A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A First-Hand Look at a Chinese Second Life, HiPiHi
Excellent article describing another 3D immersive environment similar to Second Life, a Chinese creation called HiPiHi (pronounced 'high-pee-high'). What's interesting is that this account brings with it a lot of cross-cultural currents - from the discussion of the Creative Commons licensing encouraged by HiPiHi to the hope for interoperability between HiPiHi and Second Life to the "Communist Party-style propaganda" urging newbies to "Build a harmonious world," and so on. More...