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David Chess
David M. Chess is a developer at an IT industry research center in the northeastern United States. He has been interested and
active in collaborative virtual worlds and their impact on the human
experience, since the days of Tinymud. The opinions expressed here
are his own, and do not represent the views of his employer, or anyone else. Chess has been a user of Second Life since 2006, where is is known as Dale Innis.
There is a ton of debate and discussion and information Out There about why virtual worlds are, or aren’t, or might someday be, important for business. Important, that is, to people who are wearing their money-making hats to know about, or to use, or to invest time or effort orRead More →
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