Playhut opens kids virtual world
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The real-world toy maker joins Mattel and Hasbro in catering to children online.
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Computer games can promote problem-solving and team-building in children, say games industry experts.
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Blog: Virtual worlds, or the 3D Internet, appeal to early adopters of games. Getting more people to come will require more applications, experts say.
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The Paradise demo features three playable levels including three-person online play.
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As kids keep getting plugged into the Internet, toy makers are following them online.
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A new site in the US is launched aimed at helping disadvantaged young people by teaching them game design.
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Seeing the world' the digital way on Second Life.
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You know how it is guys. Work, mates, sports, work, sleep - there just isn&#39;t enough time to meet members of the opposite sex. Now technology has come to the rescue with the launch of the world&#39;s first virtual girlfriend game.
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Sony has unveiled plans for its own virtual universe for the PlayStation 3 where users will be able to socialise, shop and even go to the movies -- all without setting foot outside in the real world.
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By Julia Stuart  They come home from school, ignore their toyboxes and log on. Mouses in hand, they enter a virtual world and play with their dolls online. The real thing, it appears, is no longer cool.   There is a plethora of internet sites now catering for young girls.
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Teen-friendly virtual world books musicians for in-world appearances.
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Children have always built their own fantasy worlds. These days, the Internet is making it easier -- perhaps too easy, some say.
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Nicktropolis, a virtual community featuring popular Nickelodeon characters such as SpongeBob, SquarePants, launched on the company's Web site.  Similar to other online worlds, Nicktropolis' real inhabitants will re-create themselves for their virtual life in the digital city.
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âGrowing Up Onlineâ asks an increasingly important question: What does it mean to be part of the first generation coming of age steeped in a virtual world seemingly outside parental control?
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By The Associated Press  NEW YORK - As kids keep getting plugged into the Internet, toy makers are following them online.
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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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By RACHEL KONRAD  SAN FRANCISCO - Capitalizing on the popularity of social networks and online worlds, Sony will launch its own virtual universe and another 3-D game built almost entirely by players.