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1. Signal Connections (USA) - Game On for NATO Virtual Training. "NATO’s innovative arm, the Allied Command Transformation (ACT), demonstrated a new way to improve the alliance’s military effectiveness using virtual worlds. Developers from the command presented a game called Boarders Ahoy! at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), and … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Government Computer News (USA) - How far can virtual worlds go in improving the real one? "Computer simulation models are great tools for layering massive amounts of data into visual form, and they are becoming incredibly fine-grained, providing high-def views of both the forest and trees in our surroundings. But can they make people omniscient? That almost seems to be the … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Financial Times (UK) - Game on for the virtual sweatshop. "I’m a board game fan myself, but I know that millions of people spent their Christmas exploring the underwater realm of Vashj’ir, thanks to the online computer game, World of Warcraft, which launched a new version, Cataclysm, in December. Loyal readers will know why economists find such games interesting: they are … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. VentureBeat (USA) - Sony’s Home virtual world hits 17M users and finds a business model in virtual goods. "Two years after its debut, Sony’s Home online virtual world for PlayStation gamers has hit 17 million users worldwide. The virtual community has now grown into a gathering place where gamers can play hundreds of games, attend droves of events, and buy lots of virtual … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. CNET (USA) - WebGL powers 3D virtual world on the Web. "One of the obstacles to Second Life popularity is the fact that people must install specific software to visit the site. One of the promises of a 3D technology called WebGL is that such worlds could be drawn directly in a browser. Now a company called Katalabs, formed by a number of Stanford researchers, has done just … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news