Community News

"We welcome our new Honorary Ambassador for Heterocera, Dariah Raynier. Dariah has been in Second Life for more than a decade during which she has been involved in numerous communities and projects." Read more on the blog.

"People often ask What is the BBB? There are two answers. The first is literal; it stands for Bellisserian Bureau of Bureaucracy, which still means little to most SL'ers. The second answer is about our mission and purpose. We are a team of people from the Linden Homes Continent of Bellisseria who are committed to help build community in SL and to give residents fun things to do." Read more on the blog.

"The BBB is very happy to announce that our headquarters office now features in the SL Destination Guide. We hope this will help even more SL'ers find us and join in the fun of exploring SL with our Bellisserian Passport or the CPCB's Mainland Passport." Read more on the blog.

"The big SL event of the week is the third anniversary of Bellisseria, celebrated in the form of a village fete at the Bellisseria Fairgrounds." Read more on the blog.

"Lethra has been in SL for less than four years and yet is already the owner of three airports, including the Gateway International Airport in Sansara" Read more on the blog.

"This is a relatively new feature and it is still growing and expanding. It is a fun way for SL Residents to communicate with each other by sending transferable notecards and objects to each other. It does nothing that could not be accomplished by IMs, but offers a fun RP aspect." Read more on the blog.

"We were delighted to welcome Patch Linden to our new HQ last Wednesday for his first visit. We reported on our regular activities, including the Post Offices and the Mainland Passports, and then discussed other ways we might be able to contribute in future." Read more on the blog.

"On Monday, March 21st, 2022, the Firestorm team released version 6.5.3 of their viewer. This is a significant update to Firestorm, containing major new elements aimed at helping to improve viewer performance / the user experience.  As such, these elements for the major focus for the notes below." Read more on the blog.

"SL has always presented itself as bodies of land and water where residents move, interact and build. Yet many of us teleport from place to place without a thought for our virtual world's "geography". We at the BBB and CPCB have a mission to help residents be explorers. We won't judge you if you flip from terminal to terminal without even waiting for the textures to rez, but you're missing out on a lot of fun if you do." Read more on the blog.

"Second Life filmmaker Bernhard Drax (better known by his Second Life name, Draxtor Despres) will be premiering a new, feature-length documentary on April 2nd, 2022, titled Virtual Cultures in Pandemic Times." Read more on the blog.

"The Bellissarian Bureau of Bureaucracy was founded as a quirky idea to build community on the then-new Linden Homes continent. From the beginning other SL'ers asked if they could have passports too, but we just didn't have the staff. Now however we are delighted to announce a solution!" Read more on the blog.

"We have an interesting selection of new places to explore this week. Moorcroft features above and needs nothing added here. Suffice it to say it's a good place to bring out your trusty steed from inventory for a pleasant hack." Read more on the blog.

"The BBB Postal Service has set up a special office for Valentine's Day. Teresa Firelight and Boo Rojyo have created a range of 11 different Valentine cards. You can get them for free from the special office to send via BBB’s Postal service to your friends, lovers and would-be valentines." Read more on the blog.

"Stawberry Linden interviewed CEO of Linden Lab Brad Oberwager and Second Life Founder Philip Rosedale on her talk show Lab Gab.  For those who don't want to watch the hour long questions and answers, I have condensed it down into a short highlights report.  I hope you enjoy listening to the areas of interest I have picked out." Click to watch the video on YouTube.

"Our Second Birthday Party at the Bellisseria Fairgrounds – BBB2B – came to an end on Monday. We hope Oscar the BBB Snowy Owl found a safe home somewhere." Read more on the blog.

"There will be a special pre-recorded edition of Lab Gab with Philip Rosedale (Philip Linden) Second Life founder / current Strategic Advisor and Brad Oberwager (Oberwolf Linden) Linden Lab Executive Chairman starting at 9am PT on Monday 31st January 2022." Read more on the blog.

"BBB2B continues until 31st January: come join in the celebrations!" Read more on the blog.

"Whilst coming a week late to the party, but Protocol, the on-line tech publication, presented a brief but punchy interview with Philip Rosedale on his return to Linden Lab, a piece that makes for worthwhile reading. " Read more on the blog.

"The Second Birthday Of The Bellisserian Bureau Of Bureaucracy Celebrated At The Belli Fairgrounds!" Read more on the blog.

"We are back from our break to wish all our readers a very happy New Year. We have big plans for 2022 and look forward to involving as many of you as possible." Read more on the blog.

"It's time to return to SL Art, ... from now on, this will not be a weekly publication but a quarterly one. The next edition will be in April." Read more on the blog.

"We wouldn't usually publish on a public holiday. Instead, we'd give our journalists and photographers a break and let them spend time with their loved ones. This year, however, we decided to celebrate the Gazette's very first holiday season with a special edition. We hope you enjoy it! All of us at the BBB would like to wish you and your families the happiest of holidays and the most fortunate of New Years." Read more on the blog.

"Her Excellency Bijoux Barr, art aficionado and SL style icon, has been appointed as Bellisseria's Honorary Ambassador to the great mainland continent of Satori (a.k.a. the Japanese continent)." Read more on the blog.

"One of the things that my recent discussion around the issues with segmented, rigged mesh bodies and the issues they cause for viewers threw into stark perspective was that the current complexity metrics are not in the least bit helpful. In particular the mainstay of the current toolset "ARC"." Read more on the blog.

"On Wednesday, December 15th, Linden Lab issued the Cache +360º viewer as the de facto official viewer release, marking the last viewer promotion for 2021." Read more on the blog.