Other touted attractions include a joyride through British history and virtual-reality time travel.

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In China, online gaming and virtual goods have had a much longer history than in the west.

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Granted a virtual shipping monopoly early in Mitsubishi's history, Iwasaki repaid the favor in 1877 by ferrying troops to put down a rebellion in the south.

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And while the debate over junkets rages in the virtual world, the practice does, in fact, have a history of official regulation.

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Time Warner's Pathfinder Celebrates Black History through the Ages in an artful manner with a virtual tour of the famous Savoy Gallery, home to the work of some of the best 20th-century artists.

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"This is the first step in the creation of a virtual time machine, which our children and grandchildren will use to study the history of Rome and many other great cities around the world, " he said.

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