Affairs conducted via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are increasingly a cause of marriage breakdowns, according to divorce lawyers.
Matrimonial experts at law firm Turner Parkinson said social networking is increasingly cited as a reason for divorce as spouses embark on cyber affairs.
At Imperial College London, medical students navigate a full-service hospital where they see patients, order X-rays, consult with colleagues and make diagnoses.
It's an interactive, hands-on learning experience -- and none of it is real.
These prospective doctors are treating virtual patients in Second Life, the Internet world where users interact through online alter egos called avatars. Read more »
Kansas Uni prof expects online shops to offer avatars, 3D experience
Strap on your virtual genitalia and head down to the shops - Second Life is set to revolutionise online shopping, according to one academic.
Esther Swilley, a professor of market Read more »
The first ever Muslim virtual world has launched today, following in the footsteps of popular online communities such as Second Life.
Called Muxlim Pal, it allows users to look after a cartoon avatar or 'pal' who can move around the world, which promotes Islamic culture.
Users can buy gift such as tea sets with online currency to give to their friends and pals can also go to prayer rooms and Read more »
News agency decides to focus on its first life instead
Second Life, the online 3D virtual world, has been snubbed by Reuters, one of the biggest news agencies in the world.
Reuters began its Second Life odyssey back in 2006, when it embedded a journalist into the site, by the name of Adam Reuters (actual name Adam Pasick).
The last report Adam gave was on 30 September, pr Read more »
Linden Lab is on the acquisition trail, announcing on Monday that it has purchased graphics technology from Boston-based Windward Mark Interactive including Windlight, an “advanced atmospheric rendering technology,†and Nimble, “a realistic 3D cloud simulator.â€
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Anshe Chung Studios said this weekend it plans to launch a cross-platform financial market and currency exchange that spans virtual worlds including Second Life and Entropia Universe by early next month.
If regarding Sculpted Prims all you need is to create objects with some sort of Lathe tool (like in 3DS Max), then Rokuro might be for you. It was created by Yuzuru Jewell and takes some profile of an object in order to create the full object by rotating that profile by 360 degrees. You [...] Read more »
Okay I went to this shop. It advertised a free outfit in another sim. I really wanted the costume. So I tp and search and search and search. The sim... Read more »
