Openlife resident Macphisto Angelus has posted an excellent summary of a recent meeting for Openlife residents. There were a couple of notable announcements out of the meeting. First, there's the partnership with realXtend and its promise for a graphically rich world. Second, a range of browser options are on the way, including a Mac version (Mac users can only use Openlife … [Read more...] about Openlife: the momentum builds
Australian News
Armory Island closes
Last week I received a message from Apollo Case, the Australian owner of Armory Island in Second Life. It's been a high-traffic, successful business over the past two years I've observed it, so I was surprised to hear it's closing. It's not the end of Apollo's involvement in Second Life, with a much more modest presence already open. It shows just how much commitment it … [Read more...] about Armory Island closes
VastPark release Immersion player
VastPark have been a littler quiet on the news front recently but they've changed that today with the announcement of a virtual worlds' player called Immersion. The player, which will be open source, will allow for VastPark-created worlds to be embedded into websites. VastPark themselves mention Google Lively as the obvious comparison. CEO Bruce Joy's take: "We think that … [Read more...] about VastPark release Immersion player
A year ago on The Metaverse Journal
A year ago we covered the AIIA inworld-forum titled “Are Virtual Worlds relevant to my Marketing Effort?” The same week, ABC Island ran a CSIRO forum on human life extension. … [Read more...] about A year ago on The Metaverse Journal
PacRimX, Skoolaborate and Global Challenge merger: the beginning of an Education Grid?
PacRimX (Pacific Rim Exchange) Stan Trevena, director of technology for Modesto City Schools, is the man responsible for the PacRimX project, developed in 2007. The idea was that kids from Modesto and their counterparts from Kyoto Gakuen in Japan would be able to interact with each other in a virtual environment, prior to an international student exchange in which 20 Modesto … [Read more...] about PacRimX, Skoolaborate and Global Challenge merger: the beginning of an Education Grid?