IMStar is an instant messenger that features pretty advanced 3d avatars, fully customisable, the usual sales patter. You get to dress them up. There are real-life clothing companies creating clothing lines for these avatars. Here's Roxanne (?!?! does she come with a red light? She clearly desperately needs the loo):
How long before IM and chat rooms featuring these functions start to offer challenges and "things to do"?
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love these sites...
people I know...
- akma
- aleks krotoski
- angel gambino
- anno mitchell
- ant colfelt
- brian baglow
- cherie priest
- clay shirky
- cory
- dan dixon
- dan hill
- danah boyd
- daniel james
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- euan semple
- foe romeo
- ian betteridge
- jo twist
- john rogers
- joost
- justine larbalestier
- kim pallister
- kim plowright
- matt jones
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- nick holmes
- phil gyford
- rael dornfest
- robin hunicke
- sophie walpole
- stef magdalinski
- stewart butterfield
- sulka haro
- tom coates
- tom loosemore
- yozlet
Buys me games...
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