Game makers’ new priority is user privacy
Online game companies are tightening security on personal information and eliminating use of resident registration numbers. NCsoft took heat after tens of thousands of stolen numbers were used to play […]
Fonts let text users write like their idols
Now that text-writing has become digital, design-savvy Koreans have paved the way for a growing market for fonts, the style that is used in text design. Revenue for buying fonts […]
Online star enlists in air force, vows to be back
In Korea, mandatory military service applies to all able-bodied men, even cyber royalty. Fans of “Emperor” Lim Yo-hwan fell into a slump after the StarCraft player marched into the air […]
Design and Copyright in SL
I was at Dazzle, one of the most famous shops for women’s clothes, and saw a bag that was unquestionably a Louis Vuitton knockoff. Of course, the monogram was entirely […]
Eyes
Even when he was not smiling, his face glowed with health, happiness, and love. Just looking into his eyes, I could feel his ambitions, a wholesome enthusiasm and pride for […]
Jeju
I spent a magnificent three-day vacation in Jeju, not entirely free from work, but two whole days without the Internet (amazing!) and cruising along the shore road in a beautiful […]
Week 4 journal
This week’s various discussions on network and buzz were all in a sense, nothing new, except that the Internet was a new form of media that was involved. Using word […]
Stand Up in SL!
“Stand Up!” was the first public campaign that I’ve encountered in SL that takes an RL campaign, extending it into SL. Going to Midnight City one day to look for […]
D. Yvette Wohn 