1. Mashable (USA) - New Facebook App Monitors Your Child’s Gaming Behaviors. "arents wishing to follow along as their children play games online have a new friend in Piggyback, a recently launched Facebook application designed for such purposes. Piggyback, built by newly launched startup Media Chaperone, is a free Facebook application for parents who want to monitor in real … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
1. USA Today (USA) - Spending on virtual goods continues upturn. "Spending on virtual goods in games, virtual worlds and on social sites such as Facebook continues to show real increases. About 13% of Americans bought virtual goods in the last 12 months, with average spending of $99, up from $87 last year (a 14% increase), finds a new survey from research and consulting firm … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. Daden Limited have launched an Apollo 11 simulation that's well worth spending some time checking out. It features Tranquility Base and the Eagle lander, and "allows visitors to follow the footsteps of Armstrong and Aldrin, whilst looking at the videos and photos they took, and finding out about the science experiments they left behind". Start here to make your journey … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
PIVOTE – open source learning for virtual worlds
British firm Daden have been releasing virtual worlds products for a while now - we covered their in-world web browser last July. Their latest launch is an "open-source learning system or virtual worlds, the web and iPhone". Its moniker is PIVOTE and it's the result of a project called PREVIEW funded by the UK Government's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). The … [Read more...] about PIVOTE – open source learning for virtual worlds
Wow factor: Google Maps in Second Life
UK virtual world consultants, Daden Limited have created an amazing build in Second Life that directly leverages Google Maps content. The visuals say it all: The NPIRL and Digital Urban blogs have more info as well. With multiple mirror worlds in development and work like this being done, can you imagine how interesting booking a holiday is going to be in coming … [Read more...] about Wow factor: Google Maps in Second Life