Wagner James Au / New World Notes
Author, strategist, virtual world reporter
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Category: Economics of SL
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In recent months, many Second Life merchants have reported experiencing a significant and steady decline in sales. As a top seller of home decor recently put it to me, “the slowdown has been happening way before Summer; since March of last year, we progressively lost 5% every 6 months.” Indeed, 1 in 3 merchants surveyed…
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Originally published on my Patreon Inspired by Imogen Aurelia's call for a "Blackout August", in which the Second Life community takes a break from crowded, frustrating weekend shopping events, here are three gorgeous SL mainstores to visit and explore for fun and photographs, as well as shopping –recommended and photographed by Imogen herself. First, above,…
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Originally published on my Patreon Anya Ohmai is both a seasoned Second Life mesh artist (she co-owns of the James&Dew SL brand) and professional 3D artist in the game/film industry; her Hollywood credits include Marvel’s Thunderbolts and A Minecraft Movie, and in games, she created 3D assets for PlayerUnknown: Battlegrounds’ cinematic commercial, among other titles.…
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Click here to teleport to Mug, a mainstore in Second Life that is also an incredibly detailed and amazing seaside city being smothered by a massive kraken. (Yes.) Created by Brandy Difference, who also brought a highly different difference to the usual SL consumer experience. You'll shop in style! You'll take selfies! You'll ponder the…
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Now free to read for all Patreon members: Anya Ohmai is both a seasoned Second Life mesh artist (she co-owns of the James&Dew SL brand) and professional 3D artist in the game/film industry; her Hollywood credits include Marvel’s Thunderbolts and A Minecraft Movie, and in games, she created 3D assets for PlayerUnknown: Battlegrounds’ cinematic…
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Originally published on my Patreon Last Friday I got an an official statement from Linden Lab on a subscription problem that impacted many SL merchants on Marketplace: At this time, affected Residents and merchants should be fully refunded for L$ charges on any erroneous transactions related to Wednesday's outage with our service provider. We apologize…
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Above: Imogen and her partner in Resonance – Voice and Hangout (SLurl below) "Blackout August" is the name of a proposal from SL content creator Imogen, a call for the Second Life community to take a break from the endless, often monotonous and frustrating loop of weekend shopping events — and instead, to explore the…
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I'm following this breaking story on my Patreon; subscribe for free to follow the latest, and advice on checking if you've been impacted!
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Launched in late April, Linden Lab’s Creator Partnership Program is one of the most ambitious bids by the company to grow Second Life in recent history. As part of my special Patreon report on the state of the Second Life economy, I talked to the program's founders, Marketing VP Brett Linden and Steeltoe Linden (Manager…
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I asked for new innovative experiences in Second Life, and Alexander Locket delivers with Starlight Designs, a mainstore sim that's also a fairy tale adventure: Click here to teleport and start exploring Starlight Designs "Make sure you have sounds on, a high draw distance and the region WindLight," Alex advises. At the entrance, you literally…
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