Comments on: virtual worlds in china, association http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/22/virtual-worlds-in-china-association/ An exploration of virtual experiences and environments in and about China. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:11:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Zafka http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/22/virtual-worlds-in-china-association/#comment-1667 Zafka Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:22:59 +0000 http://www.virtual-china.org/?p=818#comment-1667 hi, Lyn, glad to catch up with you via Twitter. I am co-founding Youthology with my wife Lisa Li. I am still working in HiPiHi and hanging in the virtual worlds. Welcome to have a look at our blog http://chinayouthology.com/blog/ Youthology has just been started. It employs anthropological approach in youth research, and we hope to meet you next time when you are in Beijing. hi, Lyn, glad to catch up with you via Twitter. I am co-founding Youthology with my wife Lisa Li. I am still working in HiPiHi and hanging in the virtual worlds. Welcome to have a look at our blog http://chinayouthology.com/blog/ Youthology has just been started. It employs anthropological approach in youth research, and we hope to meet you next time when you are in Beijing.

]]> By: Dave Elchoness http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/22/virtual-worlds-in-china-association/#comment-1654 Dave Elchoness Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:59:29 +0000 http://www.virtual-china.org/?p=818#comment-1654 Great to have you at the Association. Please invite your friends and stay tuned for the official launch of our virtual headquarters on-line. Dave Elchoness Executive Director Great to have you at the Association. Please invite your friends and stay tuned for the official launch of our virtual headquarters on-line.

Dave Elchoness
Executive Director

]]> By: Quote from Beijing Virtual World http://www.virtual-china.org/2008/07/22/virtual-worlds-in-china-association/#comment-1652 Quote from Beijing Virtual World Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:34:20 +0000 http://www.virtual-china.org/?p=818#comment-1652 The China Recreation District based in West Beijing is a goverment sponsored project to create a virtual economy providing infrastructure and platforms through which any internet business can promote and sell their real-world products and services. The 80-square-kilometer complex is huge, allowing for whatever physical needs the CRD may have including data centers, entrepreneurship centers, training facilities, a real-world amusement park, a game center and conferance facilities. Operating under the brandname of "DOTMAN" and branching out into six virtual spaces: DOTLIFE - provides 3D models and databases for individuals and companies in the world DOTBANK - banking and transaction services DOTMEDIA - communications services DOTSPACE - content pooling, trading platforms, and libraries for 3D models, animations, films, games, and other digital content DOTGAME - online games DOTBASE - Internet-related services from customer service to bandwidth The China Recreation District based in West Beijing is a goverment sponsored project to create a virtual economy providing infrastructure and platforms through which any internet business can promote and sell their real-world products and services. The 80-square-kilometer complex is huge, allowing for whatever physical needs the CRD may have including data centers, entrepreneurship centers, training facilities, a real-world amusement park, a game center and conferance facilities.
Operating under the brandname of “DOTMAN” and branching out into six virtual spaces:
DOTLIFE - provides 3D models and databases for individuals and companies in the world
DOTBANK - banking and transaction services
DOTMEDIA - communications services
DOTSPACE - content pooling, trading platforms, and libraries for 3D models, animations, films, games, and other digital content
DOTGAME - online games
DOTBASE - Internet-related services from customer service to bandwidth

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