Pirates are pillaging the virtual sex toy business, and Kevin Alderman is prepared to do battle. ...more

October 23, 2009

A group of people have gathered beside a gazebo in an outdoor park to discuss the presidential election. But the park isn't real, it's in the online virtual world of Second Life, where pixelated avatars fly around and interact with each other. ...more

November 4, 2008

The newspaper industry is constantly bewailing its need for a new economic model, as the Internet upends the old one. Maybe it could take a page from the Club Penguin Times. ...more

September 15, 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

Tinker Bell, after many decades with no lines, is finally getting a starring role. ...more

August 18, 2008

The Patel Conservatory at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center hosted Kidz Connect, a summer camp program promoting cultural exchange through theatrical performance. ...more

July 5, 2008

To save money in these tough times, universities, conference planners and global companies have started holding gatherings for far-flung employees and students in the online world known as Second Life. ...more

May 26, 2008

You don't wrap these presents in a box. You can't wear them, play with them or show them off, at least not in the real world. ...more

December 10, 2007

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