More to the virtual-Boston project

[Ian David]

Submitted by adamg on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 5:27pm.

Gene Koo likes the publicity his Hub2 project got on the front page of the Globe, but says there's a lot more to the concept:

... The article necessarily, but unfortunately, takes off with the gee-whiz breathlessness typical of most mainstream coverage of virtual worlds. Unfortunate, in part, because it seems to premise the value of virtual worlds on their novelty — which inevitably fades — rather than their unique capabilities. Unfortunate, more importantly, because the exotic spin makes our project seem alien rather than intended to weave into Boston's grassroots civic life. ...

http://www.universalhub.com/node/9688

See prior thread:

Hub of the online universe: City plans a virtual Boston in 2nd Life
Topic started by IanDB1 on Jul-21-07 08:24 AM (2 replies)
Last modified by IanDB1 on Jul-21-07 08:28 AM
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