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Linden Lab’s Past, Present and Future

Linden Lab’s Past, Present and Future. Guests Cory Ondrejka, who recently stepped down as CTO of Linden Lab, and W. James Au, author of “The Making of Second Life” focus on the organization responsible for developing Second Life.

As these two guests have been closely involved with Linden Lab from the beginning, this week’s event will focus on the past, present and future of the organization responsible for developing Second Life. In particular, we will discuss the development of a world filled with user-generated IP as well as more recent controversial policies such as
restrictions on residents use of the Second Life name and recent promises for the supply of cheap and abundant land. Naturally our guests will also discuss the recent managerial changes at Linden Lab as well as the future of Second Life.

Guest Biographies

Wagner James

Wagner James Au has written about high-tech culture for more than ten years, and has been, at various times, a freelance reporter, a metaverse consultant, a game developer, a screenwriter, and most pertinent, a white-suited avatar named “Hamlet Au,” the first embedded journalist in a virtual world, beginning in 2003—a role he still plays on his blog, New World Notes. His work in Second Life® has been cited or profiled in The New York Times, the BBC, CNN International, NPR, Wired, the Boston Globe, and the Washington Post, among many other publications and television programs. He also covers the game industry and online worlds for GigaOM.com. Originally from Kailua, Hawaii, he now lives in San Francisco, California. When he needs to escape the virtual world, he enjoys reality-oriented diversions such as travel, politics, dining, sunlight, and dogs. Au co-authored the Second Life: The Official Guide and authored The Making of Second Life.