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Highlights from the Second Life Destination Guide ... - Second Life

Highlights from the Second Life Destination Guide ... - Second Life | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
If you who haven’t yet heard, we’re coming up on the Second Life’s tenth birthday, SL10B as we’ve affectionately dubbed it.
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Creating Virtual Reality Games: The Fundamentals

As VR heats up again thanks to the emergence of the Oculus Rift, Gamasutra presents a ten-year veteran's take on best practices for developing immersive games using this technology.
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Looking for summer in Second Life

Looking for summer in Second Life | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Earlier in the month, I noted how the weather here perhaps hasn't received the memo about srping passing and summer arriving, something which prompted me to set off exploring SL in search of someth...
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Virtual Outworlding: 2013 VIDEO: MUSIC: The Drax Files: World ...

Virtual Outworlding: 2013 VIDEO: MUSIC: The Drax Files: World ... | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Published on May 3, 2013. "Who says what is real and what is not real?" asks Argentine post-rocker Pupito Helstein about his experience playing in Barcelona one night and in the virtual world of Second Life the next morning.
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The Double Standard in the Real and Virtual Worlds | Techlationships

A double standard applies to the virtual world and real world with two different sets of rules, acceptable behavior and consequences. Is that OK? (@repweiner is entering the NY Mayors race.
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Gadgets of the Future: Will Virtual Reality Become Real? | TechieApps

Gadgets of the Future: Will Virtual Reality Become Real? | TechieApps | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Gadgets of the Future: Will Virtual Reality Become Real? http://t.co/o1fDAadgTh via @techieapps
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meta: The Only Fully Augmented Reality Glasses

meta 1 Dev Kit- the first device allowing visualization and interaction with 3D virtual objects in the real world using your hands. (#Meta1 debuts kinect-like camera VR googles which allow's users to interact with virtual worlds.
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Second Life Founder's New Virtual World Uses Body Tracking Hardware | MIT Technology Review

Second Life Founder's New Virtual World Uses Body Tracking Hardware | MIT Technology Review | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Hardware that tracks your head, eyes and hands will make the follow up to Second Life very different to the pioneering virtual world.
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Virtual Outworlding: 2013 STAGE: Footlight Confidential Interviews ...

Virtual Outworlding: 2013 STAGE: Footlight Confidential Interviews ... | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
SecondLife Aids 2007, 2008. Coat's for Kids 2007, 2008. Pride Week 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Relay for Life 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,2011. Freedom Fest 2009. Tibet Fund Project Children Helen Keller Event 2009 ....
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Virtual Outworlding: 2013 BIZ: VIDEO: Second Life, Hollywood of the virtual worlds. Who will market those videos to the old world?

Virtual Outworlding: 2013 BIZ: VIDEO: Second Life, Hollywood of the virtual worlds. Who will market those videos to the old world? | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
RT @GridJumper: : Second Life, Hollywood of the virtual worlds. Who will market those videos to the old world?: http://t.co/ByOqWA4Q
Asil's curator insight, May 20, 4:13 PM

AviewTV website is seeking to be the video hub for Second Life 

"Have yourself marketed on our siteInworld Film PremiersVideo Commercials"

"Aview makes it easy for performers, event producers, machinima artists, to cut through the clutter and get amazing results!"

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Meta glasses to place virtual reality worlds at fingertips (w/ Video)

Meta glasses to place virtual reality worlds at fingertips (w/ Video) | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
(Phys.org) —Yawn. Two startup visionaries claim they have just the device to replace keyboard and mouse forever and ever. Where have you heard that before. But maybe these two have something important.
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Sitting Around in Second Life | Forcing Change

Sitting Around in Second Life | Forcing Change | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
The virtual world of Second Life (SL) has been in operation since 2003. Here, you control an alternate of yourself – an “avatar” – in a 3D “physical” cyber environment, moving and interacting in real-time with other avatars in a ...
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New World Notes: Linden Lab Reportedly Working on Compromise to Allow Some Third Party Exchange of Linden Dollars

New World Notes: Linden Lab Reportedly Working on Compromise to Allow Some Third Party Exchange of Linden Dollars | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
According to Hypergrid Business, a compromise may be in the works that will allow some third party groups to buy and sell Linden Dollars again: Meanwhile, while some exchanges were being kicked out of Second Life by force, others received...
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6 Games Like Second Life - TechShout!

6 Games Like Second Life - TechShout! | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
TechShout!
6 Games Like Second Life
TechShout!
The following games like Second Life offer you online sanctuary – places where you can live an alternate virtual existence.
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Virtual Friends or Analog Friends? - Huffington Post (blog)

Virtual Friends or Analog Friends? - Huffington Post (blog) | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Virtual Friends or Analog Friends?
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I think virtual friendship is different from analog friendship. Virtual friendship is about business and marketing.
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First Annual OpenSim Community Conference announced | Living in ...

First Annual OpenSim Community Conference announced | Living in ... | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
One woman's views on Second Life ... The organisers hope to accommodate 200 users in total, and once that number has been reached, community members will still be able to register for the live UStream version of the conference, which will be...
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UAV sims take off - DefenseNews.com

UAV sims take off - DefenseNews.com | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
UAV sims take off
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Virtual worlds once used for familiarization have been converted into fully immersive programs that let soldiers practice tactics, techniques and procedures.
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Beyond Second Life: more realistic avatars | Ku...

Beyond Second Life: more realistic avatars | Ku... | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Philip Rosedale, founder of once-popular virtual world Second Life, has created a new company called High Fidelity. (Beyond Second Life: more realistic avatars | Ku...
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Virtual Outworlding: 2013 ART: New World Enlightenment Fun ...

Virtual Outworlding: 2013 ART: New World Enlightenment Fun ... | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Building true to life structures in SL is very easy provided the details are all in place but to create 3D environments that can not exist in the real world yet are still functional is one of the great things about virtual reality, otherwise we ...
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Loire - Design Thinking for Virtual Worlds MOOC Introduction

Truman & Yonekura are introduced through highlights of their ongoing, immersive learning adventures. Presented as part of the Loire Learning Campus - Design ...
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The Amsterdam Red Light District in Second Life

The Amsterdam Red Light District in Second Life | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
I start my under cover investigations In the Amsterdam Red Light District in Second Life. Well. I tried too, but when I arrived there the region was basically dead. There was just one single reside...
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Virtual Outworlding: 2013 MUSIC: VIDEO: Innocence Lost - furry ...

Virtual Outworlding: 2013 MUSIC: VIDEO: Innocence Lost - furry ... | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education (VWBPE) Call for proposals - - VWBPE website Submission deadline 15 June 2013 Downloa... 2013 Kit: Music Calendars in Second Life. Music Calendars in Second Life - This post ...
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Fairies & Unicorns - Photo Safari in SL | Secon...

Fairies & Unicorns - Photo Safari in SL | Secon... | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Annie Brightstar's insight: Exploring SL is one of the most interesting activities in world.Sometimes we get lazy and just hang out at our usual places.So why not explore a bit and take some pics at the same time?
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The Drax Files 6: An animated Second Life | Living in the Modem ...

The Drax Files 6: An animated Second Life | Living in the Modem ... | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Operating their business out of Edinburgh, Abramelin and his wife focus on Second Life as their primary market, producing not only animations, but also a range of avatars and other creations, very much working as a team; ...
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Worlds Largest Virtual Universe Now Running For 10 Straight Years - Science World Report

Worlds Largest Virtual Universe Now Running For 10 Straight Years - Science World Report | Second Life and Virtual Worlds | Scoop.it
Worlds Largest Virtual Universe Now Running For 10 Straight Years Science World Report While this is not guaranteed and is mostly a question of sustained commercial viability, there is no reason why a virtual world living on a super-computer could...
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SL is turning 10 this year, too.

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