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		<!-- END ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->{"id":80,"date":"2007-08-29T16:01:16","date_gmt":"2007-08-29T16:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slewth.wordpress.com\/2007\/08\/29\/serious-virtual-worlds\/"},"modified":"2007-08-29T16:01:16","modified_gmt":"2007-08-29T16:01:16","slug":"serious-virtual-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/2007\/08\/29\/serious-virtual-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious Virtual Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<!-- BEGIN ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_START:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\tshowOdiogoReadNowButton (\"687068\", \"Serious Virtual Worlds\", \"80\", 290, 55);\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<br\/>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\tshowInitialOdiogoReadNowFrame (\"687068\", \"80\", 290, 0);\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_END:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<!-- END ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t\n<p>I&#8217;ve just recieved notice of the first European conference dedicated to the professional application of Serious Virtual Worlds.&nbsp; 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