1. Sydney Morning Herald - Watch and learn. "Buoyed by the popularity of Second Life and the site's incentives for the not-for-profit sector, conventional educational institutions are building in-world campuses to enhance their on-campus teaching". 2. Turkish Daily News - Turkish companies will rise on Second Life in 2008. "Turkish companies begin to show interest in the … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
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The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
We're starting a new weekly feature on TMJ - The Watch. It's a roundup of 5-10 stories on virtual worlds appearing in the news over the past week. This will occur each Monday and any feedback welcome. Here's the first week's roundup: 1. New York Times - Web Playgrounds of the Very Young. "Forget Second Life. The real virtual world gold rush centers on the grammar-school … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news
Australian Federal Police: We’re Watching
Mick Keelty, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police is quoted in today's Sydney Morning Herald as saying that the AFP are aware of online scams in virtual worlds, including Second Life. Nothing particularly surprising there. Keelty is also realistic about the challenges of policing virtual worlds, admitting it will be "difficult". There'd be widespread support for … [Read more...] about Australian Federal Police: We’re Watching
Howard Rheingold in Second Life
The irrepressible Pooky Amsterdam has created an engaging machinima of an interview she completed with the cited inventor of the term 'virtual communities', Howard Rheingold. The interview covers a wide expanse of topics and is will worth the watch: Howard Rheingold Interviewed by Pooky Amsterdam from Pooky Media on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Howard Rheingold in Second Life
Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds
Two of our more popular features each week are our weekly mainstream news roundup, The Watch, and our weekly does of machinima, Weekend Whimsy. The former runs Mondays, the latter Fridays. We've decided to add a new feature that will run in the middle of the week, called Merged Realities. It will be a handful of links to virtual world events, real-world events and … [Read more...] about Merged realities: events and issues for virtual worlds