SECOND OASIS (239, 154, 21), Second Life, Oct. 8 -- In the aftermath of the controversy and buzz sparked by YouTube's choice of "Newt Gingrich on Capitol Hill in Second Life" as Editor's Pick, writer/producer Pollywog Gardenvale sets aside her zebra skin boots and parachute to share her perspective on the Speaker's visit to Second Life.
Read about it in the October edition of The Seventh Sun - News from the Virtual World, October 2007 Edition at http://www.pollywogpress.com
Also in this issue:
European Union hit with Value-Added Tax from Linden Lab. On Friday
September 28th, EU residents in Second Life were notified of a 15-25%
Value-Added Tax (VAT).
Dr. Dobb's Life 2.0 -- On the road to the Metaverse. Fall summit
features top-notch speakers from IBM, Sun Microsystems, Duke
University, Xconomy, Acceleration Studies Foundation, and others.
Dr. Dobb's Life 2.0 -- Interview with John Zhaoying. Dr. Dobb's
Director of Online Technology talks about Dr. Dobb's involvement in
virtual worlds.
Burning Life 2007 -- Burners come to virtual Black Rock Desert. For the
fifth straight year, Linden Lab created a virtual playa -- a homage to
Burning Man.
Exploring virtual law and government -- The Al-Andalus Chaliphate.
Exploring 21st Century democracy in a reconstruction of 13th Century
Moor Alhambra.
A virtual AMBER Alert -- The Garden for the Missing. Innovative use of
Second Life to help get the word out on missing kids.
The Autumn Writers Exposition -- Literary festival an awesome
celebration of the written word. Writer's exposition showcases
musicians, poets, fiction writers and playwrights.
Getting Started with Machinima: Lights, Camera, Action! Machine
animation is now a new HBO series -- learn how with Pollywog
Gardenvale.
The Best of SL Art. Krystal Epic and the Virtual Artist Alliance
promote the growth of the arts in virtual worlds.
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