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National Defense
February 2012
Eric Beidel |
Avatars Invade Military Training Systems The influence of video games on military training has been substantial, and the military's interest in avatars -- for soldiers and other actors in simulations -- is growing.   |
National Defense
December 2011
Eric Beidel |
Battle-Scarred Troops Have Message for Army Training: Get Real A decade at war has presented officials with a dilemma: The training environment now must be made even more authentic to hold the attention of soldiers who already have experienced the real deal. |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2006
Steve Hamm |
Palmisano Gets A Second Life IBM is embracing the virtual world of avatars - and other big companies are close behind. |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2003
Dan Costa |
Virtual Worlds Tired of the real world? Try a virtual one. These sites can have the graphic richness of massively multiplayer online role-playing games but are focused more on social activities and creativity than on dragon-slaying. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2007
Susan Kuchinskas |
Hey IT, Welcome to the Bverse IBM and Linden Labs, creator of Second Life, announced an initiative to create open standards and interoperability allowing people to move their avatars and virtual goods from one world to another. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2009
John K. Waters |
A 'Second Life' For Educators Lauded as a learning tool, the popular virtual world is now being used by teachers for their own enrichment, providing them with a wealth of opportunities for collaboration, peer interaction, and sharing of resources. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
David Kushner |
Winner: Make Your Very Own Virtual World with OLIVE Forterra's OLIVE software makes the business of virtual-world environments real. |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 24, 2003 |
In Norrath, Tattoine and Rubi-ka, Just What Are Your Legal Rights? Even though virtual worlds are nothing more than code residing in banks of computers, what goes on in them poses challenges to our notions about the nature of property, the legal rights of players in virtual worlds and even the presumed boundary between the real and the imagined worlds. |
National Defense
February 2005
Michael Peck |
Soldiers Learn Hazards Of War in Virtual Reality The U.S. Army is testing the utility of a web-based training technology, the military version of the popular multiplayer online role-playing games, that lets soldiers share their combat experiences with troops preparing to deploy. |
National Defense
February 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Contracts Highlight Growing Role of Video Game Training The Army and Navy are seeking out video game technology to engage young soldiers and sailors, and both services plan on awarding major contracts in 2013 for virtual, PC-based training. |
CIO
May 12, 2011
Maria Korolov |
Companies Explore Private Virtual Worlds Alternatives to Second Life provide security while boosting productivity. |
Wired
February 2007
Mark Wallace |
A Second Life for MTV It used to be the last word in youth culture. Now MTV is more about reality shows than rock stars. Can a virtual world of 3-D avatars help the network get its groove back? |
National Defense
December 2013
Valerie Insinna |
LCS Training Strategy Mixes Education and Video Games Earlier this year, Cubic Advanced Learning Solutions was awarded $300 million worth of contracts to provide video game-style training to sailors for the littoral combat ship crews. |
BusinessWeek
August 13, 2007
Aili McConnon |
Just Ahead: The Web As A Virtual World Imagine being able to have a digital replica of yourself stroll from one site to another. |
National Defense
May 2007
Grace Jean |
Air Force `Virtual Flag' Makes up for Lost Flying Hours As the Air Force's budget continues to be squeezed, officials are looking for ways to cut back flying hours. Simulations and honed in digital war games such as Virtual Flag are one way to provide pilots inexpensive training. |
InternetNews
December 11, 2009 |
Feds Cite Child Safety Hazards on Virtual Worlds Agency releases report detailing shortcomings in online child safety mechanisms |
Information Today
July 14, 2008
Lori Bell |
As the (Virtual) Worlds Turn Google released Lively, a public beta version of its much-anticipated three-dimensional virtual world. |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006 |
My Virtual Life A journey into a place in cyberspace where thousands of people have imaginary lives. Some even make a good living. Big advertisers are taking notice. |
National Defense
January 2008
Sandra I. Erwin |
Almost Green Why Not Just Call Them `Soldiers?' Both the Air Force and the Navy are launching a series of new training programs that cover the gamut from basic small arms marksmanship and truck driving to land navigation. |
Entrepreneur
November 2007
Heather Clancy |
Starting Your Business' Second Life Need to breathe some life into your business? Going virtual can open up a whole new world. |
InternetNews
October 9, 2006
David Needle |
Is Sun's News For Real? Sun is holding a press conference from within Second Life, a virtual online world. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2011
Bailenson & Blascovich |
Virtual Reality and Social Networks Will Be a Powerful Combination Avatars will make social networks seductive |
Entrepreneur
June 2010
Jason Daley |
Should We Meet in Another World? Second Life tries for a second coming with a new environment designed to be a less seedy, more secure place to do business. |
Scientific American
July 2009
Michael Tennesen |
Avatar Acts: Why Online Realities Need Regulation Conflicts on environments like Second Life can open up new legal questions |
National Defense
June 2014
Valerie Insinna |
Army Releases New Video Game Training The Army in March debuted its newest flagship video game, Virtual Battlespace 3, meant to help troops practice tactics before enacting them in a live environment. |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006
Robert D. Hof |
It's Not All Fun And Games Companies are also starting to use virtual worlds as alternate offices in which colleagues and partners can meet and view materials that the Web isn't rich enough to display well. |
PC World
May 21, 2007
Dan Tynan |
Traveling the Web's Third Dimension My avatar, my self: Second Life shows us the future of the 3D Web. |
PC World
October 2, 2006
Mark Wallace |
The Future of You Think the Net has changed your life? Wait until it becomes an immersive 3D environment. |
InternetNews
November 24, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Get a Life: Enterprises Eye Potential For Second Life Enterprises are dipping their toes in the waters of virtual worlds, but may have to wait to see the benefits. |
InternetNews
April 2, 2008 |
Avatars at House Hearing on Virtual World Second Life and censorship discussed on Capitol Hill. |
Fast Company
July 2009
Michael Fitzgerald |
Boomtown Virtual goods, such as avatars and Facebook gifts, are attracting major brands, celebrities, and venture capital. The money is real. |
InternetNews
November 13, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Real Cash in $100M Virtual IBM Investment IBM to Announce $100 million investment at Second Life 'Town Hall' Meeting tomorrow. |
National Defense
July 2009
Grace V. Jean |
U.S., Coalition Troops to Rehearse For Combat in Simulated Afghan War A high-tech combat simulation now in the planning stages will seek to achieve what eight years of real combat in Afghanistan apparently has not. And that is to teach U.S. forces how to fight with allies. |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006 |
The Online Universe: An Old Fogey's Guide Here's a primer on the strange new world of online gaming. |
Wired
July 24, 2007
Frank Rose |
How Madison Avenue Is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life More and more people are leaving this virtual world, leaving advertisers and big name companies behind. |
Inc.
October 2007 |
Web 2.0 and Advertising Should your company have a MySpace page? Plus, what to do when your ad campaign bombs. |
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003
Eric Smalley |
VR accommodates reality Virtual reality systems could use a bigger dose of reality to cure their tendency to leave users empty-handed. A system that makes real objects players in virtual environments creates a hands-on experience. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2008
Anders Bylund |
IBM Moves Into the Virtual World Second Life and IBM just showed that the massive Second Life world can connect to IBM's OpenSim servers. This could be the beginning of open standards that would connect every conceivable virtual reality network to each other. |
Inc.
February 2007
Michael Fitzgerald |
Does Your Business Need a Second Life? Why are companies like Toyota and Dell and Starwood Hotels getting immersed in Second Life. |
InternetNews
September 28, 2007
Mike Elgan |
Don't Believe In Google's 'My World' What we know about the "My World" project is made up from what Google might call a "mashup" of sketchy facts, speculation and wishful thinking. Let's have a look. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009
Scott Aronowitz |
Chile Turns to Social Media To Expand English Literacy The federal government of Chile has chosen social media service Mingoville.com to provide the tools the nation's students will need to achieve fluency in English. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2008
Tim Beyers |
One Disruptive Growth Company Cash. Lots of cold, hard moola is making its way into online virtual worlds. Media companies and venture capital firms have pumped $493 million into Second Life wannabes during 2008. |
Entrepreneur
November 2009
Kara Ohngren |
I'll Have My Avatar Call Your Avatar With Protosphere software, it's possible to have a meeting without actually meeting. |
National Defense
May 2007
Grace Jean |
Air Force to Design Specialized Simulations for Tactical Training The Air Force not only is shifting a percentage of live flying time into simulations but also small-unit tactical training. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Alan Rappeport |
Second Life's John Zdanowski The CFO of Second Life explains what the online virtual world is all about, and how his real-world company measures and rewards employee performance with the Love Machine. |
Entrepreneur
February 2007
Gwen Moran |
Hot New Market: Online Worlds Should you take your business to the virtual world? |
Entrepreneur
January 2007
Karen E. Spaeder |
Personal Touch Avatars let your customers spread the word about you. |
Inc.
May 2009
April Joyner |
Sales & Marketing: Nice Meeting Your Avatar Industry trade shows go virtual. |
InternetNews
April 3, 2008 |
IBM Readies Second Life For Enterprise IBM said on Wednesday it would become the first company to host private regions of the virtual world Second Life on its own computer servers. |
InternetNews
January 12, 2007
Roy Mark |
Politics, Virtually Democrats' groundbreaking appearance in Second Life opens the door for what might be the Internet's next political battleground. |
