Second Life
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| January 2021 | Linden Lab completed the migration of all its services and databases to Amazon Web Services (AWS) servers. |
| 2020 | Ebbe Altberg, CEO of Second Life, announced a microsite for digital meetings in response to COVID-19 global social distancing, self-isolation, and quarantine orders, providing a virtual platform for remote collaboration during the pandemic. |
| 2020 | Linden Lab halted development of Sansar and sold its rights to Wookey Search Technologies, refocusing efforts on Second Life. |
| 2019 | Planned publication of 'Blue Angel Landing' volume 3, a poetry compilation featuring works written and read by poets in Second Life, with contributing editors including Persephone Phoenix, Huckleberry Hax, Hypatia Pickens, and Grail Arnica. |
| July 2017 | Linden Lab launched a public beta for Sansar, a VR experience intended as a successor to Second Life. |
| July 2016 | Dr. Estelle Codier from the University of Hawaii received a National League for Nursing grant to study learning outcomes for nursing students in Second Life. She also published a book titled 'Teaching Healthcare in Virtual Space: Best Practices for Educators in Multi-User Virtual Environments', which provides pedagogical insights and guidelines for teaching in multi-user virtual environments. |
| July 2016 | Dr. Estelle Codier published her book 'Teaching Healthcare in Virtual Space: Best Practices for Educators in Multi-User Virtual Environments', providing pedagogical insights and guidance for teaching in Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVE) like Second Life. |
| 2015 | Second Life users cashed out approximately $60 million, with the platform having an estimated GDP of $500 million. |
| 2011 | Completed artist residency, with outcomes published as an artists book and an article in Metaverse Creativity journal. |
| 2011 | Ravenswood Theatricals, an all-furry performing arts troupe, was launched with successful virtual productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'The Phantom of the Opera'. |
| 2010 | Linden Lab announced layoffs of 30% of its workforce due to slowing platform growth. |
| 2010 | Philip Rosedale returned as interim CEO, replacing Mark Kingdon. |
| 2010 | Started artist residency at HUMlab, Yoshikaze Up-in-the-Air Residency, focusing on networked art and virtual world representations. |
| October 2010 | Bob Komin, Linden Lab's chief financial officer and chief operating officer, was announced as the new CEO after Rosedale's brief interim tenure. |
| April 20 2010 | Linden Lab deleted four simulators belonging to Woodbury University and terminated accounts of several students and professors. The university's virtual campus, which included educational spaces like a mock Soviet Union representation and a Berlin Wall replica, was removed from Second Life. |
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