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Top Sightseeing Spots in Second Life Japan

February 3rd, 2008 by Nick Ramsay

submit_url = ‘http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/02/03/top-sightseeing-spots-in-second-life-japan/’;I’m a regular visitor to the virtual world of Second Life, and one of my favorite ways to spend time there is by visiting some Japanese sightseeing spots. I have shown you Tokyo Tower, and the castles in Osaka, Kumamoto and Himeji before, but here they are again along with some of my [...]

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Japanese Cell Phone Providers in Second Life

October 23rd, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

I’ve already taken a look at some of Second Life’s Japanese sightseeing spots, so for this post I thought I’d look at the business side of things and see what the Japanese cell phone providers are doing in this virtual world.
First up was NTT DoCoMo, who have a very prominent tower in the center of their 3D [...]

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Sightseeing in Second Life Japan #2

October 16th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Last time I went Sightseeing in Second Life Japan, I showed you Kumamoto Castle, Osaka Castle and Tokyo Tower. This time, Aleister Kronos pointed out that a faithful reproduction of Himeji Castle is under construction.

Himeji Castle is part of Japan’s great cultural heritage located around 650 kilometers west of Tokyo. The castle is nicknamed “White Heron” [...]

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Sightseeing in Second Life Japan

October 12th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

The virtual reality world of Second Life is full of clubs, bars, beaches and bedrooms in which people interact in all manner of virtual ways and even positions, but there is more to Second Life than its “in your face” seedy side. I decided to go searching for some of Japan’s famous landmarks to see [...]

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Learning About Second Life

October 5th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

I’m very much hooked on Second Life at the moment. That means I’ve subscribed to a number of Second Life and virtual reality related blogs, and have been watching some videos on YouTube to find some places I haven’t visited yet.
One such place was Princeton University, which has been recreated in Second Life. Princeton has [...]

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When One Life Just Isn’t Enough…

October 1st, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

For a while there I managed to avoid the virtual world of Second Life, knowing full well that if I gave it a try I’d be sucked into the world’s greatest timesink. Anyway, curiosity got the better of me and I ended up registering and created the character Nikorasu Revnik.
It’s difficult to understand what Second [...]

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