Colwyn
04-25-2006, 01:14 PM
Businesses find real uses in virtual world on OC Register (http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/money/columns/article_1116757.php) covers the recent Corporate Opportunities for Multi-Player Games (http://www.regonline.com/eventinfo.asp?EventId=91795) conference held at UC Irvine.
Software engineer Michael O'Brien holds business meetings on the fictitious island of Chatsubo.
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O'Brien works on improving corporate communication through a meeting space within the online game "Second Life," which has about 190,000 players.
In a virtual meeting room on the game's "Island of Chatsubo," team members log in simultaneously for discussions that focus on an on-screen "picture board" for participants' reports. Unlike a real-world display board, it fades to black when it's not being used so it won't be a distraction, O'Brien said.
Source: MMO Portal (http://mmo.portalsnetwork.com/)
Software engineer Michael O'Brien holds business meetings on the fictitious island of Chatsubo.
....
O'Brien works on improving corporate communication through a meeting space within the online game "Second Life," which has about 190,000 players.
In a virtual meeting room on the game's "Island of Chatsubo," team members log in simultaneously for discussions that focus on an on-screen "picture board" for participants' reports. Unlike a real-world display board, it fades to black when it's not being used so it won't be a distraction, O'Brien said.
Source: MMO Portal (http://mmo.portalsnetwork.com/)