Friday, February 6, 2009

Welcome To Cyber-London (But You Can Only Visit The Posh Bits)

The virtual recreation of London includes Big Ben
though curiously not the Houses of Parliament


From The Daily Mail:

A virtual recreation of London is attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors every day.

An online version of the capital, complete with Big Ben and Marble Arch, is featured on the 3D virtual world website Second Life.

The online city boasts five areas of London - Mayfair, Kensington, Chelsea, Westminster and Hyde Park. All of which are known for the high price of their property and exclusive eateries.

Users who sign up free of charge can create an avatar of themselves, and can walk or fly around while interacting with other users via text or speech.

From today, it will be available from the home page on Second Life, which was set up in 2003 and now has two million avatars.

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