With a Little Help from My Friends List
By Buttercup Thursday. The Friends list in Second Life is becoming about as meaningful as a Facebook Friends list; i.e. , a few are actual friends or family, some are … Continue reading
Firestorm Major Update: V4.4 viewer now available
By Cat Boccaccio. The new and improved –and necessary, if you want to continue to see avatars in Second Life– Firestorm viewer is now available for download from the Firestorm … Continue reading
Draxtor Despres’ New Video: Fantasy Faire and How Second Life Liberates Us
By Cat Boccaccio. If ever I was tempted to put away my dreary human form and become a magical wizard, fantasy warrior or fairy queen in Second Life, it is … Continue reading
The Romance of the Dance: 5 Beautiful Group Gifts
By slum magazine’s frugal and intrepid shopper, Rhezz. A single friend of mine once told me she’d gone to Frank’s SL ballroom to make an artistic and political statement (though … Continue reading
The 3Bears Photography Contest Theme for April: Black and White
By Cat Boccaccio. Here’s a way to spend a wonderful Second Life afternoon: grab your pixel camera and explore 3Bears, a sim full of galleries, cafes, shops and parkland, and … Continue reading
10 Reasons Why Second Life is a Killer App for Oculus Rift
By Jon Brouchoud. [Slum magazine editor’s note: There has been a lot of recent coverage of Oculus Rift, a headset under development that would allow the wearer to experience a … Continue reading
What Firestorm and Phoenix Users Need to Know
Just so you don’t log in one day and wonder what happened to Second Life, it’s best to stay up-to-date about the rollouts of the new release Firestorm viewer. Jessica … Continue reading
No Need to Bother with Real Life
By Buttercup Thursday. You don’t spend enough time on your computer or laptop, gaming or roaming around a virtual world. No, really, you don’t. There are hours in the day … Continue reading
Cat Questionnaire: Scottius Polke
Real and Second Life artist Scottius Polke dares to answer Cat’s 14 leading questions. SL Date of Birth: 3/28/2008. SL activity: Art and Shellfish. RL location: Austin, Texas. Bio: Even … Continue reading
Gracie Then & Now: Kristine Schomaker’s Avatar Art on Video
Part of the fascination of Kristine Schomaker’s art is the way she blurs the lines between the real and virtual worlds. In her newest project, A Comfortable Skin, Kristine brings … Continue reading
It’s Rigged! – My Love-Hate Relationship with Mesh Fashion
By slum magazine’s frugal and intrepid shopper, Rhezz. Let me say first that I want to love mesh. I buy it, I wear it, I look for it. I love … Continue reading
Could Virtual Currency Bitcoin be the Global Economy’s Last Safe Haven?
Paul Ford, in a recent article for Bloomberg Bussinessweek, looks at the virtual currency Bitcoin from all angles, starting off with this observation: One of the oddest bits of news … Continue reading
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