Comments on: Second Life in Japan ‘Depopulating’ – J-Cast

By: Global Voices Online » Japan: Learning from the failure of Second Life

Global Voices Online » Japan: Learning from the failure of Second Life — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:44:53 +0000

[...] their popularity rise, the most famous virtual environment in the world has seen its virtual space steadily depopulate in Japan. When a reporter from J-Cast went to check out [ja] some of the Second Life “virtual [...]

By: Roy Berman

Roy Berman — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:56:08 +0000

This video is all you need to know about Second Life. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7643752124675035066&hl=en

By: Durf

Durf — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:38:45 +0000

Isn’t that whole place just a venue for virtual furry sex?

By: The Grid Live » Second Life News for December 19, 2007

The Grid Live » Second Life News for December 19, 2007 — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:43:51 +0000

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By: The Grid Live » Second Life News for December 19, 2007

The Grid Live » Second Life News for December 19, 2007 — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:42:21 +0000

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By: links for 2007-12-19 « Chatquah and Galoshes

links for 2007-12-19 « Chatquah and Galoshes — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:22:47 +0000

[...] Japan is full of virtual spacezs Second Life is depopulating as japanese virtual worlds rise. what is the reason for japanese obessions with virtual spaces? (tags: japan virtual software) [...]

By: gandalf mantooth

gandalf mantooth — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:49:11 +0000

I noticed an uptick in Second Life news stories here in the states lately, stories which presumed . . . or at least would have the audience believe that EVERYONE is participating in Second Life. The sudden coverage has to do with corporations marketing within the MMORPG I think

By: Global Voices Online » Japan: Depopulating Second Life

Global Voices Online » Japan: Depopulating Second Life — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:16:46 +0000

[...] translates a local news report on the depopulation of the Japanese version of Second Life. Share [...]

By: Bryce

Bryce — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:26:36 +0000

Maybe they have all been abducted by Mr. Machimura’s UFOs.

By: der

der — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:10:31 +0000

It’s been pretty much the same in many other countries (Germany, for instance) without there being an advertising giant pushing it. Seems that the whole SecondLife idea appealed to journalists much more than to actual users. In the US as well, by the way, I recently read somewhere that there are like 200k active users in the US, which is a tiny fraction of what World of Warcraft pulls every day. (Not to mention myspace etc.)