http://netvouz.com/Chrischun/tag/virtual?feed=rss Chrischun's bookmarks tagged "virtual" on Netvouz http://www.virtuallytime.com/2007/10/02/my-metaverse-can-beat-up-your-metaverse-cant-we-all-just-multiverse-along/ For those keeping score, Google is gearing up to pwn the Virtual World market, while the Japanese are building their own private garden and China is getting ready to enter the third dimension even if it does require them to practice self-censorship to get there. Listening to the buzz surrounding these events, one would think we’re looking at a death match. But rather than a victor arising from the rumble, why can’t they all just get along? Chrischun Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:47:32 GMT http://www.virtuallytime.com/2007/10/06/views-from-the-opensim-open-source-grid/ Thanks to an ambitious group of hackers, alternatives to Second Life's Main Grid are already coming online. OpenSim born from the Open Source Grid Project is one of a few private grids. Checkout some screen shots and sign-in for yourself to the possible future of the Second Life Platform. Chrischun Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:15:45 GMT http://www.virtuallytime.com/2007/10/01/making-money-in-second-life/ Second Life presents you with an endless variety of ways to spend your Linden Dollars, but supporting your lavish lifestyle will eventually mean deciding on a way to earn a bit more walking around money. Chrischun Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:03:01 GMT http://www.virtuallytime.com/2007/09/05/another-chinese-virtual-world-enters-the-fray/ image: new virtual world NovoKing’s front web site page imposed over Second Life’s most dated front page Chrischun Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:27:02 GMT http://www.virtuallytime.com/2007/09/04/what-time-is-it-how-far-are-we-away-from-the-3d-net/ Too much, too soon. Second Life has done an excellent job of proving that the geekless masses, from forty year old housewives to major celebrities, can find a place and use in such a place. But we’re far from midnight hour. Lots has to be built, broken Chrischun Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:45:54 GMT http://www.virtuallytime.com/2007/09/12/businesses-in-second-life-directory-listing-site-now-available/ Includes ability to submit your own real life company, non-profit or educational organization along with mouse-over home sim previews and SLurl direct linking to in-world location. Chrischun Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:51:11 GMT http://www.virtuallytime.com/2007/09/10/state-of-unrest-for-content-creators-in-second-life/ With the current price of main land parcels in Second Life, now starting around 6L$ per square meter, it appears even Anshe Chung is feeling the pinch. While Anshe Chung Studios (ACS) has been, since last year, dabbling in commercial content creation for Chrischun Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:12:00 GMT http://www.virtuallytime.com/2007/09/14/smoking-makes-you-look-cool-when-its-virtual/ Out of the industries I’m still waiting to see begin dabbling in 3.D is B2C tobacco. While they may be vilianized and banned from a good number of push media directed towards real life, in virtual worlds smoking is great fun without any of the drawbacks Chrischun Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:12:11 GMT http://www.virtuallytime.com/2007/09/13/name-value-speculation-in-virtual-worlds/ With such continual advancement towards what appears to be an eventual end to their current development plans, one has to wonder about the value of certain unique identifiers already available to be purchased. The two most prevalent of these being sim nam Chrischun Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:30:29 GMT http://www.virtuallytime.com/ It’s virtually time for a whole new way of using, understanding and living in the world. Both offline and online, between the layers of neurons and circuits, a drastic change has begun and continues. While not everything brought about by these change Chrischun Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:25:28 GMT