1. Times Online - Second chance for Second Life. "The Wales-based new media whizzes Craig Morrison and Joel Cockrill are in the middle of building a second world in cyberspace. In the meantime they are having to negotiate this one. Last week the boys from Bangor took the train up to Toronto from New York to see some new technology for creating 3-D maps." 2. PC Quest (India) - … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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1. TechCrunch - Handipoints Thinks a Virtual World Could Make Kids Do Chores in the Real One. "If your kid’s obsessed with Webkinz and Club Penguin but you can’t get them to do their chores, you may want to take a look at a new entrant into the virtual worlds scene called Handipoints. Founder Viva Chu started Handipoints in January 2007 with the notion that chore charts would … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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1. CNN Money - IBM, Forterra Using Unified Communications in Virtual Worlds to Solve "Tower of Babel" for Intelligence Agencies. "IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Forterra Systems are working to solve an age-old problem that challenges U.S. security and costs taxpayers millions. Forterra plans to develop a futuristic unified communications solution code-named "Babel Bridge" that could allow … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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Note: Philip Rosedale stepping down from the CEO position at Linden Lab is a dominant story in the news at present, which we've covered here. 1. BBC News - Virtual world for virtually Irish. "The world likes to drown the shamrock at this time of year, and for the first time plastic paddies can really get in on the act. Tourism Ireland is hosting a virtual St Patrick's Day … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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1. The Sunday Herald (Scotland) - How a desperate father fought demons. "TWO YEARS ago, he was a high-flying IT specialist for a leading bank. Then the young Scot was introduced to a life of adventure in the magical online land of Azeroth. Today Arklore - the "virtual name" by which he wishes to be known in this story - works for a fast-food restaurant." 2. Online Media Daily … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news