Lab announces BE a Linden Bear for SL’s 10th anniversary!

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SL10BLinden Lab have launched their official celebration of Second Life’s 10th anniversary with a special blog post on the topic and offering everyone a special gift.

The blog post opens:

This month marks ten years since Second Life first opened to the public in June of 2003! We’re incredibly proud of Second Life’s success and longevity and we hope that all of you are too – it’s thanks to everyone who has made Second Life part of their lives over the past decade that we’ve reached this major milestone.

The gift takes the form of a special commemorative bear – but not just any bear, or even any Linden Bear.

This is a bear avatar, and it has been commissioned and made specifically with the new SL materials processing capability in mind.  The bear can be obtained directly from the SL Marketplace, where the accompanying text reads:

The past ten years have seen Bears play an important part of the Second Life experience. To pay homage and celebrate the history of this noble animal, we have created a limited edition SL10B Bear avatar that comes ready to have a good time!

The celebratory bear avatar, seen via the materials beta viewer
The celebratory bear avatar, seen via the materials beta viewer

As well as the celebratory bear avatar, the blog post also announces the start of a special photo contest:

We’re also kicking off an SL10B Snapshot Contest! Start snapping your celebratory images and get ready to share. Top prize is free use of a homestead for four months, and second and third prizes are free use of a homestead for two months.  Check out the rules and submit your entries here.

So, if you fancy trying-out a Homestead for a few months, get snapping!

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Published by Inara Pey

Eclectic virtual world blogger with a focus on Second Life, VR, virtual environments and technology.

11 thoughts on “Lab announces BE a Linden Bear for SL’s 10th anniversary!”

  3. My god. I understand that creating a bear is hard, but making a picture of it for marketplace… This one looks horrible, I hope the actual bear look better.

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    1. Who knows?!

      I DO now know that the bear really doesn’t go well with a female AO!

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  6. This is a Mesh avatar (has to be, for Materials to work) and so is limited to using mesh clothing of the correct shape to fit.It’s an OK job, but this means that it is a very specific character. You cannot be youe own bear. Compared to other “furry” AVs I have seen, and used, it doesn’t quite have that vital spark. It’s also rather different to the Bear AV I base my usual look on, and so I am at the disadvantage of this not really being me.

    OK, it is free, and that is going to mean many people will try it. But for any Mesh AV to work, it needs quite specific support: clothing and textures and all.

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