New World Notes Highlights from Last Week: Kinect and SL, Google+ and SL, Avatars vs. Hollywood, and Much More

SL/OpenSim news:

• Tokyo University Developing Real Time, Open Source Kinect-to-Second Life Software
• Explore OpenSim & SL Regions on the Web & Convert Others for Web Use With Avatars Via the ArchTech Engine
• Google Reportedly Allows Second Life User to Keep Google+ Account Named For His SL Avatar (see below for more)
• Iris Rants: Don't Let Fear of SL Content Theft Cause Paranoia Over Alternate Designer Identities!
• OpenSim Active Users: Now About 15,000 (Same as in 2009)
• Have Furries Fairly Fled Second Life for Furry Forums?
• Why Lindens in Second Life Seem Arrogant & Out of Touch

Other tech/gaming/social media news...

• Google Now Allows Fully Pseudonymous Google+ Profiles -- But Only Those Known by a "Meaningful Number" of People
• Do Hollywood Actors Fear the Rise of Avatar-Based Acting?