Above: Merlin’s home office working for VRChat Inc. Great update to UdonSharp, the hugely popular user-made compiler that converts C# to VRChat’s Udon scripting language:…
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Super Bowl FOMO Crypto App Ad With Larry David Leads to Little to Actual Downloads, According to App Trackers
Remember Larry David’s cryptocurrency ad for last weekend’s Superbowl, where Larry kvetches his way through human history, always being wrong about great inventions and breakthroughs?…
Amazing Tributes to Magritte Paintings & Netflix Queen’s Gambit Made in Second Life
Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Vrir Resident has done some great homage photos, including this fabulous “Le…
EDITORIAL: Old Age in Virtual Worlds and Social VR—Why the Representation of Aging Matters in the Metaverse
Meet Grace! I’ve been active in the virtual world of Second Life for over 14 years now, and one of the things I have learned…
Blogger’s Dozen: My Top Twelve Most Popular Blogposts from the Past 365 Days
An egg is always an adventure; the next one may be different. — Oscar Wilde (source) Photo by Kelly Neil on Unsplash One of the…
EARLY VALENTINES GIFT: WELCOME TO THE WORLD JAECEON PRINCE CASANI
Congratulations to Sevyn Jaylee Casani and Prince Anthony Casani who both welcomed their little prince Jaeceon Prince Casani on the 12th of February last…
Metaverse Real Estate “Boom” Actually Has All the Makings of a Bubble
Here we go again (again) with yet another “metaverse real estate boom” story: The virtual real estate boom is turning the metaverse into the Wild…
This SL Fashion Blogger Shows Off Her Style Choices With Amazingly Detailed Scenes
Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Aoi IChibara is a fashion microblogger who creates complete scenes with gorgeous…
One Billion Rising in SL 2022 is now open! Join us for 24 hours of music, dance, art and poetry!
Every year for the last 10 years we have risen in Second Life. ONE BILLION RISING began as a call to action based on…
Watch: Meta’s Superbowl Ad Depressingly Promotes Its Metaverse to Lonely Middle Age People
We spent last week wondering about Facebook/Meta not implementing best practices around virtual world harassment; this week, let’s wonder how (and why!) they spent millions…
Top 5 Posts Last Week Including: Inside Horizon’s Harassment Issues & an Official Definition of the Metaverse Directly from the Source
Swimbot NFTs Evolve & Compete With Each Other Off-Chain — New Project From Virtual World/Artificial Life Pioneer Jeffrey Ventrella Dear Media, Evangelists, Critics: Yes, There…
New Firestorm Viewer Splash Page Goes Live
New Firestorm Viewer Login Page In February 2022 The new Firestorm Viewer splash page went live during this weekend and it’s now visible when logging…
Grand Opening Expo “Inspired by Romaine Brooks”
Thursday 17 February 2022 at 12pm SLT we invite you to join us for this event. In our new expo artist Polo Rheinart shows…
Second Life Steals, Deals, and Freebies: A Selection of Valentine’s Day Gifts and Hunt Prizes for You!
Here’s a rundown of free gifts and inexpensive hunt prizes for Valentine’s Day, from a number of different locations in Second Life. Shanti is holding…
Modern Regions Development Now underway
Modern Sub Continent – 11th February 2022 The Modern regions arrived on 6th February and since then the Moles have been building new roadways, lake…