How a Georgia district built its grid

How a Georgia district built its grid

Forsyth County Schools in the Atlanta suburbs has been building up its technology chops for a long time.

Architect sells prefab sims on Kitely

Architect sells prefab sims on Kitely

Architect Jon Brouchoud found a way to goose the sales of his $60 regions — with virtual previews on Kitely.

Open Wonderland’s Games Village

Open Wonderland’s Games Village

Singapore developers to use Open Wonderland to showcase new games.

On the Grid

Features »

English learning grid launched

Mon, May 7 2012 2 Comments
English learning grid launched

An English teacher based in southern China has launched an OpenSim grid for English students. Currently, over 100 of his college-age students are using... 

News »

VastPark moves to the browser

Sat, May 19 2012 No Comments
VastPark moves to the browser

Press release: New version of VastPark runs in the browser, uses HTML5 Washington, DC — Today at the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds conference,... 

Advice & Opinion

Columns »

Should virtual environments be realistic?

Mon, May 7 2012 11 Comments
Should virtual environments be realistic?

I have been involved with education in virtual worlds for several years now, and at discussions and conferences I often hear the question asked, “Why... 

Maria's Worlds »

How to tell if a region is up

Thu, May 17 2012 6 Comments
How to tell if a region is up

I frequently want to know if some far-away region is up or not.  Say, for example,  I have a blamgate up to my favorite shopping mall. I want the gate... 

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Traditional games in a virtual setting

Classic games like poker have been around for a very long time, but how have successful have they been in the virtual worlds? Both Linden Lab's virtual world Second Life and the MMORPG experience World of Warcraft have had their own versions of popular card games like Texas Hold 'em (WoW with the “WoW Poker” application).
Because of the fact that people were playing with either Linden Dollars or gold it became a problem from a legal gambling aspect and unfortunately none of these virtual experience now can offer full-out poker. But it shows how a classic game can make it on other platforms than its own. For more on how to play poker for real, head over to this guide instead.