Last Week In New World Notes...

- How Second Life resembles Japan's Edo era-- a groundbreaking essay from two prestigious academics.
- She sells Cthulu hairstyles at the hair store-- and helps kids undergoing chemo.
- Has "Avatar Rendering Cost" created a social mechanism for avatar-based prejudice?  NWN readers seem to think so.
- A Belgian and a Cherokee walk into the metaverse-- and demonstrate the unique communication power of Second Life. 
- SL entrepeneurs wonder why they're experiencing a recession.
- Habbo versus SL-- why's one open-ended MMO so much more popular than the other?
- NWN game reviewer Vidal Tripsa looks for SL games to play.  Help her out here.