Additional Notes

Gem Blue joined Second Life when she attended the Life 2.0 conference.  “I had heard about Second Life for several years, and always wondered what it was like.  Holding a conference in a virtual world seemed like a great way to bring people together from all over.  Team work and community building are two important topics for me, and Second Life seems like a great laboratory for developing new ways to do those things.  Chilbo is a great example of both of them, and I hope to be able to contribute to the community.”  Gem has an office in Madhupak where she has hung a picture of one of her other passions — of herself sailing her all blue Tako sailboat.  “I don’t get to sail enough in real life, and sailing in Second Life is a lot of fun,” she says.

In real life, Gem’s owner is a software engineering manager in San Francisco focusing on quality issues.  “I have a great deal of tolerance for Second Life’s performance and quality issues because I can see how complex the software is.  Linden is riding a software tiger, and it will take some time to tame it.  I’m hopeful that they will.”

If you drop by Gem’s office, you may enjoy a chat on any topic you might like.  “I’m somewhat of a philosopher, and have some definite opinions.  But I like to hear other views and learn from people who think differently from me,” she notes.  She also likes to hang out at public spaces, like Town Hall, so say “Hi” when you see her.