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Second Life: Interview with an insider
by Ryan Carter Oct 4th 2006
This is a recent in-world IM interview I had with Akela Talamasca who blogs for Weblogs, Inc's own Second Life Insider (SLI). Since Second Life is a free software download, an online world that is user-created, and is very much web-based social software and 3D tool, I thought an interview would be very interesting to those who haven't heard of SecondLife or experienced it. Please enjoy, and let me know what you think of the interview. While you're at it, check out SecondLife Insider as well.Ryan Carter: Akela, you blog over at Weblogs, inc's Second Life Insider (SLI), what is that all about?
Akela Talamasca: It's a blog designed solely to cover Second Life, in the same way that WoW Insider solely covers World
of Warcraft. I have a team of bloggers: Caliandris Pendragon, Mast Penguin, and Aimee Weber, who gets a ton of coverage for her own work in SL.
RC: You've got a great team, I enjoy reading everyone at SLI.
AT: Hey, thanks! I read DL Squad everyday!
RC: So, for anyone who hasn't heard, what is Second Life (SL)?
AT: Second Life is an online virtual world, created entirely by its residents. It has a working economy, with thousands of real world dollars being traded for goods every month. Currently, registration for an account is free, but to own land requires a paid monthly account. There are numerous benefits to owning land, including being able to build more objects, own a home, and stream music from your computer. SL is rapidly approaching one million residents, which many predict will occur between October and November.
RC: Why do you think DLS readers might be interested in SL? Is there something for everyone? Programmers, geeks, business people, students, corporations even?
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, ...
