Everquest 2 Gold - A Virtual World with a Real-World Economy by Mark Willigerod
If there's a demand for something, the market will respond. For proof, you need look no further than EverQuest 2 gold. Although EverQuest 2 gold has no existence in the real world and probably never will, for more than a year hordes of people have been buying it like it's going out of style. ... Since Castronova was also a professional economist, he did a few calculations and came to the startling conclusion that people in Norrath, the EverQuest gameworld, have a better per-capita income than real-world Bulgarians.

Second Life - The Virtual 3D World by S. Taylor
The Internet Future Isn't Just Coming Fast... It's Already Here! People from all corners of the world and all walks of life log onto this unique, new portal to market and carry on business, just like they would in the real world. Second Life is the way savvy corporations and companies will gain... There are huge and profitable opportunities to be gained in this virtual world; From buying virtual land, scripting and software, building services, opening up storefronts, selling anything and everything imaginable; Including thousands upon thousands of virtual objects.

The World of Warcraft In-Game Economy Comes Real by Nick Wong
It may sound incredible that video games can establish an effective economy, with its own currency and value. This is what it’s happening with World of Warcraft. This is a so called MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. It is a virtual world in which various characters interact... In order to buy items, services and various goods the player needs virtual gold, that is the currency of the WoW world. ... And in order to find out what this alternative offers, go to http://www.gold-world-of-warcraft.com You’re sure to make some money by following the advice from the website.

The Commercialization of Virtual Reality Computers and Technology by Lance Winslow
The rate or progress for Virtual Reality is indeed stunning. So too is the commercialization of products, services and potential applications. For instance researchers, teachers, politicians and innovators are always stacked with projects that need a Virtual Reality Technicians skill sets to the... We can talk all about the future as the VR Technicians see it and we can discuss all the applications for Government, Military, Business, Healthcare, Earth Sciences, Space, Training, Psychology, Sports, Sex, Politics, Distance Learning, Sales or V-travel and yet in the end a standard is needed...

Virtual Reality Travel - Will it Solve the Problem of Global Warming? by Lance Winslow
Consider if you will for a moment the fact that cars, buses and airplanes put out CO2 into the atmosphere. If we are to prevent the (pollution) CO2 from entering the air, that means we cannot drive at our vehicles or fly our aircraft. If we are to cut down on the human emissions of CO2 people... What is interesting is the massive strangle hold that the mass media has on the populous of the world. ... "Change whether reality driven, politically driven, evolutionary driven, society driven or all of the above is a given" - Lance 07' Virtual Reality Worlds will be driven by those holding the...

The Educational System is Embracing Virtual Classes as a means of Educating Our Youth by Nan Wood
Many students are returning to school in the normal tradition – in brick and mortar buildings. A trend that is booming is supplementing traditional education with ‘distance education’ now referred to as virtual education by many. According to John Flores, CEO of the nonprofit United States... Since the world has become so computer conscious, I believe that cyberschools will become more and more utilized. ... It’s being accepted by more teachers, parents, students and the world at large. ... Currently a fourth of all local districts offer virtual classes.

Advancement in Computer Technology by Saad Shamim
5 years ago we gathered around and marveled at the little specs moving at our commands, doing not much – except moving off course, we called these things games. Today the hardware in computers and other devices has changed significantly; we went from having a “spacious” 1mb hard drive to 250 GB... Well I would love to say that we will be able to put on our virtual glasses that will allow us to explore the virtual world as if we were in it, but this is not likely, sorry guys; however, these sorts of glasses are being constructed but its unlikely they will come out any time soon.

Cisco CCNP / BSCI Exam Tutorial: Configuring And Troubleshooting OSPF Virtual Links by Chris Bryant
Knowing when and how to create an OSPF virtual link is an essential skill for BSCI and CCNP exam success, not to mention how important it can be on your job! As a CCNA and CCNP candidate, you know the theory of virtual links, so let's take a look at how to configure a virtual link, as well as... R4(config)#router ospf 1 R4(config-router)#area 34 virtual-link 3.3.3.3 R3(config)#router ospf 1 2d07h: %OSPF-4-ERRRCV: Received invalid packet: mismatch area ID, from backbone area must be virtual-link but not found from 172.23.23.4, Ethernet0 R3(config)#router ospf 1 R3(config-router)#area...

Killer Applications for Virtual Reality Environments by Lance Winslow
Currently there are many uses for augmented and virtual reality environments, which are coming online due to the rapid advances in this technology. We started to see such uses coming online at the turn of the new millennium as researchers and entrepreneurs started collaborating on real market... She is working with the same court who put together this project: http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/court2000/hallway.htm I believe that the government can cut its staff and save taxpayer’s money and change many offices into the virtual system, government can be a web site, unless it is absolutely...

Virtual Reality Training for Military with Live Fire by Lance Winslow
In the past war fighters have often trained with pop-up enemy targets to shoot at, which for the most part are static in nature. You may have seen such training used by the Army or US Marines where the combat troops come into an urban war zone and have to deal with sniper fire, mortar rounds and... The world of Holographic 3D, 4D and 5D is nearly upon us. ... We will be enjoying Virtual Reality on our 360 X-Box in our living rooms. ... Military strategists and war fighters can play out the battle in the virtual battlespace in advance and then watch it un-fold in real time.