Location: Antiqua Paradise (61,210,698)

Well 'tis the season to be jolly, and from what I've seen this week in Second Life, there are some folks that have worked their talents beyond expectations to create amazing and wonderful Christmas and holiday things!

Splenda (85,109,29)

Location: October Country (128,128,32)

An entire sim of haunted fun, plus a neat bonus: old-time radio programs are playing everywhere in this sim most times of the day. Martian Wei, owner and creator of October Country, not only has a splendid sense of macabre humor, he has excellent taste in old radio shows. "Night Fall" and "Radio Mystery Theater" are just two of many of the series and shows you can hear there.

One of the first (or the first?) full TV studios constructed in SL belongs to Sky News International. From the story and video on their web site, they have already done a full simul-cast from the live studio and SL studio, complete with avatars for all the guests on the show.

Location: Ginsberg (140,220,37)

When you teleport in, for a moment it seems a bit disorienting... after all, at first you can tell if you are standing on a floor of floating in space. And then, it's mesmerizing. Either bench works well as the largest viewing point, perfect for you and a friend on tour.

Location: Chi (132,107,52)

Surf's up in Second Life!

Hollwood (167,250,21) - Golfing
Hollwood (144,53,25) - Telehub (to see the whole island)
The sim named Hollywood offers much to the sportsman: Golfing as well as sailing (and another entry on that is forthcoming!).

http://secondlife.com/events/

The same events listings you can get while in-world you can now get on Linden Lab's Second Life official web site. You can even select event types (categories) to get past all the yard sales. :)

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This blog's author enjoys finding, speculating and comparing playable games in SL - incl. gambling games, role playing games, and arcade games. Some great sims found and reviewed. Some console and MMORP game news and comparisons, also.