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A Year In Second Life

Posted by Zonk on from the friendliest-group-of-hippies-you'll-ever-meet dept.

GameSetWatch looks back on the year in Second Life. The freedom-loving virtual world has had a lot of major milestones this year, and it looks like they have a lot to look forward to in 2006. From the post: "Firstly, according to the Second Life Future Salon, a recent virtual appearance by O'Reilly's Phillip Torrone confirmed the existence of a forthcoming 'Second Life Hacks' book. The exuberantly named Hank Hoodoo comments of the attached cover mock-up: 'I really hope O'Reilly actually uses that spork on the cover of the real book.'"

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  1. tedium by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It took me like three hours to figure out how to make a custom t-shirt in Second Life.

    Once I was done, it was clear that there were further refinements that I would never be able to make. Although if you look at that screenie, the book vendor's t-shirt has similar fuckups.

    So maybe I could have used that book.

    I'd pay L$ to make my avatar look the way I want, but I'm not sure that's possible. They have a reputation system for avatar creators and whatnot, but it isn't sufficient.

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    There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
  2. No Linux Client, No Play. by Bob_Robertson · · Score: 2, Informative

    A direct quote from their tech support:

    We don't support platforms we don't support.

    So far their Windows client doesn't run under WINE either.

    Too bad for them.

    Oh, and be careful when setting up the "PayPal" authentication. They set the automatic deduction to $250/month by default, even if you are signing up for the "free" trial. Let's "hope" they never decide to abuse their players.

    Bob-

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    The Ludwig von Mises Institute. The reasoning individuals economics
  3. Gauging by the interest in this thread... by aapold · · Score: 3, Informative

    second life isn't getting a second wind....

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    "Waste not one watt!" - CZ
  4. Can we say anarchocapitalist HELL? by Shihar · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Joking aside, I hated Second Life. Second Life is like living in Snow Crash, and I don't mean in a good way. The place is one massive strip mall. There is almost nothing there except for casinos, porn shops, a few dance clubs, and strip malls. It would be one thing if it was a world full of interesting art (and there is some), intellectual debate, or anything of that nature. Instead, it is like slugging your way through the absolute worst of the Internet; nothing but casinos, shopping, and porn. Second Life COULD have looked like the Burning Man Festival. Instead, it looks like some anarchocapitalist hell as envisioned by a Marxist. Someone wake me up when an interesting online community is built.