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Follow the real life Ironman Germany triathlon competition online via Second Life. Join us at SL Triathlon all day and track your favorite athletes real live race times. The founder of Sl Triathlon, "Wolfgang Spaatz" (avatar name), will be racibg in real life at Ironman Germany, so we're wishing him much success!! We will have a party and also a virtual sprint triathlon at 5am SL time, where you can swim-bike-run at SL Triathlon against the clock and win some prizes! Visit SL Triathlon in... Read Full Story

The other day I finally met up in First Life with my best and oldest SL friend, the excellent Caterin.  We relaxed over a few (yes, a few) drinks in a London bar, after some confusion, and texting back and forth over which bar we were supposed to be in (quite like SL, really), and shared our memories of exploits in the virtual world.  I did worry beforehand whether I would recognise her, but I needn’t have.  If the residents were surprised by Caterin’s stunning appearance, they seemed... Read Full Story

SL Triathlon, the only global triathlon party in the virtual world of Second Life, invites you to a party and a fun triathlon race. Just bring yourself and your avatar along. Ironman South Africa and Arizona both take place in real life on April 13, 2008. We will follow  the action live via SL Triathlon. Your avatars can dance, chat and also participate in a fun rave at 6pm GMT at the SL Triathlon venue. Read Full Story

If IBM and the virtual online world called Second Life have their way, New Zealander Nathan Keir, better known as his avatar, Kermitt Quirk, one switched-on purple gecko with a shock of green hair will soon be free to travel to many virtual worlds, keeping the same name, look and even use the same digital currency.   Virtual worlds can seem like carefree, unconstrained environments where you can virtually do and say just about anything you can imagine. But there’s just one tiny problem... Read Full Story

"A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars. This habitation usually is represented in the form of two or three-dimensional graphical representations of humanoids (or other graphical or text-based avatars)." (Source: Wikipedia) A conference held in a virtual world The expression "virtual world" usually brings up to our mind the idea of a 3D environment that typically appears similar to the real world, with real... Read Full Story

This post is in support of Blog Action Day. Is it possible to have environmental concerns in a virtual world? Are there negative environmental impacts that could occur in for example SecondLife, for which Linden Labs has no cure? Are there repercussions of environmental issues in a virtual world that carry over into the real world? Is it possible to have environmental concerns in a virtual world? I think there are environmental concerns prevalent in SecondLife such as the role of real... Read Full Story

SL Triathlon is the only global triathlon group in Second Life. Known for their weekly indoor cycling (spinning) classes that are facilitated via Second Life, but you can train to in real life, and their monthly virtual triathlons, the owners are now also showcasing real life cycling products. SL Triathlon is sponsored by real life wheel manufacturer Zipp Speed Weaponry. As part of this relationship, SL Triathlon is showing Zipp's 2008 product line at the group's club house. There is also a... Read Full Story