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MTV Still Pretty Serious About Its Attempts To Get A Second Life

Yes, this ad for MTV's "Virtual Hills"—its attempt to bring the bubbleheaded fake reality show into the Second Life world it's already created for its other shows—is actually airing on the channel, "hilarious" typo-gaffe joke and all. If only they'd come up with some sort of campaign like this for the Virtual VMAs—then, maybe Kate would have run into fewer Laguna Beach beach towels, and more people who don't know a home key from a qwerty. (Although I'm willing to bet that the e-making out quotient would probably be around the same.)

Virtual Hills [VMTV; HT: Valleywag]

"MTV Networks struck a deal with streaming video entertainment site Metacafe for a 'Virtual Worlds Virtual Music Video Contest.' Contestants will have access to audio tracks from various emerging artists as well as video clips and online editing tools to create their own music video from within one of MTV's seven virtual world environments." Suggestion: Anyone who can figure out how to recreate the winning clip from the "Make your own 'True Blue' video" contest should win by default. Reality: Anyone who actually enters this contest probably will win by default. [Billboard.biz]

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What Happens In E-Vegas Is Apparently Pretty Skanky


As part of MTV's efforts to make this year's Video Music Awards "interactive," the powers that be have set up what they're calling the Virtual Video Music Awards—basically a chance for people to create smoking-hot avatars of themselves, hang out in the virtual Palms Hotel and Casino, and maybe even e-make-out. As part of our VMA coverage, we're making Idolator intern Kate Richardson check in periodically (she's the only one of us who has a computer that can actually run the damn thing). Today, she saw how e-groupies can work their virtual magic and make her worry about the future of civilization:
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Once More Into The Palms: We Return To The Virtual VMAs

As part of MTV's efforts to make this year's Video Music Awards "interactive," the powers that be have set up what they're calling the Virtual Video Music Awards—basically a chance for people to create smoking-hot avatars of themselves, hang out in the virtual Palms Hotel and Casino, and maybe even e-make-out. As part of our VMA coverage, we're making Idolator intern Kate Richardson check in periodically (she's the only one of us who has a computer that can actually run the damn thing). Today, she stopped by a chat for a few awkward moments and saw even more Laguna Beach towels: More »

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Idolator Enters The Dark, Empty World Of MTV's Virtual Video Music Awards

As part of MTV's efforts to make this year's Video Music Awards "interactive," the powers that be have set up what they're calling the Virtual Video Music Awards—basically a chance for people to create smoking-hot avatars of themselves, hang out in the virtual Palms Hotel and Casino, and maybe even e-make-out. As part of our obsessive chronicling of all things VMA-related, we sent Idolator intern Kate Richardson into the virtual wild to check it out (she's the only one of us who has a computer that can actually run the damn thing): More »