Wait a second, I’ll get to the naked lass in a second.
BBC aired a program entitled The Money Programme in early June of this year that focused on virtual worlds including Second Life and Lord of the Rings Online. The show was broadcast on traditional TV in the UK and within Second Life.
Now, that’s it over, where do I find it? Are there business plans yet for virtual world video search engines? Have you seen a search engine that recalls video on second life and puts you into that world? Virtual Video Youtube?
How far will this go into the real world of persuasion and influence?
GamePolitics.com reports on the political of gaming, and includes politics in games. The Politico site sticks mainly to politics but anything goes. GamePolitics.com commented…
"How important is it for a candidate to maintain a presence in Second Life? Not very, according to several presidential campaign strategists. Website Politico spoke with senior officials from the campaigns of Republicans Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani at a recent forum on new media. Also present were advisers to Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
While acknowledging the importance of web-based campaigning and the emerging potential for text messaging to reach potential voters, the strategists were less sanguine about the political benefits of Second Life: The panelists also doubted the usefulness, for now, of campaigning in the online universe Second Life, in which some candidates have virtual campaign offices."
Time will tell. An intriguing question, one would wonder is how the campaign laws will treat virtual donations if they happen to be converted to cold cash?
(GamePolitics.com - an interesting site for breaking video gaming and virtual world news. A headline for a recent article screamed, "Newt Gingrich Speaks in Second Life, Gets Heckled, Greeted by Naked Female Avatar" It's worth a trip to gamepolitics.com to see how they are covering a virtual news story. About 50 avatars were attending, complete with protesters. Those who were along for the get together are quick to mention that Gingrich's figure was approached by a "lovely" young figure, " who arrived moments before her clothes did."
YouTube link courtesy of Game Politics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UbADZklwe0
(This is Newt in real life with the screen behind him in Second Life live. The lass does not seem to be visually present on this clip. I'm a bit surprised she hasn't put out a press release.)
Best Regards,
Peg
PS A colleague commented to me, "How about trading politicians like we trade football players. A politician trades countries, takes up his position in a virtual world, and off he goes."
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