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June 10th, 2008
The Archives
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06.10.08Papervision WiiDgetPapervision keeps getting pushed to new levels. This time, combine it with a Wii remote and a servomotor. Really stunning - not exactly sure for what but it's going to come to someone with as much imagination and talent as Seedylifestyle no doubt. (Source code also provided)
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06.10.08Second Life Interface Design - 800,000L Contest ResourcesThanks to everyone who's expressed an interest in my Second Life user interface design contest. It's really exciting to know that a few people are engaged in thinking about solutions to the question of whether, as one part of a larger puzzle, a different approach to the SL client might help attract or retain users. Over the coming week or so, I'd like to try to aggregate previous posts on the topic of the SL UI. I have some bookmarks of my own, there's the SL road map, and there has been passionate discussion on other blogs. If you have ...
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06.10.08Second Life Gender SurveyOn last log-in to Second Life I was prompted with one of those user surveys you get every now and then - usually of the "Is your Second Life experience improving" variety. (Yes, Same, No...although they leave out "hell no" and "I don't log in enough to have an opinion"). This time the survey asked whether my avatar was a different gender than me. Curiosity always gets the better of me, and I checked the SL blogs but can't find anything explaining the purpose of the survey. In what way will knowing that improve the SL experience? Why is it useful? ...
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06.10.08Virtual World Winter is Only Leaving the MMOs ColdOK, look, I keep meaning to pick up on the thread over on Terra Nova about this coming virtual world winter. And sure, I know the posting was meant to be provocative and a set-up for some sort of burning insight into how we can all save ourselves before the glaciers freeze the grids, but I just don't get it. Second Life is Getting Richer, Not Wider First, Bruce starts out on the wrong foot, citing erroneous statistics about Second Life as a sort of litmus test for the stall of virtual worlds: 1. Is Second Life (the flagship platform) user growth stalled ...
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