Singapore played host to the fifth annual State of Play Conference on Law and Virtual Worlds. This years theme was Building the Global Metaverse. The choice of location was entirely appropriate given the emergent service industry tooling up around the region in preparation for the mainstreaming of Virtual Worlds.
David Adams piece in The Age showcases [...]
According to a 2007 survey by the eLearning Guild, which polled nearly 1,500 of its members, from large and small companies throughout the U.S., 38% of insurance companies are investigating using games for work. In finance, accounting, and banking, that figure was above 50%.
Business Week has a special report titled The Power of Gaming which [...]
Session videos from last months Virtual Goods Summit in Stanford are now available for viewing. Kyra Reppen from NeoPets, Min Kim from Nexon and Paul Thind from Habbo gave good overviews of their respective business models in the Virtual Goods Success Stories session. Nabeel Hyatt from Conduit Labs moderated the Why Virtual Worlds Matter session. [...]