Tag: avatars

One Avatar, Many Worlds

By Erica Naone | 04/08/2008 | 8 Comments

Companies want to let users carry their avatar identities online.

Creating a Web of Worlds

By Erica Naone | 01/11/2008 | 1 Comment

Metaplace builds a different architecture for virtual worlds.

Second Life Closes Banks

By David Talbot | 01/10/2008 | 6 Comments

After months of financial scandals and fraud allegations, virtual banks got an eviction notice from Linden Lab.

Reducing Lag Time in Online Games

By Erica Naone | 10/18/2007 | 5 Comments

Predictions from a neural network could reduce characters' jerky movements.

Money Trouble in Second Life

By Erica Naone | 08/08/2007 | 27 Comments

A series of upsets could spell trouble for Second Life's virtual economy.

Unreal Meetings

By Erica Naone | 07/11/2007 | 9 Comments

Second Life's virtual conference rooms might be more useful if they didn't resemble their real-world counterparts.

Unrest in Cyberspace

By Wade Roush | 05/04/2007 | 11 Comments

Residents of the virtual world Second Life rise up to protest technical troubles brought on by a burgeoning population.

Social Networking for Dogs

By Clark Boyd | 05/03/2007 | 2 Comments

Now, owners can meet each other by swapping information between chips mounted on Fido's collar.

A Boon to Second Life Language Schools

By Michael Erard | 04/10/2007 | 0 Comments

New technology will allow high-quality audio in a virtual world.

The New Face of Emoticons

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 03/27/2007 | 2 Comments

Warping photos could help text-based communications become more expressive.