NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - After 2-1/2 years of work and an investment of about $10 million (6.5 million pounds), DreamWorks Animation has started rolling out its first online virtual world -- a ...

A research team, led by North Carolina State University’s Dr. Mitzi M. Montoya, has developed a new way of measuring how “real” online virtual worlds are – an important advance for the emerging ...

Second Life is an online virtual world populated by avatars, where "residents" can socialize, network, play and build copyrighted creations like new fashions, artwork and software applications. Akin ...