Article: Serious players confirm real interest in virtual world; Viral buzz leaves first Serious Virtual World Conference with "virtual room only" for last minute delegates.

Article: Serious players team up to boost business access to ...
M2 Presswire;  October 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... military and first responder serious virtual world applications. By offering ... services industry, since 9/11 serious virtual world applications have focused ... maturing and interest in serious virtual world applications is extending ...

Article: Taking virtual world by storm.(Features)
The Birmingham Post (England);  September 14, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... institute is staging the Serious Virtual Worlds Conference ... Institute, said: "The Serious Virtual Worlds Conference ... practical applications for virtual world technologies. "The ... experiment with the virtual world, the Second Life ...

Article: NSF GRANT FUNDS STUDY OF WAYS SEVENTH GRADERS LEARN IN A ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... From surfing the 'Net to playing virtual world simulations, they turn to computers ... school students engage in learning in a virtual world setting. They have received a National ... school. Students created and used a virtual world setting to study explorers and exploration ...

Article: GGL to Launch MLB Virtual World Series Online Video ...
Business Wire;  July 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... announced the formation of the MLB Virtual World Series tournament, the ultimate ... baseball game event. The MLB Virtual World Series is an expansion tournament ... advance to the final round, the Virtual World Series. Those who do not make ...

Article: Sustainable Virtual World Ecosystems
Database for Advances in Information Systems;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... contributes to the development of sustainable virtual world ecosystems. It provides direction for ... participant behavior is seen as a challenge for virtual world creators, particularly as virtual world governance is likely to have a significant ...

Article: Knowledge Adventure Announces Launch of the JumpStart.com ...
Business Wire;  December 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The First 3D-based Virtual World Built on Adventure-Based Learning ... launch of the first immersive 3D virtual world gaming platform for kids by bringing ... launch of JumpStart's online virtual world brings Knowledge Adventure one ...

Article: Japanese Inventors Develop Virtual World System
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 29, 2007 ;     518 words ... ... Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a virtual world system. According to the U.S. Patent ... format of objects to be handled in a virtual world are offered to users on the terminal ... computers of the users independently of the virtual world. The users transmit the offered objects ...