realXtend realXtend has remained on a fairly fast-paced development course in recent months, with some interesting announcements in the last few days: - the current cross-platform viewer has had an upgrade - a brand new viewer is underway, but not expected to be released until a fair way later in the year - a new community-driven forum for realXtend is now live - the … [Read more...] about OpenSim / realXtend: fast evolution
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eKidna World: Australia’s preteen virtual world challenger
eKidna World is one of the newest virtual world offerings on the block for preteens, and it's an Australia-based one to boot. Founded by Brisbane-based mother of two, Karen Orford, eKidna World is a web-based world with a fairly hefty feature-set. As you'll read in our interview below, eKidna is essentially a one-person self-funded operation, which makes the end result even … [Read more...] about eKidna World: Australia’s preteen virtual world challenger
Video review of Metaplace
The MP Insider blog has a video review of a particular gaming area in Metaplace - Zoo Escape!. For those who haven't seen Metaplace in action, it's a useful heads-up on its form factor and its content creation options: As stated previously, being web-based and having good content creation opportunities should prove an enticing package. … [Read more...] about Video review of Metaplace
Openlife dumps Second Life viewer support
I haven't logged into Openlife for a few weeks, so I was unaware that support for the standard Second Life viewer has ceased. The proprietary viewer is now standard fare. Release 1.6.2 is the current build, and the Mac version runs like a dream for me. I'd argue its performance is zippier than the Second Life browser though it's not without its own ability to crash. The … [Read more...] about Openlife dumps Second Life viewer support
Openlife currency on the way
In another evolutionary move for Second Life alternative OpenLife, a virtual currency is on the way for the platform. February 2009 is the tentative timeline, and any Openlife resident can purchase what will be called 'credits' via PayPal or credit card. Only region land owners will be able to cash out credits which may concern some, but it'll also be interesting to see what … [Read more...] about Openlife currency on the way