Tuesday, August 21, 2007

VW and RW


Virtual World and Real World.

In the RW, a group of experts, aspiring VW inhabitants and curious observers gathered in sub-temperate coldness in the Marina Mandarin Hotel to discuss the phenomenon of Second Life, there.com, the legal implications and other VW issues.

VW is like RW. It must be - when even avatars are awarded as part of the separation of assets in a divorce!

State of Play V - in Singapore, 19-22 Aug 07

http://www.nyls.edu/pages/5057.asp

"...Earlier this year, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore procured a small island on Second Life, and embarked on a collaborative project with a local polytechnic to experiment hands-on experiential learning in these cyber worlds. Our Tourism Board and Economic Development Board have also gotten into the act, looking at ways to tap the potential of these brave new worlds and devising new ways of engaging their stakeholders. ..."
- DR BALAJI SADASIVAN,SENIOR MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS, AT THE STATE OF PLAY V CONFERENCE, 20 AUGUST 2007
http://app.sprinter.gov.sg/data/pr/20070820999.htm

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