something to do on the side? Maybe a stay-at-home Mom/Dad? Hurting from the Covid19 lockdowns? Do you have great customer service skills or technical knowledge? Why not come work for us?You can play in SL, while working from home and making real-world livable wages! We are a Real-world Company looking to bridge the gap between Reality and Virtual Reality.MyVirtualRealityJob is a Real-World...

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IS IT STILL POSSIBLE TO GENERATE A REAL-LIFE INCOME FROM SECOND LIFE LINDENS? - VєηυŞ (venus.amore) Reporting...

For years Second Life has been a very good conversation piece when it comes to making money online. The economy in Second Life has its own exchange to USD and allows the Residents to exchange Linden’s (the inworld name for money) or $Ls into real world currency. Linden Lab’s currency was even online before Bitcoin became a viable investment. Many people over the years have made money in this virtual world and many have not. What does it take to make...

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GeekSpeak subject for Saturday 27th February at noon SLT: Do we live in a Virtual World?

 Second Life is a virtual world but is Real Life also a virtual world?  Do our real-life selves live in a simulated universe?  How can we know if that is so?According to the Bostrom argument, there are likely to be many more simulated universes than real universes so, statistically speaking, it is more likely that we live in a simulated universe.Could we be conscious in a simulated universe, like the Doctor in Star Trek: Voyager or...

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VWBPE 2019 Conference “Re:Visions” Opens April 4, 2019 in Second Life

April 4 starts the three-day Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference, with an amazing lineup of speakers, workshops, sim demonstrations, poster presentations, open discussions, and more.  The conference will cover a wide range of subjects concerning virtual worlds and their use for education, virtual reality, smart games, arts and science, and the future of technology. Although the main part of the conference will be...

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