[PHPLondon-discuss] Off Topic: Second Life

[Harry Roberts]

Last time I tried Second Life it was full of seedy monkey making scams, loaded slowly, looked apalling and didn't offer anything interesting for me to do other than "camping" for money.

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> Behalf Of Atkinson, Robert
> Sent: 27 September 2007 10:36
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> Subject: [PHPLondon-discuss] Off Topic: Second Life
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> 
> Spent last night roaming around Second Life for the first 
> time. For those of you that remember the VRM (Virtual Reality 
> Machine) which didn't really take off, it's very similar, but 
> much more advanced.
> 
> If you haven't taken a look yet (I guess pretty unlikely :) 
> then download the GUI and give it a try. You'll be pleasantly 
> surprised, and with around 10 million subscribers, there's 
> always something happening. There was even a live 'virtual' 
> concert by Suzanne Vega last year.
> 
> The reason I thought I'd post, is to see if there's any way 
> we can all benefit from this. Apart from the obvious money 
> making opportunities, such as SL script and object coders, it 
> would be really neat to have a PHP-London presence on one of 
> the islands.
> 
> I did a search, but couldn't find anything for PHP within the 
> grid, so this practically guarantees community interest. The 
> whole thing is designed to be a virtual replication of the 
> real world, so it's a unique opportunity to sell your skills, 
> and make real money in a virtual world.
> 
> Rob.
> 
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