The Metaverse

Torley Linden tutorial on using beacons and lighting

And if you're into video tutorials, Amras Alder has started a new blog full of them.

Wildefire Walcott's Mistressy Musings: Remembering the Friend I'll Never Know

Remembering the Friend I'll Never Know

One of Wildefire Walcott's tenants left the game, leaving behind a really awesome build. Thankfully, Wildefire has decided to preserve the build. I'm almost tempted to ask to rent it myself.

The L$10 controversy

How much is an object worth in Second Life? If you're Anshe Chung, L$10. And that's making a great number of content creators pretty angry.

IBM to create open source island

IBM is opening a new island in Second Life, dedicated to its open source and open standards development teams. Bob Sutor, who's vice president for open source and standards at the company, mentioned the new island in a post on his personal blog , and claimed the forthcoming build will be “experimental, it will be dynamic, it will be edgy, and it will have a beach. What more could you ask for?”

IBM has been prominent in its promotion and use of virtual worlds. The company currently has 29 sims in Second Life, and many of its employees have become leading advocates of the use of Second Life and virtual worlds for business.