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Pixels and Policy

http://www.pixelsandpolicy.com

Pixels and Policy reports on the many ways virtual worlds are changing our politics, policy, and culture.

• Added on: Aug 26th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Max
• Listed in: Internet International Affairs
• Tags: politics Culture second life online games virtual world foreign policy

Recent Posts

• Augmented Reality Contacts Offer Consumers Enhanced Vision

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 15:00 in iphone, research, cnet, virtual worlds, augmented reality, contact lens, university of washington, augmented vision

  Researchers have developed contact lenses that provide a graphical information overlay to our everyday world. Is the world ready for "Augmented Vision"? ...

• Should We Preserve Important Virtual Creations?

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 10:00 in second life, research, online games, new world notes, virtual history, jessie wall second life, library of congress virtual worlds, preserving online game history, preserving virtual worlds, second life history, virtual world history

  The University of Illinois and the Library of Congress are trying to preserve important pieces of virtual world history. Should we be saving the pixels from the trash can? ...

• Amidst Zynga\'s Marketing Fallout, Offerpal Makes a Power Play

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 14:53 in business, online games, virtual worlds, farmville scam, offerpal free trial offer, offerpal marketing, offerpal online games, real money transactions, virtual currency transactions, zynga criticism techcrunch, zynga marketing scam

  As Zynga gets beaten in the press for questionable marketing, Offerpal pledges to reform how it markets "free trial" offers. Is Offerpal throwing Zynga overboard? ...

• Obama Administration Turns to Virtual Worlds to Expand STEM Education Initiative

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 09:40 in education, second life, Government, online games, duke center virtual worlds, obama administration stem, obama virtual worlds, online games education, south carolina stem, virtual education nsf, virtual technology education

  The Obama Administration and Duke University plan to use virtual worlds to recruit the next generation of engineers and scientists. Can government break its poor Metaverse track record? ...

• Augmented Reality Finds a Partner in The Music Industry

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 14:30 in business, virtual worlds marketing, iphone augmented reality, augmented reality hype, augmented reality music, businessweek augmented reality, total immersion augmented reality

  One band is teaming up with an augmented reality company to make an interactive CD case. Find out why augmented technology may have a big new friend. ...

• Are Social Networking Websites A Dangerous Gamble for Kids?

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 in law, online games, facebook ban predators, facebook teen networking, myspace child predators, teen predators facebook, teen virtual worlds, zynga facebook profits

  Are social networking websites providing kids with new avenues of communication or creating a haven for child predators? There's more to it than pundits think. ...

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