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Second Life’s Tube

February 8th, 2007

Virtual Tube systems
I know close to jib all about Second Life, the virtual world which has millions of people trading, buying, selling and generally living another life online. However, thanks to Andy Green, I’ve learnt that there’s a Tube station on Second Life too.
Please tell me that this is just a fascia though and that there isn’t actually a Tube line that you can travel on? Or is it something that could potentially develop if people wanted to “build” one? Who would own it and would you have to pay to travel on it? I’m assuming there’s a currency in Second Life, but are there virtual Oystercards? Personally I can’t think of anything worse than travelling on a virtual underground. The real one is bad enough, so why would you want to put yourself through this in a virtual world?
Speaking of simulated Tube experiences, Londonist […]

Original post by Annie Mole and software by Elliott Back

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