Tyler Who Should Be Blogging passed along this fresh-for-me bit of news: An island was nuked in Second Life.
Or the SL equivalent of a nuke.
Devastation of the 3D island landscaping for the popular Australian company ABC came sometime overnight the morning of May 22nd and took several hours to correct. ABC Island is reportedly the third most-visited place in world. The act of cyber-terrorism was possibly caught in the digital archives, so it will be interesting to see what transpires. There were hints of business rivals being involved, but those might be red herrings. There is a shot of the crater elsewhere.
Virtual “atom bombs” have been detonated by the Second Life Liberation Army against in-world stores (Reebok and American Apparel), purportedly as part of a campaign for more democracy in-world. They have a blog, but it is not surprisingly closed to the public. SLLA issued bounties for free-lance SL hitpeople last October.
In Only Tangentially Related News …
While I was visiting ABC’s Eco house, I got this alert from Machinima group”
World Action fund, dedicated to fighting global poverty, we are showing the film Every Minute. Every Minute is a minute long film challenging us to do more to make our planet a more ethical and balanced world. This movie will be showing all day today in advance of the Online Machinima Film Festival awards on Sat. May 26 12 SLT.
Some of you may be interested in that.