AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to millions of articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Virtual world takes off in China.
Wang Zhuoqiong Mr Richard Gao has a problem. He owns 10 vehicles, ranging from a Harley-Davidson to a luxury SUV and they are constantly in danger of getting parking tickets. I have to keep an eye on my cars all the time so no one gives me a ticket, said Mr Gao, a PR professional in Beijing.
Fortunately for Mr Gao, these tickets exist only in the virtual world of an online game called Parking War. Unfortunately for Mr Gao, so do his cars. Mr Gao is one of a growing legion of Chinese office workers who are hooked on to Parking War, which is hosted by Kaixin (kaixin001.com), a social networking website.
The rules are simple: each user owns a street with parking …
