The CW films Gossip Girl “machinisodes” in Second Life
Gossip Girl, the CW television network’s popular show about teenagers on New York’s Upper East Side, is filming what it calls “machinisodes” inside Second Life. The mini-episodes, shot using Second Life avatars and sets, follow script outlines developed by the show’s writers, and will eventually debut on CWTV.com.
Charity raises funds with homeless avatar
SECOND LIFE, Dec 20 (Reuters) - A Spanish charity group has raised enough money through its Second Life awareness campaign, which featured a homeless avatar, to provide a month of healthcare and education for a real-life child.
Asociacion Mensajeros de la Paz (Messengers of Peace), which runs some 300 foster homes, created the avatar MensajerosDeLaPaz Jubilee [...]
Study on Second Life and the pursuit of happiness
A new study shows that people with a strong sense of well-being and many friends in the real world follow similar patterns in Second Life.
Virtual reality TV: Big Brother to launch in SL
Reality show Big Brother is getting a little less real with a new Second Life edition, which will pit 15 contestants against each other in an attempt to win their own island.
