• Show HN: Chat in a virtual world - Node Knockout entry http://minilife.me/ 22 comments 30/8/2011
• Red Cross Wants Real Life Laws Enforced Within Virtual Worlds http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111202/08350416953/red-cross-wants-real-life-laws-enforced-within-virtual-worlds.shtml 22 comments 5/12/2011

• A Meta prototype lets you build virtual worlds by describing them https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/23/22947217/meta-prototype-builder-bot-ai-world-creation-metaverse-mark-zuckerberg 13 comments 23/2/2022 futurology
• This super-realistic virtual world is a driving school for AI https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/02/18/1045784/simulation-virtual-world-driverless-car-autonomous-vehicle-school-ai-cruise-waabi/ 3 comments 19/2/2022 technology
• The metaverse is dystopian – but to big tech it’s a business opportunity. Facebook’s plans to build a $10bn virtual reality world were ridiculed yet the rest of Silicon Valley has serious Fomo and is piling in. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/29/the-metaverse-is-dystopian-but-to-big-tech-its-a-business-opportunity 898 comments 30/1/2022 futurology
• Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Says Crypto Exchange Eyeing Up Metaverse and Virtual World Ecosystem https://dailyhodl.com/2021/12/15/kraken-ceo-jesse-powell-says-crypto-exchange-eyeing-up-metaverse-and-virtual-world-ecosystem/ 13 comments 16/12/2021 cryptocurrency
• The centralized virtual world is susceptible to corruption https://crtx.medium.com/into-the-metaverse-ours-or-theirs-5837c4dcab 4 comments 4/11/2021 cryptocurrency
• Up-And-Coming Cardano Summit Promises An Epic Virtual World Experience https://bitcoinist.com/up-and-coming-cardano-summit-promises-an-epic-virtual-world-experience/ 7 comments 23/9/2021 cryptocurrency
• Joe Biden invites 40 world leaders to virtual summit on climate crisis - Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin among invitees as US heralds return to forefront of climate fight https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/26/joe-biden-climate-change-virtual-summit 32 comments 27/3/2021 politics
• Chinese President Xi Jinping urges world leaders to put aside divisions in virtual Davos speech https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3119205/chinese-president-xi-jinping-urges-world-leaders-put-aside 21 comments 25/1/2021 worldnews
• World powers set to take the stage, virtually, at UN debate https://apnews.com/aec9b6b54147296167aa2095efd9f592 3 comments 22/9/2020 worldnews
• TIL that the world’s 15 largest ships put out more pollutants (nitrogen and sulphur oxide) than ALL of the world’s cars added up. And are virtually unregulated for pollution. https://www.thesun.ie/news/2336408/did-you-know-worlds-15-largest-ships-emit-more-pollutants-than-all-of-the-worlds-cars-combined/ 64 comments 30/9/2019 environment
• Virglrenderer 0.8.0 & the state of virtualized virtual worlds https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/cwo4xz/virglrenderer_080_the_state_of_virtualized/ 6 comments 28/8/2019 linux
• World’s largest virtual incubator to invest $100 million for PM’s startup programme https://www.techjuice.pk/worlds-largest-virtual-incubator-to-invest-100-million-for-pms-startup-programme/?fbclid=IwAR2iWwXbXvFXTafPlYKGKnsBKo_X64Hgn9V94D2IWYZ62j_oPWnMX0T-J0g 21 comments 16/7/2019 pakistan
• Can Grand Theft Auto V help your mental health? Yes, say role-players - In a virtual world best known for its crime and violence, gamers are using San Andreas as a safe space to cope with grief, gambling and addiction https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/may/01/grand-theft-auto-v-mental-health-role-players-san-andreas-grief-gambling-addiction 7 comments 1/5/2019 technology
• “Another Modi government would mean a virtual shutdown of the Indian academic world” - Karan Thapar in conversation with Romila Thapar https://indianculturalforum.in/2019/04/20/another-modi-government-would-mean-a-virtual-shutdown-of-the-indian-academic-world/ 19 comments 23/4/2019 india
• Bitcoin, the virtual currency, has become a massive energy hog. Bitcoin has become the world’s premier virtual currency, and although it exists only online, it runs up enormous energy costs in the real world. https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-02-04/bitcoin-virtual-currency-has-become-massive-energy-hog 100 comments 5/2/2018 technology
• Why the latest bitcoin hack should make you worried about your money: Yes, bitcoin and virtual currency exchanges are changing the world — by showing how vulnerable we are to cybertheft http://www.salon.com/2016/08/13/why-the-latest-bitcoin-hack-should-make-you-worried-about-your-money/ 9 comments 13/8/2016 technology
• Etheria - Decentralized Virtual World built on Ethereum http://etheria.world/?a=1 4 comments 27/10/2015 ethereum
• Virtual worlds for people with autism spectrum disorder: a case study in Second Life. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023707 16 comments 31/5/2015 science
• Brazilian police have uncovered a huge child pornography network hidden in the 'darknet' - a virtual world not visible to most internet users http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29639241 56 comments 16/10/2014 worldnews
• Startup is building open source massively-distributed 3D simulation engine to power the vast network of interconnected virtual worlds known as the Metaverse http://lucidscape.com/ 14 comments 23/9/2014 opensource
• Civilian Death Toll in Ukraine reaches 800, over 2,000 wounded. These deaths "have gone virtually unnoticed by the outside world." http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/world/europe/civilian-death-toll-rise-in-ukraine.html 15 comments 3/8/2014 europe
• Members of one of the most isolated tribes on Earth have briefly emerged from the Peruvian jungle to ask for food..The tribe, which numbers in the hundreds, has had virtually no contact with the wider world..Campaigners say logging and urban dev't have diminished the area in which the tribe can live http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23766765 124 comments 20/8/2013 worldnews
• The IRS may soon enforce taxation of virtual currencies like BitCoin, World of Warcraft gold, Simoleons, and Second Life's Linden Dollars https://securityledger.com/2013/06/beware-bitcoin-users-the-tax-man-cometh/ 19 comments 19/6/2013 politics
• James Allen on Lotus' Virtual World Simulator Championship http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2013/04/lotus-launch-virtual-world-simulator-grand-prix-championship/ 5 comments 3/4/2013 formula1
• How in the world can "virtual goods" (as in video game icons and priveledges) be a $9B industry? http://www.npr.org/2011/11/06/142018445/farmville-makers-hope-to-put-stock-in-virtual-goods 58 comments 6/11/2011 business
• Dumbfoundead: Virtual "jam session" from musicians around the world. http://www.wimp.com/jamsession/ 3 comments 9/3/2011 reddit.com
• Opencobalt, open source metaverse virtual world, it's like Minecraft for adults http://www.opencobalt.org/gallery 14 comments 1/12/2010 software
• The BBC tries to explain the "strange virtual world" of 4chan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10520487 277 comments 12/9/2010 technology
• Setting up a virtual network simulation with Linux on a $0 budget with existing hardware, to gain experience with real world services/servers... http://geexhq.com/simulating-network-labs-using-gns3-and-vmware-on-your-pc/ 9 comments 26/8/2010 sysadmin
• Virtual Morality: Does morality have a place in the virtual worlds of videogames? http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/80/virtual_morality.html 4 comments 20/10/2008 philosophy
• Google Launches Virtual World Called Lively http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/08/google-launches-virtual-world-called-lively/ 8 comments 8/7/2008 technology
• The "Real" World is Changing into the 24/7 Virtual Universe http://desicritics.org/2007/10/02/001440.php 3 comments 2/10/2007 freeculture
• Jitters in Second Life as bank shuts doors: "The biggest bank in the virtual world of Second Life has closed its doors after a run on its deposits, putting at risk hundred of thousands of real dollars of savings and investments." http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/jitters-in-second-life/2007/08/10/1186530581488.html 3 comments 19/8/2007 reddit.com
• Scientists say this geothermal energy, clean, quiet and virtually inexhaustible, could fill the world's annual needs 250,000 times over with nearly zero impact on the climate or the environment http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070804/ap_on_sc/drilling_for_heat;_ylt=ajvfzidtqin2arl98jpxke.s0nue 79 comments 5/8/2007 reddit.com
• The United People Virtual World Government wants YOU! http://www.upworldgov.org/ 2 comments 17/5/2007 reddit.com
• Welcome to Simulation City, the virtual world where Waymo tests its autonomous vehicles https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/6/22565448/waymo-simulation-city-autonomous-vehicle-testing-virtual 4 comments 10/7/2021 technology
• Rand Paul Is Virtually the Only Candidate Who Doesn’t Want to Start World War III in Syria https://reason.com/blog/2015/12/15/rand-paul-is-virtually-the-only-candidat 597 comments 16/12/2015 politics
• Economy slumps, Wall Street booms: In keeping with the policy of central banks and governments around the world, the Fed made clear that this week it intends to continue pumping virtually free and unlimited credit into the financial system for at least another year. http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/20/pers-j20.html 16 comments 20/6/2014 economy