Designing For Second Life In Google Sketchup and PowerPoint

Gamers and designers are tinkering with ways to import designs created in Google Sketchup and Microsoft PowerPoint (yes, PowerPoint) into the virtual world of Second Life; you can read about them here and here, respectively. The goals of such efforts include accessing a more intuitive design interface (particularly in the case of Sketchup) and the avoidance of SL building fees.