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Whenever I am asked to tell people what is so great about the virtual world of Second Life, I struggle to begin. The list of possibilities of the virtual world of Second Life is seemingly endless. Needless to say, if I were to elaborate on them all I would be here all day. I tend to break my top reasons for loving Second Life down into four. Creative Expression From designing and building an architectural masterpiece, to sharing your poetry on live microphone with a group of people from across the world, Second Life is king for online creative expression. Everything in Second Life is art, from the buildings, to the clothing, to the landscaping. And all the content is user created. So what you see...

iv id="body"> Second Life is as complex as any Internet phenomenon goes and it's often the case that you feel lost when entering this virtual world, especially if you're new to the whole massively multiplayer idea. In order to help you out a bit, I've decided to make up a set of tips and tricks that will probably make your life easier in Second Life and allow you to achieve your goals faster. Let's get to work! Your Avatar Let's face it, in the real world, looks get you a long way and to that there's no denying. Of course, if you're not so good looking, you can make up through dedication, compassion and hard work, but since you CAN choose how you look in your Second Life, why not take advantage of...

Second Life has some expensive real estate indeed and there are all types of new cities springing up. So what do these would be city planners have in mind online? Well here is an interesting question considering the Global Warming and CO2 issues; Should there be cars, shouldn't there be; asks one innovative thinker. Well, I do not know much about this city, but if it is an city or even an island without a country, and the island is small then NO, but depending on the age of the population some people might need transportation. Now most futuristic cities in Second life do have public transportation and bullet trains and there can be centralized transportation of course, especially things like subways...

Americans love games. Maybe it's a cultural thing, and of course the passion for games isn't limited to this country. From the beautiful simplicity of tic-tac-toe to board games like checkers and Monopoly, card games and on up to the sophisticated gaming systems like Xbox and Wii, the quest for entertainment has been a constant. Grand Theft Auto rolled into stardom with its high-tech portrayal of a futuristic city that mimicked New York, called Liberty City. Names ranging from The Statue of Happiness, GetaLife Building and Rotterdam Tower are obvious tips of the hat to the Big Apple. But Grand Theft Auto is a bit darker and more violent than many gamers prefer and for many the search for a virtual...

Linden Lab has made a lot of changes this past year, I felt the need to redefine how to earn lindens in Second Life. Let's talk about some other ways we used to make money Camping: Before the new terms and services, landowners would pay you to just stand or sit at their location. This was called camping and is now illegal! Gambling: Another change Second Life made was the outlawing of casinos! You could own one and make a lot of money. But not anymore! Escort: This Isn't Illegal, but with all the new rules on the classified system and the changes to your land rating, this is extremely hard to be viable as a Linden earning alternative. Sploder balls: Was an event system where you would put money into...

Everything in Second Life is art. It may not be the most attractive art, but it is art just the same. Second Life is a virtual world, that is made up of residents who make whatever they choose in Second Life to enhance their environment. Some art in Second Life excels and yearns to be recognized and enjoyed. Elven Enchantment is a new museum and the build itself is beautiful and primative heavy. (Primatives are the builing blocks in our world, we call them prims.) The art hanging within its walls is incrediably beautiful and intriguing. Upon arriving at the museum the visitor is drawn in by the beautiful gardens, tinkling fountains, ponds, and benches. In order to preserve the beauty of the...

Age verification was introduced to residents of Second Life during 2009 as an optional means of confirming that you are old enough to play Second Life and thus access the adult regions. It remains to this day entirely optional. The process works by allowing a resident of Second Life to login to their account and enter either their passport number, social security number or other type of identity card number (many European ID cards are now accepted too). This information is sent instantly to a third party that checks that the holder of that particular identity means is above the age of 18. Linden Lab (Second Life's creators and owners) do not keep the number itself on file. What they get is a code...

What is scripted art? Scripted artwork has moving elements in it enhancing the art and enjoyment of the view. The movement in this type of artwork is provided by hidden art of scripting, and by inserting these scripts into objects so that we can interact, within our world, with other avatars, objects, and in this case animates the artwork to have moving elements making the common scene more, awe inspiring, mesmerizing, and makes the viewer go hmm, how did they do that? The scripted art that is considered good for collecting, hanging in your home, or for giving your your friends is currently scarce in Second Life. The key is to develop low lag, low prim artwork that any Second Life Resident may...

Virtual Real Estate Investing (VRE) is a very clever way to make money online dealing with domain name investing. Very small investment with HUGE returns anybody can do. If you have a creative mindset a good domain name, people will pay large sums of money for them. Learn how it works free Copyright (c) 2009 Duncan Wierman VRE stands for Virtual Real Estate. We are not speaking of traditional brick and mortar type property. But what then is virtual property? Virtual Property can take the form of websites, domain names, blogs, or even parasite hosing on Squidoo and Hubpages. The way in which virtual real estate works is that people are buying and selling domain names in order to make a profit. This...

34% of adult internet users play online games every week. Online gaming and virtual worlds are booming for both casual and hard core gamers alike. With this boom comes virtual economies with goods, services and currencies that can be turned into "real-world" money. One clever company built a platform where users can buy, trade and sell virtual currencies from online games and worlds. They launched their website less than a year ago and sales have already exceeded $250,000. In the case of this particular company, they do not charge the users of the site for it's services but rather takes a commission from sellers on each completed transaction. Any entrepreneurs looking to get into this niche...

Before the Internet, small business owners like yourself were usually limited to a local market -resorting to expensive advertising and brochures, direct mail, cold-calling, networking at the local Chamber of Commerce or Rotary. You hoped customers found you through word- of- mouth or a Yellow Pages ad. Today, you can work with a consultant, a financial planner, or a business coach across the country as easily as someone across town. In the Internet age, prospects often find you (instead of the other way around). This is the age of the virtual customer. Yet, although the Internet has made it perfectly reasonable to land a major client you've never met in-person, it has also created new expectations...

Public speaking is THE tool that will launch your business into success -- either in your community or in the virtual world. The word is out: entrepreneurs everywhere know the benefit of public speaking to market a service-based business. This question appeared on a forum this week: I'm working on a marketing plan for speaking right now. I've got two topics ready to go and I'd really like to start getting out there and offer my "Signature Speeches." The catch is, I'd like to do my speaking in the online arena and I'm not exactly sure what that looks like yet. I've spoken at one Online Expo. I've also been interviewed on a podcast. I'd like to find places where I can walk in, do a speech, answer...

> Something incredible has arrived! An experienced team advised by a Global Executive board, aim's to create one of the most visited websites on the planet by 2012.  me2everyone Limited was incorporated in England in September 2008. When the main website launches they will add language support in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian and Italian. They will also add further languages upon request.me2everyone is going to be a cool new virtual world where you can meet friends, chat, shop, play, watch videos, create an art gallery, open a virtual newspaper, play the free inworld lottery and make money from your own online store! You...

Even though the launch date for eLottery Syndicate and Virtual World Direct was April of 2002, it wasn't until 2006 that they became a well known force around the internet outside of the UK. Founders Tom Brodie and Len Fitzgerald organized a unique lottery system where affiliates and players can both become winners in a booming industry. Giving people better odds to win was only a small idea to a bigger picture, it will be interesting to see just how big it becomes in the future. Getting an Edge If this is your first time coming across information on eLottery Syndicate and Virtual World Direct, the object is quite easy. Anyone who has ever played the lottery before has the understanding that in...

With the advent of the Internet, online games have become one of the most sought after features surfed by one and all. It is a virtual world of sports out there for all age groups to mingle. Games galore once you log on to the Internet and one is flooded with options to choose from. The conventional sports like cricket, football, hockey, basket ball, base ball, tennis, etc. were originally introduced to be played online among peers, which have been now left far behind. There are all sorts of games introduced every passing day. Online games have now become more interactive and so much goes into actually playing a game. The unprecedented craze about the games online could not be a gimmick looking at...

The venue is the virtual world. Numerous individuals participate, meet, and play with each other. These are the occurrences in massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). These are computer role playing games which developed from continuous improvement of online multi user games. It was Richard Garriott who coined the term MMORPG. He is the creator of the game which popularized MMORPG, Ultima Online. A fictional fantasy world is the usual setting in most role playing games. The gamers build their own character (avatar) and take control of the avatar's skill and abilities. They can customize their avatars to match their personality. Every game in the online RPGs comprises of different...

If you are one of the many people thinking of joining an E-lottery syndicate here are 10 great things you may not know about Virtual World Direct Ltd and it's on line Lottery Syndicates. - The E-lottery Lotto, Euro-millions and El-gordo can be played from any country in the world and Players can come from anywhere in the world. - It Massively increases your chances of winning a prize, up to 3600 percent in the Euro-millions draw. - Is backed by the Lotteries Council that works closely with the UK Gambling Commission. Who take interests of various companies and other bodies engaged in lawful lottery-related activities. - Now consists of three Lotto syndicates. These are the Lotto both Wednesday and...

There are two very positive points about Barbie Girls which will interest most parents. First, while a premium membership known as the Barbie Girls V.I.P. membership does exist, there is plenty for girls to do on this site which does not cost anything. Premium membership is not required for hours and hours of fun. Second, there is a feature on the virtual world known as the Parents' Place. It is a nice way for parents to stay up to date with the site, and also to actively participate in the world with their youngsters. You can have your own account with the Parents' Place feature. The graphics and colors of BG are designed with young girls in mind. Pre-teen girls, especially, will find this site...

The domain which we know as the "internet" is not just an information provider for us. It is another world for us, where we exist as characters or players or service providers. We play games and even get connected to our friends on social websites. It is like living in the internet and this real world simultaneously. So when we exist in this virtual world and play our individual roles, what we demand is a shape to this identity - a virtual 'me'. So how do we create these virtual characters to represent ourselves on the internet? These characters, which are known as Mii characters can easily be created online for free. All we need to do is, just visit the website for creating 'Mii' (pronounced: 'me...

Pixie Hollow is a fairy theme virtual world designed by Disney Interactive. This virtual world/game gets its name from the home of Tinker Bell, the primary character in the Disney Fairies franchise. While it doesn't offer a lot for boys, the game is a virtual paradise for young girls as it is full of fairies, magic, jewelry, vibrant clothes, etc. Though the game borrows a lot of its basic ideas from "Club Penguin" - another Disney venture - Pixies Hollow raises the bar to another level altogether. Considering the kind of popularity and stature Disney enjoys, it could have possibly done well by creating an average game and slapping the Disney banner on it. However, Pixie Hollow is a magnificently...

What is so unique in chat games? Why do most people get hooked without even realizing? One of the reasons is, a game is so general and so the play mates do not have to get personal. It offers the best form of safe chat there can ever be. It so harmless because there are actually fewer or even no dangers involved. It so safe just like men chat. If you are keen to observe a men chat session you will notice that the topics of discussion are less personalized. With the sky rocketing crimes over the Internet, safe chat is a big issue to consider. Con men use every opportunity to rob off innocent chat clients off their money. There are a lot of online mischievousness therefore one ought to be careful. Men...

Stormrise This real-time strategy game features an interesting sci-fi universe. This is a unique addition to games on the computer from publisher Sega and developer Creative Assembly. A different approach altogether to the real time strategy genre for consoles. The story of the game unfolds at a time when the population on Earth is just a handful as a result of a catastrophic event that occurred centuries ago. The survivors of this disaster are few and have only a deserted stretch of land to wander about.. A part of the tribe adapts themselves to the harsh environs and become powerful over time. They call themselves Sai. But a privileged minority group still exists who are called Echelons and thus...

In the past war fighters have often trained with pop-up enemy targets to shoot at, which for the most part are static in nature. You may have seen such training used by the Army or US Marines where the combat troops come into an urban war zone and have to deal with sniper fire, mortar rounds and pop-up surprise targets to test their skill under extreme stress. The stress they experience include lack of sleep, fatigue from long distance marching carrying 50 lb loads, loud bomb shell noise and simulation, as well as fellow soldiers yelling and gun fire. They do this so when they are in the actual battlespace they can still accomplish their mission no matter what the chaos or circumstances, it is all...

Virtual reality is getting better and better each year. Many gaming companies are now talking about the next evolutionary step in VR and the next generation of this computer technology, but they are not just talking about gaming, Indeed, they are also planning on using this computer technology for education, reducing the psychological problems of PTSD, high-tech communication, and even space communities. One advanced thinker suggests that we build Virtual Reality Urban environments for all, virtual reality habitats, where you can create your own world, any world. If so, one must ask if such thinkers have given any thought as to which culture or nationality might have the best chance in accepting...

According to common belief, golf is a rich man's game, but not anymore. Anyone can play it, and virtual reality lets you do so without even leaving your home. Even for those of you who have never been ardent golf fans, these games might prove to be quite addictive. Virtual golf games have an amazing level of detail. It's been proven that people who play these games turn out to be better players and quick learners in comparison to your average player, even if they have never played the game before. These games are also associated with high levels of reality and accuracy. In addition, they also come with costly golf simulation machines which can easily track the trajectory of the ball. Computers...

In the future computer games will be like entertainment centers in your living room at home. They will be so real, so lifelike, that you will not be able to tell that you are actually in a game. Almost like a dream; you'd have to pinch yourself to see if you were actually awake or not. Of course, as more and more people join the online gaming networks and communities, they will also be trading programs and virtual reality scenarios with one another. Folks that are B.A.S.E. jumpers made digitally record their adventures and sporting activities and sell them to others who can relive those experiences within the privacy of their own home. Those that do the digital recording will be able to sell these...

Hundreds die in Britain and the USA each year from construction industry related deaths. Great heights and falling rubble are just some of the daily threats to a construction worker's life. The tricky part is how to implement training in the construction industry without the risk of injury, but safety scientists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have found the answer to this problem in the form of a virtual reality training scheme. Virtual reality is already used for training in the form of flight simulators, so using virtual reality for training in other sectors is the next logical step. John Powers, an engineer at NIOSH says that thousands of constructions...

Virtual Reality brings to mind teens behind closed doors for hours on end locked in mortal combat with images flashed on hi-tech screens. The technology used produces life like videos which mesmerize the viewer or participant. Could this same technology be used to treat mental health disorders and addictions? Researchers at Duke University have developed a Virtual Reality Video, they believe, can reduce the cravings of addicts in search of recovery. Controlling the cravings would greatly improve the addicts' chance at recovery and reduce the number of those that relapse. The Virtual Reality Game would actually (virtually) allow a therapist to place a patient in a situation that represents a real...

As with all files destined for display on the World Wide Web, smaller is better with VRML (Virtual Reality Markup Language). On a standard 28.8KB modem with average network traffic, a file of 150K downloads in about 120 seconds. To that, you must add extra time for downloading any texture map files. Download performance, then, is the first issue: How long does it take to download the file from the Web server and load it into memory? This is a function of file size. The only time file size might not be an issue is when you are creating virtualworlds for access over an intranet in a particular organization. The second issue is navigation speed or performance after the file loads into memory, a...