Vietnam Memorial Wall To Be Recreated in Second Life
Vietnam Memorial Wall To Be Recreated in Second Life
September 22, 2007
As U.S. military casualties continue to mount in Iraq we note that those who gave their all in another unpopular war are to be honored in Second Life.As reported by 3pointD, Washington, D.C.'s famed Vietnam Memorial Wall is under construction in SL:
...Timed to open in November to coincide with the 25th anniversary of its original dedication, Meme Science are building a replica of the Vietnam War Memorial, commonly known as The Wall, in Second Life. The Wall lists all 58, 253 US service personnel killed or missing in the Vietnam war.
The Second Life version of the Vietnam Wall is being funded by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and will be unveiled to the public in early November.
The island will feature all 3 components of the memorial: The Wall; the Three Soldiers statue and the Vietnam Women’s Memorial. Information and name search facilities are planned, along with the option to leave virtual items... at The Wall.
The purpose is to provide a contemplative space for remembering the U.S. servicemen and women who died in Vietnam. It will be tied into a website that will offer name search facilities, research resources and more... the aim of the island is not political, it is simply to honour those who had given their lives and provide an education resource for those wishing to find out more...
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VideolandHero: @ ezbiker555- At this point I think he knows he is wrong but he doesn't want to admit it.
Posted 10/11/08 at 02:04pm
GoodRobotUs: ...about sarcasm over his browsing.
GoodRobotUs: ...about sarcasm over his browsing.
Posted 10/11/08 at 02:04pm
GoodRobotUs: LOL I detect a guilty conscience. Apparently it's ok to accuse us of being on Crystal Meth, but he gets all uppity....
GoodRobotUs: LOL I detect a guilty conscience. Apparently it's ok to accuse us of being on Crystal Meth, but he gets all uppity....
Posted 10/11/08 at 12:59pm
ezbiker555: He can't win. JT can't win. I honestly want to cry after reading his comment about Virgina tech. How can he still blame video games for VT when there was none proven to be involved. I'm at a lost of words here.
ezbiker555: He can't win. JT can't win. I honestly want to cry after reading his comment about Virgina tech. How can he still blame video games for VT when there was none proven to be involved. I'm at a lost of words here.
Posted 10/11/08 at 11:47am
gamepolitics: T-Bone, ur correct. No one will touch this.
gamepolitics: T-Bone, ur correct. No one will touch this.
Posted 10/11/08 at 11:09am
TBoneTony: Also I would like to add that with each passing generation there is always hope for videogames no matter what is said.
TBoneTony: Also I would like to add that with each passing generation there is always hope for videogames no matter what is said.
Posted 10/11/08 at 11:07am
TBoneTony: also Palin has also got a few things she wants keep quiet about, so she won't go anywhere near JT
TBoneTony: also Palin has also got a few things she wants keep quiet about, so she won't go anywhere near JT
Posted 10/11/08 at 11:06am
TBoneTony: I don't think that Palin wants to get herself into any more trouble than to get involved in the antics soon to be disbarred laye
TBoneTony: I don't think that Palin wants to get herself into any more trouble than to get involved in the antics soon to be disbarred laye
Posted 10/11/08 at 10:13am
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Posted 10/11/08 at 08:07am
Matriculated: http://www.slobsofgaming.com/article/103880/9-esrb-ratings-that-should-exist
Matriculated: http://www.slobsofgaming.com/article/103880/9-esrb-ratings-that-should-exist
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gamepolitics: if elected, I will not serve... LOL, hilarious, GRU
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Hitodama: @GoodRobotUs: Haha, nice. Though I can see the edits on moving things. :s
Hitodama: @GoodRobotUs: Haha, nice. Though I can see the edits on moving things. :s
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Posted 10/10/08 at 10:49pm
Sigvatr: Predicting this in the next slew of articles: http://games.slashdot.org/games/08/10/10/2331236.shtml
Sigvatr: Predicting this in the next slew of articles: http://games.slashdot.org/games/08/10/10/2331236.shtml
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GoodRobotUs: I suspect the site wasn't set up to handle more than around 300 replies
GoodRobotUs: I suspect the site wasn't set up to handle more than around 300 replies
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GoodRobotUs: It's not very clear at all to be honest, so don't worry about it :)
GoodRobotUs: It's not very clear at all to be honest, so don't worry about it :)
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Flamespeak: White text on grey screen. Hard for me to see it.
Flamespeak: White text on grey screen. Hard for me to see it.
Posted 10/10/08 at 09:42pm
Flamespeak: My bad. Any way to delete the excess?
Flamespeak: My bad. Any way to delete the excess?
Posted 10/10/08 at 09:25pm
GoodRobotUs: At the bottom of the page, just below the preview comment button, hit 'previous entries'. I know it should say later entries...
GoodRobotUs: At the bottom of the page, just below the preview comment button, hit 'previous entries'. I know it should say later entries...
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It was even more pointless than Vietnam, and it killed millions of men, women and children.
I don't want to be a dick, but i'm not sure that's the best wording.
"those who lost their lives" would probably be better. No-one wanted to be in Vietnam after 1968.
And, more importantly, the jerks can hide behind anonymity.
Even if they don't, I can say, having visited the real Memorial, that it can't hope to be even a very good substitute.
Kris "neoSpider" Jordan
Game Programmer
What benefit does anyone get out of this? Nothing.
Who actually gives a rat shit about a low-res digital model of a wall? Nobody.
Fact:
it's pretty simple to set up a Second Life area so it _cannot be_ easily vandalized.
That is, you _can_ avoid penises flying around your area - you just have to set a couple of land options the right way.
It looks like most people here is talking about what they learnt about Second Life on mainstream media. Let me reveal you a secret: mainstream media are not a good information source if you're interested in new media or creativity / communication tools.