Subdued virtual world for Japan
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Orderly, pornography-free and safe for children, "meet-me," an online interactive virtual Tokyo, is Japan's answer to "Second Life." Or so its creators hope.
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InfoWorld - For the first time since 2002, Japan&#39;s Earth Simulator is not the most powerful supercomputer on the planet.
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A silent auction in the virtual world will produce funds for charity.
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As the virtual world booms, users yearn for something more than a subpar search engine--and work is now under way.
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Sweden opened an embassy Wednesday in the computer-generated world of "Second Life," but it wasn't the pioneering venture into virtual diplomacy it had expected.
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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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Sony has revealed details about PlayStation Home, a digital meeting place for PlayStation 3 users that will be similar to other virtual worlds, such as Second Life.
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TechWeb - IBM will allow non-IBMers to traipse through the 3D replicas of its real world premises that are located in the virtual world of Second Life.
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Virtual drudgery comes to Second Life. In Game|Life.
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Entertainment companies increasingly turn to virtual worlds as a source for new content.
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TV fans who are planning to go to Japan for their next holiday should put this nifty gadget on their shopping list. Japan&#39;s Sony Corporation will begin selling a computer and home-server system in Japan with
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LOS ANGELES  - In the wake of virtual  worlds like Second Life and such file-sharing stalwarts as  YouTube and Flickr, Sony Computer Entertainment is using its  PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable to usher in its own  virtual online-connected community.
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Males stand further away when talking to other males in the virtual world of Second Life and are less likely to keep eye contact, according to a study that shows at least one aspect of human behavior carries over into the virtual realm.
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Japanâs once vaunted electronics industry has downsized to survive global competition, and is inadvertently setting off a brain drain.
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Holding conferences in a virtual reality zone doesn't spice things up just yet, says News.com's Stephen Shankland.
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Spotlight hits political activism in virtual world. Naturally, mainstream media wants to know if terrorism is next.Images: In-world griefing attacks
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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.