Second Life

So Long Phillip Linden

Writing by Green Guy on Friday, 14 of March , 2008 at 10:20 pm

by Jessica Holyoke

I was planning to write an article about the dying art of immersion outside of roleplay when this came across the wire.  Reuters http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2008/03/14/exclusive-rosedale-to-step-down-as-linden-lab-ceo/ has the exclusive report of Phillip Rosedale being replaced as CEO of Linden Lab.  While he plans to stay on as Chairman of the Board, Rosedale will continue to map strategy and develop product.  Mitch Kapor will step down as Chairman and remain on the Board.  No word yet if the board is growing or if someone else will leave the Linden Board.

For me, Phillip represented the immersionists.  Cory and Torley might have been immersionists early on from what I’ve heard, but now, they just look like people who wore funny hats now and again.  Robin is now seeing if residents would like to link their Second Lives with Facebook, on top of such anti-immersion tactics such as ID verification or voice. 

But Phillip was the dreamer.  The one who said that Second Life meant just that.  An opportunity to leave whatever you had in your first life and experience things with a new set of eyes (and skin and body).  That immersive experience is what makes Second Life a rich experience for others like myself who come in not to replicate what is out there, but to experience anew what is in here.

And that is slowly losing ground.  Beyond the Linden Lab initiatives, more and more people want to know about the person on the other side.  That our identities on Second Life are not as important as our identities in real life, and that any concealment of those identities is just a sign of dishonesty and not a sign of desired escape.

So while the next Linden CEO might be able to bring order out of the chaos, as a more management oriented person is being sought out, hopefully, the Lindens will realize that out of chaos comes the most vibrant of dreams.

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