Is Second Life a Game?
To my way of thinking, the answer is no, but I think the question merits discussion. Game: a) an activity engaged in for diversion or amusement b) often derisive or […]
I Digress – A Visit to a Spanish Food Blog
While I’ve been in a virtual world for years, writing about it is entirely new for me. To begin my blogging adventure, I’ve taken part in the blogging101 class offered […]
Choosing a Second Life Name
Why does it matter? How would you like to roam the world for the rest of your existence known as bs_farty09? That name permanently displayed above your head, with no […]
There’s Sex There?
Are you asking me whether there is sex in Second Life? She dropped her voice. “Well, yes . . .” Alright, people. Can we talk? We’re human, and it’s a […]
You Can’t Tell the Players without a Program
You are late. Dinner at Aureole ran long, and now you are sweating. John says they won’t seat you once the play has started. The cab pulls to a stop […]
It was Barfogenic, Man!
What . . . your latest LSD trip? No, man. My VR headset. Coolest thing on the planet. But, like, I always know I’m going to puke my brains out […]
Who Are You?
“The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, […]
What is the Metaverse?
It’s a question I’ve been considering for eight years. When I was a brand newbie in Second Life, I thought SL was the Metaverse. Very simply, the word means “beyond […]
Dreamers
One of my favorite things about Second Life is visiting the often extraordinary spaces that residents have created. In Dreamers by Cica Ghost, fifteen sightless figures turn their faces skyward. […]
Eight Years in a Virtual World
In 2007, I stepped through the looking glass into the metaverse. Second Life® was not then and is not now a perfect iteration of what we hoped the virtual world […]
Francesca Bergamasco 