HBO Buys Second Life Film

September 4, 2007 by Foton • Filed Under Asides • 3 Comments 
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HBO bought the rights to a film shot entirely inside Second Life, everyone’s favorite human zoo. Basically, this dude took off from his real life and began game blogging (I think) from Second Life and tada! now he’s got an HBO deal. Unreal.

Each of the 7 mini-episodes of “My Second Life” explore a different subculture within the virtual world, according to HBO …

Oh god.

(Via Washington Post)



Terrorists Use Magic

August 1, 2007 by Foton • Filed Under Etc. • 15 Comments 
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Cmon people! Think before you publish!

The head of the Australian High Tech Crime Centre in Canberra, Kevin Zuccato, has warned that terrorists can gain training in games such as Second Life and another game known as the World of Warcraft, using weapons similar to those in the real world.

(”Terrorists practise on cyber game“, The Australian, July 31, 2007)

This should have been the followup question: Are you high?



Second Life Opened

January 9, 2007 by Foton • Filed Under Etc. • 2 Comments 
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Like these guys need any more attention … Second Life’s client goes opensource. (See also, the Second Life blog announcement.)

Interesting.



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