Second Life Recession Confirmed – Residents Spending 4-5% Less: Philip Rosedale Video Interview with Rocketboom
Check out the below video interview of Philip Rosedale with Rocketboom. This seems to confirm a recession in the virtual economy of Second Life.
He talks a little bit about a 4-5% drop in expenditures in the virtual world by Second Life residents due to the economy.
Fortunately there were more people spending money in the game so the overall economy did not decline just the per person spending. He also talks about the “Alien Ambassador” in Second Life. The interview took place at a journalism summit in Washington.
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