Roscar Palidyne
09-11-06, 11:34 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4953620.stm
This article is basically about a game that has currency which can be exchanged for REAL money. You can put in money to get game currency, and inversely you can withdraw your PED's (the game funds) and get real cash. Exchange rate: 10 PED's = $1 American.
In December 2004, another character called Deathifier, bought a virtual treasure island for $26,500 (£13,700).
The real person behind the character, an Australian gamer called David Storey, recouped his money within a year by selling land to build virtual homes as well as taxing other gamers to hunt or mine on the island.
And in 2005 there was a space station built and sold for $100,000.
Gasp.
I'm actually downloading this game as we speak. What do you guys think of this? A virtual community where you can actually profit on its real estate....which.......i guess that's kinda an oxymoron. "Real". "Virtual estate"? Yeah you work it out.
This article is basically about a game that has currency which can be exchanged for REAL money. You can put in money to get game currency, and inversely you can withdraw your PED's (the game funds) and get real cash. Exchange rate: 10 PED's = $1 American.
In December 2004, another character called Deathifier, bought a virtual treasure island for $26,500 (£13,700).
The real person behind the character, an Australian gamer called David Storey, recouped his money within a year by selling land to build virtual homes as well as taxing other gamers to hunt or mine on the island.
And in 2005 there was a space station built and sold for $100,000.
Gasp.
I'm actually downloading this game as we speak. What do you guys think of this? A virtual community where you can actually profit on its real estate....which.......i guess that's kinda an oxymoron. "Real". "Virtual estate"? Yeah you work it out.