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One such popular defense tool is a virtual world game called Boarders Ahoy!.

The United States Secret Service is also leveraging the training power of virtual worlds to prepare for national threats.

First-response teams, such as the police and fire departments, are using simulation games to practice dangerous tasks that would otherwise require risky re-enactments.

Virtual world helps in murder case.

Virtual world Meez goes mobile with Android, iPhone and iPad apps.

Virtual world Habbo hits more than 200M registered users

Managing these virtual classrooms can be quite difficult

Baab advises teachers of virtual classes to be very consistent. “Set up a structure and stick with it,” she says. “Maybe it’s creative and colorful to change things every day, but then a student has to learn their ‘classroom’ all over again.”

Virtual reality (VR) is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds.

There has been an increase in interest in the potential social impact of new technologies, such as virtual reality.

Dress up your avatar and enter fashion shows! Play with cool pets, including dragons and unicorns! Decorate your tree house and throw huge, fun parties! Play games and challenge other people Attend talk shows with famous people Explore, go on Quests, defeat evil throughout the world!

Human beings live more and more in the virtual world, through digital accounts, for playing games, e-mailing, building community, social networking, and even for commerce. As commerce grows, and the billions of potential 3rd world users start entering this commercial marketplace, an entirely new economy will develop in the Virtual World. This new era, is called the Information Age.

Cyberbullies can send harmful messages several ways. Cyberbullying can come in the form of direct, attacking emails or text messages. These messages often contain threats, insults and sexual or racial slurs. Cyberbullying can also occur in Web forums. Bullies may pose as the person they’re trying to humiliate on public sites and post defamatory comments towards themselves. Bullies have also been known to reveal personal information (address, workplace phone number) about another individual on public forums or chat rooms as a way to solicit unwarranted contact.

Cyberbullying is cowardice, it’s unacceptable.

Do not visit the websites that have frequent bully encounters. You can also change your cell phone and home phone number to stop receiving harassing texts and calls.