Welcome to the Second Life Forums Archive

These forums are CLOSED. Please visit the new forums HERE

What does the Second Life (TM) logo mean?
Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 16,530
10-04-2004 15:33
I am wondering about this. If you are seeing the same layout I am, which you probably are, then look to the upper-left-hand corner.

You are seeing a flat hand with an open palm featuring five digits and a swirly -- what appears to be an eye of some sort -- in the palm of this hand. This, of course, is the Second Life (TM) logo.

Also pictured here:

http://secondlife.com/images/logo.gif

And prominently on the splash screen itself.

What does it mean? Does it have symbolic purpose? :D
_____________________
Malachi Petunia
Gentle Miscreant
Join date: 21 Sep 2003
Posts: 3,414
10-04-2004 15:39
It's an Illuminati symbol.
Merwan Marker
Booring...
Join date: 28 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,706
10-04-2004 15:45
It's symbolic purpose is far too deep to reveal to the unwashed masses.

~~~
^
_____________________
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Meher Baba
Devyn Grimm
the Hermit
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 270
10-04-2004 16:05
Its up to LL to tell us their meaning for it - but the "eye-in-hand" symbol has a long history of use in various cultures. LL actually once had a link on the SL links page to a site exploring the symbology (whatever happened to that?).

I did a quick google search and came uponthis site which gives various examples of use and meanings... like this one:

From: someone
What does it mean? The pancultural Eye-in-Hand icon manifests the integral and interactive bond between two essential human functions: sensing/observation (the Eye) and doing/acting (the Hand). Together these two abilities represent the most effective symbolic condensation of the ideals of human existence - omniscience (all-knowing) and omnipotence (all-powerful) - in a very simple two-part icon: the Eye in the Hand.


Its a very interesting symbol and I'm glad that LL chose it for SL's logo.


Malachi - I thought it was the "eye-in-pyramid" for the Illuminati.
Malachi Petunia
Gentle Miscreant
Join date: 21 Sep 2003
Posts: 3,414
10-04-2004 16:38
From: Devyn Grimm
...Malachi - I thought it was the "eye-in-pyramid" for the Illuminati.
With the well known tendency - over the millenia - for the Illuminati to hide their secrets in plain sight, it doesn't surprise me at all that they have used this symbol. How many verticies (or faces) does the square bottomed pyramid have? How many digits on the hand? See the connection?
Devyn Grimm
the Hermit
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 270
10-04-2004 17:50
Ah very good point Malachi - the Law of Fives and all that. :)

It only makes sense that the Illuminati would want to have their hands on this emerging virtual universe.
Siggy Romulus
DILLIGAF
Join date: 22 Sep 2003
Posts: 5,711
10-04-2004 18:37
From: Malachi Petunia
It's an (fnord) Illuminati symbol.


Indeed, like the one eyed smiley in the triangle.. although I always thought the 'swirly' was a sphincter... hmmm (tilts head) yeah it does sort of look like an eye... but I think 'An asshole on every hand' also has a ring of truth to it as well.

I think what we need as a symbol is .... two snakes... LIKE THIS (dramatic pose)... FACING EACH OTHER...

(sorry Conan was on the TV the other night - I often wonder if Shatner were his acting coach)...

Siggy.
_____________________
The Second Life forums are living proof as to why it's illegal for people to have sex with farm animals.

From: Jesse Linden
I, for one, am highly un-helped by this thread
Azrazael Maracas
Registered User
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 158
10-04-2004 19:11
I think it stands for a shoe company....maybe they are the main investors ;)
_____________________
I believe that the moment is near when by a procedure of active paranoiac thought, it will be possible to systematize confusion and contribute to the total discrediting of the world of reality.
-Salvadore Dali
Alan Kiesler
Retired Resident
Join date: 29 Jun 2004
Posts: 354
10-04-2004 21:39
It's also similar to the hand icon used in Uru. I doubt it was intentional, but the similarity was noted on the Uru section of Ubi Forums.
_____________________
Timothy S. Kimball (RL) -- aka 'Alan Kiesler'
The Kind Healer -- http://sungak.net

No ending is EVER written; Communities will continue on their own.
Del Dayton
British Beer Guzzler
Join date: 12 Dec 2003
Posts: 157
10-06-2004 05:04
Maybe it means there's going to be a version for Epoc handhelds one day :D

(They use a similar logo)
_____________________
Dan Rhodes
hehe
Join date: 5 Jul 2003
Posts: 268
10-06-2004 05:45
I saw a popular contact lense case that had nearly an identical logo as SL. It was so close that I began to become curious if the SL logo was a known symbol. LOL I can't think of the brand off the top of my head, but I can find out again.
Beau Perkins
Second Life Resident.
Join date: 25 Dec 2003
Posts: 1,061
10-06-2004 05:50
I must be blind because I never noticed and still dont see any digits.
_____________________
Prong Thetan
SimCast CEO
Join date: 22 May 2004
Posts: 168
10-06-2004 06:16
I would like to see a small graphic added to the base of the hand that looks like currency, much like a dollar bill.

Then the meaning would change drastically.

Eye, hand, over my money!
_____________________
SimCast Entertainment:

Cutting edge game development in Second Life.
Devlin Gallant
Thought Police
Join date: 18 Jun 2003
Posts: 5,948
10-06-2004 07:31
From: Beau Perkins
I must be blind because I never noticed and still dont see any digits.


Digits as in FINGERS you dork! :D
_____________________
I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.