not "second life" - it's "surreal life"

[posted by Liberty]

Recent news from the land of the entirely unreal where corporations are duped into spending real money thinking they are reaching "the youth market":

"Second Life 'virtual ATM' hacked; $ 3.2 million "virtual dollars" withdrawn

http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2007/07/25/world-stock-exchange-hit-by-l32-million-theft

Note: the imaginary money is valued by the parent company as being worth $12,300 in real-world money (US Dollars).

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[posted by belovedconsole]

I just downloaded the demo of Codemasters' "Dirt" for ps3.

F***ing amazing.

Here's what they said about JUST the audio (never mind the other amazingness):

" On the PLAYSTATION 3 system, one 3.2 GHz SPU vector
co-processor is dedicated to audio and delivers 7.1 and 5.1 surround
sound, using third-order
Ambisonic soundfields for the most realistic positioning."