Understanding the power of the avatar will be essential for VR’s future
Digital self-expression has evolved rapidly throughout the past couple of decades, particularly thanks to the gaming industry and strange new social worlds like Second...
VR can already help people heal — and it’s just the beginning
Fran gracefully glides around the grand ballroom, sparkling pink ball gown flowing at her heals and the firm grip of her son’s arm around...
How companies can build VR spaces inside Linden Lab’s Sansar
Linden Lab makes a lot of money with the sale of virtual goods in its Second Life virtual world. But this year, it is...
High Fidelity launches Avatar Island with blockchain-based digital economy
High Fidelity is unveiling Avatar Island, a virtual reality domain where users can buy and sell items based on a blockchain service. The move...
Linden Lab’s Sansar will take virtual worlds far beyond Second Life
Second Life is by far the most successful virtual world ever created. And with Sansar, the creators of Second Life at Linden Lab believe they...
Ex-Sims chief Rod Humble gets his third life at Jam City
Jam City (previously known as SGN) has hired Rod Humble, the ex-CEO of Second Life developer Linden Lab and former head of The Sims...
Donald Trump’s Second Life fans are vulgar and sad, but they taught me something
The 2016 United States presidential election is weird, but the Internet is doing its best to prove it can always get stranger. Supporters of...
Linden Lab wants users to create social experiences in virtual reality world
Linden Lab is putting out a call for applications from users who want to create social experiences in virtual reality. Linden, the creator of the...
Second Life pioneer Philip Rosedale shows off virtual toy room in High Fidelity
SEATTLE — Philip Rosedale wants to build the Metaverse, the virtual reality experience depicted in the Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash so many years...
Second Life creator Linden Lab starts testing its virtual-reality world: Project Sansar
Second Life creator Linden Lab is announcing today that it has begun inviting creative people to test its new virtual reality world, code-named Project...