1. Looking for alternative to the now Linden Lab-owned online shopping option? Slapt.me has launched and has a fair sized inventory already. Given the ever-improving integration of the incumbent in Second Life, it'll be interesting to see how much support there is for a competitor. 2. Metaplace have been focusing in a big way on enhancing the community aspects of the platform … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
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Metaplace impressions
At The Metaverse Journal, we've followed Metaplace closely and covered its beta phase previously. Senior contributor Tateru Nino was asked to put Metaplace through its paces to ensure we haven't been too starry-eyed about its potential - Editor. Still in beta, Metaplace still has some rough edges and glitches, but it is certainly coming along very nicely. The look and feel of … [Read more...] about Metaplace impressions
Metaplace enters Open Beta
Today the Metaplace team have announced the mover to Open Beta, so if you haven't checked out this impressive 2D world with content creation, you now have no excuse not to do so. If you want some insight into Metaplace's founder, Raph Koster, you can check our interview with him here. Things have evolved significantly since our impressions of the Closed Beta, but my thoughts … [Read more...] about Metaplace enters Open Beta
The monetisation of Metaplace
The Alphaville Herald have an interesting post on the subscription options being considered for Metaplace. In the month or so since I last spent some time in Metaplace, its further growth in users and related new worlds has become apparent. It's a platform that has real potential to earn dollars for its creators, particularly given the content creation options it provides. … [Read more...] about The monetisation of Metaplace
Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds
1. This week we interviewed Draxtor Depres for Episode 9 of the TMJ Podcast. His latest commission is using machinima to represent classic Californian literature, and the latest product of that can be seen here: 2. Habbo Hotel's parent company Sulake has released its financial results for calendar year 2008, showing annual revenue of 50 million Euros, 4.8 million of which … [Read more...] about Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds