1. LiveScience (USA) - Motion Sickness in Virtual Worlds. "If the idea of spinning carnival rides, reading in a car, or sitting through a 3-D movie makes you sick to your stomach, then Frederick Bonato is your new best friend. Bonato, an experimental psychologist at Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J., studies all forms of motion sickness including cybersickness – a … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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1. Robert's Day Out In Second Life 2. NoRVid - Be Prepared, Lion King (Second Life, Online Role Play, AMV) 3. Second Life - PACIFIQUE REEF … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. Escapist Magazine (USA) - Women Beat Men in Virtual Shopping Habits. "The shopping habits of women compared to men in virtual worlds may reflect those stereotypically seen in the real world. I'm not being sexist here: Ask 100 women if they like to shop or not and I bet you'd get a lot of positive responses. At the least, I don't think it's crazy to say that women like to … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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1. Coaching Philip Linden: Behind the Scenes of Second Life Speech Preparation 2. Underground Duck Boxing in Second Life 3. REBIRTH "SECOND LIFE MOVIE PART 2 … [Read more...] about Weekend Whimsy
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Want to win 140-thousand Linden dollars? Then make a machinima and submit it to the University of Western Australia's competition. 2. Veteran platform OLIVE has announced new pricing and a perpetual licensing model. 3. The dynamos at ReactionGrid have launched Jibe, a web-based world based on the increasingly popular Unity3D engine. 4. Frenzoo are now offering 3D chat … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds