SL Predictions 2010 Recap, SL Predictions For 2011

This time last year I posted a blog post predicting things that may happen during 2010 in Second Life. Here are the results from the predictions I made in 2009 for 2010. I have now added my SL predictions for 2011 and will be adding to the list in the coming days/weeks.

SL Predictions 2010 Recap Check

• Second Life Viewer 2.0 launch – Launched in early 2010 successfully
• Teen Integration (Merge of grids) – Due to happen before, on or after 31st December 2010
• Mesh-imports/exporting – In beta period currently
• SL Concurrency to reach 100k milestone – Never reached this milestone this year
  
• More alternative viewers & may take over – Increase throughout 2010
• Second Life Enterprise – Linden Lab has discontinued the Second Life Enterprise development program
• Linden Lab to have a emerald team – Now known as Phoenix team
  
• Linden Lab may cap Inventory Limits – Not sure on this one
• OpenSim grows and more 3rd party viewers – Success and increase of residents switching
• SL will become more social (facebook, twitter, web etc) – Did not work out (M Linden) and Avatars United closed down
• Cheaper homesteads and new additional fees for services – Increase pricing in 2011
• More news press from RL sources and SL sources – Very balanced during 2010
  
• Official SL Shadows in viewer – Shadows can be enabled in many viewers
  
• New creation tools – In Viewer 2 and Mesh viewer
• More Linden Lab HQ’s around the world – Mostly stayed the same amount
  
• Windows 7 compatibility support for SL – Success
• Relay for Life 2010 will hopefully raise more than $500, 000 – Total raised: US$222,804
• Total SL registered accounts will exceed 20 million – Success

SL Predictions 2011

• A new Linden Lab CEO
• Mesh will be officially launched
• Teens introduced to the Main Grid
• Major TPVs will switch over to using Viewer 2 based code
  
• Educational organizations leave SL cause of land increased prices
• More residents moving to OpenSim grids etc
• SL concurrency to reach 100, 000 users online
• LL ends Viewer 1.23 support
• LL starts hiring former employees and more new employees
• More Linden Lab press news & new projects
• The SL Economy will hopefully grow stronger

What are your SL predictions for 2011 ?

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