Last Week's New World Notes Posts You Don't Want to Miss

Mixed Reality

• Look at These F*cking Mixed Reality Hipsters (Stella Semaphore and Laika Saintlouis)

Second Life

• NWN Readers Select Von Johin as Favorite Among Folk, Bluegrass, Country, Blues Performers in Second Life!
• Night Moves: Why Would a Real Life Woman Want to Be a Second Life Slave? 3 Reasons From 3 Gorean Women
• Ophelia's Gaze on the Second Life of Mad Men: The Precocious Peggy Olson
• On the Map of the World's Online Communities, Second Life is a Small Island in the Gulf of Lag

OpenSim

• John "Pathfinder" Lester Runs OpenSim, Transfers Objects From a USB Key & Explains Why It Matters To Educators

Noteworthy Machinima

• "Lucky Stars": Second Life Machinima Music Video Incorporating Bots to Spectacular Effect

Blue Mars

• Master Second Life Builder Maxwell Graf Bringing Rustica Race Course to Blue Mars
• University Recreating Historical Sites in Blue Mars for “Immersive Learning” Experience
• Blue Mars, a Virtual World Made in Hawaii, Has Starter Avatars Which Resemble Hawaii's Ethnic Melting Pot
• Blue World Style Tip: Give New Depth to your Blue Mars Face with Real Life Makeup Techniques

Virtual World News

• Facebook Launches Group Chat and Shared Spaces, More Virtual World Activity Likely to Go There Soon
• Online Gambling Coming to US-Based Virtual Worlds and Social Games Soon?