'Entropia' players can cash in online earnings at ATMs

Iria · May 2, 2006, 05:20 PM

Source: News.com
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The makers of "Entropia Universe" plan to introduce a real-world ATM card that will let players withdraw hard cash automatically converted from their virtual game treasury.

When you put your card into an automated teller machine, view your balance on the screen and then receive money from the dispenser, you probably understand that a merely electronic notion--your bank account--is being translated into a physical object with value: greenbacks.

But what if you are at the corner ATM and your net worth is locked up in an imaginary asteroid mining venture?

May 2, 2006, 05:20 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	'Entropia' players can cash in online earnings at ATMs Source: News.com __________ The makers of "Entropia Universe" plan to introduce a real-world ATM card that will let players withdraw hard cash automatically converted from their virtual game treasury. When you put your card into an automated teller machine, view your balance on the screen and then receive money from the dispenser, you probably understand that a merely electronic notion--your bank account--is being translated into a physical object with value: greenbacks. But what if you are at the corner ATM and your net worth is locked up in an imaginary asteroid mining venture?