In a virtual world, an actual job may be waiting
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For some job seekers, a trip to a  virtual world may hold the key to an actual job.
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Walking past a crack in a wall in the computer game Broken Sword, players feel a draft of air in the real world. When a virtual plane flies by on the screen, a strategically timed breeze -- generated by a set of fans parked next to the monitor -- tries to make gamers feel as if they're standing next...
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System latency can mean losses for stock traders and virtual death for online gamers. The developer of the EVE Online game hopes high-performance computing tools can save the day for its players.
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Film and TV studios are looking for computer graphics experts for special effects works. With their skills and background, software engineers could find themselves on the virtual set of the next blockbuster.
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As the job market heats up, interest in online business networking is starting to soar - turning a one-time novelty into a necessity for millions of business professionals in search of jobs or business contacts.
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A free web-based tool is launched that allows people to build a virtual world in less than a minute.
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Telecommuting is a growing trend, with IT execs classifying almost 30 percent of their employees as 'virtual.'
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The virtual world is just swarming with lawsuits waiting to happen. Here are a few of the cases you can anticipate.
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IBM is building a virtual world to help its employees collaborate.
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Inhabitants of virtual worlds are giving the games they play real economic power, a study has found.
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Seeing the world' the digital way on Second Life.
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Teams of digital designers rake in piles of cash as businesses scramble to set up shop in the virtual world. By the Associated Press.
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Hereâs a paradox for you: The latest government stats indicate that the IT job market is positively sizzling right now. Unemployment hovers at a nearly imperceptible 3 percent, and employers everywhere report difficulties finding qualified workers to fill open spots. Yet every week I receive e-mails from frustrated, even angry, IT folks whose jobs were either eliminated or shipped overseas. Although they keep plugging away, they simply cannot find work. And these folks are not just a bunch of cranks; theyâre IT pros with real skills and experience to match.
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The virtual 3-D world of "Second Life" has always been a place where people could gather and communicate &#151; but only by silently typing notes to each other. In attempt to add more realism, "Second Life" is about to get a whole lot noisier.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov 30 (Reuters Life!) - Think a job in the  video game business will involve shooting monsters and taking  on virtual missions all day, every day? Think again.
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Unsuspecting residents are lured in by shiny, foreign objects that unleash a self-replicating worm and bring the virtual world to a grinding halt. In Game|Life.
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The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in.