From: Vint Falken RL Hologram from a Second Life avatar Quote from the site - Really fun, what Christian Contini did: he took a Second Life avatar, and photographed this avatar under different angles. This photo source material ended up as a first life hologram.

From: West Karana Play2Train — Emergency Response Training in Second Life Quote from the site - In response to yesterday’s post about my return to Second Life, reader Deep Semaphore pointed me toward Play2Train, a simulation of various emergency scenarios done in Second Life, developed under the guidance of the Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program.

From: Jan Dawson Experiment in Second Life aids development of autonomous artificial agents Quote from the site - Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are “engineering characters with the capacity to have beliefs and to reason about the beliefs of others.

From: ED C&I 831 Ken Meredith’s Blog Second Life - Opinion Quote from the site - I experienced a program called Second Life this week. There were a lot of people in our session. This added somewhat to the frustration of things not working so smoothly.

From: Second Arts We can’t let feelings like this be left on the JIRA, can we? Quote from the site - For those who don’t know the Linden Lab product improvement system, the JIRA… It’s the main system by which Linden Lab customers vote on the importance of improving different technical glitches in the Second Life software.

From: Financial Times Second Life listing moves nearer Quote from the site - Linden Lab, creator of the Second Life virtual world, is moving closer towards a listing and life as a public company with the replacement of its founder with a new chief executive.

From: SL Newspaper Who Can You Turn To? Quote from the site - I have been an SL resident for nine months now. In that time I’ve become aware of some of the emotional conflicts that can arise for residents. These can be negotiating the demands of both RL and SL on our time or, more commonly, trying to navigate between the strong emotional ties formed in SL and our RL commitments and expectations.

From: Save the Date! Building Bridges Between RL and SL Quote from the site - This week, our Wednesday Workshop will be Building Bridges Between RL and SL with none other than Steve Dembo (Demb Oh in SL).

From: Virtual Goods Insider Second Life Real Estate Development Goes Avant-Garde Quote from the site - According to the New York Times, Chinese experimental artist Cao Fei, known in Second Life as China Tracy, is creating the world’s first virtual art installation. RMB City is a virtual city in Second Life that is meant to be an artistic commentary on the rapid industrialization of China.

From: Computer World The Grill: Xerox innovation chief Sophie Vandebroek Quote from the site - Xerox innovation chief Sophie Vandebroek talks about the future of 3-D virtual work, the switch from ‘paperless office’ to reusable paper, and the hows and whys of a diverse workforce.

From: Looker Lumet Will Second Life change? Quote from the site - Is Second Life changing? Do we have to fear for our cozy situation? Or is it for the best?Are we now going to see the real progress in virtual world?

From: The Metaverse Journal Telstra in Second Life: one year on Quote from the site - It’s actually just past a year since Telstra launched its Second Life presence. The reason we haven’t covered the anniversary until now is due to having a request for a comment in to Telstra on the first anniversary. There’s been no response, so I’ll reply on my observations and hopefully your comments on Telstra in Second Life.

From: BBC Second Life creator changes role Quote from the site - The man behind Second Life is stepping down from his role as head of the company that created the virtual world.

From: IEET David Pearce in Second Life on Utopian Neuroscience Quote from the site - David Pearce, co-founder of the WTA and creator of HedWeb (The Hedonistic Imperative), will give a talk and a Q/A session in Second Life on March 23, 10am SLT, on Utopian Neuroscience.

From: bavc Gone Gitmo: The ACLU In Second Life Quote from the site - On a recent trip to New York City, and thanks to my friend Rachel who works in media relations at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), I had the pleasure of meeting with Constance DeCherney, Media Relations Liaison at the ACLU, and the person who is behind the ACLU’s presence in Second Life.

From: Financial Times Schools borrow consumer trends Quote from the site - Technology is a vital ingredient in the delivery of distance learning but the vast majority of business schools would rather not be early adopters of some revolutionary new software package or web-based application.

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