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Seto: The Taxation of Virtual Worlds

Oct 28, 2009 5:12 AM

Excerpt ...is a game only a game? To date, articles on the taxation of activities in virtual worlds have not attempted an answer to this question. Instead, they have attempted to formulate rule...

Capitalism thrives in virtual world: Second Life gives commerce a second chance

Oct 22, 2009 12:52 AM

In the beginning, the online virtual world was a place for action video games such as Grand Theft Auto, or hanging out and chatting. Today, its a very different place. Commerce and capitalism have ...

Interaction between Humans, Robots, and Virtual Worlds demo

Oct 15, 2009 3:28 AM

In this video, you see an example of the possibilities for teleparticipation in the novel IbnSina theatre installation (Dr. Nikolaos Mavridis, Interactive Robots and Media Lab, UAEU). The stage of ...

Using Virtual Worlds and

Oct 14, 2009 2:55 PM

WEBSITE: www.teachertube.com A screen cast on using virtual worlds and simulations to increase student engagement in science.

ACME - Augmented Collaboration in Mixed Environments

Oct 9, 2009 3:15 AM

based on Second Life (SL) and the OpenSim virtual worlds. Augmented Reality techniques are used for displaying virtual avatars of remote meeting participants in real physical spaces, while Augmente...

Virtual Worlds for Business (Yes, Business)

Oct 6, 2009 7:49 AM

Excerpt ...world” event. Collaborating. Any enterprise or virtual team can benefit from the collaborative environments one can create in 3-D worlds. In Second Life, companies don’t only have me...

"Digital Diplomacy: Understanding Islam through Virtual Worlds"

Sep 28, 2009 9:51 AM

Excerpt ...of how US foreign service officers can use virtual worlds for public diplomacy. The study researched the potential of virtual worlds to provide new opportunities for cultural dialog...

3rd Annual Virtual Goods Summit Announces Ten More Speakers

Sep 21, 2009 11:31 AM

Excerpt ...Gold) will present best practices in launching virtual currencies. Kevin Xu of IGG will join a panel discussion on MMOs and virtual worlds. Benjamin Joffe of +8* will provide an over...

Virtual boom: our industrial revolution?

Sep 9, 2009 2:00 PM

Excerpt ...constructed in a virtual world and then "printed" out in the real world as a tangible product. Meanwhile, social networks, virtual worlds and the three-dimensional web get more power...

Introduction to Virtual Worlds

Aug 28, 2009 11:38 AM

An introduction to virtual worlds and a look at some of the things Sun Microsystems has been doing in them.

SLCC 2009 - what the h@#$% is Second Life/isn't Second Life DEAD?

Aug 19, 2009 1:53 PM

blood counterparts of those so-called "avatars" that inhabit virtual worlds, can be handful: they hug without end, they play acoustic guitar in the lobby at 3am AND some of them attach furry tails ...

Virtual worlds lend scientists a helping hand

Aug 13, 2009 6:23 AM

Excerpt ...worlds have existed online for decades, allowing people to shop, socialize and even own their own virtual property. But as the online worlds such as Second Life develop, more serious...

Virtual worlds are getting a second life

Jul 29, 2009 10:30 AM

Excerpt ...such as Second Life, if you choose. With technology moving so fast and a whole generation growing up for whom having an avatar is second nature, virtual worlds have nowhere to go but...

Virtual worlds for children: Online playgrounds

Jul 23, 2009 3:52 AM

Excerpt ...eMarketer, a market researcher—a number the firm expects to increase to 15m by 2013. As of January, there were 112 virtual worlds designed for under-18s with another 81 in developmen...

Using Graphics Design Skills in Virtual Worlds

Jul 19, 2009 3:42 PM

Excerpt ...well, and also practice some other aspects of graphics that you are interested in. Additionally, many graphics artists in virtual worlds discover that a photography studio is another...