Working in Second Life

Real Work Gets Done in Virtual Worlds

Second Life is the world's leading 3D virtual world environment, which enables enterprises and educators to build custom immersive spaces and applications that increase productivity, creativity, and innovation while cutting travel costs and doing business in a more eco- friendly way. Today, hundreds of global organizations, including Fortune 500 companies such as IBM and Northrop Grumman, use the Second Life to bring distributed teams together in a shared virtual workspace to collaborate, meet, learn, and prototype new offerings.

Come Blog and Tweet with Us

Our Working Inworld blog focuses on how enterprises and governments are using Second Life as a collaboration and marketing platform. And it's paired with a new Working Inworld Twitter Feed. But, if you're more interested in staying informed about how educational institutions are using Second Life as an immersive learning environment, then visit the Eduscape blog.

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New Case Study: Intel Saves Budget and Goes Green with a Virtual World Conference

Learn about Intel's Embedded Channel Conference in Second Life, using Rivers Run Red's Immersive Workspaces, that saved $265,000 USD in conference costs. And, check out their valuable lessons learned about holding successful inworld events. (PDF)

Second Life Lives Behind a Firewall

If security is your highest concern, Linden Lab has a stand-alone, behind-the-firewall Second Life solution, currently in alpha at organizations such as IBM, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), New Media Consortium (NMC), Intel, and Northrop Grumman. And, we’re planning to go into a limited closed beta phase this summer with general availability later this year. If you are interested in participating in the beta program, then please contact us directly.

As seen on CNBC: IBM Case Study

Find out "How Meeting In Second Life Transformed IBM's Technology Elite Into Virtual World Believers," in a new joint IBM and Linden Lab case study that details two IBM Academy of Technology inworld events that were not only extremely successful, but also saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel and meeting costs. Plus, the teams had the opportunity to meet, socialize, and have fun, too. IBM's success in Second Life was also highlighted on CNBC's Closing Bell program on 2/27, in a feature that explored the advantages of virtual meetings.

Contact Us and We can Hep You Get Started

We encourage you to explore this site and learn more about how other organizations are working and learning in Second Life and, when you're ready log into your Second Life account and contact us. Let us help you start using Second Life as a powerful collaboration and marketing platform.