Get a life - SHONALI MUTHALALY, the Hindu
In Second Life, the thriving online virtual world, you can be what you’ve always wanted to be and do things you’ve only dreamed of doing. Just make sure you have the cash. He wears Armani suits and linen shirts in one life; leather pants and biker jackets in the other. He has a sensible hair cut and stern glasses in one life; a shaved head and rude tattoos in the other. He’s a powerful vice-president of a respect ed company in one life; and a stylist for poodles in the other. And there are more than 7,000,000 people like him in the world. Each living a regular everyday life, and then going online to live a Second Life.... Besides building presences for companies in Second Life, Worlds Unlimited creates community building solutions and applications, based on the concept of a virtual world. “Think of all the great tools that can be created such as E-Learning systems where the participants (from all over the world) engage in a new immersive learning experience,” says Sebastian. “Conferencing and meeting systems where users can meet in real-time and interact across country boundaries. Virtual retail outlets that enable you to visit stores after hours…”
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