Oolite. Unification Wars - Free Online Games (Massive Multiplayer Online Games) BBC NEWS Technology BBC starts to rock online world. The BBC has staked a claim to a virtual tropical island where it can stage online music festivals and throw exclusive celebrity parties.
The rented island exists in online game Second Life and will hold its first event this weekend with bands including Muse, Razorlight and Gnarls Barkley. The virtual party will mirror BBC Radio 1's real-world, One Big Weekend event, being held in Dundee from 12 May. Radio 1 plans to use the island to debut new bands over the next year. Sweet music.