Second Life is a vibrant exploding universe onto itself. It has a thriving economy, a creative workforce, islands of virtual terrain to explore, build upon and events at all times of the day. It takes an embedded journalist to bring these virtual realities to the lowly first world. GETV’s Irina Slutsky gets a first life interview with former Linden Lab’er Wagner James Au, currently an embedded journalist in Second Life who writes New World Notes. Find out how in-game citizens get fancy threads and make phat Lindens, also discover the secret double lives some gamers lead.

Episode links: James Wagner Au, New World Notes, Second Life, Linden Lab, furry, robots, Catherine Omega, Snakekiss Noir