Difference between revisions of "Background notes on SL"
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| + | - During a 2001 meeting with investors, Rosedale noticed that the participants were particularly responsive to the collaborative, creative potential of Second Life. As a result, the initial objective driven, gaming focus of Second Life was shifted to a more user created, community driven experience.[11][12] | ||
| Line 13: | Line 14: | ||
- concept of "live music" events: what are the motivations for the performer and for the audience? | - concept of "live music" events: what are the motivations for the performer and for the audience? | ||
| + | |||
- concept of user-driven/-generated environment | - concept of user-driven/-generated environment | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | Related topics: | ||
| + | |||
| + | - talker: consider a music analogue | ||
| + | |||
| + | - MUDs (multi-user dungeon) | ||
| + | -- "Life on the Screen" | ||
Revision as of 12:33, 20 July 2009
From wikipedia:
- "The Second Life Terms of Service ensure that users retain copyright for any content they create"
- on average, 38,000 residents were logged in at any particular moment. The maximum concurrency (number of avatars inworld) recorded is 88,200 in the 1st qtr. 2009
- During a 2001 meeting with investors, Rosedale noticed that the participants were particularly responsive to the collaborative, creative potential of Second Life. As a result, the initial objective driven, gaming focus of Second Life was shifted to a more user created, community driven experience.[11][12]
From experience/ exploration:
- concept of "live music" events: what are the motivations for the performer and for the audience?
- concept of user-driven/-generated environment
Related topics:
- talker: consider a music analogue
- MUDs (multi-user dungeon) -- "Life on the Screen"
