As the Virtual Worlds conference kicked off in Silicon Valley yesterday, IBM announced a partnership with Linden Lab, makers of Second Life, to create portable avatars that you can bring with you to ...

The virtual world Second Life is popular among disabled people, many of whose limitations in the real world appear nonexistent in the digital environment. Assuming alter-egos, they can fly, run, dance ...

A poignant documentary delves into how embodying digital characters in virtual worlds like Second Life empowers people to become their true selves. In Our Digital Selves: My Avatar is me! filmmaker ...