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Not to worry if property crashes in the real world..

Unread postby Wildwell » Sat 12 Nov 2005, 13:27:13

A gamer who spent £13,700 on an island that exists only in a computer game has recouped his investment, according to the game developers.

The 23-year-old gamer known as Deathifier made the money back in under a year.

The virtual Treasure Island he bought existed within the online role-playing game Project Entropia.

He made money by selling land to build virtual homes as well as taxing other gamers to hunt or mine on the island.

Project Entropia offers gamers the chance to buy and sell virtual items using real cash, a trend which is gaining popularity as the boundaries between the virtual and real worlds continue to blur.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4421496.stm
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Re: Not to worry if property crashes in the real world..

Unread postby katkinkate » Sat 12 Nov 2005, 19:09:17

Unreal estate!!
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Re: Not to worry if property crashes in the real world..

Unread postby Omnitir » Sun 13 Nov 2005, 00:42:33

Until TSHTF, and then gamers will be forced to play in virtual caves and grow virtual food in virtual gardens.
"Mother Nature is a psychopathic bitch, and she is out to get you. You have to adapt, change or die." - Tihamer Toth-Fejel, nanotech researcher/engineer.
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