Comments on: Second Life: Why does it work? http://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/ Covering everything about Visualization & Computer Graphics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:08:00 -0600 hourly 1 By: sorahttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-13815 sora Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:23:32 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-13815 yeah 1,000,000 users a month and around 50,000 at any one time but in answer to an earlier question. Has second life died or is it dying well yes it is, when i first logged on 4 there were buckets more people on at any one time never mind the monthly total from back then. During the last 4 years i have logged on to find less and less people logging into second life. You also have to take into account that in all the people i know on second life they all at least have 2 different accounts they log in with if not more, i myself have 4 different accounts i use one as a banking avatar where i back up all my creations or one i use specifically for RP etc. So that cuts down the amount of people using the service significantly. yeah 1,000,000 users a month and around 50,000 at any one time but in answer to an earlier question. Has second life died or is it dying well yes it is, when i first logged on 4 there were buckets more people on at any one time never mind the monthly total from back then. During the last 4 years i have logged on to find less and less people logging into second life. You also have to take into account that in all the people i know on second life they all at least have 2 different accounts they log in with if not more, i myself have 4 different accounts i use one as a banking avatar where i back up all my creations or one i use specifically for RP etc. So that cuts down the amount of people using the service significantly.

]]> By: Qualcunohttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-13354 Qualcuno Mon, 17 May 2010 12:59:13 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-13354 Is right...'.' Is right…’.’

]]> By: Randall Handhttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9593 Randall Hand Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:02:34 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9593 <a href="#comment-9558" rel="nofollow">@<img src="http://assets-a1.vizworld.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png"> Randall Hand</a> Ah, yea.. Sorry . @ Randall Hand Ah, yea.. Sorry .

]]> By: Baloo Urizahttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9591 Baloo Uriza Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:34:20 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9591 <a href="#comment-9558" rel="nofollow">@ Randall Hand </a>Note that OpenSim is the software, OSgrid is probably the grid you meant to say. @ Randall Hand

Note that OpenSim is the software, OSgrid is probably the grid you meant to say.

]]> By: Pamala Clifthttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9573 Pamala Clift Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:57:04 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9573 It takes some time for the immersion factor to make the virtual world more valid than a video conference but add so much with simply proximity communication. Over 80% of our communication in real life is non-verbal and many studies have relayed information with just the relationship of WHERE the digital avatar chooses to locate themselves. The Agile conference is just an introduction that shows that even in the beginning it can equal in information transferral to a real life conference. Good works happening in virtual worlds. It takes some time for the immersion factor to make the virtual world more valid than a video conference but add so much with simply proximity communication. Over 80% of our communication in real life is non-verbal and many studies have relayed information with just the relationship of WHERE the digital avatar chooses to locate themselves.
The Agile conference is just an introduction that shows that even in the beginning it can equal in information transferral to a real life conference. Good works happening in virtual worlds.

]]> By: Randall Handhttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9562 Randall Hand Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:52:16 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9562 <a href="#comment-9561" rel="nofollow">@<img src="http://assets-a1.vizworld.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/facebook.png"> Troy McConaghy</a> Ah, thanks.. I updated the article to reflect that. @ Troy McConaghy Ah, thanks.. I updated the article to reflect that.

]]> By: Troy McConaghyhttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9561 Troy McConaghy Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:47:27 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9561 One minor clarification: Linden Lab didn't partner with Avatars United, they acquired the company that created it. One minor clarification: Linden Lab didn’t partner with Avatars United, they acquired the company that created it.

]]> By: Randall Handhttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9558 Randall Hand Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:33:20 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9558 <a href="#comment-9533" rel="nofollow">@Baloo Uriza</a> I just meant that they are both OpenSim projects.. I plan to spend some time in OpenSim as well. @Baloo Uriza I just meant that they are both OpenSim projects.. I plan to spend some time in OpenSim as well.

]]> By: Pooky Amsterdamhttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9544 Pooky Amsterdam Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:30:42 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9544 Visually our spatial realtionships are important: so using a 3D immersive environment allows us to feel represented within it. Our Avatars also allow us to project ourselves onto the other which we have created. This human abiliy to project is as old as mankind itself. The ability to localize and identify those we are interacting with increases our connection to them and allows us to be impacted as well. We make a "leap of faith" when we open a novel, watch a movie or listen to a radio program. This "leap" is immediately supported in Second Life because we have feedback from others like ourselves. In real time and with real thoughts, feelings and ideas. Visually our spatial realtionships are important: so using a 3D immersive environment allows us to feel represented within it. Our Avatars also allow us to project ourselves onto the other which we have created. This human abiliy to project is as old as mankind itself. The ability to localize and identify those we are interacting with increases our connection to them and allows us to be impacted as well.
We make a “leap of faith” when we open a novel, watch a movie or listen to a radio program. This “leap” is immediately supported in Second Life because we have feedback from others like ourselves. In real time and with real thoughts, feelings and ideas.

]]> By: Baloo Urizahttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9533 Baloo Uriza Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:17:19 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9533 ScienceSim doesn't matter, it isn't OSGrid. OSGrid is OSgrid. ScienceSim doesn’t matter, it isn’t OSGrid. OSGrid is OSgrid.

]]> By: Randall Handhttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9528 Randall Hand Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:55:34 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9528 <a href="#comment-9525" rel="nofollow">@Baloo Uriza</a> Don't worry.. I'll be covering OpenSim, and specifically Sciencesim, in an upcoming article on Scientific Research in Virtual Worlds. Should be up later this week, maybe even today. @Baloo Uriza Don’t worry.. I’ll be covering OpenSim, and specifically Sciencesim, in an upcoming article on Scientific Research in Virtual Worlds. Should be up later this week, maybe even today.

]]> By: Baloo Urizahttp://www.vizworld.com/2010/02/life-work/#comment-9525 Baloo Uriza Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:26:48 +0000 http://www.vizworld.com/?p=11458#comment-9525 I'm surprised OSgrid didn't get a nod, being the largest, most widely recognized OpenSimulator based grid, where most of the OpenSim development occurs. I’m surprised OSgrid didn’t get a nod, being the largest, most widely recognized OpenSimulator based grid, where most of the OpenSim development occurs.

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