I’ve never played Second Life, but I’ve seen my roommate play, and apparently his girlfriend is really into this online game.  Second Life has been famous in the past for its virtual real-estate sales of virtual islands and other property for thousands of real dollars, now apparently people are creating games for cash as well.   Its Snow-Crash meets The Matrix.

From MSNBC.COM:

Game-within-a-game busts out

‘Tringo’ jumps from ‘Second Life’ birthplace to Game Boy Advance

NEW YORK - This month saw the launch of what is apparently the first game to be developed within another game.

“Tringo,” a cross between “Tetris” and bingo, was created by New Zealander Nathan Keir in “Second Life,” an online game where players have much freedom to create virtual objects with complex workings.

The game is now being distributed by Crave Entertainment as “GBA Tringo” for the Game Boy Advance portable game player, making the jump from the virtual world to the real one.

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