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Bringing touch to virtual worlds

By Mark Baard
August 7, 2006

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Prototype Virtual worlds such as Second Life offer bored and lonely romantics a shot at parallel existences that are more stimulating than their workaday lives. They also present the unlucky a chance to fall in love with their perfect mate. (Full article: 640 words)

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