Summary of PCGamer Article on Second Life
Rosedale discusses the sudden interest in metaverses and is skeptical about the approach of blockchain evangelists and Facebook’s rebranding to “Meta”.
Philip Rosedale
Philip Rosedale is an American entrepreneur known for founding Linden Lab, the company behind the virtual world Second Life.
Born in 1968, he has been a tech enthusiast from a young age and even started his own company at 17.
He’s had various roles, including CEO at High Fidelity Inc. and has been involved in several projects like Coffee and Power.
As of 2022, he rejoined Second Life as a strategic advisor.
Second Life: A Virtual World with Real-World Impact
Second Life is an online multimedia platform developed by San Francisco-based Linden Lab. Launched in 2003, it allows users to create avatars and interact in a virtual world.