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Virtual Worlds in Modern China

Virtual Worlds in Modern China

Since the launch of Second Life (SL) by Linden Lab in 2003 it has attracted the attention of many Chinese users. Despite the popularity of SL in China and partly because SL has never been officially launched in China,...
By Pieter-Paul Walraven on 10/24/07 18
Second life: a utopian project gone bad

Second life: a utopian project gone bad

Of course, we all know Second life, any many writings already exist. Mostly on how incredible and promising this open-source-collaborative online community-building actually is. To see in what ways these terms hold any value nowadays, I logged into Second...
By Tjerk Timan on 10/14/07 2
Doing the Lime Jelly with Nietzsche

Doing the Lime Jelly with Nietzsche

By Paulien Dresscher on 10/08/07 1

Molotov Alva

Dispatches from Second Life A series of minifilms entirely shot on location in Second Life.  The series can be found at www.molotovalva.com.  A preview is, of course, available at YouTube. The series is produced by the Dutch new media...
By Jan Simons on 03/17/07 Comments Off on Molotov Alva

From Aestheticism to Protest – Joseph Delappe

Today Joseph DeLappe, Associate Professor of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno and the head of the Digital Media area and Chair of the Department of Art, gave us an overview of his work. One of his current...
By Michael Stevenson on 03/16/07 2

My Second Life: The Video Diaries of Molotov Alva

SubmarineChannel presents the first documentary, entirely shot online within Second Life: Several documentaries have been made about Second Life, but now there’s a film that actually takes place insíde this popular virtual world. In the film ‘My Second Life’...
By Heleen on 03/15/07 2

Science Fiction, Science Faction- An exploration of the visions behind the contemporary digital world.

ANNOUNCEMENT Science Fiction, Science Faction An exploration of the visions behind the contemporary digital world. Organized by the Waag Society, Internet provider XS4ALL and the Cyberspace Salvations Research Team (University of Leiden, Erasmus University Rotterdam): In the mid-1980s, due...
By Heleen on 03/01/07 Comments Off on Science Fiction, Science Faction- An exploration of the visions behind the contemporary digital world.

Second Life backlash no. 3

this is (very) funny: Get a first life the guy behind it explains his actions here
By Michael Stevenson on 01/21/07 3

Second Life backlash no. 2

Nicholas Carr: A second life avatar consumes as much energy as the average Brazilian.
By Michael Stevenson on 01/07/07 Comments Off on Second Life backlash no. 2

Homeless in Second Life

A while back I promised to become the first bum on second life, but it seems someone has beat me to it. The NGO Mensajeros de la Paz has created a homeless, teenage avatar to raise awareness (and money?)...
By Michael Stevenson on 12/05/06 5

Second Life: musicians, business, politicians, John de Mol and the essence of life

Second Life is a virtual world that exists on the servers of Linden Lab, nothing is real except the value of real money. Players can open an account and chat with other avatars. The avatars start out naked after...
By Roman Tol on 11/06/06 7