Game fundings destroyed the record book for fundings this year as 145 companies raised more than $1.540 billion in 2011, not counting initial public offerings.In 2011, games took center stage. Game investment changed fundamentally during the year, as investors shifted their money into social, mobile and online games as they chased after users who were embracing the newest … [Read more...] about Game companies raise $1.54B in 2011
Open Metaverse Currency and grids rise in 2011
The OMC, or Open Metaverse Currency, is a virtual currency from Austria-based VirWoX that can be used to buy and sell virtual goods on OpenSim grids.The OMC is fully convertible, and can be bought and sold for US dollars, British pounds, Euros, and Swiss francs, and can also be traded for Second Life ‘s Linden dollars. The OMC has an exchange rate of around 270 OMC to US $1.The … [Read more...] about Open Metaverse Currency and grids rise in 2011
“Levitating” Residence | OpenSim Creations
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Quick stat: Top 15 Virtual Worlds
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Virtual World registered accounts reach 1.7bn in Q4 2011 | KZero Worldswide
Strong growth in the virtual worlds sector throughout 2011 saw total cumulative registered accounts reach 1,772m at the end of Q4 2011. This growth was driven by booming user bases from worlds such as Poptropica, Habbo, Moshi Monsters, Stardoll and Club Penguin.Encouragingly, whilst the top-tier larger worlds (with over 50m registered users) continue to attract users and … [Read more...] about Virtual World registered accounts reach 1.7bn in Q4 2011 | KZero Worldswide