Second Life Machinima Video Report: Network Culture Project – Public Good Challenge, Part 2

October 29th, 2008  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

The Public Good Challenge issued by the Network Culture Project has challenged Second Life enthusiasts to come up with ways in which the virtual world can benefit the global community. The Network Culture Project is a group of faculty, students and staff exploring the cultural implications of new media technologies through research. The NCP produces […]

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres on Obama in Second Life

October 15th, 2008  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports, SL Entrepreneur Magazine

Draxtor reports on the vibrant Second Life community revolving around the Democratic Party nominee for President, Barak Obama. He talks with Sienna Harris about her involvement with his campaign both in real life and Second Life and the types of recruits they are looking for.   About Draxtor Despres Bernhard Drax writes music for TV, […]

Second Life Machinima Video Report: Draxtor Despres on Public Good Challenge

October 8th, 2008  |  by  |  published in Second Life Machinima Video Reports

The Public Good Challenge issued by the Network Culture Project has challenged Second Life enthusiasts to come up with ways in which the virtual world can benefit the global community. The Network Culture Project is a group of faculty, students and staff who explore the cultural implications of new media technologies through research. The NCP […]

SL Entrepreneur Profiles: Saffia Widdershins owner of Prim Perfect Magazine

September 24th, 2008  |  by  |  published in SL Entrepreneur Magazine, SL Entrepreneur Profiles

By Sigmund Leominster, News Editor When your staff creates a special blog suggesting you for Entrepreneur of the Year, it has to be a good thing. This is the case for Second Life® resident Saffia Widdershins, owner of Prim Perfect Magazine, Prim Perfect blog, and host of SLCN’s Meta Makeover show. I TP’ed first to […]

Virtual World News: OpenSim Development: Show Me the Money!

September 24th, 2008  |  by  |  published in Second Life News

  By Sigmund Leominster, News Editor At this year’s Second Life™ Community Conference (SLCC) in Tampa, Florida, a group of OpenSim developers and Linden Lab® employees ran a session called “Open Software for Open Worlds.” One of the topics that came up was whether the OpenSim environments would be able to use Linden™ dollars. From […]

SL Entrepreneur Profiles: Rusch Raymaker

September 4th, 2008  |  by  |  published in SL Entrepreneur Magazine, SL Entrepreneur Profiles

  By Sigmund Leominster, News Editor Rusch Raymaker has been a resident of the Second Life virtual world since March 23rd, 2007. She is the successful owner of AVENUE Inc., a management company overseeing a number of other ventures. A quick glance at the AVENUE Models blog demonstrates the depth and breadth of Rusch’s domain. […]

SLENTRE.COM Celebrates 6 Month Milestone

July 23rd, 2008  |  by  |  published in SLENTRE.COM Updates

Dear Readers, July finds SLENTRE.COM celebrating our 6 month milestone.

Second Life Residents Get Lively Discussing Google’s New 3D Chat Platform

July 16th, 2008  |  by  |  published in SL Entrepreneur Magazine, SLENTRE.COM Magazine Feature Articles

By Avarie Parker It has been a week since Google unleashed Lively, their contribution to the 3D web. There has been a lot of hype surrounding the giant’s entry in to realm of virtual worlds with some observers suggesting that Lively might threaten or ultimately eliminate Linden Lab’s Second Life. After spending some time in […]

Blink 3D and Virtual World Software Creator, Clive Jackson Discusses The New Web 3D

July 9th, 2008  |  by  |  published in SL Entrepreneur Magazine, SLENTRE.COM Magazine Feature Articles

By Avarie Parker Clive Jackson, the creator of Blink 3D and inDuality, took some time to answer SLENTRE.COM’s questions regarding the release of his new products. He is the founder of Pelican Crossing, a development firm working toward creating a web portal for 3D environments. You can read more about his thoughts on the future […]

Second Life and The Metaverse: Excerpt from The Metaverse 2.0 by Clive Jackson

July 9th, 2008  |  by  |  published in SLENTRE.COM Magazine Feature Articles

Clive Jackson, the creator of Blink 3D and inDuality, has some very specific suggestions regarding the development of the Metaverse. He has compiled these in a comprehensive white paper entitled Metaverse 2.0. You can download the entire document from his company’s website here.