World of Warcraft. Second Life. Two massive multi-user virtual reality platforms with millions of people who have tried them. But which holds more appeal to different population segments on the Internet? VillainTech’s Lionel Houde took a look at both platforms, SL for two years of ups and downs and WOW for 10 days of bliss. Read more »

Playing the marginally villainous Lionel Oliva and Saunders Baxton in Second Life, I’ve come to develop some rather condescending habits when traveling across the grid. Read more »

I can’t stand the Second Life nightclub scene. My computer, an aging eMachine, locks up when 40 maxed-out avatars focus their lag-draining abilities in a single spot while doing “V^V^V^ HOOOOOOO! ^V^V^V” gestures ad nauseam. Read more »

At Marrowstone Island in Second Life, it’s the darker side of Halloween year round.  The grim and occasionally gruesome are focused through owner Loki’s Ball’s SL lens, dropped into a bucket of blood and grime, and slathered over stone, flesh and rusted metal skeletons. Read more »

Some people claim that Second Life is an exponentially more self-indulgent, obnoxious version of The Sims. Maybe, but has anyone ever controlled a Sim with the power of their mind?! Read more »