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

provided by Google

Idaho State University Idaho State University Play2Train program named Federal Virtual Worlds... Idaho State University The Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge was launched in August 2009 to reach a global development community to explore innovative and interactive training and ... and more » San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Couple starves their own baby while nurturing virtual kid San Francisco Chronicle (blog) More and more people are spending time with Internet games--whether they're living in 3-D virtual worlds playing Second Life and There, or having fun with ... Real Baby Dies as Parents Raise Virtual DaughterEverything PR all 418 news articles » Second Life's virtual money can become real-life cash Washington Post People entering virtual worlds for the first time are often surprised to learn that virtual dollars have actual value. They should not be surprised, ... Virtual Business Yields Real ProfitsNewser all 6 news articles » Utherverse Launches ThereNewWorld.com As There.com Closes Virtual Worlds News With last week's announcement that There.com would be closing down today, various other virtual worlds have rushed in to fill the void. ... Utherverse Launches ThereNewWorld.com as Home for There.com RefugeesPR Newswire (press release) all 10 news articles » GDC: Virtual worlds need better player contact, says Habbo Hotel designer CasualGaming.biz Speaking at today's Game Developers Conference's Social and Online Games Summit, the lead designer of Habbo hotel has suggested that virtual worlds are ... Vindicia Expands Online Gaming Market Lead With HitGrab and Arbopals MarketWatch (press release) With these additions, CashBox continues to expand its reach into a wide variety of game genres, such as MMOs, casual games, social games and virtual worlds. ... and more » Inventorspot Evoke -The Social Network That Churns Virtual Game Theory Into 'We Are The World' Inventorspot Evoke is a mash-up of the virtual and real worlds that is markedly different from any gaming enterprise that went before. Become your own super hero and ... Digital disguises: Who do they think they are? Independent The encounter led Cooper to spend years on a mission to find, interview and photograph people for whom virtual worlds offer an escape or just a break from a ...