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Category: avatars

New avatar bodies in Second Life

I sometimes visit a world called Second Life, which is kind of a big 3-D space where you can hang out, build stuff, and fiddle with your avatar’s look. I’ve […]
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July 4, 2018
Usability, customer service will be key for Linden Lab in 2011

A very down to earth and open-minded Linden Lab CEO Rod Humble (Rodvik Linden) spoke August 13 at the Second Life Community Convention (SLCC) in Oakland, Calif., and his message […]
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August 14, 2011
Doctoral student of psychology running body image study in virtual worlds

A Ph.D. candidate in Melbourne, Australia, is looking for a few good men. Jon-Paul Cacioli, a clinical psychology student at Deakin University, is conducting a study on body image in […]
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May 19, 2011
Reason and passion (and appreciating point of view)

There are some learning experiences that are inspired by interactions within Second Life groups. I belong to a group called Play as Being, which gets together in Bieup to discuss […]
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May 15, 2011
Visiting OSGrid

My experience with OSGrid was a short one because I couldn’t move around very well.
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November 21, 2009
Metanomics: Learn how your avatar participates in a virtual world culture

The Metanomics group on March 2 discussed virtual world culture and how having an avatar can impact social interactions in places like Second Life. How seriously should we take it?
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March 2, 2009
Participate in events which live in both worlds

Friday, October 10, 2008 The NPR radio show Science Friday has been airing its shows with an added Second Life component. The team has designed a spiffy outdoor ampitheater and […]
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February 20, 2009
Try out an SL ride

Nostrum Forder gave me a simboard lesson this weekend so I wouldn’t look like a complete idiot while playing with my new toy.
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February 20, 2009