Online gamers biggest contribution to mankind, yet :P

Castout · 09-19-11, 06:08 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/online-gamers-...175427367.html

Scrap those degrees. Play online games!

the_tyrant · 09-19-11, 07:15 AM

This is a genius idea

they should create a submarine simulation multi-player game, with real Iranian subs!

than distribute the copies in Iran, and steal their tactics!

Jimbuna · 09-19-11, 07:25 AM

How cool is that

Osmium Steele · 09-19-11, 08:22 AM

Yeah fine. What did it drop?

CaptainMattJ. · 09-19-11, 01:05 PM

Level up!

If only the female mind was this easy to map.....

Then again these guys must have experience with viruses before >.>

Garion · 09-19-11, 01:12 PM

DING!

Cheers

Garion

AVGWarhawk · 09-19-11, 01:38 PM

You have to admit that is very cool.

kiwi_2005 · 09-19-11, 06:35 PM

That MMO 2nd Life you can make real money from that if your determined enough, read an article few months back of a female player who made her first million just by buying properties ingame and reselling them later on for real money. People go crazy over estate.

magicstix · 09-19-11, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

This is a genius idea

they should create a submarine simulation multi-player game, with real Iranian subs!

than distribute the copies in Iran, and steal their tactics!

What tactics? :P

Lord_magerius · 09-19-11, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

That MMO 2nd Life you can make real money from that if your determined enough, read an article few months back of a female player who made her first million just by buying properties ingame and reselling them later on for real money. People go crazy over estate.

That game was one of the reasons my ex and I split up. She couldn't pull herself away from it. She used to work on there as a dancer, she had the choice to be paid in real money or Linden Dollars as they are known. Unfortunately she chose the Lindens and then spent them pretty much instantly. I don't know about you, but if someone is going to give me £150 I'd rather have it paid into my bank rather than some silly in game currency.

Castout · 09-19-11, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

That MMO 2nd Life you can make real money from that if your determined enough, read an article few months back of a female player who made her first million just by buying properties ingame and reselling them later on for real money. People go crazy over estate.

A million bucks for selling virtual estates

I'd sell my WoT account for a million bucks too. Any taker?

kiwi_2005 · 09-19-11, 09:07 PM

This is just one of the millionaires in second life back in 2006 -

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Ailin Graef--who is better known by the name Anshe Chung--works as a real estate developer. She buys property, develops it, resells it, and uses the profits to buy even more. Her business has rapidly snowballed, and she has just made her first million--although none of the "property" is real.
All the houses are virtual houses in the online game Second Life--where players create an avatar and can buy, redecorate, and furnish property; run businesses; and interact with other players. Now Graef has become the first virtual-world millionaire.

Second Life has had a lot of publicity recently--companies including Dell and Sun Microsystems have held press conferences in the virtual world, where Reuters has a reporter covering goings-on. All this publicity has meant more curious gamers opening accounts and needing somewhere to "live" in the game--which is great news for real estate agents such as Graef.

The currency used in the game is called Linden dollars, and the exchange rate is around $1 to 275 Linden dollars. The average going rate for land parcels in Second Life is between $100 and $1,000 and players can also buy virtual clothes, furniture, and other accessories from a variety of in-game businesses.
Graef was born and raised in Hubai, China, although she is currently a German citizen. She now runs Anshe Chung Studios with her partner Guntram Graef--the company has a real office in Wuhan, China, and is currently recruiting to expand its workforce from 25 to 50.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162315...akes-1-million

Who said MMOS are bad for you. I tried out second life ages ago not long after it first came out, buggy and I just couldn't get into it. I think its a place for loners to meet up with other loners and fool each other with their sexy avatars while the determined players are milking them for their money in real life

Osmium Steele · 09-20-11, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Garion

DING!

Gratz!!

Spoon 11th · 09-20-11, 01:30 PM

I tried Foldit years ago. It was well boring.

09-19-11, 06:08 AM	#1
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Garion Commander Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 452 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	DING! Cheers Garion

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Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I tried Foldit years ago. It was well boring.