Second Life

Slatterz writes "Sony and Microsoft are poised to do battle in virtual worlds. The console kids both announced Second Life-style virtual environments at the Tokyo Game Show today. Both games show striking similarities to Linden Lab's creation. Players are represented by avatars which live a...  

Both companies announced their services, which use graphic images that represent players called avatars, Thursday at the Tokyo Game Show.  

Second Life is a 3-D virtual world created by its Residents. Virtual Worlds are expected to be more and more popular on the internet so their architecture might be of interest. Especially important is the appearance of open virtual worlds or metaverses. What happens when video games meet Web 2.0...  

Great Britain's Chrissie Wellington will start as the favourite at this weekend's Ironman World Championships on the island of Kona, Hawaii, following a dominating performance at last year's race.  

Mark Kingdon, the CEO of Linden Labs who goes by the name of M Linden in Second Life was interviewed by Lon Safko (Lon Sands) the coauthor of the Social ...  

Computer-graphic worlds are similar to "Second Life" Players can personalise their avatars CHIBA : Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later ...  

After careful consideration based on their personal denim wearing preferences, 3sixteen previews their upcoming jeans in the form of the SL-100x and the SL-200x. Featuring a slimmer fitting through the thighs, the denim features a slight taper at the leg opening. Constructed of Japanese selvedge...  

Susanne Simon , my late wife's cousin, stopped in Honolulu last weekend for a short visit en route to Saturday's 30th anniversary Ironman Triathlon World Championship on the Big Island.  

This post may be a bit late, but. Kevin/Boris Frampton one of former guildmasters in the IBM virtual universe community set up an SL overflow event for the VWF from 1:30-4pm. I was travelling and could not use ...  

Oddcast is taking its talking avatars to the next logical place: virtual worlds. The company is launching a new product called AvatarSpace, a Web application that enables custom avatars to talk to one another through voice or text. However, as opposed to massive services like SecondLife or Club...  

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I seem to be having some problems using a WP avatar. This doesn't seem to be very well documented (or if it is, the information is a little elusive). Is there a good/easy way to get an avatar on a wp.org install? If not, which of the few universal avatar systems is the most common?  

September 30, 2008 (Tampa Bay, Florida) – Today, World Triathlon Corporation, owner and organizer of the Ironman Brand, announces the 2009 Ironman Lottery Program will officially open on Wednesday, October 1. Athletes interested in earning a slot through the Ironman Lottery must apply by Saturday...  

Linden Lab: The company behind Second Life has appointed Tom Hale its chief product officer, reporting directly to CEO Mark Kingdon. ...  

Eurogamer breaks news that German games publisher DPT Entertainment will be making an MMORPG based on Tad Williams' Otherland series of books. As anyone who has read the books will know, this could be an interesting new spin on virtual worlds. Quoting: "For want of a better soundbite, let's call...