Second Life

• What Happens When Digital Cities Are Abandoned? - Laura E. Hall - The Atlantic

Some discussion of Economics 2.0 (i.e. the virtual economy of this massive multiplayer video game now having real world application): 

• Second Life Founder Pursues Second Chance (Feb 3, 2014) - Re: Philip Rosedale's new startup, High Fidelity.
• Wildcat Banking in the Virtual Frontier. (Feb. 5, 2008)
• The Coming Second Life Business Cycle (Aug. 2, 2007)
• The Virtual Rockefeller (Dec. 2005). 
• Wikipedia entry
• c/f Second Life Maretplace: Where users buy pixilated commodities, for real world cash.

 "This player plays with wind chimes and lights off some fireworks."

 

Second Life Movie 2 

"A couple players line up for a picture."

Second Life Movie 3 
"The group moves on to play a game of darts." 

Second Life Movie 4
"You can become a DJ for other players to dance to."

Second Life Movie 5
"Your house can be decorated any way you want."

Second Life Movie 6
"With just a few clicks, a couple of players build a simple house and even find time to wallpaper it."

Second Life Movie 7
"You can create your new animations and then import them into the game."

Second Life Movie 8    
"Everyone gets down with their elaborate dance moves in a user-made nightclub."