Fake world pays real dividends
Storm salesmen, land barons corner virtual markets
Posted: March 15, 2010 at 4 a.m.
Dana Moore and his wife, Jane, look at avatars on the Second Life Web portal, where he’s an entrepreneur.
Dana Moore sells rain. He sells a lot of it, for about a buck per reusable storm.
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"The big purchases in Second Life are land and the material goods residents put on that land. It isn’t real land, obviously, but digital space that looks like land. Users control the intellectual property rights to whatever they build, giving them economic incentive to create things. And create they do."
I beleive all people are creative and have a natural ability to make. I love this paragraph!
People entering virtual worlds for the first time are often surprised to learn that virtual dollars have actual value. They should not be surprised, economists say, because whether the world isphysical or electronic, all value is virtual.
…but by stripping out the physical part, you go, ‘Oh my gosh, a lot of our motivations are intangible.’”
Posted by: newdesignschool
March 15, 2010 at 8:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
"The big purchases in Second Life are land and the material goods residents put on that land. It isn’t real land, obviously, but digital space that looks like land. Users control the intellectual property rights to whatever they build, giving them economic incentive to create things. And create they do."
I beleive all people are creative and have a natural ability to make. I love this paragraph!
"People entering virtual worlds for the first time are often surprised to learn that virtual dollars have actual value. They should not be surprised, economists say, because whether the world isphysical or electronic, all value is virtual."
Wow, economists think a lot more like artists then I ever imagined.
…but by stripping out the physical part, you go, ‘Oh my gosh, a lot of our motivations are intangible.’”
The majority of art and design is more often intangible but its impact is immeasurable.
Posted by: newdesignschool
March 15, 2010 at 8:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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