The Second Swedish Embasy in the virtual world of Second Life
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The Second Swedish Embasy in the virtual world of Second Life

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The First Embassy of a Real Country in a Virtual World

5/30/2007
Carl Bildt
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Carl Bildt

In a real-world announcement, on May 30, 2007 Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister of Sweden, opened the Second House of Sweden, an embassy in the virtual world of Second Life. A replica of the Swedish Embassy to the United States, this was the first embassy of a real country in a virtual world.

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Augmented or Virtual Reality
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