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Dobbs Life 2.0 Conference Princeton International Spaceflight Museum US Congress Second Health Operating Theater Showtime “The L Word”CBS “CSI New York” Vodafone “Inside Out” SLCN “Metanomics”  Virtual worlds  What are virtual worlds?  Who is using virtual worlds?  Second Life  Financial perspective  Accounting issues  Valuation issues  Tax issues  Legal and other issues  Industry leadership opportunitiesĪre virtual worlds?  Definition: 3D online persistent world with a sense of presence and simultaneous experience in context  Examples (over 30 worlds):  Second Life  ActiveWorlds  BrandGames  Entropia Universe  There  Kaneva  MultiVerse  Club Penguin (pre-teen)  WebKins (pre-teen) Source: Summary  Virtual worlds are becoming increasingly routine for business, academic and government use  Financial professionals and regulators are now getting involved there is an opportunity for a leading accountancy to define and lead virtual world accounting and valuation practices  Demand for advisory services is growing along with strategic investment and M&A activity in all areas of the value chain  Doing business in a virtual world is similar to doing business in a foreign country Taxation and legal issues in virtual worlds November 2007 Melanie Swan MS Futures Group

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