November 5th, 2007 — news, research
Researchers at University College London in the UK have designed a SL Bot which they use to research peoples virtual personal space. Indications are that avatars show similar behaviour to RL research, moving away from the bot when pressed to closely , with women being less sensitive. It doesn’t mention known cultural differences in personal space but I’d assume those would apply as well .
Details are published by New Scientist and you can read more here
October 3rd, 2007 — Milehouse, news
The auction for the Milehouse SIM ended 15 minutes ago with a top bid of $2,000. In total there were 10 bids . Land traffic rose to 785 and I personally witnessed 12 other Avatars visiting the SIM in the past 36 hours 5 of these being newly spawned in the past 2 days. Ownership of the land has yet to change, still recording Governor Linden as owner but I assume there are several days admin before the land is transferred.
11:10pm – Ownership now showing as Kirby McMahon, Flattening of land currently taking place
October 2nd, 2007 — Milehouse, news
Second Life Milehouse Region 36 hours before sale
The Mainland Milehouse region is currently up for auction . Over time I hope to document the history of this SIM, detailing the changes in land use over time . Continue reading →
September 29th, 2007 — news
Hello , this is Tyche
I’m an avatar who lives in the Doll’s Tea Party known as Second Life and like many other avatars I now have my own Blog. The idea of Avatars having a presence outside the pixels and servers of Second Life appeals to me , Avatars now have their own lives outside the toy box, with their own blogs , websites and social networking sites. I hope over time I can document and show the blogs and sites of other Second Life avatars. and this journal is an attempt to track this phenomenon.
