Archive for the 'virtual goods' Category

Dawning of a Meta Age
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Nick Wilson invited me to a new Second Life group called Metanomics 07′ yesterday. A link to the above video followed which offers a brief outline to a very ambitious project. Were it anyone else attempting to pull this off I would have my doubts but having watched Nick work his magic over the last [...]

Emergent Service Industry
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

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 [...]

Fun with Fundamentals
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

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 [...]