virtual worlds

Have you ever been to THERE?

Hello everyone I have been recently sucked in to this awesome virtual world and would like to know how many of you also play. It is called THERE. In this world you can do many things from just...

Have you tried Second Life?

I have recently being trying out second life. I have found it quite interesting so far but it does take up a lot of time. One thing I noticed is that my broadband speed isn't quick enough so I am...

Virtual Worlds

I can't remember the names right now. There are these sites where you can buy and sell stuff. Virtual real estate is big. Some lady and her husband became millionaires doing it. They moved to like...

Are Virtual Worlds a Passing Trend?

Are virtual worlds just passing fads and have fashion companies jumped on the bandwagon too soon?  The Fashion Windows Blog takes a look at the world of Second Life and what people are saying...

When Slate Discusses It, They’re Wise and Prescient. When Fred Wilson Does It, He’s Just Ageist.

Oh, what the difference of a few months makes. Or, rather, perhaps its just the pull of a web magazine, like Slate. Most recently, Slate has come up with an article heralding the death of email, in...

Study says $1 billion invested in virtual worlds in the past 12 months

A new study by the company Virtual Worlds Management claims that over USD 1 billion (EUR 709.1m) has been invested in virtual worlds companies over the past twelve months. That’s a lot of zeros...

Is Club Penguin Worth More Than MySpace?

You may have heard Club Penguin was sold to Disney for a whopping $700 million penguins dollars. Whooooo, that’s a lot of money.  Who is Club Penguin, you might ask?  Why have I never heard of...

Second Life: Vancouver Police Use Second Life To Recruit

Via GamePolitics, one of those stories that made me go 'Isn't this taking things a little too far?': setting up a virtual college campus for tours is one thing, but a police recruitment center? The...

China: No One's Safe From Second Life Clones, Not Even China

With China's presence online expanding, it's not exactly shocking that companies are springing up at a quick pace with new virtual offerings, though one has to wonder how many Second Life clones one...

Philanthropy: MacArthur Handing Out Grants For Virtual Stuff

The MacArthur Foundation is handing out a nice chunk of change to USC's Center on Public Diplomacy and the development of a New York City school. It's not surprising that the foundation is giving...

Virtual Worlds: Property Rights In Virtual Worlds

Terra Nova has an article up on (as the title would imply) "property rights in virtual worlds" - what they should be and perhaps are. The author is admittedly "new to virtual worlds," but wants to...

Check Your Local Listings: CNN Talking to the Games Industry

Yes, talking. Not yelling, not criticizing actual invited game industry panelists to discuss how technology like virtual worlds are changing the way we are looking at communities and reshaping our...

Second Life 101 with James Au, Linden Labs embedded reporter

I recently had James Au come over my house for beers and a conversation about Second Life. Who is James? He was the embedded reporter that was hired to study what is going on in Second Life. If...