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French Frigate Appears Online
December 10, 2007: The French Navy sent a virtual
(but real looking) frigate to the online game Second Life for a one week visit
(November 29-December 4). The purpose was to help recruit the nearly 4,000 new
sailors the navy needs to attract in the next year. Sailors from the Marine
Nationale Française (French Navy) were on hand during prime time to answer
questions and try to recruit those eligible. The sailors included carrier
pilots and female sailors. The virtual frigate had lots of detail, and you
could spend a lot of time looking over all of it. There was also a contest,
with the winner getting a one day visit to a real frigate. The virtual frigate
got over 5,000 visitors, but no figures on new recruits were released.
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