Virtual Worlds The remarkable power of alternate realities.
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The Believer
The story of Philip Rosedale's inspiration and the genesis of Second Life. David Kushner is a journalist and author of "Inside Second Life," for Rolling Stone.Photos in The Believer by: albany_tim
Second Life founder Philip Rosedale thinks that, someday, we'll all be living in a virtual... 2:42 |
While it takes awhile to get used to a virtual world, it's all possibility once you're in.... 1:57 |
More than 10,000 IBM employees collaborate in virtual worlds. Take a look inside a meeting...  |
 Rough Cut Inside a Virtual MeetingMore than 10,000 IBM employees collaborate in virtual worlds. Take a look inside a meeting in Second Life from the home of IBM V.P. of Innovation, Francoise LeGoues.:52
 Interview Highlights How to Use a Virtual MirrorVirtual worlds can help you figure out what's missing in your real life. Sherry Turkle is a clinical psychologist and the director of the M.I.T. Initiative on Technology and Self.1:57
 Interview Highlights What is Second Life?While it takes awhile to get used to a virtual world, it's all possibility once you're in. Philip Rosedale is the founder of Second Life, an online virtual world.2:42
 Interview Highlights Putting VR to WorkJeremy Bailenson, the director of Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, details other uses of the virtual, from putting soldiers in Iraqi shoes to helping autistic kids socialize.2:42
 Interview Highlights Our Virtual FutureSecond Life founder Philip Rosedale thinks that, someday, we'll all be living in a virtual world.2:16
 Interview Highlights The Human Behind the AvatarIt's a profound moment to realize it's not all just 1's and 0's. Henry Jenkins is a leading scholar in comparative media studies who currently teaches at USC.3:43
 Rough Cut The Avatar EffectWe visited Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab to find out how all that time online affects our real lives. |
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