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Friday March 16, 2007 3:42 pm
FlowPlay Rewards Good Gamers with Cybercash
Derrick Morton left his cushy job of Chief Technology Officer at RealNetwork last September to create FlowPlay, which he describes as a “virtual world platform powered by casual gaming.” After creating an avatar, you interact with others and play certain games. Do well in them and you receive virtual currency you can use to purchase virtual clothing, jewelry, furniture, pets, and even tattoos.
Morton says that he is basing FlowPlay on ClubPenguin, an online game devised for kids between the ages of 8 and 14, which currently houses more that 1 million subscribers. Aimed at slightly older teenagers, a private version of the site will be released next month. If Mr. Morton believes he can teach the value of a dollar by playing games within games, we would like to see him tackle our national deficit next.
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