The Metaverse Journal

Virtual Worlds Since 2006

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Introducing: Feldspar Epstein

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Over the past eighteen months or so The Metaverse Journal has grown slowly but surely - our readership has grown every single month since our launch in late 2006. We have two intermittent contributors in addition to myself but the time's come to expand the number of writers. Therefore, I'm extremely pleased to introduce Anastasia Vesperman (SL: Feldspar Epstein). Anastasia … [Read more...] about Introducing: Feldspar Epstein

What has Second Life achieved in five years?

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With the upcoming five year anniversary of Second Life's public existence, there'll be plenty of editorialising and we're not about to miss out. Below are the key achievements and challenges arising from Second Life's first five years. The achievements: 1. Changing the landscape There's no doubt that Second Life broke some serious new ground over the past five years. It was … [Read more...] about What has Second Life achieved in five years?

Virtual worlds prominent in BRW’s Top 100 Australian Web 2.0 Applications

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BRW have run a feature listing the 'Top 100' Australian Web 2.0 applications. The list is a co-production with Ross Dawson's Future Explanation Network and you can see the full list here. The Australia-based virtual worlds that made the list were: 1. VastPark at number 22. 2. MojiKan at number 32. 3. My CyberTwin at number 65. 4. Mycosm at number 69. That there are … [Read more...] about Virtual worlds prominent in BRW’s Top 100 Australian Web 2.0 Applications