AMD Opens Virtual Space

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD Quote) is joining the ranks of other tech giants as it enters the virtual world of Second Life with the opening of its own island destination.

AMD launched its Developer Central Second Life Pavilion on Developer Central Island on Friday, a move that's meant to promote collaboration and innovation within the metaverse. AMD will open the virtual space for meetings, lectures, training courses and networking opportunities for developers.

The chipmaker is the latest real-world enterprise to extend its brand into Second Life, the 3-D online world created by San Francisco-based Linden Lab. AMD joins the ranks of Dell (DELL Quote), Cisco (CSCO Quote), IBM (IBM Quote), and Sun Microsystems (SUNW Quote), all of which have set up homesteads. ...