This simple door script uses three states — “default”, to set the initial rotation, and “open” and “closed” to switch to that status. Note that the prim for the door needs to have Path Cut Begin at 0.375 and end at 0.875 for this to work. It’s part of a […]
It’s time to give voice to Extropia DaSilva again — and she’s back with an earlier topic, which she has expanded quite neatly on this latest essay of hers. Enjoy! — Gwyn IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID. The ability to replicate the means of production themselves from cheaply available elements is […]
Warning: The tips below were true for 2008. These days, Second Life has improved in all regards beyond our wildest dreams a decade ago. A lot of the tips and techniques written below may be simply not true any more! Also, thanks to Luma Darkthief for pointing out that this article […]
This is the actual title of a white paper released by Proximity London, a well-known creative marketing agency in the UK. Last September, they have concluded a research on virtual worlds, and the purpose of their lead in-house researcher, John Urpeth, was to dispel the myths spread around by the […]
In a surprising and unexpected move, Linden Lab has just announced that they are going back to become a 3D content provider as before — after an almost two-year-long hiatus of zero content production.But… there is a twist! This time, under the name of “The Linden Department of Public Works”, Jack Linden […]
Second Life grows slowly, and, as any new technology, it is prone to journalistic abuse to infuse terror and panic on the mainstream masses. This time, the threat comes from the Washington Post. There is really just one paragraph worth reading there, which is the single drop of sanity in an […]
Like it or not, you cannot be impassive to it:Julian Dibbell’s Wired article on griefing, specifically what we’re experiencing in Second Life — organised griefing — may very well become the ultimate reference essay on description and motivation in the mind of the griefer. Dibbell claims that ultimately griefers want […]
“And now for something completely different”, as the Monty Python would say. CodeBastard Redgrave, scripter extraordinaire, blogger supreme (her blog is #2 according to SocialStatus), recent winner of the “AvaStar of the Year 2007” award, having her picture hang up at Linden Lab’s HQ and definitely an excellent photographer & […]
It’s more fun if you don’t speak German, and you have a sense of humour 🙂 Definitely great stuff from the creative people from magrathean.ca, one of the many Metaverse Development Companies for Second Life.
“Gwyneth,” Commander Au said to me, twirling his moustache behind the floating desk at HQ. “We have, uh… an issue.” I dropped the pad on my lap and looked up to him. His mischievous smile was getting on my nerves. Sighing, I scratched my head, and mumbled: “What issue?” “Well, […]
If you haven’t heard the big announcement by Linden Lab that they’re finally closing down “illegitimate virtual bankers” in Second Life, you’ve been missing all the fun 🙂 The announcement on their Official Blog states: As of January 22, 2008, it will be prohibited to offer interest or any direct […]
In this new year (*waves*!), the first thing I did was upgrading my WordPress installation, and, while waiting, I thought it would be nice to read through DreamHost’s blog for some news. DreamHost is my hosting provider. Any blog post I might make here talking about why I still use […]
Estonia, a small member state of the European Union with 1.3 million inhabitants living by the Baltic Sea, has since the 1990s been labelled as one of the leading “Information Age” countries, having a surprisingly high penetration rate of computer use and Internet. They’re very strong supporters of e-voting and […]