When the development of ‘Windlight’ (Second Life’s graphic improvements) was announced, it was greeted with much controversy. While some where happy about a graphics upgrade, most wondered about the priorities of Linden Lab. Platform stability was the big issue then, and the users rightfully wondered whether this new feature which obviously was not just [...]

Posted on: May 13, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Yesterday I received an email from a very happy Jolanda RRR, having won the 12th Webby award today with Rivers Run Red’s Coca Cola Happiness Factory II. It won the award in the category of ‘Best Branded Content, Interactive Advertising of 2008′. Congratulations Jolanda, to you and the Rivers Run Red team! Official press release [...]

Posted on: May 7, 2008 | No Comments »

One of the most involved, and accurate news sources covering Virtual Worlds posted an interview with Philip Rosedale, former CEO of Linden Research, Inc. The Guardian interviewer David Smith talks to (an audible tired) the founder of Second Life about the current state of affairs, and the future of the Virtual World. To summarize the [...]

Posted on: May 6, 2008 | 6 Comments »

The movie and cartoon giant Disney is on a quest to bind their audience to them in a series of Virtual Worlds developed for kids in different (consecutive) age ranges, growing up inside the fantasy world as Disney creates it. Disney became a serious player in the virtual worlds industry with their acquisition of the [...]

Posted on: May 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »