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Steely Carver
The dreamer or the dream?
Join date: 10 Nov 2007
Posts: 515
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08-10-2008 07:47
From: Kaimi Kyomoon If a major philanthropic organization sponsors a big rl international conference to address how to make the world a better place and they have concurrent activities in SL so that people who can't travel to the rl event can still meet and participate is everyone involved playing a game? If they hire a developer to set things up in SL for them and the developer is someone who makes their real life living doing this kind of thing is that person playing a game?
The developer hired me to create some of the buildings, signs, and displays. I was paid in $US. I didn't think of it as playing a game. One could hold a charity event in WOW. Buying items or abilities with gold; the proceeds of the sales going to charity. You could also pay someone gold to help with organizing the event. If one were to create such an event, would WOW now not be considered a game? Many MMORPGs have economies involving real money, this does not mean they are not a game. Of course, everyone is welcome to their perception of things. The emotions I experience interacting with people in this "little thing of ours" is certainly real enough.
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Steely Carver
The dreamer or the dream?
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08-10-2008 07:48
From: Sindy Tsure Really.. All they do is type. What's the big deal?  Open source is not working at all?
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Seifert Surface
Mathematician
Join date: 14 Jun 2005
Posts: 912
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08-10-2008 09:32
Small correction: it is possible to enter the main part of Black Swan without the authorisation device, but you get teleported home in a couple of minutes. So yes, you can take a look around and decide if it's worth paying the fee to explore it properly. Perhaps that should be spelled out at the entrance.
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Feldspar Millgrove
Registered User
Join date: 16 Nov 2006
Posts: 372
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08-10-2008 11:24
From: Amity Slade The reason that many First Life establishments can charge entry fees is because it's relatively easy for a customer, before paying the fee, to find out what will be in the establishment. In my RL experience, you only get a vague idea of what might be inside the venue you are paying to enter. This applies whether or not there are more expenditures once you are inside. I usually spend about US$30 each week on such mysteries, and obviously so do the hundreds of other customers I see when I get inside. I don't see any problem at all with charging for admission in SL. |