VRChat Surpasses Peak Hype Concurrency of 20,000, About Half Using VR Headsets — But Only 5,000 Logging in Via Facebook-Connected Oculus Quest Devices Great catch from Adeon — over two years after VRChat saw 20,000+ concurrent users, which many considered a Ugandan Knuckles (don’t ask) meme/streamer-driven fluke, the virtual world just surpassed those usage numbers: … Continue reading
Emotions in art in Second Life Posted on November 1, 2020 by Inara Pey Michel Bechir Gallery: Emotions – Lynx Luga Currently on display at the Michel Bechir Gallery is a ensemble exhibition featuring five Second Life photographer-artists, offering images under the common theme of Emotions. The participating artists are AngeloDiabolico, Mya Audebarn, Max Seagate, Robyn35, and … Continue reading
A Light in the Cloud: A Migration Update Entry posted by Linden Lab in Tools & Technology Hi Residents! I’ve come to ask for a favor. We’re in a really exciting time in the history of Second Life. We’re in the home stretch on moving the grid to the cloud. We hit a fun … Continue reading
Uplift Update Entry posted by Oz Linden in Tools & Technology We’ve been working hard on the Uplift of Second Life. If you have not been following this project, that’s what we’re calling the migration of our Second Life simulators, services, and websites from a private data center to hosting in The Cloud (Amazon … Continue reading
31 Days of Halloween Illustrated by Freaky SL Screenshots — Including an Amazing Tribute to Beetlejuice Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting I featured Grant Valeska’s blog Blond back in February, so under normal circumstances it might be too soon to come back around, however since Grant is … Continue reading
“Second Life is a Game” Meme Inevitably Outrages Non-Gaming SLers Antonio Giano recently wrote and posted this SL variation of the famous defenestration meme on a private Facebook group for Second Life users — and as you probably would have guessed if you read New World Notes on the regular, it provoked a long … Continue reading