When you think of virtual worlds, the first one that probably pops into your head is Second Life, but in reality, there are a number of different virtual worlds out there. There are worlds for socializing, worlds for gaming, even worlds for e-learning. But one thing that most virtual worlds …

World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.
A strange man builds a world using holographic tools for the woman he loves.
This award winning short was created by filmmaker Bruce Branit, widely known as the co-creator of ’405′. World Builder was shot in a single day followed by about 2 years of …

Santa Clara Law School joins Second Life to find new students
Santa Clara University Law School is the latest school to turn to the power of virtual world Second Life, in this case to hold a prospective student workshop tomorrow evening.
The school claims it’s the first law school to use Second …

Second Life and other 3D virtual worlds have often hit the headlines as objects of curiosity, derision and concern. But does it also hold potential for customer relationship management?

By Steven Walden, Beyond Philosophy
Imagine an island off the coast of Britain with a population of 11m people – growing at …

Linden Lab, the parent company of virtual world Second Life, has quietly snapped up two companies that had built e-commerce marketplaces on its platform. The two start-ups, Xstreet SL and OnRez, will be combined into the „Xstreet SL platform,” a sort of Craigslist-eBay hybrid for the trade of Second Life …

EA SPORTS Complex planned for PlayStation Home
PS3 News

EA?s support of the PlayStation Home Beta will begin with the EA SPORTS Complex.

By Hector Cortez Jan 8, 2009, 18:02 GMT

EA today announced its plans for the PlayStation …

With real bloodshed intensifying in the Gaza Strip as I write this, those playing ?Second Life? are also waging war on virtual Israel. ?Second Life? blog New World Notes reported from the front lines of ?Second Life Israel,? where throngs of pro-Palestinian avatars staged heated protests.
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Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski has reportedly purchased rights to a Wall Street Journal story about a married man in a virtual relationship.
The entertainment publication Variety reports that Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski may be working to bring the Second Life virtual world to …

Bad news for home owners in the virtual world of second life as the virtual terrorists have been at it again.
The Linden Dollar (L$) is the currency for this pretend world which people are paid for doing jobs and selling items that they have made. Items are made by using …

Scientists demonstrate their commitment to the environment by going ‘virtual’

Imperial College London and Nature Publishing Group co-host conference in Second Life

Scientists from around the world proved their green credentials by participating in …