Second Thoughts On Second Life: Virtual Dental School Trains Real World Dentists

September 15th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Real Life in Second Life, SL Entrepreneur Magazine

By Compe Lockwood Open wide and say ahhh. You haven’t heard that in Second Life yet. Bet you haven’t received dental care here either. That could change because your future dentist may be here now, filling virtual cavities. Students at the University of Maryland – Baltimore Virtual Dental School will have the opportunity to study […]

Second Thoughts On Second Life: Second Life Goes Green!

September 2nd, 2009  |  by  |  published in Real Life in Second Life, SL Entrepreneur Magazine

By Compe Lockwood Polar bears in peril, solar energy for cooking, recycling the planet. This is “Show Me the Green: An Exposition of Green and Sustainable Practices.” And this is a very ambitious rooftop. Held on top of the Museum of the African-American Experience, The Green and Sustainable Expo ran last month with a broad […]

Second Thoughts on Second Life: Loch Ness Monster Not Shy in SL

August 5th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Real Life in Second Life, SL Entrepreneur Magazine

By Compe Lockwood Few mysteries are more famous then Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster. After decades of research and investigation, questions remain. Does the creature exist? What does it look like? Why can’t we find it? “Nessie” is indeed an elusive creature lurking in the self-imposed solitude of watery depths. But the serpent is not quite […]

Second Thoughts On Second Life: ‘The Unofficial Guide to Building Your Business in the Second Life Virtual World’

May 19th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Real Life in Second Life

By Compe Lockwood Molaskey’s is one of the best pubs I’ve never seen. Or should I say, never seen in real life. But in Second Life, the cyber pub is the equivalent to the mythical Cheers bar – “You’ve got to go where everyone knows your name” – and this includes avatars. This Second Life […]

Second Life’s NOAA Weather Island: “A Cool Place To Experience A Tsunami Without Being Killed”

January 21st, 2009  |  by  |  published in SL Entrepreneur Magazine, SLENTRE.COM Magazine Feature Articles

By CompE Lockwood, aka Emmett Burnett “You’ve got to try the “Tsunami thingy,” an excited Linn said, explaining the virtual killer wave. “It is amazing.” Perhaps “thingy” isn’t the first descriptive noun the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wanted to use when referring to an attraction on their weather island. But they gladly accept “amazing,” […]