Virtual gaming worlds overtake Namibia

[TiG]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3570224.stm

Found this a very interesting article that really brings how much computers have taken over our lives..

Computer service driven industries produce more than what size country i wonder?

TiG

[dkmech]

I am not quite sure what they mean.

Do they mean that the stuff you produce in the game in a year you could sell on ebay for about $2k and hence it has appropriate value? Coz i sold my eve account for $150 after 3 months and if i held on for a year i suppose i could get a $1k if there were enough buyers.

Or does he mean the actual value to world economy that playing games produces. I am not quite sure there.

In any case - its time for people to notice games, and to realise that they are not just a silly way to waste time and that they are here to stay! But that they are not the only thing to blame for all bad things that happen.

[streetster]

According to the analysis this gaming activity has a gross economic impact equivalent to the GDP of the Southern African nation of Namibia

gross domestic product im guessing... its a bit confusing what they mean.. seems that the people in the games are worth more (££) than the people in namibia??