The Ultimate g33k?
Posted by Red Sam
From BBC News:
A 22-year-old gamer has spent $26,500 (£13,700) on an island that exists only in a computer role-playing game (RPG).
The Australian gamer, known only by his gaming moniker Deathifier, bought the island in an online auction.
The land exists within the game Project Entropia, an RPG which allows thousands of players to interact with each other.
Entropia allows gamers to buy and sell virtual items using real cash, while fans of other titles often use auction site eBay to sell their virtual wares.
Earlier this year economists calculated that these massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) have a gross economic impact equivalent to the GDP of the African nation of Namibia.
Investment prospects
"This is a historic moment in gaming history, and this sale only goes to prove that massive multi-player online gaming has reached a new plateau," said Marco Behrmann, director of community relations at Mindark, the game's developer.
Deathifier will make money from his investment as he is able to tax other gamers who come to his virtual land to hunt or mine for gold.
He has also begun to sell plots to people who wish to build virtual homes.
"This type of investment will definitely become a trend in online gaming," said Deathifier.
The Entopia economy lets gamers exchange real currency into PED (Project Entropia Dollars) and back again into real money.
Ten PEDs are the equivalent to one US dollar and typical items sold include iron ingots ($5) and shogun armour ($1.70)
Gamers can theoretically earn money by accumulating PEDs through the acquisition of goods, buildings, and land in the Entropia universe.
MMORPGs have becoming enormously popular in the last 10 years with hundreds of thousands of gamers living out alternate lives in fantasy worlds.
Almost 200,000 people are registered players on Project Entropia.
ISLAND PACKAGE
Entropia view
A unique castle (furniture not included)
Hunting
Mining rights
Taxation rights on hunting and mining activities
Income from the sale of land lots
The virtual island includes a gigantic abandoned castle and beautiful beaches which are described as ripe for developing beachfront property.
Oh My God! That is the weirdest thing ever - paying for something that doesnt exist?!?
RedSam
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Due to the voting system in Germany, Governments are always made up of coalitions of different parties. At the last election, an almost unprecidented result saw the CDU/CSU (rough equivilant of the Conservatives) go into Government with the SPD (rough equivilant of Labour)
A 22-year-old gamer has spent $26,500 (£13,700) on an island that exists only in a computer role-playing game (RPG).
The Australian gamer, known only by his gaming moniker Deathifier, bought the island in an online auction.
The land exists within the game Project Entropia, an RPG which allows thousands of players to interact with each other.
Entropia allows gamers to buy and sell virtual items using real cash, while fans of other titles often use auction site eBay to sell their virtual wares.
Earlier this year economists calculated that these massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) have a gross economic impact equivalent to the GDP of the African nation of Namibia.
Investment prospects
"This is a historic moment in gaming history, and this sale only goes to prove that massive multi-player online gaming has reached a new plateau," said Marco Behrmann, director of community relations at Mindark, the game's developer.
Deathifier will make money from his investment as he is able to tax other gamers who come to his virtual land to hunt or mine for gold.
He has also begun to sell plots to people who wish to build virtual homes.
"This type of investment will definitely become a trend in online gaming," said Deathifier.
The Entopia economy lets gamers exchange real currency into PED (Project Entropia Dollars) and back again into real money.
Ten PEDs are the equivalent to one US dollar and typical items sold include iron ingots ($5) and shogun armour ($1.70)
Gamers can theoretically earn money by accumulating PEDs through the acquisition of goods, buildings, and land in the Entropia universe.
MMORPGs have becoming enormously popular in the last 10 years with hundreds of thousands of gamers living out alternate lives in fantasy worlds.
Almost 200,000 people are registered players on Project Entropia.
ISLAND PACKAGE
Entropia view
A unique castle (furniture not included)
Hunting
Mining rights
Taxation rights on hunting and mining activities
Income from the sale of land lots
The virtual island includes a gigantic abandoned castle and beautiful beaches which are described as ripe for developing beachfront property.
Oh My God! That is the weirdest thing ever - paying for something that doesnt exist?!?
Winner: Not the Nickv Comment of the Year 2009
Due to the voting system in Germany, Governments are always made up of coalitions of different parties. At the last election, an almost unprecidented result saw the CDU/CSU (rough equivilant of the Conservatives) go into Government with the SPD (rough equivilant of Labour)
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Some people honestly need to have their brains checked! (no jokes on me
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Some people honestly need to have their brains checked! (no jokes on me
)saddo
LS's Tip of the week
ESSENTIAL OILS aren't essential unless you're an engine, a gearbox or a twat
LS's Tip of the week
ESSENTIAL OILS aren't essential unless you're an engine, a gearbox or a twat
what a fisking loser... still, I suppose it's another answer to "what do you get the person that has everything for christmas".."an island which doesn't exist, duh"
lmao
he'll be the one laughing, laugh at the mugs who buy from HIM
think about it!
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
think about it!
Yeah, I can't see why he's a loser if he becomes rich with it. But then the those who invented stuff like cars, Pcs, TV and stuff were being called losers, too.
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
a dangerous investment methinks
Andrew. Australia.
Andrew. Australia.
he'll only profit from it when it succeeds, i for one dont believe it will.
LS's Tip of the week
ESSENTIAL OILS aren't essential unless you're an engine, a gearbox or a twat
LS's Tip of the week
ESSENTIAL OILS aren't essential unless you're an engine, a gearbox or a twat
Yesterday's Predictions
The Future Isn't What It Used To Be
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
-- Popular mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
-- Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943
"I have travelled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year."
-- The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957
"But what..is it good for?"
-- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
-- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp..,1977
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us."
-- Western Union internal memo, 1876.
"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?
-- David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920's.
"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible."
-- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
-- H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper."
-- Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone with the Wind"
"A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make."
-- Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies.
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
-- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
-- Lord Kelvin, president , Royal Society, 1895.
"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this."
-- Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3M "Post-It" notepads.
"So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we'll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for you. ' And they said, 'No.' So, then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said 'Hey, we don't need you. 'You haven't got through college yet,'"
-- Apple Computer Inc.. founder Steve Jobs on attempts to get Atari and H-P interested in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer.
"You want to have consistent and uniform muscle development across all of your muscles? It can't be done. It's just a fact of life. You just have to accept inconsistent muscle development as an unalterable condition of weight training.
-- Response to Arthur Jones, who solved the "unsolvable" problem by inventing Nautilus.
"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau,"
-- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929.
"Aeroplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."
-- Marshal Ferdinard Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
-- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899.
"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction."
-- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872.
"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon."
-- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873.
"640K ought to be enough for anybody."
-- Bill Gates, 1981
******
"he'll only profit from it when it succeeds, i for one dont believe it will."
-- LS, 2004
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/2004 09:59PM by Vader.
The Future Isn't What It Used To Be
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
-- Popular mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
-- Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943
"I have travelled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year."
-- The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957
"But what..is it good for?"
-- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
-- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp..,1977
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us."
-- Western Union internal memo, 1876.
"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?
-- David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920's.
"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible."
-- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
-- H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper."
-- Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone with the Wind"
"A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make."
-- Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies.
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
-- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
-- Lord Kelvin, president , Royal Society, 1895.
"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this."
-- Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3M "Post-It" notepads.
"So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we'll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for you. ' And they said, 'No.' So, then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said 'Hey, we don't need you. 'You haven't got through college yet,'"
-- Apple Computer Inc.. founder Steve Jobs on attempts to get Atari and H-P interested in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer.
"You want to have consistent and uniform muscle development across all of your muscles? It can't be done. It's just a fact of life. You just have to accept inconsistent muscle development as an unalterable condition of weight training.
-- Response to Arthur Jones, who solved the "unsolvable" problem by inventing Nautilus.
"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau,"
-- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929.
"Aeroplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."
-- Marshal Ferdinard Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
-- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899.
"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction."
-- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872.
"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon."
-- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873.
"640K ought to be enough for anybody."
-- Bill Gates, 1981
******
"he'll only profit from it when it succeeds, i for one dont believe it will."
-- LS, 2004
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/2004 09:59PM by Vader.
"Even God couldn't sink her"
-- Captain of the Titanic
-- Captain of the Titanic
"Theoretically, television may be feasible, but I consider it an impossibility--a development which we should waste little time dreaming about."
-- Lee de Forest, 1926, inventor of the cathode ray tube
"It will be years - not in my time - before a woman will become Prime Minister."
- Margaret Thatcher, 1974
Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction.
-- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
"We don't need you. You haven't got through college yet."
-- Hewlett-Packard's rejection of Steve Jobs, who went on to found Apple Computers
In 1939 The New York Times said the problem of TV was that people had to glue their eyes to a screen, and that the average American wouldn't have time for it.
"With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't likely to carve out a big slice of the U.S. market."
-- Business Week, 1958
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
-- Lee de Forest, 1926, inventor of the cathode ray tube
"It will be years - not in my time - before a woman will become Prime Minister."
- Margaret Thatcher, 1974
Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction.
-- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
"We don't need you. You haven't got through college yet."
-- Hewlett-Packard's rejection of Steve Jobs, who went on to found Apple Computers
In 1939 The New York Times said the problem of TV was that people had to glue their eyes to a screen, and that the average American wouldn't have time for it.
"With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't likely to carve out a big slice of the U.S. market."
-- Business Week, 1958
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
"Be assured. Baghdad is safe, protected."
--Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (Iraqi Information Minister)
--Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (Iraqi Information Minister)
heh they are funny but don't relate to topic
Andrew. Australia.
Andrew. Australia.
rofl @ vader 
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/2004 11:43PM by _tux_.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/2004 11:43PM by _tux_.
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