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Using Second Life for decision support

Digging around YouTube a bit, I stumbled across this video made by Dan Powers who created a virtual world in Second Life called Decision Support World. This is a virtual world that Dan set up to allow people to get together to model, collaborate, and share ideas about new projects....

Tags: Second Life, Decision Support, Data Mining, Tools & Techniques, Corporate Communications, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Marketing, John Sheesley

Blog posts 2008-04-25

Training Simulations and Metrics in Second Life

An experiential simulation often works as a better learning tool than a traditional "Lecture + textbook + exam" trio. Today effective Second Life SL educational simulations are rare. Those that exist are often closer to replications than simulations and lack metrics that would allow consistent interpretation of results. Two of...

Tags: Second Life, Teamwork, Metrics, Training, Delta L Training, Team Management, Management

White papers 2007-09-27

Should a virtual world have real-world consequences?

I have never played Second Life, but the more I hear about it in the news, the more intrigued I am. For example, there's currently a lawsuit against Second Life users for copyright infringement. Okay, so that's not the interesting part. What turns on my intrigue is the fact that...

Tags: Second Life, Sonja Thompson

Blog posts 2007-10-30

SECOND LIFE AND LAPTOP VIDEO CARDS

I am unable to run second life on my Dell Inspiron 1501 running VISTA. The display adapter is ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 with updated driver from Dell. Any ideas?Have you checked............. the Second Life web site for game patches and possible issues with your hardware setup?

Tags: Notebooks, video, SCOTT.ISRAEL@..., Second Life, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2007-11-12

Images: Turning a profit in 'Second Life'

SL entrepreneurs are making a buck on virtual goods from evening gowns to skins and "Slegways." by CNET News.com

Tags: news, second life, TechRepublic Inc., Entrepreneurship, Management, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-11-06

SL-Toolbar.EU (exe)

The Toolbar includes lots of features to make your Second Life experience easier. There is a search facility that allows you to search the Internet from any Web page with any major Second Life search engine and lots of links and teleports for beginners, scripter and builder. This version is...

Tags: Second Life, Toolbar, Internet, Search

Software downloads 2007-10-11

Virtual economies translating to real world success

There is plenty of money to be made in cyberspace, but more and more people are finding themselves able to trade success in a virtual game environment for very real dollars. From World of Warcraft to Second Life, gamers are increasingly finding that they can sell characters, equipment, or...

Tags: Second Life, Economy, Games, Personal Technology, Andy Moon

Blog posts 2007-09-19

Kick-start your Second Life with this guided tour

Second Life SL is a virtual world construction set full of creative potential, but to get acclimated to SL, users have a lot to learn, and practical information is hard to find and often unavailable. Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World is a travel guide for...

Tags: Second Life, Chapter Coverage, Advertising & Promotion, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology

Book chapters 2007-08-16

Vatican-approved discussion: Should the Church enter Second Life?

Following shortly after the debut of the official Vatican Web site (which even has its own TLD: *.va) comes a Church-approved magazine story urging participation in cyberspace, in particular Second Life. Reuters reports the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica published an article by a Catholic academic, Antonia...

Tags: Second Life, Reuters Ltd., Corporate Communications, Internet, Recruitment & Selection, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Lea Rush

Blog posts 2007-07-30

SecondLife Xchange (widget)

Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. SL Exchange is the premier virtual commerce center featuring shopping, real estate listings, and currency exchanges. Use this search widget to find anything for sale in the Second Life metaverse. Additionally, it features a synchronized clock...

Tags: Second Life, Xchange Inc., Real Estate, Business Operations

Software downloads 2007-07-10

Second Life (exe)

Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your...

Tags: Second Life, Resident, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-06-14

Photos: IBM lifts lid on Web 2.0 tech

Go behind the scenes at Big Blue's U.K. research lab to see what's up with projects like DIY Shopper and QEDwiki.IBM has been showing off some of the tech at its research and development labs at Hursley, near Winchester, England. Silicon.com popped over to take a look at, among other...

Tags: Tablets, Channel management, Notebooks, photograph, DIY Shopper, Second Life, IBM Corp., mashup, Web, mobile, Web 2.0, buddy list, coast, vessel, ATM, tablet PC, tablet, shipping company, vicinity, occupant, banking, withdrawal, avatar, bar code, lid, mobile phone, England, aircraf

Image galleries 2007-08-09

Vatican-approved discussion: Should the church enter Second Life?

Is it appropriate?Has your company formalized how employees may worship on line?It is entirely appropateIt is entirely appropriate for a company to specify what an employee can or cannot do on a company computer or on company time. That is, of course, as long as the employer applies the policy...

Tags: learush@..., Second Life, religion, church

Discussion threads 2007-07-30

How to Become an Accomplished Architect in Second Life

Building and scripting are two very important skills in the MMOG Second Life. Building is the process by which one creates complex 3D structures. Scripting is the process of using a script language to allow those 3D structures to perform tasks, in the game. This paper covers the fundamentals of...

Tags: Second Life, 3D, Jupitermedia Corp.

White papers 2007-04-30

Second Life (dmg)

Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your...

Tags: Second Life, Resident, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-03-14

Second Life Anti Idle (zip)

This software will help you camp while you are away from the computer, all you need to do is login to your second life account, find a camp chair, camp, and run our software. And now you can live the computer and do other stuff while your account gets paid...

Tags: Software, Second Life, Life, Computer, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2007-03-06

Dancing with Jimmy Wales in 'Second Life'

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Tags: Sonja Thompson

Discussion threads 2007-05-15

Images: Wales urges audience to get onstage

When CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman's Net connection goes down, Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales encourages the Second Life audience to get up and dance.

Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia

Image galleries 2007-05-14

Cisco's Second Life: Welcome to Cisco Island

Cisco joins Second Life, the world's fastest growing virtual community, with two islands designed to enhance customer engagement.

Tags: Second Life, Cisco Systems Inc.

Webcasts 2006-12-01

Images: Tsunamis, hurricanes hit 'Second Life'

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launches an immersive, interactive 3D presence in the virtual world.

Tags: 3D

Image galleries 2007-04-27