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Second Life was started in 1999 by Linden Lab. 
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Revision as of 21:00, 16 December 2011

Second Life Virtual World

Second Life is an online role-playing game launched by Linden Labs in June 2008. Players (called residents) use client programs (called viewers) to enter a virtual world and perform real-life and fictional actions. These actions may include interacting with other users to play activities and exchange items. There are almost one million users currently using Second Life.


History

Year Important Historical Event in Second Life
1999 Philip Rosedale formed Linden Lab
2008 Residents spent a total of 28,274,505 hours "inworld"
2008 Second life honored at 59th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards.
2009 Residents total spent hours drops to 62,000
2010 Residents total spent hours drops again to 54,000. This is due to new rules

implemented by Linden Labs, decreasing the numbers of campers and bots.

2010 Linden Labs laid off 30% of its workforce.

Ethical Issues

Program Overview

Lawsuits

References