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PBS Kids makes play for 3-year-olds online

March 8, 2008 4:26 PM PST

Web site lets children play animated games with characters like Curious George and learn basic skills in reading and problem solving.

Year in review: Games as big business

December 25, 2007 7:39 PM PST

The dollars were flying in 2007, whether it was from gamers grabbing for Halo and Guitar Hero, or Vivendi shelling out for Activision.

Divining the shape of tech things to come

December 12, 2007 5:21 PM PST

If the mindset during a recent gathering of tech hot shots is a harbinger, the gloom and doom crowd is dead wrong, says Internet attorney Eric Sinrod.

CAD software is the new black

December 7, 2007 9:49 PM PST

Fashion industry uses software associated with industrial design to move clothes quicker from sketchbook to sales rack.
Software tailor-made for fashion

What kids learn in virtual worlds

November 15, 2007 8:50 PM PST

They're getting an early intro to tech--and also treading on an uneasy middle ground between being consumers and being citizens.

When virtual legal chickens come home to roost

November 8, 2007 10:57 PM PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why the real world court system is being called upon to decide virtual world disputes.

Book excerpt: 'The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life'

November 6, 2007 2:35 PM PST

With the right approach and commitment to a plan, entrepreneurs can find plenty of opportunity for profitable businesses in the virtual world.
Images: Turning a profit in 'Second Life'

A real yardstick for virtual worlds?

October 17, 2007 6:47 PM PDT

It's no easy feat tracking the social and economic data on all those furries, spacemen and Goths. Two men believe they may have an answer.

Are kids ready for ads in virtual worlds?

October 16, 2007 3:20 PM PDT

Media watchdogs and educators worry about the nascent industry having relatively no standards for advertising.

Alternate realities for virtual worlds

October 12, 2007 1:30 PM PDT

Second Life may be the best-known virtual world, but it isn't the only one. That's a big point for techies gathering this week.

Tech titans seek virtual-world interoperability

October 15, 2007 1:59 PM PDT

A group of 23 companies and institutions has set out to search for ways to make content and identity transferable between virtual worlds.

Google tools to power virtual worlds

October 9, 2007 7:13 AM PDT

New technology will let virtual-world designers incorporate Google's 3D Warehouse models, as well as terrain from Google Earth.
Images: Virtual worlds via Google

Economist explains move to virtual world

September 19, 2007 11:19 AM PDT

Michael Boskin, a newly appointed adviser to Gaia Online, says he was drawn to the teen-oriented site by its realistic economies.

Big-shot economist to advise teen virtual world 'Gaia Online'

September 17, 2007 5:08 PM PDT

Former U.S. Council of Economic Advisors chairman Michael Boskin is tapped to lead virtual world's economic council. The big question: why?
Images: A look inside 'Gaia Online'

'Second Life': The promise and paradox

August 27, 2007 6:32 PM PDT

Third annual Second Life Community Conference features plenty of hopeful talk about lofty new possibilities for the virtual world.
Photos: 'Second Life' ball

'Second Life,' after the backlash

August 23, 2007 11:32 AM PDT

Participants in this weekend's user conference in Chicago are unfazed by negative press. They just want to go back to their virtual world tinkering.

Gartner: Risky business in virtual worlds

August 10, 2007 4:20 PM PDT

Research firm identifies five areas of concern for companies intending to exploit the business opportunities of virtual worlds.

William Gibson heads for 'Spook Country'

August 6, 2007 10:25 PM PDT

The science fiction author talks about his backward-looking new book, the "Google-ability of the text" and how Second Life meshes with the real world.

Are people more polite in virtual worlds?

August 2, 2007 3:25 PM PDT

Virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier theorizes that people behave better in the alternate digital realm than in blogs or chat rooms.

Virtual world litigation for real

June 13, 2007 11:00 AM PDT

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the brave new world of virtual worlds creates a constellation of new--and still foggy--legal questions.