Thursday, March 15, 2012

Get real! Virtual campaign draws followers

It's not just Earthbound voters who are intensely following the U.S. presidential campaign: The race also is a hot topic in the virtual world of Second Life.

John McCain supporters and Barack Obama supporters _ more accurately, the personas they have created _ meet regularly in Second Life, described on its Web site as "an online, 3D virtual world imagined and created by its residents."

They watch the presidential debates together. They make T-shirts, banners and yard signs. They hold voter registration drives and rally on Capitol Hill.

Second Life is an Internet-based interactive world with an economy and cultures developed by its users, …

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