Archive for June, 2009

Happy Birthday Second Life! Week Long Celebrations for SL’s 6th Birthday Begin June 23rd

June 23rd, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life News, SL Entrepreneur Magazine

Today marks the start of a week’s worth of celebrations honoring Second Life’s 6th year in business. The birthday celebration will last a week but the impressive resident exhibits will remain open for an additional week. The party will include events, guest speakers and musical performances. Second Life co-creator, Phillip Linden, will be delivering the […]

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres Interviews Chelo Alvarez-Stehle of the Bay Area Video Coalition

June 23rd, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

Every year, SF based Bay Area Video Coalition brings filmmakers together with technologists to develop new media strategies for their projects at the annual Producer’s Institute. Draxtor Despres had the chance to speak with Spanish-American documentarian Chelo Alvarez-Stehle about her project on sex-trafficking, called “Sands Of Silence”, which will be accompanied by a flash-based game.

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres Interviews Wendy Levy of the Bay Area Video Coalition

June 9th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

Wendy Levy from the San Francisco based Bay Area Video Coalition ( BAVC) is at the helm of the annual Producer’s Institute, which brings filmmakers together with technologists to develop new media strategies for their projects. Centered around social and human rights issues, the film projects touch on subjects from health-care crises to sex trafficking.  […]

Second Life News: Fantasy Faire 2009 Benefits American Cancer Societies Relay for Life of Second Life

June 9th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life News

From June 15 – 21 2009, thousands of Second Life residents and creators will come together to support the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world without cancer.  Friends Fighting Cancer (FFC) will transform almost half a million square meters of Second Life into a fantasy wonderland:  the Fantasy Faire 2009 to benefit Relay for […]

Second Life Traffic Report: June Jubilee Brings Shopping Spree by the Sea

June 3rd, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Traffic Report, SL Entrepreneur Magazine

Compiled by Avarie Parker This month most of the players on our Traffic Report reclaimed their spots in the top 10. Phat Cats jazz club hung on to the #1 spot, out-ranking long-time chart topper, Frank’s Place.  It looks like Second Life residents also preferred the nude beaches of Wilder Islands to Frank’s Brat Pack […]

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Features MacArthur Foundation’s SL Island

June 3rd, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton takes you on a tour of MacArthur Island in the virtual world Second Life, providing a brief overview of the Foundation’s work.

Second Life News: SL Fashion Week Starts June 1st on Monogram Tria

June 3rd, 2009  |  by  |  published in Second Life News

Come to Fashion Week June 01 – June 08, 2009 to see the latest designs in shoes, handbags, clothing and much more!!!  Fashion Shows, dancing, mingling and all the fun you could possibly imagine during this 1 week event at the Monogram Virtua Convention Center, located on Monogram Tria.