New game 'There' puts you there
Source: CNN.com
It was the dream of many a dead dot-com: build a virtual universe where people can socialize without the confusion of chat rooms or the awkwardness and emotional investment of physical face-to-face encounters.
Backed by serious venture capital and sophisticated software, There Inc. is hoping to offer just that, and is betting that people will be happy to pull out their credit cards to buy virtual clothes, good looks -- even a trusted canine companion.
Without recent advances in personal computer technology, the lush graphics of There's online universe would not be possible. In order to participate, many people would need to upgrade their home PCs.
