Is virtual world a hype or is it the future of the web ? No one knows the definite answer. Every feasible technology has to undergo the test of time, and the fact that virtual world has been around since the beginning of computer age show that it is more than a hype.
In earlier day, virtual world exist as form of text-mode communication where user could only fantasize the imaginary world through series of description. Due to marvelous technical innovation and game development, the virtual world now associated with top-notched 3d graphics and immersive environment where anything goes.
To really understand how far virtual world will evolve, it is important to understand the impact and issue that the virtual world bring to social, economical and technological environment.
However, to obtain these understanding is not easy as reader have to crawl through countless blogs and articles to extract those information. Not anymore, BusinessWeek in April07 has compiled a list of useful online articles that related to the business and issues of Virtual world including marketing, digital currency, avatars, innovation, copyright, legal, applications among the thing discuss.
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A while back I was telling my non-techie friends about Second Life and I got some rather shocking (and amusing) responses.
I wrote a post about it here
That’s a nice article you wrote about second life.
Virtual world is just extension of the real physical world. It will take off in the future when it integrate the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste) and that’s where your friend find it appealing.
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