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Microsoft builds Second Life game to promote Visual Studio
by Grant Robertson May 16th 2007 at 3:15PM
The Island is stunning, but what is far more interesting is the game designed to engage visitors to Visual Studio Island. Hovering far above the main building you'll find a giant blimp, and the end object of the game. Players gain access to whatever wonders may lie inside this huge floating orb by solving ten puzzles spread throughout the Second Life world.
Check out the Gallery below to see what you're missing on the visually humbling island of Visual Studio. In world, search "Visual Studio" to teleport in and begin playing the game yourself.
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So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
price said 4:40PM on 5-16-2007
rofl. I love the graphics.
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hilary said 5:00PM on 5-16-2007
Great coverage on the island. Hope you had a chance to master the challenge!
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Racetrack-Owner said 7:50AM on 5-18-2007
That last image is an example of what qualifies as "beautifully built" in Second Life? Geez.
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