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Manchester Cathedral has begun a campaign against Sony after what appears to be the photo-realistic interiors and exteriors of their church have shown up in a video game. In the Playstation 3 game, called... 2nd life virtual rape-is it a crime
This second life thing is really odd - I cannot get my head around it at all...more"I guess this just demonstrates the inability of many to seperate real life from virtual life - and opens the doors again on all...New Swedish embassy constructed in Second Life
Do come visit us in Second Life. If you've never been in, you can get a free account and log on directly via www.sweden.se/secondlife. If you already have an avatar, teleport to the Swedish Institute sim. Thought crimes, FBI in Second Life, Bully Gangs Steal Game Loot
"These alternative realms are testing the long-held notions of what is criminal and whether law enforcement should patrol the digital frontier."Rape is cyberspace has been around since before we could see each... http://www.vrmag.org
Monthly online travel, photography and technology magazine supported with 360-degree virtual reality panoramas covering great architecture, cities, hotels, resorts,cathedrals,tours,walks, guest columnists, case studies and feature articles. Vivaldi? Blue grass? The Face Makes the Music
A Rensselaer polytech (NY) student, Zane van Dusen, has developed a way to produce music with facial expressions."The team designed and implemented a computer interface that tracks the movement of a user’s...
created by ScienceDave | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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816 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
Virtual Reality is As Old As Man
The life of every man has been real and virtual. Virtual reality has been the day to day experience of man maybe not taking full cognizance of this dual experience. There is nothing new under the sun. It is only man ’s ability to actualize this in many different ways that...Second Life now like Real Life: show me yer ID, kid
Second Life is the center of a whole new set of controversies regarding the ages of its "residents." That is, Linden Lab (the creators of Second Life) has no way to verify age—until now, that is. The company announced via its blog late last week that they will "shortly"...Second Life now like Real Life: show me yer ID, kid
Second Life is the center of a whole new set of controversies regarding the ages of its "residents." That is, Linden Lab (the creators of Second Life) has no way to verify age—until now, that is. The company announced via its blog late last week that they will "shortly"... The Faux Future: the expectations of entertainment
At the recent iCE07 conference held in Toronto, the future of entertainment was the main topic of conversation. The conference is touted as a premier event for tech savvy designers, new media artists, and...
created by NaomiSimone | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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665 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
World of Warcraft Gets Its Own Rewards Card
Further blurring the line between online and real-world profits and expenditures, massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (deep breath) has just released a rewards card. Frequent Visa users can now accrue subscription time, so the more stuff you buy,... Cyber drugs vs. cyber sex
It's 1995 and aside from a few dial up ISPs, or your friend in second period that had a friend with Prodigy Internet Service, most people weren't online. A few years later...everyone is online.Within a short time... Watching Birds on Webcams... No, Not Like That
No, this isn't porn; it's interactive birdwatching. Webcams set up to watch a given environment are nothing new (I'm a fan of ski-report webcams myself), but this is the first I've heard of that has a crowdsourcing element."Craig Newmark has set up a webcam on his rear deck...New Zealand Bashes South Africa: Cricket World Cup Super 8
The Cricket action continues..."New Zealand were too strong for an uncertain South Africa side, winning by five wickets with 10 balls left. The result puts the Kiwis and Sri Lanka into the World Cup semi-finals, and means Tuesday's England v South Africa match is a virtual...GLOBAL WARMING FLOODS LONDON… In Second Life
A temporary flood sent avatars scrambling for the rooftops in several virtual places, including London, the Netherlands, and Ibiza. David de Rothschild, founder of Adventure Ecology, staged the global warming...Top Members Today
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