1. CNET - Mitch Kapor: 3D cameras will make virtual worlds easier to use. "Mitch Kapor, like many people, is well aware that virtual worlds are often very difficult to use. The founder of Lotus 1-2-3, who also happens to be the first investor in Second Life publisher Linden Lab and its chairman, spoke at the Metaverse Roadmap meeting here today on the topic of what can be done … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Virtual worlds in the media
The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. The Washington Post - Spies' Battleground Turns Virtual. "U.S. intelligence officials are cautioning that popular Internet services that enable computer users to adopt cartoon-like personas in three-dimensional online spaces also are creating security vulnerabilities by opening novel ways for terrorists and criminals to move money, organize and conduct corporate … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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1. Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Virtually a reality: Kaneva brings 850,000 people online. "The nightclub throbs with techno pop, with dancers grooving to the beat. One performs a back flip, while "Foxy Bobo" points up and slips to the floor in a heap. "Dragonya" and "Jessikins," two curvy females in matching tartan miniskirts, dance together in a slow grind. It's Friday night … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Second Skin
Second Skin is an upcoming documentary on the impact virtual worlds are having now and the increased impact they're likely to have into the future. There's a trailer for the documentary released today and it looks like a polished production covering some of the key challenges facing society in the virtual world sphere. World of Warcraft is a heavy focus but Second Life and … [Read more...] about Second Skin
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1. Wired - Virtual World Griefing Reaches New Heights. "This month's issue of Wired contains an impressively in-depth article on the griefing exploits of the Something Awful Goonsquad. Most famously, the Goonsquad was responsible for interrupting 2006's CNet interview with Second Life pseudo-celebrity Anshe Chung via airborne flocks of oversized penises". 2. The Christian … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news