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CSI: NY Coming To Second Life (TV, NYT)
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Written by Strange Ranger
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Thursday, 04 October 2007 |
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 CBS executives, aware of their need to attract a younger generation of viewers interested in interacting with television rather than just watching it, hatched the notion of a story line that involves Second Life, the virtual world in which members create fantasy characters for themselves — known as avatars — and engage in simulated adventures in a highly stylized animated environment populated by other enthusiasts.
In the episode for Oct. 24 (sneak peek video), Mac Taylor, played by Gary Sinise, finds himself entering the computer-based virtual world known as Second Life, walking (and sometimes flying) around three-dimensional, animated Manhattan landmarks, recreated by a technique called machinima, and pursuing not a suspect but an avatar READ IT ALL:
http://www.nytimes.com Updated 10/10/07 - Want a spoiler?
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 10 October 2007 )
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