Information about Virtual Worlds

• Wikipedia's article about virtual worlds (including examples)
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world
• An interview with RedBedlam's President concerning virtual economics at The Escapist
  http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/40/3
• A BusinessWeek article about how Virtual Worlds are taking off in the business world
  http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm
• CNN's Fortune looks at IBM's take on Second Life
  http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/magazines/fortune/whatsnext_secondlife.fortune/index.htm
• TechCrunch discusses Google's first steps into the virtual world space with Lively
  http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/08/google-launches-virtual-world-called-lively/
• eLearn magazine looks into whether Virtual Worlds are a worthwhile learning tool
  http://www.elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=44-1
• An article from The Guardian talking about how VW's are taking over the online world
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/internet.games
• TerraNova is a blog maintained by leading figures from the field of virtual worlds
  http://terranova.blogs.com/

Virtual World News

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Worlds.com Sues NCsoft Over Virtual Worlds Patent Digital Media Wire, CA -2 hours ago Virtual worlds developer Worlds.com on Monday announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against video game developer NCsoft, ... All Your Worlds Are Belong to UsMobility Site NCsoft hit with patent lawsuit NewsEurogamer NCsoft dragged into patent disputeGamesIndustry.biz all 5 news articles Past4Ward Creating Virtual World Educational Modules Virtual Worlds News, TX -54 minutes ago In November, Past4Ward licensed Rome Reborn, a historically accurate set of models for the ancient city, for use in video games, virtual worlds, ... Twin Skies Cancels 3D Virtual World Component for 2D Flash Virtual Worlds News, TX -6 hours ago Twin Skies, the new project from the creators of Neopets, has binned its plans for now to create a 3D virtual world that users could connect to through a ... Toy Car Company Tries Driving Pre-Teen Boys to Virtual World ClickZ News, NY -18 hours ago By Douglas Quenqua, ClickZ, Jan 5, 2009 There is no shortage of virtual worlds available online these days for the elementary school set: Places like ... Fans Create NewLively as Blend of Google's World and Second Life Virtual Worlds News, TX -8 hours ago Just as users did when Disney closed Virtual Magic Kingdom, a group of dedicated developers has created a homegrown version: NewLively. ... In Sony's PS3, Home is a quiet place to hang out Newsday, NY -Jan 4, 2009 This hasn't been a good year for virtual worlds, which have been in the same amount of turmoil as the real world. Google, for example, is pulling the plug ... DoD seeks virtual versions of military parents to talk to kids at home Computerworld, MA -1 hour ago Virtual worlds will become increasingly realistic, while robots will develop enough intelligence and human-like characteristics that they'll become ... Just Leap In Goes to Public Beta, Pushes Lively for Adults Virtual Worlds News, TX -2 hours ago Just Leap In pushed its browser-based, 3D virtual world to public beta today. The world, which we first noted in its private beta this summer, ... Virtual Product Development Gaining Traction Design News, MA -6 hours ago Even as engineers flock to the virtual worlds of CAD and CAE to do ever-complex early stage design and testing, the physical world typically commands center ... Washington Post O Brave New World That Has Such Avatars in It! Washington Post, United States -Jan 3, 2009 Local governments haven't rushed to set up shop in Second Life and other virtual worlds. Officials have plenty of skepticism, not all of it unwarranted. ...