Eventually, someone will figure out that this is just the tip of a virtual iceberg.
The update also lays the groundwork for the imminent launch of the Wii U Virtual Console service.
As you push the throttle forward, like hitting the accelerator in a truck, the virtual aircraft lurches forward.
In the first quarter, web bookings the amount of in-game virtual-good purchases and ads sold fell 37%.
Knowing your customer, creating trust within the confines of a highly technological virtual world.
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For starters, a virtual data center provides excellent awareness of what application is actually running.
Most customers are confining their virtualized infrastructure into secure zones, or virtual local area networks (VLANs).
They can then spend the electronic currency on multiplayer games, casual games, and virtual worlds.
The site's interactivity is powered by software that creates a virtual map of the handsets.
There was also a virtual pet, which can be controlled and played with using Kinect.
It marked the first time authorities have invoked the 2001 Patriot Act against a virtual currency.
With that virtual death sentence, Mr. Vahedi escaped to the U.S. in February 2010.
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The most revolutionary leap would be the creation of virtual humans, typically called Artificial Intelligence.
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One hopes that virtual modes of conveying information will make this information increasingly available.
Entire virtual economies have emerged, assigning real-world monetary value to items or skills in games.
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In a virtual world, he hypothesized, people would be able to communicate in similar ways.
Clearly, your beautiful website is also very handy: cyber address, digital brochure, e-catalog, virtual store, etc.
Thinkful also has open virtual office hours once a day for students who have questions.
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So far Microsoft has displayed just one game, a kind of virtual dodgeball called Ricochet.
Founded in 1995 by former defense contractor virtual reality pioneers, Zipper employed 80 people.
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Even in a virtual world, communication is heavily dependent on two-way body language cues.
One example is that of the virtual server mentioned in the last article.
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Me completely reorganizes your home screen by acting as a search engine and Siri-like virtual assistant.
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But the opportunity to identify fraud reaches far beyond this virtual point of sale.
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This protected area inside the smartphone is isolated from the Android platform, using a virtual machine.
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No virtual-reality helmet is required, as it might be if conventional surgery were being simulated.
The government is also strengthening its virtual borders with plans to create a cyber-threat monitoring center.
Angie Selden, who runs a company called Arise Virtual Solutions, explained -- where are you, Angie?
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The typical virtual machine deployed on Amazon EC2 takes more than 300 seconds to fully start.
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"She's my virtual wingman, " says Mr. Hendelman, a junior equity-derivatives broker in New York.
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