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Merov Linden has integrated Snowstorm Second Life Viewer with Kinect.
This is great news for virtual worlds. Every since I first saw Project Natal (Kinect) I have been fascinated by the face recognition and the ability of the camera to recognize movements. Linden Lab engineer, Merov Linden (Phillippe Bossut, who once headed Project Natal - now known as Kinect), has been able to integrate Snowstorm Second Life Viewer with Kinect.
In Merv's demo he makes simple avatar movements by specific physical movements. The avatar isn't mimicking the movements of the…
EA Sports launches its latest Social Game
This is the third Facebook game produced by EA Sports over the past year. The game uses Unity 3D graphics that represent Real Life Golf Courses such as Pebble Beach Golf Links, St. Andrews, TPC Sawgrass, Wolf Creed, Banff Springs and a fantasy course called Emerald Dragon. Players tackle 3-hole challenges with your performances matched against your Facebook Friends.
The game is free to play but users are given a limited number of shots to take per day. Of course you can purchase extra…
Control your 3D application with Kinect
I first fell in love with Kinect when it was first introduce at E3 in 2009 as Project Natal. It has been available since late November under the name of Xbox Kinect. With a fondness for virtual worlds, Milo and Kate is what first captured my attention. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPIbGnBQcJY
Now you can use SimplyCube to create your 3D application then link with Kinect to control it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0G0Cb7Zqjk
Posted by Nelson Linden on Oct 28, 2010 2:04:35 PM
Edmonton Commerce is now in Second Life
The City of Edmonton has launched itself in Second Life. The island includes many landmarks for avatars to visit along with city businesses. The city's Chief Information Officer announced on Thursday October 21st that it was an excellent tool for tourism and economic development.
There are video screens and objects that link to websites. NAIT has already entered Second Life with a virtual campus for students allowing groups to link and work together real time.
Wired - Game | Life Article from October 1st
Interesting that 350 million of these accounts were created in the past 6 months by 10 - 15 year old gamers.
Over one billion accounts have been created for virtual worlds, says a new report.
According to virtual-world strategy group KZero, nearly 350 million of those accounts were created in the last six months. 10- to 15-year-old gamers dominated the virtual world space, holding 468 million of these accounts in games like Club Penguin.
Adults 25 and up carry a piddling 35 million…
Second Life Economy - Posted by Nelson Linden on September 10, 2010
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Virtual world for kids Poptropica is launching a new steampunk-themed island called Steamworks Adventure.
The island is currently available with early access for members now and will go live for free for everyone on September 9. Steamworks Adventure is the 14th Poptropica island and depicts an abandoned town full of steam-powered (Steampunk) technology. Players work with a robot assistant to try and piece together clues that indicate what happened to the island's missing inhabitants.
Poptropica Steamworks Island Youtube
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Facebook is hiring for the recently created position Head of Game Partnership
Facebook is hiring a Head of Game Partnership. This role calls for someone who can lead a team for the social network's game operations
Facebook has been, thusfar focused on growing its social network of 500 million users. Unless you are one of the memebers who have friends on your list who are dedicated to playing Facebook games, you would never know that it is operating one of the biggest game platforms in the world.
Games are a huge part of Facebook's business but it isn't organized like…
Posted by T Linden on Apr 28, 2010 9:30:36 AM
Highlights for the Quarter
The Second Life economy kicked off 2010 with strength in many key indicators in Q1.
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