VG: My first group — Khegor’s End

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Armed with a map that was at least semi-useful, I set out in Telon to get some levels, some loot, and some amazing screenshots. Meh. I got two of the three. My quest log is stuffed to overflowing with quests for Veskal’s Exchange… I *really* need to get back there and do some of them … Read more

Play2Train — Emergency Response Training in Second Life

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In response to yesterday’s post about my return to Second Life, reader Deep Semaphore pointed me toward Play2Train, a simulation of various emergency scenarios done in Second Life, developed under the guidance of the Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program. From their site: Play2Train is a virtual training space in SecondLife designed to support Strategic … Read more

Now Reading… Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin

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You might have noticed the new “Now Reading” section at the top of the sidebar. These are simply the books I’m reading right now. Some of them are new, some old, some are free, some are eBooks. As i finish them, I’ll take a moment to talk about them here. It’s hard to overstate just … Read more

EQ2: Brell day!

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Nothing screams “fun!” like a crowd of drunken dwarves heaving up their (presumably liquid) dinners in front of a Mysteriously Glowing Portal (a MGP, as pro MMOGites say). Hey, I mean that. I come from the family that kept Milwaukee’s Best in business. So naturally, I headed right in — to Brell’s Bar, the drinking … Read more

“Wooing” women “gamers”

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Thanks for the heads up from MMORPG.com; I’d have missed this gem from CNN. It’s partly old news about SOE’s “G.I.R.L.” (Gonna Insult Roleplaying Ladies) program. I don’t know what it really stands for, but from what I understand, SOE feels women don’t play games or work on games, so they want to encourage more … Read more