Did you know that Linden Labs is experimenting on a new way to control your Second Life avatar? They are using what is called a 3D Webcam to interact and control an avatar inside the virtual world of Second Life. Below is a YouTube video that demonstrates basic movement without the use of a mouse or a keyboard to control an avatar using this technology. [...continue reading Hands Free Second Life]

I received this e-mail update two weeks ago from Koinup but I was working on a couple of real life projects that I kinda forgot to post it. The update was about a music video making contest with a prize of 20,000L$. Submission of entries started last April 2, 2008 and will continue until April 29, 2008. That means you still have half a month to enter.

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A few weeks back the great Emperor of Rome issued a challenge. Anyone who dared to fight him and win will be rewarded greatly (100L$ to 1,000L$). I was not there to witness it but today the great emperor himself sent me photos of what had transpired. Included with the photos is a summary of what is now known in The Roman Empire as “An Epic Battle”. [...continue reading An Epic Battle]

Last month I received 200 linden dollars (L$) from Indyra Originals for adding its location to my Profile Picks. This month, I went back to Indyra Originals and, again, I was paid 200 linden dollars. In fact, as long as the program is offered, I’ll be paid 200 linden dollars by Indyra Originals every month only if I keep its location added to my Profile Picks. [...continue reading 200 Linden Dollars From Indyra Originals]

Earn2Life just added a new way for everyone to earn Linden Dollars and that is by simply adding Earn2Life’s Office to your Profile Picks. Adding locations to Profile Picks and getting paid for it is a new (well not so new) way to earn linden dollars. It is popularly known as Profile Picks Camping and it started when Linden Labs changed Second Life’s in-world search feature. You see the new search takes into consideration the number of residents that added a certain location to their Profile Picks. If you have a place in Second Life then the more people that add your place to their Profile Picks the better your placement will be in the search results. That is why many locations in Second Life are starting to join the Profile Picks Camping bandwagon. [...continue reading Earn2Life + Your Profile Picks = Linden Dollars]