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
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Saddle Club virtual world on the way
A Canadian digital entertainment company, GS New Media, have announced development of a virtual world based on The Saddle Club ™ TV show, a Canadian (Protocol Entertainment) and Australian (Crawford Productions) co-production. It's a show targeted squarely at pre-teen kids with a heavy female slant. Crawford Productions Pty Ltd. (Australia) and Protocol Entertainment, Inc. … [Read more...] about Saddle Club virtual world on the way
The seven-minute tour: fifty virtual worlds
Gary Hayes has completed a fascinating walk-through of fifty virtual worlds. It's well worth spending the time having a look: Montages like this emphasise the growth and potential of the virtual worlds sphere. It also emphasises the challenges around interoperability, determining appropriate levels of governance and the role of business in the mix. The only sure thing is … [Read more...] about The seven-minute tour: fifty virtual worlds
Berlin – live in Twinity
Berlin's Hackescher Markt is the latest addition to the mirror world Twinity. According to Metaversum, this is the first time that Berlin has been mirrored within a virtual world - the Hackescher Markt district comes in at over six square kilometers of area in the real world. Twinity's version has shops, galleries, bars, and clubs that all exist in the real Berlin. You can … [Read more...] about Berlin – live in Twinity
Lively – not a rival; still a challenge.
Will Lively supplant Second Life? Is it a rival, a match for, or a strong competitor to Second Life? Will we all someday have left Second Life and made the transition to Lively instead? Not likely. Is this an issue? Not really. Lively is a pretty-looking mashup – it has taken multiple ideas and technologies from various places and smushed them together into something … [Read more...] about Lively – not a rival; still a challenge.