Life imitates Internet as artist goes offline
The Internet has become so much a part of our daily lives that the fine line between cyberspace and real space is increasingly a squiggle. Internet addiction has become an […]
Category Archives: being digital
About cyberspace, games, digital life, Second Life, etc.
Online jumps into the real world of hype
Companies doing online business seem to be realizing that the Internet isn’t all about living online ― if you want to engage the interest of warm-blooded customers, it helps to […]
Mobile services sizzle in the summer months
Mobile phone service providers are seeing a jump in business thanks to the summer season. During summertime, people have been using more global roaming service, as well as more data […]
Whose cell phone is hippest? It’s all about colors
Back in black? Depends. If your cell phone is black, you could already be passe in the quick trend world of cell phones. Most new digital ditties being released this […]
Summer is here, and gamers are being lured outdoors
With schools out for summer vacation, game companies are targeting younger players by hosting offline events. On Saturday, Gravity, the publisher of the popular cartoon-style role-playing game “Ragnarok Online”, will […]
Korea’s first portal to vanish into cyberspace
Ridden with debts and unable to keep up with its competitors, Korea’s oldest Internet portal is on the verge of permanent retirement. Netian.com went offline suddenly on Monday but resumed […]
Sex, violence, politics find a way into games
Sex, violence, politics find a way into games New laws allow game makers to tell the rating board how far games go. The fact that a game involves fighting with […]
New digital portrait technology embodies human brush strokes
Would you like Vincent Van Gogh to paint your portrait? The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) said yesterday that it developed a digital painting technology that can incorporate brush […]
D. Yvette Wohn 