Linden Lab CTO Cory Ondrejka
reportedly resigned on Tuesday and will officially depart at the end of the year.
''The needs of our company are changing, and the role of CTO, or technical lead, has also evolved,'' said Philip Rosedale. ''Cory and I are in agreement that our paths, at this point in time at least, lie in different directions.''
Rosedale didn鈥檛 specify Ondrejka鈥檚 future plans, saying only that the former CTO will 鈥減ursue new professional challenges.鈥
Second Life has proven to be a popular place for companies to set up virtual shop, and even politicians have made appearances in the world (the game also made a hilarious appearance on the TV show The Office). However, one study from Yankee Group, refuted by Linden Lab, claimed that the game鈥檚 hype doesn鈥檛 match its audience, with users only visiting Second Life for an average of 12 minutes per month.
