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Will Wright, creator of computer game hits such as SimCity and The Sims

'The Sims' are back -- with more personality

Jun 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

US videogame giant Electronic Arts launches this week episode three in the life of multi-billion-dollar franchise "The Sims", this time adding a psychological dimension to the computer game.

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Is Second Life's Economy Too Big To Fail?

Technology / Internet

Oct 13, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (7) | 1

One of the more interesting developments in terms of technology is the virtual economy -- and how it translates into something that involves real money.

Surprising results: Virtual games players stick close to home

Other Sciences / Other

Feb 14, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 3

In the real world, tracking a person's social network -- which could include hundreds of contacts that serve different purposes -- is nearly impossible.

Virtual reality games could help bullying victims

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Virtual reality games could help children to escape victimisation and bullying at school, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.

Crushing cigarettes in a virtual reality environment reduces tobacco addiction

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers ...

Virtual solution to driving phobias

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nervous drivers are being helped to overcome their road phobias by donning Cyclops-style goggles that transport them to a three-dimensional virtual world.

Building real security with virtual worlds

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 26, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Advances in computerized modeling and prediction of group behavior, together with improvements in video game graphics, are making possible virtual worlds in which defense analysts can explore ...

Imagine Peace Tower lights in Second Life

Technology / Internet

Oct 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Just hours after Friday's annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland, a virtual version of the tribute to late Beatle John Lennon opened in online world Second Life.

Researchers Bring Avatars and People Together for Virtual Meetings in Physical Spaces (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

Oct 19, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While you can't yet teleport or clone yourself to be in two places nearly at once, computer scientists are working on what might be the next best thing.

Virtual reality puts telepathy to the test

Medicine & Health /

Jul 17, 2006 | 4.1 / 5 (30) | 0

Scientists at The University of Manchester have created a virtual computer world designed to test telepathic ability. The system, which immerses an individual in what looks like a life-size computer game, has been created ...