Linden Lab Blog Changes to Give Residents More Choices (1)
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Some Residents have told me they worry the Linden Lab Blog is quieter than usual, and that this may reflect a decreased commitment by us to communication. In fact, the opposite is true. We’re making changes to enhance dialogue with you through adding better tools and organization along with fewer constraints. Limitations of the Current Blog and Forums The current blog has become unwieldy and messy because there is no way to categorize posts. Tag ...
Mono Launch (1)
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I’m delighted to announce that Mono is ready to launch as part of the 1.24 Server deploy starting today. Mono is an open source technology that improves the stability and speed of scripts – particularly calculation-intensive ones. In some of the internal benchmarking we’ve done, scripts running on Mono ran up to 220 times faster. This extra speed both increases the gamut of scripted applications that can be developed in Second Life and also makes ...
Burning Life: A call for volunteers (1)
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BURNING LIFE 2008 September 27 - October 5 In 1999, an innovative man made the long trek from San Francisco to the sun-baked playa of an enormous, flat, dry lakebed in the Nevada high desert. He went to attend the renowned Burning Man festival where, for one week each year, tens of thousands of people from around the world build art, camps and communities, and celebrate life. This man came back with new ideas for ...
How to report abuse and handle griefing - Video Tip of the Week #47 (1)
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Getting griefed isn’t fun, but this enlightening video tutorial sure is. I collaborated with our peacekeeping Governance Team to teach you how to file effective abuse reports so you can have a happier Second Life. Action-packed griefing and conflict resolution tips are shown, and so are effective ways to use tools we provide — like how to mute annoying noises. Press play and be on your way! DOWNLOAD HIGH-QUALITY VERSION In less than 10 minutes, ...
The Future of the Second Life Mainland « Official Second Life Blog (4)
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This is a post about the Mainland, and more specifically, about an exciting and necessary change of direction we’re taking. I’m also going to talk about why we think the Mainland is important, what we feel the issues are and some of the ways that we intend to transform it for those of you that live or spend time there. This won’t be a short read, so grab a drink, make yourself comfortable and join ...
Official Second Life Blog: Open Grid Public Beta begins today (6)
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Last month IBM and Linden Lab demonstrated inter grid teleports between the Second Life preview grid and an Opensim instance run by IBM. Torley Linden made a video of the event. Now we are making the intergrid teleport code available for all developers interested in making virtual worlds interoperate. Today we begin a public beta program for all prospective “gridnauts” (a gridnaut is anyone who has successfully teleported between virtual worlds). This beta is intended ...
3 cool tools which solve common Second Life problems (2)
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^ Pardon that subject line isn’t more specific, so here’s the story: every week, I hear from Residents about “cool tools” that help smooth Second Life situations. Not necessarily bugs per se, these are utilities that add value and make existing things easier. (Photo taken at Rustica) And since I’m Resident Enlightenment Manager, guess who’s job it is to spread the word, so that you’re Enlightened and aware of this awesomeness? This episode features a ...
What’s new in Second Life 1.20! - Video Tip of the Week #43 (1)
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HATE reading? LOVE reading yet want to watch me excite you about what’s new in Second Life 1.20? To commemorate the debut of Second Life 1.20 as the main viewer (following its graduation from an enduring Release Candidate), guess what I’ve got? Awwww yeah, it’s a video! Both a tutorial and a tour to show off the highlights — what’s important for you to know about. It takes less than 8 minutes, so push play ...
Second Life 1.20 Viewer is Available Today! (2)
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As your login splash screen may have already told you, an optional viewer upgrade is available today… Announcing the Second Life 1.20 Viewer! It features improved reliability and a more flexible UI architecture so you can select the color of the User Interface. It also brings several improved features and many important bug fixes. Download it here! For those of you who’d like more detail on what’s in the new viewer, please read on. This ...
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Allen Thompson said:
YAY! I've been using the Release Candidate for some time now. Giving props to the Lindens is like giving props to Microsoft but... well, Props!
My First Two Months at Linden Lab « Official Second Life Blog (4)
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I’ve been with Linden Lab for two months and each day has surfaced something interesting — and often quite unexpected. So, what have I seen? Read on. Second Life has evolved dramatically but perception has not kept up with reality in five important ways: 1. Second Life users are more mainstream than many assume. It’s not just tech-savvy early adopters or gamers. It’s a much broader cross-section of society with a median age in the ...
*20 Video QUICKTIPS* to ultracharge your Second Life! (1)
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YAYZERAMA! Back by popular demand, it could only be a matter of time before another round of QUICKTIPS arrived. This series is warmly treasured by Second Life Residents for delivering the goods — not counting intro/outro, each tip is 2 minutes or less, so even if you don’t have a lot of time, you can choose what you’re interested in and learn! From basic need-to-knows to strangely handy advanced features… This is Torley with QUICKTIPS ...
Get started scripting with Autoscript - Video Tip of the Week #42 (1)
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Second Life scripting goes from elementary to extremely advanced. I know firsthand that many of us are curious, but fear getting started. I’m here to shine a light on the fact that there are tutorials and exceptionally easy-to-use tools to smooth your path into Linden Scripting Language! Today’s tip focuses on Ann Enigma’s Autoscript, a wonderful tool which has made a difference for many Residents. With a few clicks, you can make a script, then ...
Make an awesome shirt with ArtRage - Video Tip of the Week #41 (1)
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I get lots of requests to do more content creation tutorials — how to make stuff you can show off, share with friends, and sell. I know there’s common worries that getting from point A to B seems harder than it actually is, so I’m here to help you squash those fears flat. In today’s tutorial, you’ll learn just how easy it is to use ArtRage — a 3rd-party program — to expressively paint a ...
Knowledge Base Article of the Week #32: You can get there from here (1)
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Hey everyone! Have you ever tried to send someone a link to an article in the Knowledge Base, only to find that it didn’t quite work the way you expected? Have you ever wondered how we post Knowledge Base links on the blog? Today I will teach you the art of Knowledge Base link construction, so you can start creating and distributing your very own links to the Knowledge Base! To get started, you’ll need ...
Attention Second Life Animators: Help Kill the Duckwalk! (3)
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Tired of seeing new Residents waddle their way through their first hours in-world? Ever been able to spot a newbie simply by their unmistakably waterfowl-esque sauntering? If so, we need you! Linden Lab is seeking bids for contract work to create an improved default male and female walk animation for new Residents. We are well aware of the wealth of talent in Second Life so we turn to you, dear Residents, to put your best ...
Letter to Second Life Residents (2)
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Greetings. I’ve been here for almost two months and have still just scratched the surface of what Second Life is and what it can be. You know this because you are inworld frequently. Second Life continues to expand each and every day. New Residents are joining, artists are creating amazing content, new businesses are springing up, big companies are entering for the first time, educational institutions are building virtual universities… and the list goes on. ...
Second Life Virtual World Expands 44% in Q2 (1)
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Linden Lab is pleased to announce results for Second Life the second Quarter. Land mass grew over 44%. The total number of regions owned by residents increased 44.2% over Q1 to just over 1.5 billion square meters. Our growth was due to the popularity of our newly launched “Openspace” land product along with a change in pricing to make the purchase of land more accessible to first time buyers. “Openspace” regions are full 65,000 square ...
IBM and Linden Lab Interoperability Announcement (4)
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This is a historic day for Second Life, and for virtual worlds in general. IBM and Linden Lab have announced that research teams from the two companies successfully teleported avatars from the Second Life Preview Grid into a virtual world running on an OpenSim server, marking the first time an avatar has moved from one virtual world to another. It’s an important first step toward enabling avatars to pass freely between virtual worlds, something we’ve ...
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Billzilla said:
Uh, yeah. That's kind of The Shit. Now make it work with Playstation Home.
Play your own radio station with MediaMaster (1)
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I love followup. As Resident Enlightenment Manager, one of my prime responsibilities is to share useful + fun (usefun!) info that helps solve your problems and makes your Second Life® smoother… and overall moar awesome. Recently, I conducted a Q&A session where I had an opportunity to directly answer many of your questions — the best part of this may’ve been that a number of enthusiastic Second Lifers were ALL TOO HAPPY to share their ...
