Re: [-empyre-] residing in cyberspace

[Helen Varley Jamieson <helen@creative-catalyst.com>]

and there's already virtual property speculation:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4104731.stm

> You only have to look at the popularity of online, 3D, avatar-based 
> games such as Second Life [http://www.secondlife.com] or The Sims 
> Online [http://www.thesimsonline.com] to see how mainstream the new 
> global, virtual community is becoming. Any culturally marginalized 
> individual with computer and broadband connection can explore new 
> worlds and, more importantly, new identities from their desk. I 
> think we're on the fringe of a new virtually-based culture 
> expansion. "Players" already trade in-game credits for real money, 
> and hire people to "live" their avatars while they're at work to get 
> more credits.

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