3D Virtual Worlds List

This site provides a brief definition of virtual Virtual Liberty: Freedom to Design and Freedom to Play in Virtual Worlds by Jack Balkin Regulation of virtual worlds has become an important issue in cyberspace law as more and more people spend increasing amounts of their lives in these spaces. This essay discusses the basic questions of freedom and regulation in virtual environments. There are three kinds of freedom in virtual worlds. The first is the freedom of the players to participate in the virtual world through their in-game representations, or avatars. This is the freedom to play. The second is the freedom of the game designer to plan, construct, and maintain the virtual world. These rights overlap in important respects with the constitutional rights of freedom of speech, expression and association. Many virtual spaces are rapidly becoming sites of real world and virtual world commerce.