G'day! Thanks for returning!
Cross-posted from my Second Life blog
Last year I was very kindly shown behind the scenes of the Australian Open in Second Life.
This year the whole kit and kaboodle is open to the public and, naturally, there is a contest for the best looking avatar.
Courtesy of eightbar.co.uk:
This year, in conjunction with its sponsorship of the Australian Open tennis, IBM is holding a ‘Couture on the Court’ competition to find out who can create the best avatar tennis outfit in Second Life.
The winner will be voted by the SL residents and the first prize is $250,000 Linden Dollars.
The top 10 eligible entrants will be awarded prizes – which will be amounts in Linden Dollars.
Entry is open to any avatar created before Jan 8 2008 however eligibility to receive the Linden Dollar prizes is restricted to those who fill in the full details of the entry form.
Entry, voting, and the full terms and conditions of the competition are on IBM’s Australian Open island in SL – which is public this year (for the first time). SL URL is
http://slurl.com/secondlife/slam1/201/239/24/.Entries close 12am Jan 21, 2008 AEDT. Voting is open between 12am Jan 22, 2008 and 12am Jan 24, 2008. The winner will be announced on Friday Jan 25 2008
Get your party frocks on, boys and girls!
