As mentioned recently, things have been busy down at Linden Lab. While search is scheduled to be revamped, the other big news, announced on May 31 was the promised timeline for the introduction of Mesh to the live Second Life grid. According to the announcement, mesh will be available gridwide by the end of the summer.

For those who do not create content in Second Life (and in fact, for many who do), mesh is a confusing unknown; a mystery that has become so convoluted it’s a lot like… advanced calculus. If you’re already familiar with the ins and outs of mesh, you’re way ahead of the game. But for those who are still fumbling in the dark (and frankly, that’s the vast majority of people), I’m going to do my best to explain this all so it makes some kind of sense.