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1. LA Times (USA) - Fans flock to Disney's Club Penguin Times. "The newspaper industry is constantly bewailing its need for a new economic model, as the Internet upends the old one. Maybe it could take a page from the Club Penguin Times. The Club Penguin Times, after all, is more widely read than New York's Daily News, the Chicago Tribune or the Dallas Morning News. And it's … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. The Times Online (UK) - Lifelike animation heralds new era for computer games. "Extraordinarily lifelike characters are to begin appearing in films and computer games thanks to a new type of animation technology. Emily - the woman in the above animation - was produced using a new modelling technology that enables the most minute details of a facial expression to be captured … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Newstrack India - Stardoll.com is Brit kids' most popular site. "Britain's most popular website for under-12s has been set up to pass on the art of knitting clothes for dolls, according to a new survey. The survey by the Internet analysts Nielsen Online put Stardoll.com at the head of its Top Ten sites visited by the youngest web users. Second in the list was Club Penguin, a … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. 7thSpace - TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study. "The University of Houston department of health and human performance is launching an international effort to recruit 500 participants for a study promoting healthy dietary habits and physical activity. The study will take place entirely in the virtual world of Second Life (SL)." (Also - see our … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. News.com.au - Virtual spend making real money. "Spending $26,500 on an imaginary island might sound outlandish, but it's paid off for computer gamer David Storey who now makes $300 a day from online game Entropia. The 26-year-old Sydney student is promoting the ``virtual world'' game at the GO3 Electronic and Entertainment Expo at the Perth Convention Centre. His family and … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news