Those of you who know me know that I love Second Life and immersive 3D virtual worlds in general, such as the open source project Croquet/Cobalt being spearheaded at my very own Duke University. Check those guys out whenever you get a chance.

But while we’re waiting for some solid open- or closed-source competitors, I’m going to be sticking to Second Life, and my avatar, Mavrick Aero, has been busy trading virtual land around to get a cozy and contiguous 512 square meter plot for SelfReliant.

Here’s a shot of the new place to find SelfReliant in Second Life:

If you already have the free Second Life viewer installed on your computer, then please follow this SLURL to the Homestead:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Costard/52/16/26

I’ve built a custom avatar that looks just like the blue running character on our logo – his name? – you guessed it – BlueStairs; SelfReliant’s own mascot for Internet-empowered self-education. If you email me, comment on this blog, or send Mavrick Aero an in-world IM, and mention this blog post, you’ll receive a free BlueStairs avatar in Second Life! Always fun to have an alter-ego to play around with…