another interesting read to ponder about with some tea and soggy biscuits
there's lots of nuance and hints in the article, i felt. or is it just me?
whatever the case (or my sanity), as these virtual worlds bring the world seemingly "closer", there will be more consideration necessary to accomodate differences in perception. i am going to go away and think now.
" TOKYO -
Orderly, pornography-free and safe for children, "meet-me," an online interactive virtual Tokyo, is Japan's answer to "Second Life." Or so its creators hope.
Kunimasa Hamaoka, who oversees "meet-me" at digital marketing company Transcosmos Inc., is banking on the cultural differences between Japanese and Americans to compete against the world's top virtual community.
Japanese are so well-behaved and conformist, he says, they would prefer a more predictable and secure virtual environment over the free-spirited anything-goes of "Second Life," created by San Francisco-based Linden Lab."