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02.26.10Second Life 2.0 and the Strange LoopI was mulling over the implications of Second Life Shared Media - the ability to place media on a prim in Second Life...to embed clickable Web pages, Word documents, videos or Flash. But it occurred to me that I'd written about this before, or written about a concept before which I think bears repeating. So instead of something new, I give you a reprint of an old post. Welcome to the Strange Loop A friend asked whether I thought people acted “more real” in a virtual world than they do in real life. This on the theory that the avatar mask ...
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02.23.10Second Life 2.0: Re-Designing Virtual WorldsLinden Lab has launched a suite of platform changes which effectively shift Second Life into Version 2.0, with further changes in the pipeline that promise to radically transform the virtual world, its culture, its ability to integrate with the wider digital landscape, and its ability to attract new users. There will be heaps written about the centerpiece of this: a new 'viewer' (the software by which users access Second Life). But perhaps the BIGGER attraction, in some ways, is the launch of Second Life Shared Media (SLSM) which will allow clickable, embeddable Web pages, editable documents (think collaboration on a PowerPoint ...
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