Sorry, bit of a knee-jerk reaction there. For me the whole idea of a virtual world would be to... not be in this one. My idea of the kind of people who inhabit second life is based on that. And seeing as I've never been in second life, what do I know. Still scary though.
On 4/12/2008, "james of jwm-art net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >That's nutz... And so is thinking about it... How seriously will they >take defence of their little virtual island? I've heard rumours some >people take it all very seriously. Scary. > > > >On 3/12/2008, "Alan Sondheim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >>I should have known this was coming... >> >> >>---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:43:07 EST >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >> [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [vel] Second Life and Army recruiting >> >>http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/12/the-armys-new-f.html >> >>Army Builds Fantasy Island in Second Life >>By Noah Shachtman December 03, 2008 | 11:35:15 AMCategories: Training and >>Sims  >> ORLANDO, Florida -- The U.S. Army has scores of bases scattered all across >>the world. Soon, it'll be occupying virtual territory in a bid to win >>recruits. >>"Over the next 30 to 45 days you might, if youâre one of them Second Life >>avatar dudes, that likes to go populate islands within Second Life, you will >>find an Army island in Second Life," Gen. William S. Wallace, the commander >>of >>the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), said during a >>presentation >>at the 26th Army Science Conference. >>The Army Second Life effort will actually consist of two virtual islands. One >>of them, will serve as a "welcome center" with an information kiosk and the >>means to contact a recruiter, the other will offer, says Wallace, "virtual >>experiences like jumping out of airplanes, and rappelling off of towers and >>using >>a weapon, to see if we can get some kind of recruiting benefit out of this >>social networking." >>The Army will even offer virtual tchotchkes to woo recruits. After the >>presentation, Wallace told me "if you perform well in the activities you get >>points >>and those points can be used to buy virtual T-shirts and baseball caps." >>Wallace says he's a realist when it comes to social networking technologies >>He admits they've probably been "oversold," but wonât write them off >>either. >>The recruiting possibilities are just too alluring. He notes, " there's >>about >>4 million young people that routinely interface in Second Life. [That's] the >>age group of the young people who we're trying to encourage to join the >>military." âNick Turse >>- - - >>Historian and journalist Nick Turse is the author of The Complex: How the >>Military Invades Our Everyday Lives. Research support provided by the >>Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute. >> >> >> >> >>************** >>Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and >>favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&; >>icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010) >> > >_______________________________________________ >NetBehaviour mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
