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Second Life's Got "Grey Goo"
Techtree News Staff, Nov 21, 2006 1900 hrs ISTFans of Second Life would know that the game allows them to buy property, land, clothes, and other items in exchange for Linden Dollars.
Fans of Second Life would know that the game allows them to buy property, land, clothes, and other items in exchange for Linden Dollars.
This very quality has led to a population explosion of sorts on the game. But, the game has also seen its own set of lows...
Last week, a copybot attack allowed users to copy any object in the game. This week, a self replicating worm, dubbed "Grey Goo" by Linden Lab, owners of Second Life, has surfaced. On Sunday, "Grey Goo" appeared in Second Life as spinning Gold rings floating in the air.
As players or 'Avatars' willingly interacted with these rings, the worm spread even further, creating a severe lag in the virtual world.
Linden Lab in its blog entries says it was forced to block users from logging in at about 2:45 pm PST on Sunday, so as to isolate the "Grey Goo" and clean up the grid. Login capabilities were restored about half an hour later.
But ever since, there's been a rash of criticism from Second Lifers. Some of them have even spoken about the attack as if it were a real life tragedy.
Reportedly, "Grey Goo" may well be the largest worm of its kind to hit the online world yet.
This very quality has led to a population explosion of sorts on the game. But, the game has also seen its own set of lows...
Last week, a copybot attack allowed users to copy any object in the game. This week, a self replicating worm, dubbed "Grey Goo" by Linden Lab, owners of Second Life, has surfaced. On Sunday, "Grey Goo" appeared in Second Life as spinning Gold rings floating in the air.
As players or 'Avatars' willingly interacted with these rings, the worm spread even further, creating a severe lag in the virtual world.
Linden Lab in its blog entries says it was forced to block users from logging in at about 2:45 pm PST on Sunday, so as to isolate the "Grey Goo" and clean up the grid. Login capabilities were restored about half an hour later.
But ever since, there's been a rash of criticism from Second Lifers. Some of them have even spoken about the attack as if it were a real life tragedy.
Reportedly, "Grey Goo" may well be the largest worm of its kind to hit the online world yet.
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