Virtual worlds in the media

1. ReadWriteWeb (USA) - Kids on The Web: Are They Satisfied With Virtual Worlds and Games? "For kids under 12 years of age, entertainment websites and virtual worlds are all the rage. My 8-year old daughter plays ToonTown a lot. Club Penguin and Moshi Monsters are also popular in this demographic. But are these types of sites fulfilling the potential and talent our kids have … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. The Register (UK) - Oracle: destroyer of virtual worlds. "Another of Sun Microsystem's almost-practical projects for Java has been shuttered now that Oracle holds the purse strings. Project Darkstar, an open-source application server catered specifically for massively multiplayer online games, will no longer receive Snoracle funding. The news was announced yesterday with a … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. CNET (USA) - How 'Avatar' may predict the future of virtual worlds. "Since the release of his massive hit "Avatar," director James Cameron has gotten plenty of deserved attention for his filmmaking innovations, having invented a camera system that captured live footage of his actors and integrated it immediately into fleshed-out scenes from his fictional world of Pandora. … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Mashable (USA) - What's Up With Virtual Worlds? "From 2005 up through 2008, virtual worlds seemed like the hottest ticket in tech, but we’ve heard less about them in recent months. We imagined the people of Earth leading double lives in alternate realities. It was the stuff of science fiction, like flying cars and robot butlers, and unlike those things, it actually looked … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Macworld (UK) - CES: Money for nothing? Virtual goods market takes off. "Social networking and multiplayer online games are fueling dramatic growth in hard cash earned from goods that exist only in the world of online make-believe, according to companies in that market gathered at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. For mainstream consumer electronics vendors, last … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news