Virtual world news junkies are abuzz about the announcement that Intel will be partnering with Qwaq on a collaborative 3D environment that seems to be targeted to business and corporate customers. Virtual worlds are pushing the limits of computational and video rendering power already, so Intel’s commitment to explore these technologies is good news. InfoWorld goes so far as to headline their article “Intel sees meal ticket in virtual worlds” and discusses the need for virtual world companies to develop protocols and standards across platforms.