Philip Rosedale

Philip Rosedale
Philip Rosedaleis an American entrepreneur, best known as the founder of the virtual world Second Life...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 September 1968
bets community future nation seeing weird yours
Everything you're seeing now, the community built. It's part of a new weird nation where all bets are off. Here, the future is yours to create.
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It's a bit like The Matrix . We provide the land, and the community builds the actual world, which gives everyone a huge sense of being pioneers in a great experiment.
built desire endless far million objects potential realize small stunned
It's still comparatively small now, but I see endless potential. Realize that 10 million objects have so far been built by our members. I'm stunned by people's endless desire to create.
mean winning style
Do It With Style It's not enough that we want to change the world. It's not enough that our product is incredibly complex and our vision is vast and shifting. We're not just going to win, we're going to do it with style. That means a lot of different things, and a lot of what it means can't be captured in a handbook.
country games building
I'm not building a game. I'm building a new country.
smart people use
Smart people in rural areas, the handicapped, people looking for companionship, they love it. But you have to be highly motivated to get on and learn to use it.
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By nature of its unlimited potential, Second Life has already attracted a large community of creative individuals from a wide range of disciplines. By creating the Linden Lab Fellowship, we hope that we will encourage students of the expressive arts to explore the potential of the virtual world, for the benefit of both the Second Life culture and the broader world of art.