Why do people get married in virtual worlds?
“My boyfriend cheated on me,” A said. It sounded strange, coming from the lips of an 11-year old. “How do you know he cheated?” “I saw him with another girl.” “Maybe he […]
Tag Archives: ::3D Virtual Worlds::
Creating government in an lawless world
Henry Jenkin’s post on politics in Second Life reminded me of my own observations in Second Life which I’ve been meaning to write about. The interesting thing about Second life […]
Government in Virtual Worlds
Is it ironic that the Internet is a free, open environment, close to anarchy when it comes to the governance of web sites, and yet the more successful ones tend […]
SL as an education tool
Charlie Nesson spoke to the alumni association today about Second Life and some of the problems we must address if we are to use it as an educational platform. He […]
Obama Campaign and Games
When Alec Ross said that the Obama campaign was “citizen-centered” and that it invested in new media tools, I bet he wasn’t referring to games. But Obama fans have taken […]
Hanbok in the press
An article about my hanbok shop in Second Life was featured in the Asia Economic Newspaper. Yay! I really should update the collection…I’ve gotten lazy. (My user name in Second […]
Playing CSI in SL
I went into Second Life to find the killer from the Oct. 24 episode of CSI:NY. The episode was quite interesting, although it made Second Life seemed way cooler than […]
Hillary Clinton in Second Life
Writing an article about the differences between the political usage of Internet in Korea and America, I used Hillary Clinton’s island on Second Life as an example of how candidates […]
