Second Life
From SI410
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. |
