Tag: Rod Humble

1920’s Berlin chief Jo (Frau) Yardley has broken the news that Rod Humble has left Linden Lab! As this is the second post tonight to throw me off my schedule of writing about the Drax Files Radio hour I’m just going to post the early twitter reactions and grab a beer!

@Ciaran_Laval Yes. He contacted me directly via Facebook IM and then announced it to friends and family on his private facebook page.

— Jo Yardley (@1920sberlin) January 24, 2014

@Ciaran_Laval I’ve pinged #LL for confirmation. Might or might not get a response. @1920sberlin

— Inara Pey (@InaraPey) January 24, 2014

Oh, come on. @rodvik can’t possibly have quit from @LindenLab. @InaraPey hasn’t had to wait for an answer for a week from Peter Gray.

— SecondLie (@SecondLie) January 24, 2014

Wow @Rodvik resigned – Rod Humble leaves Linden Lab http://t.co/bwi04qWBAH – #SecondLife

— Strawberry Singh (@strawberrysingh) January 24, 2014

 

Seriously? RT @Demonkid: Rod Humble has left Linden Lab? #Shocked #Sl via @1920sberlin http://t.co/V0q5cMrr8G — Bear Silvershade (@BearSilvershade) January 24, 2014

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Thanks to Soda Sullivan for posting the link in a thread over at SLUniverse. Rod Humble has been talking and it’s the sort of talk I like to see. He’s been talking to Eric Johnson of All Things D in an article with pretty much the same title as my post …. hmm, anyway you can read if via the following link: Linden Lab CEO Rod Humble on Second Life’s Tween Years (Q&A).

I found the article interesting and would urge people to read it. Rod Humble talks of Occulus Rift, The Second Life community where he avoids using the word passionate, which earns brownie points in my book. He also talks of commerce, live music, lag, virtual worlds in general and the challenges of mobile and console based versions of Second Life. The interview isn’t that long but it packs quite a lot in.

There are some stand out areas for me, others will find other areas that appeal to them. I particularly like the part of the interview where Rod Humble talks about people making money from Second Life:

“Early on, the perception was that big companies would come into Second Life. In fact, the hobbyists won. They came in and said, “I make cars in Second Life, and that’s my hobby.” It became more like eBay than Amazon. There are bands charging for their gigs within the game. Famous bands like Duran Duran, but also a lot of indie bands who accept tips in return for live performances.”

I also like his response when he’s asked whether Linden Lab has much influence on ventures such as Duran Duran coming to Second Life:

“No, they came to us. We do our very best not to direct content within Second Life.”

Which is just how it should be! However he does suggest that when performance is better, they may do more reaching out, so keep an eye on that. I’m a bit torn on an issue like this, there’s potential for Linden Lab to reach out, but not if it’s at the expense of the hobbyists who are already here. I’m a big fan of the idea of Linden Lab doing cross promotional work and reaching out to other companies though.

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There’s a rather spiffing interview with Rod Humble over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun. However, before you head over, a word of warning, it’s a general gaming site, they’re very cynical about Second Life and the comments are particularly cynical, but that cynical nature actually makes the interview somewhat interesting as you get questions from a different perspective to that of the average Second Life user.

There’s the shocking revelation that Rod Humble is an Aston Villa fan, so that’s Rod Humble, Prad Prathivi and me… of course, I’m more suave, sophisitcated, better looking, wittier and conceited than those two, they may have a headstart in the success stakes though, but you can’t have everything! Where was I? Oh yes, the Rock Paper, Shotgun interview, this gives a good sense of Rod being enthusiastic about Second Life.

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