[mtp-teoria] este Second life

[Magdalena Kobzova]

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

French newspaper holds presidential debate on Second Life


Last night, French newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré held a presidential debate
on foreign policy in the virtual world of Second Life.


Representatives for six presidential candidates, including Segolène
Royal and Jean-Marie Le Pen, represented by their onscreen avatars
(Internet representations) responded to questions posed by the avatars of
two Dauphiné reporters. Transcripts of the debate are available (in
French) on the paper’s political website.

“It’s an experience that will let us know the limits of our
work,” said Benoît Raphaël, who is in charge of the daily’s
Internet content. “We’re testing the three-dimensional
Internet that will without a doubt be the Internet of tomorrow.”

Though Dauphiné was the first French newspaper to take part in Second
Life, other journalists have entered to report from the inside. There is
also no shortage of reporting in Second Life, as several magazines and
newspapers have already been published within the virtual world.

Source: Le Monde