Tag: virtual worlds

Hackers Game a Multiplayer World

By Robert Lemos | 08/04/2009 | 6 Comments

Two programmers reveal covert ways to automate characters in an immensely popular game.

A Bridge between Virtual Worlds

By Brian White | 08/11/2008 | 4 Comments

Second Life's new program links virtual environments.

Google Gets Into Virtual Worlds

By Brian White | 07/18/2008 | 4 Comments

The search giant's Lively software appears to be aimed at novice users.

The Virtual World as Web Browser

By Erica Naone | 07/15/2008 | 0 Comments

Linden Lab is working on making it easier to import data from the Web into Second Life.

Peer-to-Peer Virtual Worlds

By Erica Naone | 04/16/2008 | 4 Comments

A new system is designed to handle sudden crowds.

One Avatar, Many Worlds

By Erica Naone | 04/08/2008 | 8 Comments

Companies want to let users carry their avatar identities online.

Different Views for the Same Virtual World

By Erica Naone | 04/03/2008 | 0 Comments

Flash technology developed by Multiverse brings new flexibility to 3-D virtual worlds.

Historical Maps in Second Life

By Erica Naone | 02/29/2008 | 1 Comment

David Rumsey's antique maps feature in an innovative build in the virtual world.

Creating a Web of Worlds

By Erica Naone | 01/11/2008 | 1 Comment

Metaplace builds a different architecture for virtual worlds.

Second Life Closes Banks

By David Talbot | 01/10/2008 | 6 Comments

After months of financial scandals and fraud allegations, virtual banks got an eviction notice from Linden Lab.

The Year in Software

By Erica Naone | 01/02/2008 | 4 Comments

In 2007, life online continued to meld with life offline.

Virtual Labor Lost

By Erica Naone | 12/05/2007 | 6 Comments

The failure of a highly anticipated, multiplayer game shows the limits of academic virtual worlds.

Moving Freely between Virtual Worlds

By Erica Naone | 10/29/2007 | 1 Comment

Players hope to connect their separate domains to form a 3-D Internet.

Financial Woes in Second Life

By Erica Naone | 10/15/2007 | 0 Comments

Fiscal crisis raises questions about how the game handles real money.

The One-World Video-Game Challenge

By Erica Naone | 09/14/2007 | 4 Comments

Technologies being developed to make massive multiplayer games handle more people could be beneficial to the financial industry.