(Hyper)real Estate

BBC story about a gamer (“Deathifier”) who spent US$26,500 to purchase a virtual island in the Project Entropia RPG. According to the article, “Deathifier will make money from his investment as he is able to tax other gamers who come to his virtual land to hunt or mine for gold. He has also begun to sell plots to people who wish to build virtual homes. ”

December 17, 2004 | Archived in Business, Random Notes