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MMORPG. Online games. Virtual world. SHAIYA.The past holy week signaled the beginning and end of my battle in the virtual world. I started playing an MMORPG for a week -- trying to level up my character named SexySteffi in an online game known to players...
Tags: SHAIYA, MMORPG, online game, virtual world
Second Life is getting a little less steamy for people who want to use the virtual world for a myriad of PG-rated experiences, such as taking classes, prototyping buildings or designing virtual goods. For those who don't, Second Life is moving adult-oriented...
Tags: virtual world
The bishop of Modena in northern Italy has told Catholic youths to give up texting for Lent. Monsignor Benito Cocchi has asked them not to send messages on Fridays. No SMS will allow young people to “detox from the virtual world and get back in touch...
Tags: Italy, text messages, Modena, Roman Catholic Church, northern italy, virtual world, tech fast, Italian
Diving into one of the hot business models for virtual labs, Linden Lab said today it has acquired two virtual goods markets that sell items for the denizens of its Second Life virtual world. Linden Lab has bought Xstreet SL and OnRez, two burgeoning...
Tags: second life, virtual world, virtual goods, linden labs, OnRez Linden Lab, goods marketplaces, labs acquires
However, Game Politics points us to the news that the US's "taxpayer advocate" (we have such a thing?) is now suggesting the IRS start taxing transactions in virtual worlds as well . While the initial suggestion is for the IRS to just issue "guidelines"...
Tags: virtual world, american idol, second life, idol, art, IRS
Globespan Capital Partners has participated with California-based New Enterprise Associates and two Chinese venture firms in a $10 million Series A-1 funding for Nurien Software Co. Ltd. , a Seoul, South Korea-based provider of social networking and online...
Tags: social networking, network, virtual world
If kids are playing video games, why not do some good while they're at it? Elf Island, a virtual world created by Atlanta-based Good Egg Studios, ties online games to charity construction in the real world. The more "virtual" homes the kids build by completing...
Tags: virtual world, mmo
Elf Island, a virtual world created by Atlanta-based Good Egg Studios, ties online games to charity construction in the real world. The more "virtual" homes the kids build by completing mini-mazes, the more real homes that are built by Habitat for Humanity.
Tags: ties online, virtual world, kids build, charity construction, egg studios, real homes, real world, Habitat for Humanity, world created, completing mini
The success of Second Life of Linden Labs that allows you to create an avatar of yourself and escape into the realm of fantasy has spawned a generation of copycats looking to cash in on the hype. Some have found success by targeting niche cult segments...
Tags: Sony, Nintendo, virtual world
The company today allowed unfettered access to Home, a vast interactive environment in which visitors can do everything from shopping and entertaining friends at home to playing games and watching movies. Similar in concept to the hugely successful virtual...
Tags: virtual world, Muxlim Pal