Second Life News

  • October Arrives-With Haunting Halloween Names Agore

    October has arrived, and Second Life is wasting no time getting into the spirit of the season. A fresh collection of limited-time last names has been released, and this batch is unapologetically Halloween—with choices ranging from pleasantly autumnal to wonderfully ridiculous to genuinely undead. For those who prefer their October with crisp leaves, candlelight and…

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  • Autumn Arrives in Second Life — and Some Long-Awaited New Names

    There is something about autumn in Second Life that always feels a little more dramatic than the changing of any other season. One minute we are standing barefoot on a Bellisseria beach wondering how summer disappeared so quickly, and the next we are knee-deep in pumpkins, fallen leaves, chunky sweaters, and landscaping inventories we had…

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  • Rez Days: A Rite of Passage, Made of Memories

    No one tells you on the day you first come into this world how important that date will eventually become—assuming, of course, that you make it out of the orientation arena. Those first few moments of life in the virtual world, as you quite literally try to find your feet, can be overwhelming, frustrating and…

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  • Lab Gab: News and Views on Virtual Life for August 2026

    There has been a lot of little things going on lately and sometimes bits and pieces get lost in the shuffle. Lab Gab is simply a collection of things going on in Second Life, some of it news as I see it, some of it speculative. Let’s dive in over what’s been happening and I’ll…

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  • What I Did This Summer

    What I Did This Summer

    For those that don’t know how seasons generally work in SL, summer begins June 1st and ends August 31st, so by that reckoning, summer is already more than halfway over and what a busy time it has been. June and the first half of July were a whirlwind across Second Life. Between the weeks of…

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  • The Show Must Go On: Managing Events at Second Life’s Birthday Celebration

    by Arabella Windsor There are few moments on the Second Life calendar quite like the annual Birthday Celebration, nor one that elicits quite as much anticipation from residents of our virtual world. Every June, the grid seems to undergo a transformation. Entire microcontinents appear where only ocean existed weeks before. Vast exhibition and performance halls…

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  • Shaping History in 23 Years

    Second Life’s 23rd Birthday celebration kicks off today, a fact that feels faintly impossible when it seems as though we only just closed the doors on SL22B and swept the confetti from the virtual streets. Time moves fast in the virtual world…another year gone by, another year older in a world where time moves strangely—compressed,…

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  • New Names for Pride Month & SL23B

    by Arabella Windsor Just days before Second Life’s 23rd Birthday Celebration, Linden Lab has released the first set of new names since Valentine’s Day, all in honor of Pride Month, which is celebrated each June. The new list of limited edition names include: Ally Diva Fabulous Icon Mother Out Prism Proud Slay In addition, 8…

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  • Relay for Life 2026: Getting Ready to Relay

    As I write this, the anticipation and excitement surrounding the biggest single fundraising effort in Second Life are palpable. The 2026 Relay for Life of Second Life is now less than 48 hours away, and here are the things you need to know to make it a great experience! I’ve written a lot about what…

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  • Building Hope: The Heart Behind The Relay Track

    by Arabella Windsor From all over the grid they have come. The builders with vision. The scripters with solutions. The decorators with an eye for detail. The organizers who keep everything moving forward. The cheerleaders who encourage the teams when energy begins to fade. They come from countries all over the real world. From nations…

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