tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240513.post3812218936239591759..comments2022-04-10T18:42:19.888+08:00Comments on Philippines Internet Review Blog: Filipino Internet Users Still Lack Appreciation of Virtual WorldsJanette Toralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446831361930542916noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240513.post-52946501989959156332008-10-29T18:11:00.000+08:002008-10-29T18:11:00.000+08:00In general, virtual worlds are still a niche. Not...In general, virtual worlds are still a niche. Not just for Filipinos but for everybody. However, the communities in all virtual worlds are growing with members from countries all around the world. I believe more Filipinos will engage as time goes on. They just need to be introduced like everyone else. <BR/>Regarding GrooveNet's take on this, GrooveNet is actually the exclusive publisher for www.there.com in the Philippines. Members can register for There through GrooveNet and even use ePINs sold at Loadcentral in cafes throughout the country. There actually has an island inside its virtual world called, "There Philippines". This is where a lot of Filipino members hang out and have virtual houses and other property and objects. If you register, download the client and log on to There you are sure to see Tagalog and Visayan in chat bubbles floating in There. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240513.post-88635048559783901212008-03-22T05:45:00.000+08:002008-03-22T05:45:00.000+08:00@cremebrulee1979 - i wonder what will it take for ...@cremebrulee1979 - i wonder what will it take for a country like the Philippines to have an island there so to speak.<BR/><BR/>@perze - i didn't know that Rodion was an early pioneer there. Thanks for sharing!<BR/><BR/>@treasure box - thanks for sharing. I wonder how do we fair in the region in terms of joining virtual worlds like Second Life.Janette Toralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446831361930542916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240513.post-18323421974003644892008-03-08T17:34:00.000+08:002008-03-08T17:34:00.000+08:00That lack of appreciation for virtual worlds is st...That lack of appreciation for virtual worlds is still true all over the world, even in North America and Europe. However, that's changing rapidly and it won't be long before virtual worlds become as indispensable as the web.<BR/><BR/>But, yes, third world countries have the most to gain in the rise of virtual worlds. Like the web, virtual reality "flattens" the world (as Thomas Friedman would say). Filipinos and other folks from third world countries have the same opportunities to earn as much as their peers in first world countries. Literally and directly.<BR/><BR/>And Rodion understands that opportunity very well. He'd be the perfect evangelist for that. :)Treasure Box (Eleanor Tesoro)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810694646452237284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240513.post-33773308131040937382008-03-05T23:00:00.000+08:002008-03-05T23:00:00.000+08:00Let's just say that we have this bunch of kids tha...Let's just say that we have this bunch of kids that looks up to Rodion as a mentor and I was one them. I had the privilege of being in his sphere of influence growing up and I remember going to computer trade shows, playing and hacking the same games, trying to be a Depeche Mode and MOD tribute band, and who could forget our cybernet exploits :-) hah. I bet he was the only person at that time that ran a BBS in a 10 province radius.<BR/><BR/>If there is one thing that I've learned from Rod, is that it would be the capability to think out of the box and that one does not always look as they seem. Fast forward 10 years, it's funny how our career paths have brought us to opposite ends of the same IT spectrum as a Creative Director for Avatrian, Rodion builds things, as a Quality Assurance Analyst for the New York Times, I break things. But I can't deny my roots and I would say that Rodion was a big part of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201939042799484424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240513.post-34293711072635948592008-03-05T18:08:00.000+08:002008-03-05T18:08:00.000+08:00SL is indeed an emerging tool that is yet to be di...SL is indeed an emerging tool that is yet to be discovered, but actually, there are plenty of Filipinos in SL, but they are scattered from all over the world. Community is a key area in which SL can be utilized too...imagine sharing your culture in SL, and bridging Pinoys together in one environment that is better than chatting in a chatroom, where OPM music can be played in a nipa hut...unfortunately that hasn't happened yet, I tried but it wasn't a permanent presence like some other countries have in SL.<BR/><BR/>it would be nice to have a virtual embassy or philippines here. what a grand way to show our culture!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490075581923895673noreply@blogger.com