These days, Sony is all about using PlayStation Home as much as possible to promote this that and the other product or event. This year, users could visit Sony’s E3 booth in PlayStation Home. One of the reasons I continue to check in on Home is to see how Sony and other companies are using the space. Like many Home…
Category: Virtual Worlds
Xenomorph at Home
A few months ago, I tweeted about getting a sweet Alien (xenomorph) costume in PlayStation Home. The costume was released to promote the Aliens vs. Predator game, and was available for a limited time only. I’m a big fan of the Alien films, and even though I don’t spend too much time in Home, I had to get this costume. Yes,…
Avatar Pics: PlayStation Home Open Beta
I popped into the Home open beta for a bit. It took absolutely ages to connect. I liked the avatar customisation. It was a lot easier than Second Life. The options are really good. You can make different body types and sizes and there are many skin colours, though you don’t get sliders for the skin colours as you do…
Radio 1’s Big Weekend (in Second Life)
Last night I logged into Second Life after what had been ages and ages. I updated my appearance, bought new clothes, and new hair. My avatar looks less freakish than before. I’d purposefully made her hideous, but I decided to make her look more human. Today stopped in briefly at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend (“the UK’s biggest free music…
Assorted Gaming Stuffs
I deleted Second Life. Why play a game in which my avatar’s life is even more aimless and in need of direction than my “first” life? Admittedly, I did enjoy The Sims, however I have no desire to play it again. I spent so much time building a house, telling my Sims what to do, and and all that nonsense,…