From: Wired NASA Dreams of an Interplanetary ‘Second Life’ for Mars Crew Quote from the site - When NASA begins launching astronaut teams on 800-day missions to Mars, one of the greatest survival tests these explorers will face is the inevitable alienation they’ll experience with their remoteness from Earth and the harshness of the frozen Red Planet.

From: Peachpit I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life Quote from the site - What is an avatar? Why are there nearly a billion of them, and who is using them? Do avatars impact our real lives, or are they just video game conceits?

From: NMC Campus Observer ZeroG SkyDancers III - Virtual Flight Choreography Premieres January 6 at NMC Quote from the site - Avatar DanCoyote Antonelli is accustomed to breaking new ground. Even in virtual worlds he is considered avant guarde. The real man controlling that avatar, DC Spensley, has been wowing virtual audiences since 2006 with art installations that would not be possible in real life, but perhaps the most coveted ticket in all of Second Life is one to a performance by his ZeroG SkyDancers.

Second Life - DANCES WITH ANGELS - ZeroG SkyDancers 2007

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From: Redmond Developer Mastering the Game Quote from the site - In the prior issue we talked about Second Life, Linden Research’s Internet-accessible, 3-D virtual reality (VR) world. We noted that Second Life’s Linden Scripting Language (LSL) gives Microsoft-oriented programmers and developers a context sufficiently familiar to let us leverage existing skills, yet different enough to stretch us into new territory as well. But getting into Second Life is crucial for Microsoft’s future, too.

From: Second Life Blog [RESOLVED] Various inventory problems affecting some residents Quote from the site - After receiving reports of various inworld inventory problems which have been affecting some residents, including the inability to take things from inworld and avatars reverting to a previous appearance, we have tracked the problem down to an issue with an inventory server which crashed slightly after 17:00.

From: New World Notes Hamlet’s Favorite 20 NWN Posts for 2007 Quote from the site - Written by myself and others, here are New World Notes posts from last year that I think best capture the culture of Second Life…

From: metaversed Statistics, Privacy, And SLMetrics Quote from the site - Hilary Mason, an Assistant Professor in New Media and Computer Science at Johnson & Wales University, joined us last week for “Virtual Business Innovators” to talk about her in-depth statistics gathering system “SLMetrics”.

From: Second Life Blog 3 fresh improvements to our Issue Tracker! Quote from the site - Friendly greetings in 2008! We’ve been continuing to better our Issue Tracker’s (what is it?) usefulness & accessibility for you. Following vibrant discussion, Rob Linden made several improvements:

1. New “Fix Pending” state….

From: Second Life Blog Knowledge Base Article of the Week #10: Hold On! Quote from the site - Hello everybody, I hope you had a merry Winter Festival and a happy new year! This week, I’d like to show you an article exploring why we place Second Life accounts on hold, and what you should do if you find your account has been held: Why is my account on hold?

From: Second Life Blog [RESOLVED] SL Inventory Issues at this time Quote from the site - [RESOLVED 12:15 PM PST] Inventory problem is resolved. Second Life is now open again.

Second Life is currently experiencing Inventory Issues. It is highly recommended that Residents do not rez or edit any items in their inventory or attachments on their Avatars.

From: Second Style Fashionista PXL Creations: Linda Quote from the site - Skins are obviously the new black. Everyone and their mother is trying to make them, and with the full perm skins of Another Shop, playing around and painting by numbers gets easier even for the total skin skill nono’s like yours truly.

From: Hibernia on the Skids Grand Opening: H.G. Wells Library PLUS Masquerade Quote from the site - The Caledon Library announces the first of two gala events to mark the opening of its newest branch, the H. G. Wells. Memorial Library in Caledon Wellsian. A masked street party on January 5 will celebrate the opening of the Library and its inaugural exhibit on the New Orleans Carnival.

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