Alyssa LaRoche (born December 5, 1979 in
Manchester, New Hampshire) is the owner of Aimee Weber Studio Inc., and the person in control of the
Second Life Resident Aimee Weber, for which her company is named.
Activities as Aimee Weber
LaRoche joined Second Life on January 30, 2004. Under the name Aimee Weber, LaRoche has guest-hosted, and been interviewed on the
Second Life-centric podcast SecondCast. She produced what has been referred to as the first use of
machinima
Machinima, originally machinema () is the use of real-time computer graphics engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation. The word "machinima" is a portmanteau of the words ''ma ...
for educational use when she produced a virtual tour of the solar system. She was the lead author on ''Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life''. In November 2007, LaRoche was granted a trademark to "Aimee Weber".
Aimee Weber Studio Inc. has provided services for several real-world business, including the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
,
[ ]American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. Established in 1913, the society is organized into six geographical regions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than ...
,[ American Apparel,][ Warner Bros.,][ NBC and Save the Children.
]
*PREEN*
Prior to forming her company, LaRoche created the in-world fashion brand ''*PREEN*'',
See also
*Resident (Second Life)
''Second Life'' is an online multimedia platform that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and then interact with other users and user created content within a multi player online virtual world. Developed and owned by the San Fra ...
*Businesses and organizations in Second Life
In the virtual world of ''Second Life'', there are a number of in-world business and user-groups founded specifically for the game, some of which have become legal entities in their own right, as well as preexisting companies and organizations th ...
* Anshe Chung
References
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1979 births
Living people
American women in business
People from Manchester, New Hampshire
American computer businesspeople
21st-century American women