Respecting Land Owners in Second Life…

Have you spoken to a few owners of virtual land in Second Life (R) the past month or two? In developing a new media strategy and virtual world presence, we follow the trends as closely as possible, and it is with some distress and a pinch of interest that we listen to the discontent of [...]

Cory’s Challenge to Second Life – Public Gain or Organisational Loss??

It was with a sense of usual Second Life excitement – that some great new thing is happening! – that Uthango’s representatives attended the recent introduction of the “Second Life and Public Good” Community Challenge” sponsored by the USC Network Culture Project. On 6 May 2008 Cory Ondrejka, a fellow at USC introduced the [...]

‘08 Africa Day in Second Life (R) – Discussion Log

Uthango started Africa Day in Second Life ‘08 at Orange, and offered some beautiful free African clothes by SOLYLENCE Designs to all attendees. The dynamic Radio Soukous made some music for us, with the liaison of Caramba Vella in-world. It was the perfect start to a day that held much promise… Two panel discussions and stunning performance by Duncan Sage (SL) a master percussionist led to the launch of VIRTUAL AFRICA, and introduction of a very clever AI meerkat and tour of the Savannah. The day concluded itself with a party led by DJ Doubledown Tandino at AFRICAN RAIN – a special club designed for us by Eshi Otawara. It was a wonderful event!