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	<title>Dusan Writer's Metaverse &#187; 15</title>
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	<description>Virtual worlds and creativity, business, collaboration, and identity.</description>
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		<title>Iraqi Teen Immerses Herself in Zwinky</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNN recently reported on Wurud, a 14-year old Iraqi teenager whose life is not that different from American teens, with one major exception: she lives in Baghdad&#8217;s Green Zone. One of the ways that Wurud escapes from the reality of living in a war zone is to log in to Zwinky World as a gothic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ZOMG Sign Me Up for Rip Lounge</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/03/17/zomg-sign-me-up-for-rip-lounge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;3-D Worlds, Avatars Become Backdrop for Kisses, Flirts, Audio-Visual Chats in New Lifestyle Entertainment Platform&#8221; and Wyndstorm has just announced the beta for Rip Lounge. From the Web site, Rip Lounge asks whether you&#8217;ve: &#8220;Ever dreamed of living like a movie star? Looking for a life-like social community where you can really interact with others? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IBM Identity Purchase and Implications for Virtual Worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBM&#8217;s purchase of Encentuate adds to the aggregation of identity management software and services amongst a few top players. As covered at Information Week the move follows that of Microsoft which purchased Credentica&#8217;s U-prove identity software. Identity, age verification, transparency and trust are Internet-wide issues. These issues have played out in virtual worlds and are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tour of Virtual Worlds: Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nice overview of virtual worlds, what they are, and some of the platforms:]]></description>
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		<title>Gender Swapping in MMORPGs: Studied, Debunked</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/03/12/gender-swapping-in-mmorpgs-studied-debunked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study printed in CyberPsychology and Behavior has recorded in a sample of 119 online users of MMORPGs that over 50% have engaged in gender swapping, which is a fancy way of saying the user pretended they were the other sex. The study was widely reported in the British media &#8211; picked up, no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Study of a Music Appreciation Course Imported into SL</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the curiously-named League for Innovation in the Community College &#8211; sounds like superheroes being sent to save education! &#8211; comes a report entitled &#8220;Using Second Life to Enhance Teaching and Learning.&#8221; The study shows how immersive environments such as SL are helping education. In this case, SL puts students &#8220;in&#8221; the music and by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mitch Kapor Bringing 3D Cameras to Second Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minority Report is the inspiration for creating 3D cameras that will initiate a new tipping point for virtual worlds, according to Mitch Kapor. I recently reported on this development, linking over to an employee&#8217;s blog post where he stated the project&#8217;s aim: The objective of the project is to dramatically change the way users interact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Journalism Initiative a Best Practice for Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serious Games out of Denmark has created a new game called Global Conflicts: Palestine that takes journalism into an exciting new realm. But what makes the game stand out is its companion-piece education Web site, in which students and educators are presented with RL photos, documents, and a much more extensive version of the assignments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon Creates Virtual Lounge</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/03/06/verizon-creates-virtual-lounge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Further proof of the convergence of hardware, worlds, and experiences, and moving towards a time when micro virtual worlds are common features on Web sites rather than distinct destinations of their own, Verizon announced the creation of its own virtual lounge and sweepstakes giveaway. Verizon is, in essence, reinventing the classic prize giveaway by creating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EA’s Sims Carnival Beta Testing Launched</title>
		<link>http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/03/06/ea%e2%80%99s-sims-carnival-beta-testing-launched/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In tandem with the recent launch of EA Land, the Sims Carnival is now up and running. But a post on Giga Omni Media’s news reader points to the burgeoning battle between the EA platforms and other high profile platforms like Metaplace and Whirled. Underlying the development of all these gaming platforms are the issues [...]]]></description>
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