Housekeeping Notice: My Blog, WordPress, Privacy Badger, and uBlock Origin

I have been tearing my hair out since last night, when I noticed that my blog,…

Social VR Research Alert: Participate in a Research Study on Identity Construction in Virtual Environments, at Lund University in Sweden

Filippa and Lina are two Master’s students in the International Marketing and Brand Management program at…

Virtual Reality Headset Demos for Newbies: Some Do’s and Don’ts

When you’re starting out, keep it simple (Image by Pexels from Pixabay) There is a fine…

Pandemic Diary: Some Thoughts on Three Years of Pandemic Living (And Why COVID-19 Is Not Quite Finished With Us Yet)

Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash The WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11th, 2020,…

Terje Jansen, 1963-2023: Grieving a Loss in the Sansar Community

Today is a sad day. Terje Jansen was a vital part of the small but dedicated…

Sixteen Years of Second Life Landmarks: A Trip Down Memory Lane

My oldest Second Life avatar, with the legacy name of Heath Homewood, was created on March…

Second Life Steals, Deals, and Freebies: The Hatter Is Mad Hunt at Meander/Me, Running March 1st to 31st, 2023

I have kept my word in significantly scaling back my coverage of Second Life on this…

Uncommon Realities: The 16th Annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education (VWBPE 2023) Conference Takes Place in Second Life, March 23rd to 25th, 2023

The theme of VWBPE 2023 conference is Uncommon Realities Once again this March, the Virtual Worlds…

Editorial: It’s Time for a Complete Reset on How I Use Social Media

Photo by Adem AY on Unsplash Early this morning, I deleted my Reddit account. As many…

Bigscreen Announces a New Virtual Reality Headset, Bigscreen Beyond, Billed as the World’s Smallest

Following on last year’s announcement by social VR platform Somnium Space, that they were going to…