Bugs and Lindens

Posted in 3D Social Networks, Attention, Gaming, Second Life, Video Games, Web 2.0 by wayne.porter on February 15th, 2008
I’m looking for bugs. Insects, spiders, creepy crawlys, little flying things. I figured instead of shopping, though, that I’d open up a little competition for friends and then figured why shouldn’t everyone have a chance to earn some Lindens. The insects will be used on a sim that isn’t yet open. Creators will keep full rights to their work, all I ask is the right to use them on my sim, and promise not to resell.

Pick up a copy of the rules here:

Dusan- why not pay each bug or creature creator a US Dollar bounty, let them retain full rights, a credit on the work, and make the bugs actively purchasable on the SIM (or in a shop on sim)? This is one blend of commerce I am doing at the “Primula Rasa” experiment…let people purchase parts they like, to help sustain the sim, gauge interest, and also gather information on engagement and sustainability.

Several ways to vend really…

a) Multi-Prim Vendors

b) Single Prim Vendors

c) Standalone Product

d) Standalone with Sign

Standalone works great, especially if you have auto-return turned off. We have vendors for all the situations, even SLX integration, (and you can easily change from web or add sub affiliates), but we need to write scripting for stand alone products. I don’t know if it that “bugs your plans” but rather than contests where only one benefits- many get a stipend and the real contest is on performance- well their bug does in the micro-transaction races. Data is very useful…and this is definitely “interest” data.

BTW- just what size is an insect? I know we have a whole range of horrible things, insects, and what not… :) Very curious.

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  1. The Grid Live » Second Life News for February 16, 2008 Says:

    [...] Wayne Porter on Attention Revenue Bugs and Lindens Quote from the site - Dusan- why not pay each bug or creature creator a US Dollar bounty, let them [...]

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