• Virtual Worlds

    About “Through the Looking Glass”

    TL;DR?  – just clear your camera controls (hit the Esc key twice) and walk in, there’ll be instructions whispered to you when needed.  There’s a goodie bag giver stashed on the land, so take your time and enjoy! 🙂 Click here for information on the garden art ~~~ This piece started out in 2006 when the human behind Alexia read about Second Life and despite the fact I’d never even been in a chat room before or played any computer game more complex than Solitare, I willing stepped down into the rabbit hole.… Read the rest

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    Through the Looking Glass at SL8B

      This year I decided to participate in the SL8B as an exhibitor.  After not getting an invite to the press preview last year I decided this would be the best way to make sure I get to check it out. … Read the rest

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    How I saved money in Second Life.

    At the end of last year I spent some time away from Second Life – almost 4 glorious months in fact.  I did have to go in at least once a week to deal with the store but apart from that nothing.  … Read the rest

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    The lessons from Blue Mars

    I’ve watched the development of Blue Mars down the years and felt a tinge of sadness with the announcement yesterday from Avatar Reality, the owners of the Blue Mars platform, that development of the pc platform for Blue Mars has effectively ceased due to a change of direction towards the mobile market.… Read the rest

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    Through the Looking Glass

    Second Life is a peculiar beast… It seems to appeal to so many minority communities. It’s called a game, but it’s not. What it is, even after 3 weeks of serious time spent there, I can’t tell you… Second Life (SL) is beginning to reach critical mass..… Read the rest