Today sees the start of SL11B, to celebrate the official eleventh birthday of Second Life. A bit like The Queen, there’s more than one birthday for Second Life, which is why avatars such as Steller Sunshine are already older than eleven, but June 23rd is the anniversary that is officially recognised based on a Philip Rosedale post from June 23rd 2003 :
Residents and prospective residents,
Welcome to Second Life!
I am pleased to announce that today, Monday June 23rd, we are releasing Second Life version 1.0, and opening the service for general availability.
We’ve been able to reach this milestone through a combination of very hard work in creating a unique new technology and product, and the amazing efforts and engagement of our Early Creators and beta residents.
A ‘ball-drop’ ceremony was held in-world last night to celebrate the release.
Along with the many early residents of Second Life, let me salute our entire team of ‘Lindens’ for bringing this amazing experience to life. It has been a tremendous effort and, well worth it.
Philip Rosedale
aka Philip Linden
This year the theme of the birthday celebrations is based on a quote from Winston Churchill – “The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.”
A whole host of events are planned for today to get things started with a bang.
The best place to keep up with events is via : the SL Community Celebration website here : http://slcommunitycelebration.com/performances/
A diverse range of events are planned, DJ’s, live singers, discussions and Draxtor Despres!
Events will almost certainly be busy so rememebr to try and travel low lag whilst visiting the events but most of all, have fun!