While the public version of the Second Life virtual world remains primarily a playground for self expression and social networking, military and government agencies are taking a more serious look at ...

Citizens of Second Life, the online virtual world, have until now communicated silently via instant messaging and chat. They will soon be given the power of speech. Linden Lab, creator of Second Life, ...

Second Life is going corporate. The virtual world already has more than 1,400 companies staging meetings and conferences inside its virtual landscapes. But Linden Lab is now taking Second Life into ...

IBM and Linden Labs, the operator of the Second Life virtual world, said on Tuesday they will work on ways to eventually let people use the a single online persona in different online services.

Virtual resiliency center will offer everything from exercise classes to tools for coping with the stress of multiple deployments. The Army is bringing a program to improve troops' physical and ...

The U.S. Military Veterans Center in Second Life island features a beach for informal gatherings and recreation. Former service members convey experiences and support in Second Life. U.S. military ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - FBI investigators have visited Second Life's Internet casinos at the invitation of the virtual world's creator Linden Lab, but the U.S. government has not decided on the legality ...

Sun isn’t shy about taking advantage of new Internet technologies – it was one of the first firms to launch employee blogs – so it wasn’t too surprising to see the server maker become the first ...

Linden Lab founder Philip Rosedale and executive chairman Brad Oberwager aren't too impressed with what they've seen so far. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The creator of one of the earliest and most enduringly iconic virtual worlds is returning to his roots. Second Life’s founder Philip Rosedale will rejoin the company he founded in 1999 as a strategic ...

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Throughout months of metaverse hype, with ...