UIC Study Explores Emergency Training In Second Life

Another example of RL heroes using the metaverse to improve their powers...
UIC study explores emergency training in Second Life

Second Life Opens Meth-lab for Police Training

Just when you thought it was safe to go into the Virtual World...

Second Life Opens Meth-lab for Police Training

First of all I'd like to apologize to my readers (both of them,) for taking so long to post. My Real Life Avatar decided to go on a trip to Reno, NV for a few days to visit with his mother and sister. Now he's back and I'm back on the case documenting what us Virtual World Superheroes do.



Of course since there can't be an avatar in the 3d virtual world without someone in the real world showing us how it's done, Gus Plisskin has created a virtual meth lab to show the Real World Superheroes (The police, not the ones performing public service in costume) what a meth lab looks like.



I took a look in the meth lab and have it on good authority from my real world av that this is indeed what a meth lab would look like, except it is a lot neater that it's real world equivalent. Perhaps neat isn't the right word. Bare would probably be a better one. Hopefully they remembered to disconnect the wiring from all the appliances except for the refrigerator.



To take a look at the meth lab for yourself, here's the landmark. You must have a Second Life account to visit it, click here to join for free.

Lanterns for Life

Pierce Kronos is getting ready to start a 2000 sim trek across the metaverse in order to raise money for Relay for Life.  The plan is for people to donate $L for each mile (meter?  I'm still new at this), and in turn he cashes out the Lindens and gives the proceeds to the charity.

This is why I want to be a part of the Core.  Not just to make the Metaverse safe from griefers but to give actual help to others that will make a difference both in Second Life and in the Real World.  I strongly urge you to donate as little as $1L per mile (or is it meter?  Dang it I gotta check that out...) and help stop cancer.

You'll need to download the Second Life client to contact Pierce.  You can do that by clicking here.

By the way you can learn all about Pierce's trek by reading his blog at http://thekronoskronicles.blogspot.com

Alliance Virtual Library » Blog Archive » Share the health project report in Second life now available

Here's an article about the disabled and homebound using Second Life.

I remember a few years ago there was some machinema to come out of Second Life called "Better Life" that touched on the topic of people who were unable to do things in the "Real World" finding freedom in the Virtual one.

At the time I found it rather pandering but the more time I spend on SL and talk to people who actually are disabled, the more I realize what a wonderful tool the metaverse can be.

Alliance Virtual Library » Blog Archive » Share the health project report in Second life now available

Live Music at the Surfside Hideaway

One of the things an aspiring Superhero such as myself needs to do is to travel around the Metaverse. Not looking for trouble, mind you but to be at the ready if trouble occurs.

Two upsides come from this: One, there's rarely trouble and two, you get to travel to some great places on SL.

Right now I'm reporting live from the Surfside Hideaway where Zorch Boomhauer is playing some super (if you'll pardon the pun,) guitar.

Zorch Boomhauer and his magic guitar

I don't know anything about reporting on music except that I like what I like and Zorch plays music that I like. With a slight gravelly vocal quality and lyrics that question our relationship to the world around us, he literally had me dancing immediately after I showed up at the Hideaway. Which is something I rarely do with acoustic guitar music.

Kantbe Thursday

Just in case you thought the music wouldn't be enough, there's some eye candy here as well. Meet Kantbe Thursday.

She asked me to teleport some of my superhero buddies down but nobody was available so I'm telling you, my blog readers. Both of you.

If you want to join me down here, you'll have to download the Second Life client. Don't worry, it's free and you can do almost anything the premium account holders do.

Once you join, click here to come dance at the Surfside Hideaway.

Second Life Is Social Media

Here is an interesting article about Second Life as a social media portal. What are your thoughts about it?

Second Life Is Social Media

Congress Awaits FTC Report On Obscenity In Virtual Worlds - G4tv.com

I'm kind of torn about this. I don't want children to view the sort of things that can be seen in this particular part of the metaverse but I don't want any of my freedoms taken away if I should decide to... er... partake.

The author of the above article suggests that we force any minors wanting to sign on to an adult virtual world to solve incredibly hard algebra problems. It won't keep the kids out of the smut stations, but they'll be really good at math. Who can't love that idea?