Virtual Worlds and Online gaming more than entertainment?

December 2, 2007

Great insights on the future of video games and virtual worlds at Cyberposium 13 at the Harvard Business School. The panel consisting of the following people:

Cory Bridges – Executive VP at Multiverse

Mark Kern – CEO of Red 5 Studios

Chris Carella - Chief Creative Officer of the Electric Sheep company

Curt Schilling – Pitcher of the Boston Red Sox and owner of 38 Studio’s a video game development firm working on a self funded MMO.

Philip Rosedale – CEO of Linden Labs, makers of Second Life

Mike Hirshland – A VC that invests in entertainment, web and gaming.

The topic for this great panel are Online games and Virtual Worlds more than just entertainment. Which anyone paying attention to this space right now understands they are. Serious games and virtual worlds are making significant increases in awareness and applications from education to B2B applications.

Picture of panel:

Picture or members of panel

Entry Filed under: 38 Studios, Business, Curt Schilling, ESA, Education, IGDA, Interactive Media, Learning, Metaverse, Red 5 Studios, Second Life, Social Network, Video Game, VideoGame, VideoGames, Virtual Reality, Virtual Worlds, World of Warcraft. .

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