TOKYO - A 43-year-old player in a virtual game world became so angry about her sudden divorce from her online husband that she logged on with his password and killed his digital persona, police said today. ...more

October 23, 2008

Distinct personalities in real and imagined worlds collided Friday at the fourth annual "Second Life" convention. ...more

September 6, 2008

Second Lifers, many of whom know each other only by their avatar personalities, are converging in Tampa today for educational seminars designed to teach those caught up on the computer craze how to better navigate the boxy Second Life 3-D landscape. The virtual online community's annual convention begins this morning at the Tampa Marriott Waterside hotel with breakfast at 8 and a welcoming ceremony at 10. ...more

September 5, 2008

Tampa is about to get a life. Denizens of Second Life, a virtual online community, will hold their annual convention at the Tampa Marriott Waterside hotel, according to Kevin Alderman, a Lutz entrepreneur who sells sex toys in Second Life. ...more

August 13, 2008

You can always spot the novices in the virtual reality world of "Second Life": Their online characters - or avatars - stumble around awkwardly and walk into objects, as their real-world users fumble with the keyboard controls. ...more

November 22, 2007