http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:51:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6484 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:39:01 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6484 [...] and more, virtual worlds are being used as eco-incubators and simulations for sustainability, so it makes sense to get to know the founders and creative [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6483 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:27 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6483 [...] enormous amounts of electricity. I mentioned this concern in a previous Earth2Tech article about green applications for virtual worlds, especially the user-created world of Second Life, which runs on a huge server [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6482 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:15:00 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6482 [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6481 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:11:03 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6481 [...] Life and other virtual worlds as replacement for flying people to meet in person. Though some question this approach given the amount of servers/electricity in creating these spaces, examples like Cisco using virtual [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6480 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:38:40 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6480 [...] Life and other virtual worlds as replacement for flying people to meet in person. Though some question this approach given the amount of servers/electricity in creating these spaces, examples like Cisco using virtual [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6479 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:36:45 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6479 [...] “Virtual Worlds as Eco Incubators” James Wagner Au produces a cribsheet of green projects in Second Life. Worth noting is Svarga: [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6478 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:23:50 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6478 [...] Story from Earth2Tech. [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6477 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:37:22 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6477 @YT: where are the other, larger-scale ecosystems in SL? Terminus and Second Nature 3? I only ask because I try to maintain a comprehensive list of all science-related places in Second Life.

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6476 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:13:46 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6476 you know, there are several ecosystem projects in SL. Why is svarga the only one anyone ever mentions? It’s not even the largest scale ecosystem, although it may be the prettiest.

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6475 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:34:31 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6475 [...] Virtual Worlds as Eco Incubators « – [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6474 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:30:19 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6474 Eco-education in a 2D world:
http://www.faketown.com/wwf
Plant a real tree and get a virtual tree in Faketown. Water and care for your tree to produce virtual oxygen. Reduce your carbon footprint enough and win a panda avatar to show off your green efforts in RL.

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6473 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:20:32 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6473 [...] James Au poses the question in the title of a blog post: Virtual Worlds as Eco [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6472 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:44:59 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6472 [...] Virtual Worlds as Eco Incubators What does a virtual world have to do with making a real world businesses more eco-friendly? Potentially a lot. Here’s a cheat sheet on noteworthy green development projects in Second Life. [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6471 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:55:41 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6471 [...] The popular virtual world SecondLife might have started making inroads to bridging the distances between people and thus saving us fuel costs, time, and not to mention, helping to negate a contribution to the Earth’s declining health. However, SecondLife essentially runs on computers and that requires lots of energy. Are we then substituting one form of pollution for another? Wagner James Au explores this in Virtual Worlds as Eco Incubators. [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6470 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:14:47 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6470 [...] התשתית העצומה הזו מביאה להקמת חוות שרתים בעולם האמיתי ולצריכת משאבים לא מבוטלת.  החזרת אואטר שווה לכמות החשמל שצורך ברזילאי ממוצע! בחיי, לא אני בדקתי, זה מופיע פה: http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/  [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/cleantech/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6469 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:38:51 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2007/07/26/virtual-worlds-as-eco-incubators/#comment-6469 [...] What does a virtual world have to do with making a real world businesses more eco-friendly? Potentially a lot. [link] [...]

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