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This story is from the category Life
Date posted: 02/06/2004 Virtual Reality to physical reality stories are nothing new, people have met life long partners in VR, have formed indelible bonds, and friendships as solid as a rock. Nevertheless, this story from the BBC illustrates just how the virtual has a way of cutting through cultural, socio-economic, and political boundaries to unite people with seemingly no other common interests. The members of the Halibuts, a player-clan from the MMOFPS PlanetSide, which included the BBC reporter, met up for the first physical ?reunion? recently. Coming from a radical mix of backgrounds, experience, income brackets, careers, and family landscapes, nothing could be more different about this group of guys. Unlikely to have ever met on common ground normally, a virtual world gave them a common focus, and a way to meet friends it would otherwise have been impossible to. See the full Story via external site: news.bbc.co.uk Most recent stories in this category (Life): 17/05/2013: IT industry ignores silver surfers at its peril |
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