Virtual worlds Second Life and There, always a mainstay of online memorials for real-world events, are letting players convert their virtual cash into the real thing to donate to the Katrina flood victims, according to BBC News.

Makena Technologies, the company behind There, is even matching up to $50,000 of the community's contributions.

It's good to see so many gamers coming together in so many unique ways to do what they can to help.

Storm Help Flows from 3D Worlds [BBC]

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