Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds

1. Sick of hearing the clack-clack typing sound when engaging in text chat in Second Life? Here’s how to turn it off.

2. Toxian City is one of ten noteworthy role-playing areas in Second Life, as outlined here by New World Notes.

3. Sirikata is a new open-source virtual world in early development.

4. The Second Life Herald has woken up to Metaplace and takes a solid swipe at Linden Lab’s Terms of Service when contrasted to the Metaplace TOS.