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ReviewsOmikron: The Nomad Soul (Dreamcast)
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NewsPBS Kids makes play for 3-year-olds online
February 15, 2008 Web site lets children play animated games with characters like Curious George and learn basic skills in reading and problem solving. - News
Shakespeare coming to a virtual world
October 19, 2006 Researcher gets ready to get thee to a Bard-themed environment, complete with Elizabethan costumes and texts. - News
Five outsourcing trends to watch
July 6, 2007 Experts are tracking consolidation, globalization, and emergence of small-scale services, virtual worlds and even "green sourcing." - News
Book excerpt: 'The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life'
November 6, 2007 With the right approach and commitment to a plan, entrepreneurs can find plenty of opportunity for profitable businesses in the virtual world.Images: Turning a profit in 'Second Life' - News
Big-shot economist to advise teen virtual world 'Gaia Online'
September 17, 2007 Former U.S. Council of Economic Advisors chairman Michael Boskin is tapped to lead virtual world's economic council. The big question: why?Images: A look inside 'Gaia Online' - News
Universities register for virtual future
February 7, 2007 Students may soon meet with professors once a week and then use simulations, virtual worlds and downloads to complete coursework. - News
'Second Life' dreams of Electric Sheep
April 3, 2006 A tiny start-up is helping big companies make their mark on the virtual world.Photos: Lighting up worlds - News
'Second Life' fending off denial-of-service attacks
May 1, 2006 Popular virtual world taken offline twice over the weekend so its publisher could clean up effects of grid attacks. - News
Digital kids: Growing up wired
November 15, 2007 CNET News.com examines the young generation's unique immersion in the Web, cell phones, IM and online communities. - News
Economist explains move to virtual world
September 19, 2007 Michael Boskin, a newly appointed adviser to Gaia Online, says he was drawn to the teen-oriented site by its realistic economies. - News
'Second Life' faces threat to its virtual economy
November 15, 2006 A program making the rounds of the Linden Lab's digital world allows users to copy whatever they like, even if they're supposed to pay for it. Images: Storming the virtual gates - News
In 'Second Life,' the ring of revolution?
March 5, 2007 Spotlight hits political activism in virtual world. Naturally, mainstream media wants to know if terrorism is next.Images: In-world griefing attacks - News
IRS taxation of online game virtual assets inevitable
December 3, 2006 A series of tax law experts weigh in on whether the transfer of virtual goods in online games is taxable. - News
Phony kids, virtual sex
April 12, 2006 Makers of the online world "Second Life" grapple with adults pretending to be sexually active children. - News
Virtual-world makers aim to hook kids
October 15, 2007 Eager upstarts are looking to mix it up with Disney and Neopets and cash in on children's love of digital playgrounds. - News
'Second Life,' after the backlash
August 23, 2007 Participants in this weekend's user conference in Chicago are unfazed by negative press. They just want to go back to their virtual world tinkering. - News
Year in review: Games as big business
December 24, 2007 The dollars were flying in 2007, whether it was from gamers grabbing for Halo and Guitar Hero, or Vivendi shelling out for Activision. - News
Virtual art heist, vivid impressions
June 12, 2007 Digital platform called Olive is just part of a fictional caper played out in the reality of a Florida city.Images: Mixed-reality art theft - News
Real diplomacy from the virtual world
May 3, 2006 Contest challenges game designers to create virtual worlds that promote positive real-world changes.
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